The Palmerston Meeting.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 26 September 1890, Page 2

The Palmerston Meeting.

Sir G Gre> 's moot ing on Monday evening was a'ti-n !<•() l>y over (»"(- tfl ctois. Up it f.jrred to the I'mim ilia tin 1 elect'on • were to he lih'i] for the first time w. th o oil holding c»q ii p. iv i egos — one niaa on- v<>t uigcd ea -h to do his tlut v honestly iedwi'lcoii th^ pi* pond ranco o: landowners and ivpre<entaM'v-'s () | linancial iii3titntioiiß in the Paiiia ■ ne.it of tlie past, and stongly urged he i:iiposit'on of a tix on the uni v pr ved via- of the land, He r

, no I to his s luci'risful sett ement o Kitfriri i by small fanners ; to hiF.ir Kent il, ami ir,s reject on h\ fle New Z ula-id Pariament, ;ui the subsequent passage of a siiui' r in ■astn-e b" (.he ling i-'i I'u-liain -u 1 : to the Rab it Bit , and its lu-oijosa! to p'nce 20 now crim^ on the Statue Rook. He deiii'ii 03 I the proposa for federation wi'h AM3'ral ; a, aid sug^e^ie ' th -holdin/of anoic sio al oo lt'erence of En opean nations iv the pace of f-d -raii m, involving the pa-si gnf a wt » ! >y a Fudor;. Par iament. Ho dwelt at *o n>length <m the ri-in-^ of lab :ur 'hr nighout the wm-l • t) de'nai • tin ir,n H" sir ttpfly 'Inn >nnr:cd th ■

till April or June next, holding that the new I'a liaraent should be aasembie I at on<;e aLer the election, andS'iti^ stiu' i.; v the *hole C >lony nvrao ia lse ili^: Govern -r to th's effect, or take other ste| sto secure iha 1 the new representatives may meet immediately nft^r ibe e!ec 'on t > deal with the question- of the day. c srro gly ■■■ivise.J the elect rs to return new luen to Parliament. At tne c nlus.iii a hearty We of thanks wa* accorded, on the motion of Ml- F. Piraui, seconded by Mr F. C. Rush. he chair was occupied by the Max cr