HAMILTON LEGISLATIVE ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2051, 29 August 1885, Page 3

HAMILTON LEGISLATIVE ASSOCIATION.

The usual meeting of the association was held at the Public Hall, on Thursday evening. TheSpeakei, Mr John Kttox, took the chait at <S o'clock, and theie was a fan attendance i>f mombeisand \mitors, though tlie ladies' gallery was not so w ell pationised ns tibtial. On tho motion of tho Premier, seconded by Mt .Smith, a cordial vote of thanks was pasapd to the president and members of the Hamilton Young Men*. Mutu ll Impiove nicnt Assncation for the invitation extended to the members of the House to hear ii lectme on Shakspi'ie by Mr Veroker Bindon, at Le t^icsne's Hall, on Tuesday evening next. Messrs J. A. Coclnane, W Pritchard, and T. Kothwell were elected members, and the last named tv\o took their seats. Mr Verekei Bindon asked the Govcin incut wliether, in view of tho circumstance that the number of members had been laigcly increased, it was intended to issue a new printed roll for the us>e of member". The Pienner said the expense would be too pi eat, but the Government would amend tiie present roll. Replying to Mr Smith, the Piemier said tho Government hoped to bring down the Financial Statement at next sitting. Tho Minister for Public Woik*. (Mr A Swarbrick) moved the second reading of the Local Industries Bill, which has been published m these column". In the course of a very interesting speech he showed the need for establishing local industries, and claimed that is the land would be directly benefited, it ought to contribute to the cost of st.v ting said industries. Mr D. Henry sec miled the motion in a pithy speech. Mr Smith said the Opposition had decided to lesist the motion, because they objected most emphatically to the principle which undciliy the measure. He contended that the re il issue before thp House was I'ree Ti add v. Piotection, and while he protested against the introduction of a protective policy, he deprecated the notion that local industries recpurpd tho nursing and coddlm/ ptcscitbed by the bill befoits them. CTiptain Beere said that as the bill was a Ministerial meamuc, he felt bound by party ties to vote for the second reaJinsr, though he was frae to confess that he did not sympathise with the principle. Mussis French, Btndon and Templer spoke in opposition to the bill, which was defended by thvs Premier and the Colonial Secretary. At 10 o'clock Mr R. F. Sandes rose to move the adjournment of the debate, but as the Oppn-qttoii expressed a desiro to go to a division, the motion was withdrawn. The Minister for Public Works spoke at some length in reply, and ridiculed the tactics of the Opposition in -setting up the spectre of Piotection. He said that in the piesent depressed state of tho country local I industries were a necessity, and uuder this 1 Oill they would be established on a firm basis. The motion for the second reading was then put and loat on a div ision, by 12 to !). Tho Premier said, under the cncuin stance*, he would move the adjournment of the House, uid after s ( ,mt3 little discussion the motion was agiejd to and the House adjourned.