THE OPPOSITION WHIP SPEAKS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1605, 9 July 1887, Page 2

THE OPPOSITION WHIP SPEAKS

~— -*-* !-r ?-, -, Mr G. RichitdVon, member for M»- £"?' . addM «o* h*« conatituents on Wodnoaday. Ho made a atrong attaok on the policy of the Government* eipeolally aa to thoir financial proposW^and doc larad that^hile preacWng^oonom^ 1 their practice had been moat extravagant aa ehowo by the fact that had all their oohemea been c»«ioi out, the oolony'B indobtednoaa would have been Increased v F , 4 . mi l I i 0M - He °°mpwed Sir J. Vogol to Moaea, and Bir R. Stout to ' Aaron. The latter went on the •t« s » and arauaod the audience, while Sir J. Vogol was putting m freah slides m tho magio lantern, or giving a fresh shake to tho kaleldoio pc, the fi rB t diaaolving view presented b 0.,.« a ouoceaaion of exports of frozen mutton and Mosgiel Tweed auita to -the inhabitanta of the Arafora 5m ff f°^ ere not i liDg> Mr RW»«dßon said that the oure for the depression wm retrenchment, and not additional taxation «c indicatod how a Bavlng of £400 000 a year could be made la the public tervioo by amalgamation and reduction of offices %m e o<T ion A °1 th % e< i aoatio » vote b^ i&O.OOO, and the reduction of Legislative expenditure. He urged tho elector, to retnrn patriotic men to Parliament, not ■political jellyfiah, who preached about economy aad thea voted with the Governmen 7 ln ,/ e PJy to i question, the mombflr oaid he would support the -readiog 9t the Bible m sohoois; with a time-table and conscience clause. H* reoeived a vote of confidence. "Kough o7 Corns." -AslTfor WeU'a "Rough oq Coma." Quick relief, complete