gMR FDLTON AT MOSGIEL.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4868, 13 June 1890, Page 3

MR FULTON AT MOSGIEL.

(By TBLEOBAnt.) DUNEDIN, June 13. Mr James Fulton, momber for Tuieri, adressed his constituents at Mo?gicl this evening After dealing with the surplus, repre sentation, and other matters, ho spoke of the neoestity of now rules of procedure to obviate waste of timo. Fully one fourth of tho time of mombors wns frittered away by wanton obstruction. Ho disapproved of tho slnrtlin? proposals tending to relievo harbour boards of their liabilities, and thought that the proposal to purchase estates would leud to jobbery. Ho disapproved of the proposal to borrow money m the colony to purchase native lands. With regard to tho Sweating Commission, ho said that the abstract of tho report which had nppearcd, was a poor ono. Although tboro was not the sweating prevalent iv London, there waa a great deal of dissatisfaction He had mado enquiries into the social condition of lho peoplo, en which rested tho well boing of the community, 'lliey were not no bad as had been alleged, but thora wero cortain matters which required relief. The Commissioners recommended the adoption of » Sub-Contractors Lien Bill, to give them the simo security n» contractors and workmen. They had found people working m places which wero not fit to work m. They had found, especially m Auckland, that children ten years of uge were employed m factories. One Uttlo fellow was found making saddle:, working long hours, not eight houre a duy, m the earno establishment. Ihoy had tasks set, and were three days m nrrear that week, so that they had to work long houra to make up time. They found a boy m v factory wbo could not rend at nil. That was a thing that ought Dot to be permitted, and recommendations on tho subject wero made. He believed that thoy would admit there had been an earnest desiro to inquire into lho grievances of the working classes. He announced that after representing them for cloven years ho would not again seek their suffrages. A vole of thanks and confidence was carried, nnd regret was expressed at tke announcement made, and it would be a matter of great satisfaction to tho constituency if he woro translated to a higher sphere.