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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3488, 16 June 1879, Page 3

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■« _.. [bpboiaiJ; _ . . •:■;.;; -.: .:„ rr— -■ --.. s:-i~-- - --.-. Jrmni4,. ' Mr £H. Jaokson'-o address to the Hutt Idectoreiß published. He strongly advocates Buoh.a ohange in the incidence of taxation us shall cause wealth to-bear its fair share of the burdens by the imposition of a property flj arid inoomo^ tax, and. e. relaxation of present. \ CuifcotDd" duties on the Necessaries of life. Mr (Jaoksen also expresses himself warmly in favour of *fche<energefcio prosecution of pablic works, -ioapooioUy in thu hitherto neglected district, '.emdummefhatelyjlaoing a new Colonial loan on tfcho London Money Markefc,«in order-that this may be; effected. He advocates retnanohmenfc and -economy in the Civil ' Service satfar'afltie eompatible with efficiency, i Dr Buller «nd Mr W. A. fitzherbert have; declined to etasd. -'"" The Chronicle to-night tt^s:— We rogrefc; to learn that the Hoa Mr Stout is seriously' ,thinldjig,6f reigning his position as Attorney- • tOen^diolMel...Col(ntyZ Mr partner'; dn pjunedin is ill, arid fche^bnoihesfl of the ' •flriauf suflering heavily in conseguence. We trnjfc that; fcho colleagues of Mr Stoat will jtnjpgly. impress npon him the urgent ' necessity of his ocaatintdag iin tflfflce^ His fretjißlßont from the Ministry at this critical flUnotura- would bo a publio misfortune. - Ilhe Liberal party justnowneed their, leaders, «n.d Mr.firtout'ia amongthe mast distinguished of these. Everyman who is fighting for a great puhhe cause inust submit to large publio sacri&eg. Mr "Stout hoe worked like a Herouleß to ttake up for these saerifices. We trust that he will be able to continue to ludd the position to vhich he hoe done so mueh honour. At., the of the Naval Brigade last ' night, 140 members were present, and every man from fche captain downwardevolunteerod to go to the front if a Maori war took place. Twenty new membera - jvore enrolled. It waa alflo resolved that the Hon Colonel Whit-more should be requeued to place a sum of -£1000 on the Eatimatea, to be submitted to Parliament next session** for the puxpbw pf piurohaeiDg wj wdnajw^parrying

r M^oonorwlOO tbiis' h'urden,' tb" be" iased as. a 1 Igunbbat in whjoh the Brigade cbuld'oxerbise, •' «nd-learn- how-to worlrgunsoit beard ship." i lfc- was decided that if Colonel Whitmore did j agree to this proposal, tho Government' should i bafeo^uested to : provide the^ Brigade with a f steam torpedo ."launch orid - an~fnstiucfcbr, the~ i agreoing to do oil in theirpower tb . render themselves efficient. ? ., '.'-..'-.. , | Oh&rles Ohatfield; a seaman", on hoard the. r -fHttofi, was injji£ hpld'jgp|jftli'jßtflftJnoty.ea*i' i terday afternponj.;wb.eU: a-el(tfg'of.sUgar was l wipg hojstoa'up, ..""Jtho- bags. b£^ugw r bß3ai»d [* from "'the slings 'and fell on Chatfleld's' foot, [ domplefcely- shattering - the -bone. -He was .. tjaken to the hospital. It is doubtful whether ;' fche/ £ Wfc** ai *W.'Bavedi .P i.^.-. : j^--.;» PP-l | It. is stated that New Zealand will have a l rep-feacutatiyo at the,lntero6l6siatlicuTlin'g ■ jpatch, to bo he^d^at. Melbourne.. * Mr. jHearn, :. .^ho f weU<f no*rh boatibg- ifian;.iß Undergoing oaref 6l training,- and wiU probably leaye here fcrMJie Tifetorian waters* about the end of tiie present, month. . , For, the, last four years, Mr H^arn has ' pulled in the winning boats in , the pig events. ..Intho-flcuUingcbn-tests hejhasin.vatia.hly. been, successf id. | Kis Excellency,. f Lady Bobipson, -.Captain aud Mrs StrJoJUi, Mlsa Bobinson r ahd suite, leoA;d ! to iiiglifc afcriliuo by the Hinemoa for the Wtoa^Z'?ZZ J ::::. :.:*::■- :.:--■ i. . T «; ;'ps-v . "•• . i-: ;-. ■:.-■ :• - JfMB 15. ;: -. j Au,aj^#ih/b.f.^re: wai given at .the Metro- - politan hotel - S^ : feorning, owing to a gas ixplbsion, hut nbldamage was done.