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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4840, 14 July 1884, Page 2

'■>■ (FEOM OXTB OWtf^feOBRESFONDENT.) ; , This day;

Mr William Kelly addressed a meeting of the electors of Tauranga in the Public Hall here on Saturday: evening last. There were about 50 electors presentand the chair was occupied by Mr J.M. Robspn, who briefly introduced' the can-, didate to the meeting. Mr :Eelly, after touching upon the prinoipartQpi'isfpf the day, said that if: elected, he would resign the seat in favor of ,i\lr G; Y. Htpwart 'should that Rentletiien return to the colony during his (Mr Kelly's) term of office. ;He l would support the Liberal party .whoever: , to leader , might be. ".•'•HV -ytm in favour of free trade in native' labels, and would endeavour to = plify the present metTibd of dealing •with the same, IJe ; coflciud.ed ])y coinmen.ting* with V&°y& seVerity than good taste upon the aclioh'of ourlate member (Capt. Morris) for voting; against the present; jSpvorament, receiving the honpr : arium, and for; as he alleged, neglecting toobtainmbney for the making of good roads the eleotpr.ate; Ini,replying to questions, Mr Kelly said .that he was in favor of the abolition of the Miners' Eight incubus ; that he would endeavor to obtain freeholds for the agricultural settlers under the ilpmcgteadf Act, and wqijldl a ihelpinghand in the matter of assisting the residents of Ohinemuri to ''obtain' separation from the Thames County. It ! was then proposed bjMtG. Cprnes-—" That this meeting tenders Mr Kelly a hearty vote Pf thanks and; confidence." :Mr T.i Logan rosp; to second this, but instead of doing so jn the orthodox manner,\ he spoke at some length io support of the motion, whibh;uponbe|n^ put to the'ineeiiug yv&a paaried by about twelve voices for and none against.,'-An amendment in,:the shape of a vote of thanks bnlyi proposed by Mr Spargo, 1 apsed for s want\ of a seconder, and, the usual compliment to the chair terminated theprbceediDgg; ~ ; !

(Pbb Pbiss Association.)