OUR RAGLAN CORRESPONDENT AND THE GREAT MEETING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2126, 23 February 1886, Page 2

OUR RAGLAN CORRESPONDENT AND THE GREAT MEETING.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — In your paper of the 28th January appeared a report from your Raglan correspondent of a public meeting held there for the purpose of passing certain resolutions suitable in their opinion to the present state of the colony, and intended to be used as tost questions to candidates in the coining election. To anyone reading that repot t it would be obvious that there was nothing in those resolutions of a local character, not a word about the wants of Raglan. On the contrary every feature, every clause was colonial. They were such as could be adopted not only by the other districts in the Wai pa electorate, but by other constituencies as well where the opinion is held that tho condition of the colony renders biich treatment desirable. Your correspondent's report was correct. The writer of this was present, took part in the proceeding*, and was appointed one of the executive committee, and can testify that nothing of a selfish or local character was ever mentioned. What was our surprise — and something stronger — therefore to find in a communication from the same quarter, published in your issue of the 9th inst., that candidates in the next election are to be tested according to his report, not by ths resolutions past at the public meeting, but by the patriotic query " How much will you get for Raglan ?" He does not bay that there hfts been a second meet i tig, at which the colonial creed was recanted and the local substituted. The curious, thing is he says there i* fatill the steady detenniuation to oppose further borrowing, and a^ our revenue evety year requires to be supported by a Urge slici 1 . of loan to make it up t-> tho expenditure, how is the unfortunate cmdidute, with no •n ore loan, to find a big haul for Raglan ? Pprhnps your correspondent can explain, but in the meantime it is proper to assure intending candidates that when they come to Raglan they will n.»t be expected to reconcile colonial retrenchment with Raglan expenditure. — I am, sir, V'>ur-> obediently, A Member of the Executive Committee.