MASTERTON DEBATING SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1383, 19 May 1883, Page 2

MASTERTON DEBATING SOCIETY.

HOMK R.ULK.7O* IRELAKP. •:.:'. The usual weekly meeting 'of the : above/ Society wa?: i held' last', evening afc'th'e and was fairly attended, to; discussing., the ques : tion of the ovoning, it was resolved that ,the Members,! elect a ' <new, Chair-, riiah at each 'meeting, it'being the opinion that by this,; the ■' inexperienced members will to: the way ; pf conducting and controlling public meotingg, '•; ■;M.x Pa^was;ielocted£as^ : first\ciiairsystem! 1 ' *■ *'■■■• Tho mode ! of ! discussion' was also ; altered, being compelled, to Bpeaki.on one aide or the. other,. the jba)lb|box deciding wbin they were to ■/ a,';. '•' " '- ...fhe. question of Home Rule has been.worn pretty, well threadbare •' by the society, having on two previous occasions been :,the subject of ■.-. debate. (Three out ; ;of tjie -ten members' that spokindidnotagreowM Ireland having, '!; Homtf', Rlile;:; |/; they. M ' n'oV 'bidw" what' it : \ meant, \ ; tho< •''Bubjoct, 1 ;and lejjir l about 'lrish/ history, .'.'.The' seven.members thai'spoke" in favor of rit'couWnoii.explain what was meant; 1 byHcyno.itule, could rioVjfriiigany argipe&tg'infavorof it mori'than those gendored by sympathy, quoted" m'oW : |nglißh tharVjrish f hwtpry r and;hadthe. t of dscidmg.'the,;: question that the leading statesmen of Great ( B'ritiim;h^ greainumber'of Ifext week the great. County Goveromerit^ . for ; de|ate.., i |'as i 'oi|,jate excited great .interest throughout .the district it is expected that a large number of members will be,, present,., a'n'd'airare.i.weli aquaht«d\with ■ tho> subject no' ( doubtHhe'. pro's ; aiid 'ton's'' will bo thoroughly, fought 'biit,', '.Tito.', real "question 'at' issue 'ia'"should: County Government be abolished." , <i\U ;..,MiVi;:i .:)'i.jfi, * '••■r.u-:-i .■; u' iij. --• i-.'■»