A COLONIAL CANDIDATE.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1157, 13 April 1872, Page 2

A COLONIAL CANDIDATE.

The Southern Gross gives the following report of an extraordinary speech made by one of the candidates at a recent City election :— " A call for the unsuccessful candidate brought Mr Greenaway forward; w-He said-^-I have a lot oh -property in the place. I ani the, richest man in New Zealand.. lalway»pay / mylway. I have plenty of money. My Bet stood by mey and I" stood by myself rHEf "I*h»wa lot of property it is mine and all paid for. What, did Mr Jones go and write in the,.!, papers for, saying I had resigned ? Hlhad resigned where am L? Bint I here ? That does not look Uk^it; I have lent a , good lot of money : at~ times, and if I did charge, interest I didn't, always get it. You try it on and see if you wbullt.* I haven't got the Queen-street mob. at ray back. It wouldn't be hard to buy some of them out. I have always paid 20a in the pound, and I mean to. If lam not elected that don't say, l haven't influence;' I have lots of property. ' What's]the ! gw)d of going away out of the town and spending a lot of money. Let us cover up inside little by small, and go on steady^ .My opinion is] that there's nothing being .done, and if I gone. in I would have, let people know what it was. all about.; r I am r the richest man in New Zealand, and if people want money they know I havegbt it. If I do charge interest, what of that! Other people chatge too.-r-The .speakeir here moved off the stage sideways,' and, the meeting separated, after, a vote of thanks being moved to the Mayor by theSsuccessral candidate.'' '-.■■ ;'■ ■.'-.>■ ?■; -.-