INVERCARGILL, Wednesday.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1699, 26 May 1883, Page 2

INVERCARGILL, Wednesday.

Mn H. Pki-dwick, member for the luvercargill district, addressed a second mooting of the electors of North Invercargill last night. About 00 persons were present. In the couisj of his address, Mr Feldwick denied having changed his views on the education question. Had it arisen at the election, he would have answered that one-seventh of the people of New Zeoland, many of them of the poorer classes, had to pay for the education of their own children, and at the same time contribute through the taxes towards the support of the State schools, which they did not as a matter of conscience use. It had not by-en mule a party question, either at the election or af towards. In the House the principal objection to Mr Pykes bill was that the present Education Act was a settled thing. He had a very short political creed ; it wan a golden rule, and were he a Roman Catholic he woald feel that he had no right to pay for his own children, and be taxed for those of other people. He did not wish to go into the motives of his antagonists at the previous meeting, hut he thought these questions were asked for the purpose. At the close of the address, it was moved and seconded that Mr Feldwick be thanked for his speed), but an amendment to the effect that the meeting express implicit confidence in liiin, and concurred with his \iews on the education question, was ultimately carried. At a meeting in Riverton, of Mr Harrington's supporteis, it transpired that there is every probability of a sculling match with Hearn coming off. Definite information will be forthcoming in a day or two.