MR. W.C. Buchanan at Carterton.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3229, 13 June 1889, Page 2

MR. W.C. Buchanan at Carterton.

MrW, 0. Buchanan, last night addressed a further assemblage of electors of tho Wairarapa. electorate, this time tho meeting Doing in' tho' . Lycoum Hall, Carterton, Tho ntlendance, despite inclement weather, was rather larger than that of the preceding' evening at Grey town. Mr J. Fuirbrother, Mayor of Carter: ton, occupiod the chair eti tho motion of Mr Buchanan.

Tho Chairman briefly alluded to the nature of the meeting, and said .that ho was sure they would all bo glad to hear what Mr Buchanan had to say.

THE SPEECH, Mr Buchanan preluding his remarks with the expression that ho was sur- ' prisjjdand gratified to Bee so many peratms pvesent, considering'what a very ' rough and cold night it was, at onoo went into his subject and dealt with the various'political questions of the day, in uninteresting aud exhaustive manner. Hii remarks wero in substance and in effect, the aauiu as those reproduced in detail liy uur report of the Greytown moetiinr in yesterday's issue, and do not as a whole call for pro6ent repetition, THE COST OF EDUCATION, Mr Buchanan alluded to the matter of the cost of education and' said it had been questioned whether wo did not pay too much for education, fto doubt there had been extravagances, but in the main tho expenditure" had been a justifiable 'one, Although he thought economy and consolidation advisable, he did not boliove at all in reducing the extent of our education, A good education was indispensiblo in the battlo of life, and .whore the ability of tho child deserved it, he should bo able to got a good education to enable him to coinpeto with thoso who had opportunities of acquiring in Eudand and elsowhoro & more liboru cultivation. (Hear hear I). Next session the question would be dia-' cussed as towhofchor alteration should be made m tbo cost of education or not /. He did not believe in Mr (Jeo, Fishor's Bill,. That gentleman lind complained of the ostravagant expenditure m buildups and otherwise caused by Education Boards, hud had said, that a.ceutral board in Wellington would cure all this. Bo (Mr Buchanan) considered the present Board system was more suitable, and would cost loss than" any ' central eystom possibly oould.

CHARITABLE AID. The co.jtral Charitable Board in Wei. lington had its grip oil the throat of the Wairarapa for a sum of' £IOOO. We wcro coolly naked to pay £IOOO for tlw maintenance of the poor of Wellington I Ho was sure that all would agreo with him that this was a nionstiw impostion—(hoar, hear). In 1886 he had discovered that the Act did not permit the Board to similarly levy upon them for contributions. But fclion the Government soon amended tlio Act, and eevoral demands had since been'made.' The question was now awaiting tho decision of tho Supremo Court. Ho was afraid that wo should have to pay, but the opposition-raised and tho attention called to the matter hud impressed tho Government, aud the Premier had admitted atHawora that the policy, of creatine; large charitable aid districts was a wrong ono and that a rearrangement would conduce to a liberal response of a local nat'iro and ol • a moro preferable diameter, If wo could get tho charitable aid under our own ooutrol, ho folt sure wo would be able to support our own poor, and lie know that we were willintr to. do it. (Hear, hoar, and applause.) Tho other portions of Mr Buchanan's speocli were, ua before stated, dealt with in yesterday's ropott of tho Groytown mooting. •' . . QUESTIONS. In responso to the invitation, several electors mado inquiries regarding various ■ subjects, Mr Driscoll asked if Mr Buchanan considered it advisablo that tho Tararua rangos should be sold and the timber destroyed? Mr Buchanan .replied that ho would unhesitatingly say "No I" Ho'bad mado it his business to look into thia matter, and would do nil hii could to i oppose the sale of those lands. _ Mr Driscoll also asked atiethor question, which hadiome roferencß totne - salary of the Chief Govornment clerk in America, a gentleman whouihodoscribed as reading a newspaper at a graceful reclining ang|o, with his boots on the .leak, (Laughter). ■ Mr Bucnanau amidst amusement, treated the inquiry a3a joke,,and said that that and many other matters, had owing to tho shortness of his'tipie. 'not recoived the attention tliey might have done. (Continued merriment), ' , Mr Partridge desired to know why Now Zealand had lost 18,000 of its population, 1000 having gono in the last fivo months,,.

Mr Buchanan thouccht: the figures must have been misprinted, fora loss nf 18,000 was evidently erroneous. Tho • latlcr number (1000) could possibly be: right, for lye had lost 600 during tho first four months of the year. Last year and the year before had been our worst • years in this rcspoit, Tho reason popu. latiou went was very clear. Wages wore provided from the funds progrcaß. Tho volume of our produce • had not decreased, but what had tho name efFeot had happened—ita price hud gone down to a very, yery, low point, ji and we wore unable to' employ tho p wholo ot the labor of the Colony, He was, however, now satisfied that tho turning point had' been reached, w<d that there was an increasiii? demaiid for labor< He mjght mentioii bush clearing us an instance,

Mr, .Pirtridgo, Voiild like to know, if: • the present tariff lyaVa fair op'? iihV' - scatter; ? ot, tobapco for,, ahepp;,dip &o freb qf duty H: while ,the ppor wooing raaii had to pav i -fr atax.ou hiapicVand shovpl, on everything lie usedi" ■; • . Mr Buchanan kid that

"tariff, without trending-im Boni'jdtiu'a corns. • Mr Partridge remarkod tbnt ho noticed that tlio working man's corns were trod on rather more tlwn tho equattcrt. (Laughter and applause) • Mr Buchanan responded by pointing out how many crude materialsfor • mtt|[acturinx purpnses were admitted frtßpecially to give work tu thosi' ■ neronig it, lie was suro any mistako ■ ill the direction alluded to ivaa not intended ,by Government, although for his own part, as far as tlio tariff was . concerned, he did not at all favour thou' measures. Mr Driscoll inquired if it would not be hotter for proporty tax valuators to come froina distance ■ Mr Buchanan pointed out the disadvantages ajfih domom would be under, compared toith a man who of courso must be capable and unbiased, {.but who intimately knew the district JW ita.worth, He had a?ain and again ■'complained of/ihe presont system, but without result. He adyooated gottme; the boat pOMiblo moil of undoubted lutogrity/and giving them large districts with plenty of timo to do their work/ ftjessrs Parkor, Oallister, and other complained bitterly of the /unfairness of / the present property /taxation, and Mr Buchanan was asked ' which ho favoured a property tax or an > income tax. Mr Buchanan said ho would be glad to see the property-tax abolished to- ;. morrow, and if it became a necessity of ;Momt raising—and it wns so—he it preferable to a land and in'cßmo tax, Tho speaker hero gavo his reasons for the preference, which seemed to meet with tho audience's approval. (With regard to what they considered unfair assessment the Govornmont wevo bound at the owner's request, either to reduce the amounts, or to take the properticaovor at 10% above the valuation. 1 Several Eleotora; "But they won't do it I" Mr Callister exclaimed that he had offered his at a quartsr of the valun, and they had absolutely refused to take it, He was prepared to hand over tho deeds. Mr Buchanan replied that the Government were not only obliged to act jki ho had stated, but the Friemioi' had only recently distinctly pointed out to a meeting that this remedy could be resorted toby those who were dissatia- • fied, For bis own part, he would do all he could to secure any improvement, and they might dopend opon him in that respect, In reply to an inquiry, Mr Buclianan slid lie was notinfav.Tof selling.Urown Lands by' auction. They should he placed at the disposal of settlers in the must liberal way possible. Mr Callister proposed and Mr Parkor saj|ided a hearty voto of thanks to Mr ffimnan fur his excellent and interesting speech. Carried with acclamation. The usual vote of thanks to tho Chairman was passed and. tho meeting terminated. To-night Mr Buchanan speaks at Featherston.

The Chancellor of tho Exchequer (Mr Goschen) Bays that the drink bill Iks not increased with tho population, but has shown a falling off ot £02,000. Skinny Men " Well'* health rtncwcr" reitoro health and vigor, cures Dyspep ia, hi potenco, Soxual Dibility. At cheiuißts and druggists. Kewpthorno, ProasurA o, 4eents, Wellington Weil's Hair Baimm, .

If gray, restores original color And logant dressing, softens and beautifies Kooil nor grease.. A Tonic Restorative JRp luit coming out; strengthens tieimscs, heals scalp.