SIR G. GREY AT THE THAMES.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 693, 23 November 1876, Page 2

SIR G. GREY AT THE THAMES.

I* oar >Mt tua* we were unable to more than cursorily al-urie fcojtbe retoept. ion gireo to Str Geo ga Grey at the I bames, He wu iuet at the e«<f*vf Jth« wharf by Dr Kilgour wh i appno>cbi q h m, iai<l : Sir George Grey, 1 nave beta dejut-d by a large number of yi «r con. btitueuti to present jou with tii«al<ir< v, which I ilo with a very great d< al of pleasure. He rea<l the addroia as fol'ovrj : — Ad lre«a to Sir George Grey, X.C.8., member for tLe district of Tbainea, horn hi* ounatitumttf S.r G <tk« Gey,— We welcome your arrival among us with nvich pleasure aft«-r the long ami ,fati h u ng I*l oir of tbe l<st ae<tsi»n of P*rli^mint, an i w« bag to expreH* to you our warm appreciation of tbu valuable fcervue \oi have remtervd to the oulony at lar^e l>y ib-> dtteiiMiued, ¥t«nd made by you againat tbo lavish and reckloftn ix^ondituru of the late administration, against their l - legal and arbitrary txerciae of the pjwe'B of uovciumetit. agunst tho corrupt pructi es wi<»c i hive ben p.-oved to exiat in the >ai»o Lind Purchase Department, a»d, fin illy, in your rap ett endeavour to procure for ihe people the wMeit enjoy tnent of the blessings i>' «slfgovernment. We recommit witu pile the pret< rence which y>u hare altown t >r tins di-trioi in elerting tt) sit fjr tbo lliain*", Hi d cli«i r.ti'ly acknowledge your co n> tun i ore for its iniere-tj. a Shown by your efi> U to obt i i for a* a r iWay tirougli tlieraley ot the Tiiamca to iht) VVitiknto ; by your ttrenuoua czertiona on beha, f of the mining int>er«i<t. more inriiouury at Olwneinu i an I lairui; by yuui advocicy of the nboli ion of the fold duty; by your aid given ti the I a heme* f<»r ttsi^init ihd Borough of Ti'.on.ei, withoui. winch they mu it hive pro red iuetf. ciual ; and, not least, by 3 our support <f the Wnate LtnH« AilininistraMon Ao», the rnlue of wnch was so much impaired br Ihe al entiona mad* m il by the Legislative Council ; til-o, in muny other vrnya, the A#l* U of which vro can liaidly hope to ombnoe ac prdient. In conrlujion, permit us to conitntulate you on trie preservation of ycur health through >nt ihe lon^ and trying Parlm memory ca<npaijn wholi is ju.t el aed, and to expicaithe hc.je that it mnv be Iom? pr. ar»ed for the ben- fit oi jour adopted coun ry, Hnd of jour many friends liur<* nn < el«ewhi>re. Jmh KiLfloxri, Chairman. A Mcood add ret a wu p>e*en'ed from the T)>aroM Minera Aaaaociasion. Liter iv the «T«oing Sir Georg-i Qr^y addr^aand a WrgA aadi^Dc* aitheTh-atr« Koyal ( It ia imp isjible to givt hit rp»oh io fa 1, and n.ujh of t «ronl<l have lutla inUreat for other than a goldmmtng oommanity. After alluding 111 1 t e work b fur« tbe ci'onat-<, that of building up a great ualiou in * Ud\» oountry h prooouded, ».f er a coaide*bU amou.t of guah. to vie* Li* owu politio*! ifforia in that di« teotiou and ataii ig, that every thin^ he attempt* t to oiit »m for th* o m-ttt wuoy or the ooio >y from the Government wa« »ak»d (ot openly and aa a' >igns. Sir George wenc o i to aay : Having told you that that waa the general plan^ipon u bioh I ao c i, 1 will uuw alude o c«rtaia thinge »h.ch I did axk for, and considered myi-elf jiatifiei in aakiog fir. F.r«t, things of local lutert-at and tti«» ti,oaj wlucu on jour b^h*lf 1 asked for tbo pe<p c of New Zoalaud tuou ilnj yourutlv. a, ueoesaarily, amongst ti.en. t, an obji'ut wbich «u Voiy netr to ajy wiabeu, l m<y t>»y to my liea>t, was iv otiUiu » r.i roail wmoh wuu d < onat-ct ttiu district wi h tt.o Upper Waikato Uiiinoo. (Oncers ) L(meCt II you cbat tbe Uovemineut bad a report made upoa lh»t proj i t aome few yenHauue, aud made iv», by a vary a >le nian, and be pou.ud t.ut what was ludubitai'ly tbe fact that tiie lnuabitai.t of tbe dutriot ibrou^b which that railroad w« uid paas, and of those which it would ooaoect were luore num^-roua than tr c i(iha*»Uuca of eiiberof t» c province* <f Tantaaki or Hawke'a Day ; t' at i«, than the wtiole oi tbo»« iTovinoe* iv which iailruad« are biij{ uad«*t tbe |>iei«i>t m-'vaout. Ho .uriber point d out tbat t e di»tnoi w»s ot auch feitiliy th»t it uii^ht be aai I, without eic-tkger»t o >, bm in a f*i ly tit*a> oiipttvti man er, i hat that diwniut «ai cuj a le of ouppurt n_; a Uattou (<Jh»-e a ) Ho Mei^t ou t<< uliow that tbe cou truoiioa \f sucb a railway wiuld open must l«r> nle tracta of laud to the ml.abitauta of bins plaie, «i<d would tend t • Secure fur ever the future peaod «if this dutrict. To me ib seeina i oredi'tl* that any obstacle hb< uld be th'OHu iv tie way of the oun-it uciioa of h woik of that kiud. Fooltitttty, lct>nceivedih>tevi->yone wav d t>e m>l lug tv I'iKt ua iv olitaunn^ i f , eBpeci.«ly u» it waa to be »tt»n,ed iv a way whoh would entail no exp*-Md ua t>e o >i«'iiy of o* Z aland- Tn« |>lan *iv, i ha. acmpany th»u<d be foiwed to make t rulwaj, at an ebtunaled co«t — «e<y trig n»( in amount,— c»u»tde a<»ly under £3U0,U00, aud' that Governme .6 »boald guarauiee the iiite(«4»t at 6 per tent. To pay that inter, tt of pis per Ufiit there nould have betn, fir.t, tl>« pro tit on the r.iUay it>bll; anoudiy, r«tea upon the J*id and towns that b nerjttd by the railw y. and, failing tbe c— tbe#e pn.Tinj4 iu«uffioi«ot— th«*n a < barge fur the rtairiae of th« Interest rfould bave been made opon Um, general revenue of the oonntry. how, it it quite oertais that 330 demand would hate beta made