ENLISTING MEN. NAPIER, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1085, 7 June 1879, Page 2

ENLISTING MEN. NAPIER, Thursday.

Inspector Scully reeei yed a telegram yesterday evening from Col. Reader to the effect that Colonel Whicmore has directed him to say that any men still physically stroug and active, who served under hira m the war, might be sent to Wellington at once for enrolment ; also, that any young, strong men, not too big and heavy, who might wish to join the Armed Constabulary; but Colonel Whitmore particularly wanted the former at once, accordingly an advertisement will appear m to-morrow morning's ' Herald' inviting men to enrol. GREYMOUTH,. Wednesday. A number bf the men employed by the contractor on the first section of the Grey Hokitika railway have struck work for 10s a day, the price offered being 93 per day. UNEMPLOYED IN CHRISTQHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. At an open air meeting of the unemployed to-day, great dissatisfaction was expressed at.no practical steps having been taken to .give them employment, avid it was re solved, if nothing was done by Saturday, to march m procession to the office of the Immigration A«ent with what object was not definitely stated. About 150 men were present. The City Council have <nvet_ employment to oyer fifty men at stone-breaking. The proposed piece-work system of payment to be given to men ou the Waitara R _ilway does not seem to be appreciated, no married men are to be employed there. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. Mr W. A. Murray, M.H.R. for Bruco, addressed his constituents at St. George's Hall, Milton, yesterday evening. About 500 persons were presont, and Mr R. R. Jones, the Mayor ot Milton, occupied the chair. At the conclusion of his address a vote of confidence m Mr Murray was proposed, and carried unanimously. r Mr Murry condemned the present land tax, and advocated a property tax. He also condemned the companies and beer taxes, and the remission of the sugar duty, the j Maori clause m the Electoral Bill, and the recent appointment to the Legislative Council, He opposed the triennial Parliaments, but tnought a member should be compelled to resign when a proper requisition was sent from his constituents to the Speaker. The Government had not carried out the promise to bring m a Drainage Bill. On the Education question, he said he would like their children taught religion by the Attorney-General, who was once schoolmaster m Otago, but without schoolmasters teaching religion, God's Word need not be excluded i from the schools of, the colony. The recognised teacher of religion should have a right, aad also persons authorised by a committee, to use the schools buildings under fair and reasonable regulations, to afford moral and religious instruction to the youth. The school teachers should not be interdicted by the law from repeating the Lord's Prayer, or an approved unsectarian form of prayer, asking God's blessing on the great and noble work of which ho was about to engage m a Christian laud, God'a Wordi

laggy wmt.nu » nii»Mi"»i^ should not by law be a prescribed book. He disagreed with any systom of immigration which brought out mon only from England, because thoy required capital as woll as labor. He would support special settlements which would induce farmers with some capital to come out, paying for land m scrip at a fair price. Regarding the/loan, he said Sir J. Vogei's policy made railway construction a means to get hold of loans and expend them for political purposes. A competent authority had assured hira, m addition to what was wasted of the loan m that manner, £200,000 was thrown away m bad construction, and purchases of quantities of iron rails now lying unused on the reclaimed land at Wellington, whilst the present Government were buying steel rails m England at £4 10s per ton (?). Still it was gratifying to know that the Otago and Canterbury lines paid interest on the cost of construction. He condemned the native policy of the Government. /. I• ■ f