The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1885. DR NEWMAN'S ADDRESS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1952, 30 March 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1885. DR NEWMAN'S ADDRESS.

Dr Newman, tlie member for Thorndon, addressed his constituents on Friday last, and received a vote of thanks and confidence. The electors would have been wanting in common courtesy had they not expressed their approval of the action of their representative in calling them toge* thor and addressing them, but anyone who peruses the report of the speech will probably be puzzled as to why they expressed their confidence, because Dr Newman said nothing whatever on the larger political questions of the day, butcontented himself with referring to a number of the minor events of the last session. The breadth of his views may be gathered from the fact that in his eyes the central railway is of most importance to Wellington on account of the number of tourists which it is likely to take away from Auckland and bring to the capita As Dr Newman did not enter the House with any political opinion of his own, it is, perhaps, no matter for surprise that he should have confined himself to social topics, especially as he likes to style himself a social reformer, The general praise which he bestowed upon' the present Government may easily be estimated at its proper value. Speaking of divisions in the House he is reported to have said that " nnfortunately everything was now gauged by the counting of hoses.". The expression is' a curious one, and serves as an instance of the worthy dootor's contempt for the practical, though >what theory he could evolve out of his own head by means of which he might take the sense of the house without "counting noses" remains to be explained, Dr Newman has a strong leaning towards Sir Jutius Vogel, though he was returned pledged to Major Atkinson, and he explains his attitude by saying that he supported measures, not new, By the fimo the next election comes round, the ThorndQn electors will probably have learnt the story of their present representative's candidature for the Foxton District, where the very party that had brought him out found it necessary to\take such steps as to insuro his defeat, and they will then ask themselves the question whether they should not be ropresonted by someone who can carry out the pledges he has given on the hustings.

When a debtor has given a promissory note, and fails to remember it when it becomes due, he is probably, under the impression that the amount can only be recovered by means of an ordinary debt summons in the Resident Magistrate's Court, and beim; "hardup 1 ' he perhaps considers; that the cost of the summons is fair interest for the respite;-,' his calculations prove right, but occasionally he is. astonished to find hirtißelf served with a writ, duly issued from the office of tho Registrar of tho Supreme Court, in which he is informed that if he desires to be heard in the case, he must obtain leave before a certain date. The writj never costs leas than three gujneas, and a fee is

also charged for an application to'be heard, whether it is granted or not. We think that this ia a matter that should be reformed. Tlie cumbrous machinery of the. Supreme. Court does not accelerato 'busijiess,apis veryW.ellkiiQwn, wjiilo. it is invariably very expensive. With regard to .small debtor, it serves no purpose whatever, exceptperluips the Bpite of creditoiy-who useS'it'to put his debtor to extra expense.