MR H. ROCHE AT NAGARUAWAHIA.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1119, 26 August 1879, Page 2

MR H. ROCHE AT NAGARUAWAHIA.

The main features of Mr Roche's speech were the same as that delivered at Hamilton. . • ■ In answer to questions l#r, Boche said: — (1) He wp,s entirely; in favour of secular" esuo.a i tip^''an i dVtae. p.r'eseqt 'Act. (^) He* considered ttiat the West Coast difficulty waa a legacy from former Governments entirely. He did not think the present Government was to blame for not finding out more about the state of thing before starting to work ; it was altogether a legacy from former Governmesn^. (3) tie would pledge fyinseK ip, try. ancl get the f^^j* m^. fi£\p e 4' (4) h 6 V°H^ endeavour, fo'get the, Ngaruawahia subiiiban'lahds offered for sale at once. (5) In case Sir George virey Was not Premier of the next Government, he w®uld pledge himself to snpport any otker leader and Government who would carry out the' Liberal measures shadowed forth in th.e G.oyeriiqr.'s sgee.qh,, b,ut b*e, ' hooped. Sir George Grey "would be Premier, "((n he had not heard anything about his retiring in Mr Cunningham's favour a.t the last moment. " ' ' Mr Gilmonr propose^ a yote, qf confidence, Be.pon<lecl by Mr, Upbeat Lamb,. ' " ' % ' Barton proposed a, vote of thanks, seconded by Mr Morris. '1 hings had got pretty lively about this period, and many objected to a vote of confidence before all candidates had been heard. Mr Gilmour said it 80Rin^d to him, that those objecting jo, it must tyj in the l^ay of the, Q.ppqsifybn Tina/ was not at all a happy observation, as Mr Gilmour afterwards found out. Finally, the vote of thanks was put, and nineteen hands

I were held up for it Then, by special re- I ,' quest, the Chairman, Mr L. B. Harris, put the confidence motion, and one hand was held up. JJastly, the " Thanks," by ' further special request, was again put, and " all hands " went up for it, as they also did for a vote of thanks to the worthy Chairman, who had kept excellent order throughout. Mr Roche expressed himself as being well pleased with his reception here. — OOBBESPONDENT.