POST SESSIONAL UTTERANCES.

Evening Star, Issue 2864, 24 April 1872, Page 3

POST SESSIONAL UTTERANCES.

(by telegraph.) The Hon. F. D. Bell, member for Mataura, met the Invercargill portion of bis constituents yesterday, and received a vote of confidence. He said the question ef the day was whether or not the policy inaugurated by the present Government—one which must either induce great prosperity or cause absolute ruin—was to be carried out. A strong effort would he made next session to upset it, on the grounds of expense and future taxation, but no Government could now adopt a retrograde course. The ordinary revenue was sufficient to pay the interest on colonial debt and the cost of administration, hut the Colony must borrow iu order to develop its resources by public works. He nofended the construction of railways, the Californian Mail Service as of great commercial and social advaitage, was glad. to see indications of the abolition of Provincial Councils ; but was not quite satisfied with steps taken in regard to immigration. He believed that if a vigorous effort were made in the agricultural counties of Great Britain and Ireland a sufficient supply of laborers and small capitalists could be obtained. He was in fa'-or of free selection over all the lands of the Colony.