POLITICAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 65, 18 February 1885, Page 2

POLITICAL.

• ■■'■ ■'■• -;;— «ri.---,j SIB JULIUS YOGEL AT AUOK- - - -.: :.:n t < - ijAN©« K l i*l *« (UNITED PItESS ASSOCIATION.) ■ < '■;■*• - 1 \ • '' Avokl^d)M^l7. Sir Julius Yogel addressed a meeting of thei citizens., of: -Auckland At the Theatre Royal to-night. The building was crowded to. excess. On Sir Julius being wheeled up to? the front ol the platform he wa^received wnhieheers. He. said the present Government was a i coalition Government, representing the ; utilitarian and theqretical elements ol Parliament. Government were at present applying themselves to such questions as devising means for the^ com* plefcion of the system of railways, and feeding them by district railways, roads, and bridges. Thejnwere not ashamed to own that they attached the greatest importance to the .promotion of local industries. "For MmMghe would rather be the father of a new; industry than of a philosophical political measure. As regards native industries, the moment the question was .^mentioned they were * met? by the'query, are y6ii?a ? 'ftiS*trader ' or 1 protectionist? For himself he answered—he would leave hiseolleagues to vMvfer' for QiemseTvesMSiat he was neither the one or the other. The ob- , ject of Government 'should be to blend j ,populatiqn so that work, should be. forth. ;cpmingf6r'all^whQ«were;pli^iqapy|apable of it. The speaker referred" to the vast ' importance of forest conservation, also ; to the necessity of •• dßvefdping the ; fisheries of New Zealand. What , was required was: a- inadsefc. He , referred also to; wool,, frozen meat, anil to productions; but manufactures mu|t supplement our productions, as the exhibitions which it. was' proposea periodically to Hold had' two 'objects, the developnienf~of industries and the development of local, talent; As regards annexation, .he explained, that the desire to send the Hineinoa to Samoa was not for the purpose v of. annexation, .bufejvith a view of tryiug" to arrange some means by which natives, Germans, and English colonists might exist m peaceful relations with each other. He bitterly complained of therefusal to allow the colony to send on so peaceful a mission a vessel of its own.-and he pointed out that the action of the New Zealand Government had forced;lihe. hands of the English Government;Ji6: tb.e extent of inducing them to send a man;of-walaSß Samoa, and it was to be persumed that they would stop the establishment of a German Government) propdsetl ty $ie German Consul, which would m effect make outlaws of the subjects of other, nations. He nekt referred' to the' local 1 government question, which he looked upon as almost purely a financial question. He was strongly impressed with.^he fact that only that local govafrnmejit legislation would be satisfactory which was allowed by those concerned. He had come to the conclusion to invite all mayors and chairman * of ! ; cdunly* * coantfiEs to meet him at Wellington to indicate to him their via'tfs, or/ at any rate, so much of the questions as came with- , m his special cognizance, at an early date. As regards further coiHtruction of railways, he tlioiiglit tliat Parliament should next session distinctly define} the, lines iti both islands" to which i\\d signification of main trunk liiies should be attached. He held that the colony was bound to carry them out as means were obtained, but other railways should bo treated as district railways, and the localities should be responsible for half the yearly interest on the cost of their construction. He believes it to be tho .paramount duty of the Government to aid private euterprlsß-io^thfe construction oE these lines, and failing ;, being able to construct them by -private en,t«.frprise to see that the lines were constructed At the cost of the colony. Ib conchisfon, lio hoped he ; might not -be coiisiuiarcd ui.liiindful of the destiny of Ni;vv Zealand and its colonists. At tho conclusion of his speech Sir Julius was , gr,eeteU with prolonged cheering. : ... „'.■■■ Mr John Keid, chairman of the Chamber of Ooininerce, proposed,," and Councillor La Roche seconded, a hearty vote ot thanks id Sir Julius Yogel for bis iv- ' tercstiiig aiid able addreea. ' "The motion was carried unauimously. .'.» : ' .. •■ ; Three cheers were given for Sir George Grey and Sir Julius Yogel, and tbo meeting broke up.