MR MONTGOMENRY AT AKAROA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 8, 8 June 1885, Page 2

MR MONTGOMENRY AT AKAROA.

• OfiKis.TCiTURCir, June s. Mr MontgontM'v, M.H/R. for Akaron. .addressed his constihif>n)B -last n ; srht nt thn loc il ' Oddf-I lows'- Hall. There was a ljirtrc and. atli-nh'vo andionce. Ho said hn would support the Ministry, roeo.rvinsr to himself fh<».' right '"" to ob"jr>ct to nny mo.nfiiiro wliich ho .had not supported .m the past, or might ohjnct to m the present." Ho hopod the Local Govern men t Bill, to ho introduced nexb session, would |not simply provide, for giving subsidies for a time, hut would ho a comprehensive measure that would do away with tho vicious system of havinsf ! to go to the (Tovornment for money for . everything .wanted., m the district. Ho had no| doubt tho Governinont would redeem Ihnir pledge .to establish local hoards of man.i^oment for tho railways. Niitivo' lands should ho sold m the open market, so that farmers of .moderate moans ; could nurchaso ihoin. ; (government liad not dorm m'nro than their boundnn duty m the cxpon.Tihira on dofnnct wnrfep, 1 As to fodoration, (he war Ream had shown that this would lie of tin ns». ■ fn'r lh». fr'd".ral fl"ot would ... be. kopt nl Australia, wiin.iv'thf* «yr'>nt?st. nnin'ierof ; .vpfo.s W'M - f>. Tli" pr-^sont 'dopreflsiori wns f.nusi'd by nn uuonnal distribntion of thla,nd anv\iijr;tho population. Frotpfvtion wns ;iiis6lnr.'-lv nofPSßaiy for Now Z"ilnn'd'.if she was to f^rry n j-ir-r.. prtpnln tirm. Tlii' Innd In-vs s'liVnld bo rcvis'pi'l;' r.o iliiit. tlu> . land fonlrl bo within r-ai-l---'lf.-thf K-"ttW c ? ' wil hniil"-' tb<»ir hav-iiiy I'lnve. ,r : cirirs'' !o Ilio mo'n>v li'tidei 1 .". A vnto Of' (lmik» and confidouuo was carried niianimously.