Woodville Examiner. (PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY.) FRIDAY, OCT. 23, 1885.

Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 207, 23 October 1885, Page 2

Woodville Examiner. (PUBLISHED 81-WEEKLY.) FRIDAY, OCT. 23, 1885.

Mr JJrnco. M.H.li. for U in jitiivoi, has addressed hi.h constituents. He was not altogether fair to the (loverum-mt. hut thou ho was iu 'deposition. and a littlo misrepresentation would doubtless K'o a Ion;' way to justify the e\traordinary tactics of the (ippositio i during the late* Uefernnf to the proposed taritT, he seemed to re- ■ it as a sop to huh free-traders and protectionists— to tin* former tie. cause it said to them tiie proposed increase of taritT was for revenue purposes—to tho lati-r h-e ms-* it would suit them. Now there is little (iouh' that an increasi d revenue was necessary under the (lovi ni;iinit nron ml-;. That grafted we a si; wnetlu-r it was not better that the inenea,,- ,-ieeild have heeu put on these vvhseh the Colony ran pn> 1j- • |j t u , goods whieh mu it ..f ... e. he in,, ported? In tie* former case Colonial industries would he encouraged, and those who chose m iniuo a uh.tl could he produced in tic < ‘ *hmv have ! ) pay for their hix’r v, an i veiv justly no. Iu (<i.- ft ■in i - ji. tt< much dis'e-e---! yt , r, • iiv ’'u 'l' "Vice ! nijsn • for pro ';• >. I! ,

is this to bo remedied ? Is it not by increasing the consumers ? In what way can this be done better than by , encouraging the establishment of industries, and acquiring a large manufacturing population ? This is a serious question. It is one to bo tought sooner or later on the political platform, and wo hail with pleasure tiie indications that show the near approach of this clement in the legislation of the colony. Mr Bruce regarded the “ Local Bodies and Finance Bowers Act,” and Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act ” as honest attempts to deal with the questions at issue. Mr Bruce was flattering in his remarks on the “ Land Act,” although they were mixed with a certain amount of error. “ lie believed that Mr Ballanco as Ministei for Lands deserved a great deal of credit for the energy he had displayed in. opening up the lands of the colony for settlement. No one could gainsay that, everyone in the House gave him that credit.” He favored the extension ol the licensing franchise to both sexes. Mr Bruce, in concluding said “ There was the strongest feeling against the return of Major Atkinson, and ho himself had told Atkinson that he did not wish to sec him back in power. Ho (Mr Bruce) believed that patriotism and ability wore to bo found in the Government, but their usefulness was much impaired by the speculative schemes of the Colonial Treasurer.” In this last sentence Mr Bruce has re-echoed n sentiment which seems to be present in the minds of most of our legislators, but perhaps after all Sir Julius Vogel is more sinned against than sinning.