THE ELECTIONS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1201, 8 July 1884, Page 2

THE ELECTIONS.

A rumor was current in Geraldine, yesterday, that a local ma'n would be brought forward to contest the Geraldine seat with Messrs JRolleston and Cox. Mr E. G. Kerr, a candidate for the Timaru seat, addresed a meeting of electors in Timaru last evening. Mr Holmes, one of the canditates foi Christchurch South, .addressed a meeting of his constituents on Saturday last, and was accorded a vote of confidence. Mr W. C. Walker, a candidate for Ashburton, addresed a meeting and received a vote of confidence on Saturday night. At a meeting of the Working Men’s Political Association, on Saturday, it was decided to support any candidate coming forward in the Liberal interest, as opposed to Sir Julius Vogel, for Christchurch North.

MR TURNS DLL AT TIMARU. Mr TurubuU addressed a large meeting of electors in Timaru on Wednesday last. He regretted that he was being opposed by a clique in consequence or his action with regard to the Racecourse Bill, referred to the large estates, said the wealth of the colony was absorbed by absentee owners and large companies, upheld the financial policy of Major Atkinson (which he said was as sound as it possibly could be), scouted Sir Julius Vogel’s statement that tnere was a deficiency of £750,000 (there was only a deficiency of £150,000), eaid that he took his honorarium of £2lO because he had earned it and because his creditors wanted it, and was accorded a vote of confidence.

SIR GEORGE GREY AT AUCKLAND

Sir George Grey, as a candidate for Auckland City East, addressed a crowded meeting of citizens in the Theatre Royal on Priday night. He referred to the proposed route of the trunk line in the North Island, which he did not agree with. Referring to the next Parliament, Sir George said there would be three parties, that of himself and friends, of M-’jnr Atkinson and bis friends, and of Sir Julius Vogel and his friends. It was said he (Sif George Grey) and his followers would be in a minority. He would take that for granted, and that the others coalesced after some bickerings. The minority would etill, in spite of ©very- j

thng, rule the country. They would get sufficient followers from both Major Atkinson’s and Sir Julius Vogel’s parties to enable them to govern actively. He would not probably act ostensibly, but ho did not care who acted as long as right was done. He advocated the imposition of a land tax. Sir George then referred to the land system and the prospects held out by Sir Julius Vogel that large foreign capital would be introduced. He thought capital introduced as proposed by a syndicate would injure rather than benefit this colony by raising land to * fictitious rates and putting it outside the means of small settlers. Let Sir Julius Vogel keep to his Eucla schemes, and leave them alone. Bather than see foreign capital monopolise the land and dole it out to small settlers, he would see it in a place he did not care to name. The following resolution was carried : —‘‘That the Auckland members and' their friends were warranted in their late action in the Assembly, and are fully entitled to the confidence of their constituents.”