FREE TRADERS REPUSED HEARING. Dunedin April 25 PROTECTION MEETING

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 259, 28 April 1888, Page 4

FREE TRADERS REPUSED HEARING. Dunedin April 25

PROTECTION MEETING

A i\!mi\ \'mi\i>ii> public meclin_ walitld tlii—' i veiling to eonsidei ihi be-t im thod id be adopted to retain and eni|>lo\ iimi population. -The Ma\oi m.i* m tin (han Tlr i)iincij)al lo tht. nuitioTi u ei c Mr Fi^h, Di. Fitchett. and Mi howiiK Mew ait, M.HLIi. s Me--)- S< obie Mekui/ie. Allen, and Blown. M II K. -. spoke against tin motion. All t'n< latt'i ilnn had <lilin,ulty in obtaining .1 lunuimu, Imil. Mi M(jki vn/Kv n/K' iit hi^t >uccecdcd. thouuli Mc^-i - Allen and Manon weaeonh j -ai t lal ln -uc ri »>tul. The li^olution^ which were declaud to he uiianinioti^l_\ adopted win Ml) 'That --tienuou.-> otloit- be made at oik c to let. 1111 oui population : (2) that one ot the be->t metlioc^ ot letaininu and lindinu emplo\ment tor our population Ithe instil ution ot a -Lioimj proLectne taiili on -in h .11 tielc!» a- can be advantageous!} manuraetuied in the colony ; (6) lh.it an income la\ and uiaduated land tax should Ik substituted foi the pic-cut piopeit* t.ix . (4) thai the lesolutions be ioi wauled lo tlu i'lcmici Mr iSeobie M<l\i'H'ic piopo-ed aii amendment, which the Ma^oi declined to put on the mound ot H^ not belli.! an amendment, '"Thai m the opinion ot tiie meeting H is esseiiiial that at <•' tinn ot depu*s~utii like the pioent tm ImikUmi-^ should hi l.nd upon the people ot New /(.aland other than such as aie absolutel\ neit^ii) to supph means cit admuiistei mu tho colony's ail.vis, and lueotinn Us obligations. 5 '" That in oidei to lOsioie eon lidciiLC, puhlic boiiowinu .should cease loi a tune, the colony should l)t. made to Ine wilhmitsown iisuuiccs. and c\ei\ eiloit dnected to h duttion ot taxation.