The Hon. Mr Ballnce in Wanganui

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 92, 14 January 1886, Page 2

The Hon. Mr Ballnce in Wanganui

; ll^Hdi.lfcr Ballarice addi^^ale^ a crowded, meeting sit 7 the ' ; ' Prmcesi Theatre last evening.' TH* following Ju» a brief resume of his speech :~ " j ■- - After reviewing the prbceedmg^ of last session, Mr Ballance ref^|^[ to ; ■••'■- ; V^-^at^'xd^i^m^^^^l^l,;- ;-. K had been indiwtmou|ly J3wc^t»te4 that he Jhad^reyfirted sugar policy in His adnunis^a^pQft el native affairs. rHe ha<i endeAjjOrjE&tdi i treat the natives justly and in a}co&-> ciliatory spirit, and to snow tijem that the Gevernmentrwere anxious to treat them witlCthe same consideration that they would Europeans... Tjhejr talked to ; Mm bribes ! %&ajb ; - K&t Mn> previous <3oveirmnent • done ? They tried, to bribe Tawhiao by ■offeringKirn , ;a.^seat in the. tfpp#o Pptise^a salary *of 45400 in addition, an appointment as an assessor, a J.P.-ship, a furnished horise to live in, and a grant of. land . f or, . himseifr and his people. They~had also pardoned a murderer like Te Kooti. i / He favoured the principal of lan\l nationalisation, and was giaid tlia¥ a measiirehadbe^apla(^d6nthe,Sl»tateBook giving effect to it in\ the case of small runs. He expected before theend of March to have a quarter million; acres thrown, open throughout the> - colony, *nd eighity ; thousand' acres in 'hi^ district. He was a great ibeliever in special settlements, and iv Jthat wax 950,000 acres Lar© been' taken up in 100-acre sections, a uniform price of £ 1 per acre -beingreharged, instead of tho old auctioiD wßich oftem involved the jinnf6rtimaite settlers ia deferred paymeii^s]>eyond t^irmeatts, HfOKEAB& 6F 1 TAXATION. " In the near future there was no doutbt ( they would, have to -face lar|er taxation. iEVc«tectiye ; duties aniigJit . assist jßomewhat,,. jbut p^b>bLy not toany great fijfteiiif rlir some quarter* afeJu'ctioh of 'tie I^perty Tax'exempiioW was kdf(^^/ so as to. make the. smallerpeople, contribute to. =&ir^npdMi ;:C i ' :^ fef '•. i: -"- : " ' The calnnefr Las hot discusiied a Ten Million v ljoatt. Different Ministersmightf have different opinions about thfanibnltW^^M^ed^bu^^ Was done woulo!^ dbn« cautiously. > Wti&ypip , WEST OOAS^f RAILWAY. ■■: He 'considered this as much ' justified in being goke on with as any , line in the, polony, jfyfaGi, "xZjSt'J&A been %}&& through lioinV of the larger estate* southward lof Blenheim,' they would not h tv« heetrd) of so much ojkppsi^on to it. ; ,' . . • AS BABLT ibISSOMmOK. In the present state of partjea he did not' thiiik that any practical jaijd useful legislatao^ could be effected, and therefore a . dissolution woul4 be necessary. His opinion wasthfvtthe '"' Government announce, their pojicy, and dissolve before the House meets next session. "'"..■ >I .^ '.• '^ ''"'Tf'' -_'-•',. ■■•"''•■'■'■' I^At <K)YBBI««CErfT. / ; '~ ..' . K . This question must Ihje deeiit He believed in utilising* tfie pf^flnt ' bodies/ and ex^ndjngftoir powers andreßponaikilities ■ EoaMis were the great wcint j and ;he would give them . . larger poweyp tp ■ bqarrpw f or that pur- . pose, obtaining the money from the ■. Government at 4]pe? oent- oil th^ffih. \ curity of a special rate. v * ''■? ' ;.r.vJ - '»-' BtpsiDEßs. .. .-v r ;:',;' : The subsidies, he was afraid, opuld not be, oontinued, and would probably not be 1 voted next-year. . ■„:■■'■ ■.■?[ . AfterreferringtoWanganui mattew a vote of thanks .and confidence -was, acoorded Mr Ballance. - .- "•" ~