THE ELECTIONS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1625, 25 August 1887, Page 2

THE ELECTIONS.

Mr' J. M. Twomey addressed a large meeting of electors at Albury on Tuesday evening. Mr John Rutherford being voted to the chair. The address was listened to very attentively, and there were frequent outbursts of applause. At the conclusion of the address, a hearty vote of thank? to Mr Twomey, and of confidence in the pre« sent Government were carried, and enthusiastic cheers were given for Mr Twomey and the Government, Mr Buxton, a candidate for the Rangitata seat, addressed a meeting of electors in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Ashburton, on Tuesday evening, the chair being occupied by His Worship the' Mayor. Fully three hundred persons were present. Mr Buxton made a long and interesting address and was frequently applauded. In the course of hi? remarks he explained his reasons for contesting the seat, declared himself a supporter of the present Government and a moderate protectionist. Regarding retrenchment in the Civil Serv ce he thought they should commence at the lowest and go up to the highest, but they should not touch the wages of any man earning less than 10s a day. He was not acquainted with the Civil Service, and could not indicate where retrenchment could be made. Regarding the honorarium of M.H.R.’s, he thought it was not too much, when the cost of the election, etc., was considered, but would not oppose a reduction in it, if other members approved of it. He thought the members of the Legislative Council should have a much smaller honorarium, if the Chamber were not abolished. Ho believed in a national free system of education, and thought there was little fault to be found with our present system of Primary Schools, He favored a laud and income tax. said ha perfectly agreed with Sir Robert Stout on the land question, and made some striking remarks in favor of the perpetual leasehold system. Regarding the runs, the leases of which fall in in 1890, he said he was, in favor of such portions as were suitable being cut up into farms of three to five hundred acres, and those parts not suitable for farms could be again let as runs. A number of questions were (hen replied to. Dr Trevor proposed that a hearty votes of thanks be accorded to Mr Buxton for h : s address. The speech had been an exceedingly able one. Mr H. M. Jones seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. Sir Geo, Grey addressed a public meeting at Christchurch on Tuesday evening, and received a fair hearing and a vote of (hanks. Mr Franks was accorded a vote of thanks after addressing a public meeting at Pleasant Point on Monday evening.