MR BUNNY AT FEATHERSTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 243, 20 August 1879, Page 2

MR BUNNY AT FEATHERSTON.

Me Bunny addressed the largest political 8 meeting ever assembled in Featherston, last night. Mr J. G. Cox was chairman. The candidate was enthusiastically received. In his review of the Government, he said he was not sorry that Ballance had resigned and looked uppn Gisborne as a much better man. He spoke favorably of Macandrew and Shee- i han, and warmly approved of the manner ' in which native affairs were being carried out, and thought it would be a great ' mistake if Sheehan was removed from office. He would give a hearty support to any Government, whoever was at the i hoad, in carrying out the Liberal policy brought forward by the present Govern- I ment. He advocated a repeal of th&land tax, and supported a property and iiipme tax, triennial Parliaments vigorous JLpecution of Public Works by borrowing/aiid manhood suffrage on a six months' residence qualification, In reply to questions, he said he would oppose free Immigration until labor could not be found in the colony. He said anything but Secular Education was impossible at present in New Zealand. In reply to Mr McKeever, he (Mr Bunny) was in favor of free trade, so far as to allow us to exchange our beer with Australian wines. He would not ask for a special vote out 'of the five million loan, for the Wairarapa. He would not make such a fool of himself. He would not give £SO to the Featherston Library. Other questions were answered. Mr Bunny stated that he would oppose Chinese Immigration. Mr 0. Cuudy, in a vigorous speech, said they ought.to carry Bunny in on our shoulders, and instanced what he had done for the district, in the shape of roads and bridges, and concluded by saying that but for Sir George Grey, there would be no Small Farms in the Wairarapa. He proposed a vote of confidence and thanks to Mr Bunny, . Mr C. Pharazyn objected to the vote of confidence until the other candidates had been heaul, and would be prepared at his meetings to refuto everything in toto oh* what Mr Bunny had said, Mr Bunny said that he did not wish to gam an advantage, and asked the meeting not to pass a vote of confidence. He said he had beaten Mr Pharazyn at electioneering three times previously, and would do it again. As Mr Pharazyn thought fit to make a speech at his (Bunny's) meeting, he would pledge himself to be present at Mr Pharazyn's meeting in Featherston, when he also would speak. A vote of thanks was unanimously carried, amidst deafening cheers.