MR. BRUCE AT POHANGINA.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 151, 18 June 1892, Page 2

MR. BRUCE AT POHANGINA.

Mr Brace met about 20 electors in the schoolroom on Wednesday... 'Me Lucas took the chair. Mr Bruce gave, he told us, the same address he delivered elsewhere, so that the country ought? to be quite satisfied as to his views ; it is peo-S pies' own fault if they make any mistake' abont them, he puts them plainly enough; Having spoken of the state of parties; Land Nationalisation, incident of tax. ation, Graduated Tax, bursting estates,, labour and capital, Female Franchise, and some personal matters between him and the Marton Mercury, he submitted himself to the trial ,by ' .Mr Lucas asked the candidate's view's on the education system.. He said we have ! a system to be proud of, likes all^ human things having > its imperfections, but he would, as far: - r as; possible, prevent its being- changed in the direction of making it denominational.,Asked if he would assist in altering the law regulating voting for. a loan lander the Loans to Local Bodies Act, So that a bare majority of those, actually voting would carry a loan proposal. Mr Brace; > thought the law might; be altered -with some advantage, but as hV was pot,, thoroughly posted in these matters tie would look them up. He was asked l if he ; could explain why the Government 1 had ' not put more land upon the market, and said that the Government took great credit for having done so much in that direction, but thafi.no credit was due to them, they not having created the desire of the people to settle :pVth6 land. 1 In reply to another question ho'thqught that special settlements might be, allowed to borrow under the " Loans to Local Bodies Act." Votes of thanks to. the candidate for his address and 'to i the bhairnia^josed the meeting. " ' ' " Mr Stevens had a very successful meet* ing at Bulls last night, and was: pro* txnsed substantial support at the polling . booth. V ill