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Mr Sheehan at Paeroa.

Last evening Mr John Sheehan addressed a number of.Thames Borough electors in the Public Hall, Faeroa. Mr C. F. Mitchell was voted to the Chair, and introduced the speaker. Mr Sheehan addressed the assemblage in a speech lasting over an hour. Referring to local matters first he said that he hoped soon to see the railway completed. He would, however, adfise the people not,to accept the terms offered under the District Railways Act which simply meant that they were taxing themselves, but that they should compel the Government to fulfil their promise and construct the line as part of the trunk line of the whole colony. As regards the telegraph line he had every reason to believe that the line from Shortland would be completed through the Komata in a very short time and that the present expensive line through Pukororo and across the two rivers would be abandoned. Mr Sbeehan went into a number of questions, and also into the action of Mr Speight in contesting the Thames against him. Several questions were put and answered satisfactorily. The most important was as to whether Mr Sheehan was in favor of the purchase by the Crown of the goldfleld. To this Mr Sheehan answered that he was in favour of so doing, so that the whole should be the property of the Crown and the revenue spent among the local bodies. He thought men should be able to take up land under the Homestead system instead of on a2l years' lease. (Cheers.) Mr Logan moved, and Mr Lipsey seconded, a resolution to the following effect—" That this meeting thanked Mr Sheehan, and hoped he would be returned to represent the Thames Borough in the House of Representatives." /. '

.This was carried unanimously. Mr Sheehan, in reply, said he thanked them for their good wisbeß. If he. were returned he would decline to recognise the present artificial boundaries, which out otf the great bulk of the goldfield, and put them in Tauransa. Ife would

consider them as part and parcel of the Thames district, and would look upon himself as as much bound to look after their interests as he would those of the Thames proper.

The meeting was orderly and enthusiastic throughout, and closed with a hearty vote of thanks to the Chairman, Mr C. F. Mitchell.

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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4035, 3 December 1881, Page 2

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Mr Sheehan at Paeroa. Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4035, 3 December 1881, Page 2

Mr Sheehan at Paeroa. Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4035, 3 December 1881, Page 2

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