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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4216, 24 September 1874, Page 2

Last night the members for the City, Messrs. Pearce and Hunter, addressed their constituents in the Odd Fellows’ Hall. The Mayor presided! There was a large attendance, and both gentlemen received a cordial welcome, a patient hearing, and a vote of confidence—although, it is somewhat curious to add, their views were not altogether the same on the principal question discussed—that of the abolition of Provincialism in the North Island. Mr. Pearce had not previously expressed himself on the subject, and his views, therefore, were anticipated with some interest. His speech, as well as that of his colleague—and both will bo found in another column—will well repay perusal. It will bo seen that ho supports the views of tho Government—gives his adhesion to tho idea that, howeyor serviceable Provincial institutions have boon in the past, tho time has come when the changes proposed by tho Government in tho Constitution of the Colony are absolutely necessary.