MR STAFFORD AT TIMARU.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 54, 8 March 1873, Page 3

MR STAFFORD AT TIMARU.

Week the Hon. Mr Stafford, met bis constituents at Tiuiaru last week he apparently attributed the throwing out of the last ye ir’s Education Bill to Mr Vogel. The present Q-overnment, instead of looking upon Mr Brogden aa an able engineer, looked upon him as a superior navvy. If the present railways were completed, two millions more than the ordinary revenue would be required. If the estimate were put at £1,000,000, the debt of the colony would be £10,000,000 ; the interest was £GGO,CUO. i’o railway estimate existed, and the stamp duties were over-estimated, Mr Vogel acknowledged thataftert.be third veartho pressure of taxation would be serious. Even now the public press were mooting the subject of taxation. A land tax had been spoken of. He did not despair of lira future, but he foresaw great changes. If railways were suspended so many classes would suffer; but though he foresaw taxation and much distress, Ne-w Zealand would weather the storm. Ju-t now uii were going in for political railways, and it wis proposed that if the charges on the railways were not met by (heir respective districts, a land tax should be imposed. The two parties in the Hou.-e were about equal, Had he chosen he might have been in office now. Every exertion was being made to maintain peace in the North Island, but he objected to the idea that only one man in New Zealand could keep the natives quiet. Mato chiefs of no to bad asked him to be Native Minister.

L'lu- elect prs V £ s ow y r aUiu,l should zdw.kr* put the saddle on the right hor.-o : if t!;e\ did u ‘ o{ eu-cr proper m -n, tho M;uisc !a v \vi: !s the**- -vlv.'s iiie Public Works policy was a wi-e one. huf she tuet hud adopted m carrying it out wans a d , iii'cnni.-. feared lor the future* if the present c u*u;e Marks policy was not speedily adored. . A‘ - t ‘ l ° <‘->;un usiou of his speech, a vote -of confidence was passed.