MR ORMOND AT NAPIER.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2145, 8 April 1886, Page 2

MR ORMOND AT NAPIER.

[bt telegraph— press association.] Nai'lKH, Tuesday. Mr Orwono addressed his constituents in the Theatre Royal .to-night. After referring at some lentrth to his action injreference to the successful initiation of the harbour scheme, he referred to Sir Julius Vogel'i arrival in the colony, and the hopes he had held out to the people generally before his advent to power. The moans by which ha (Sir Julius Vogel) proposed to remove the depression were principally the forest conservation and fisheries scheme, and an exhibition at Wellington. He considered forest consevation very good in its way, but it affected persons to come, and the present generation had to pay for it. He explained that the reason for his not taking office was because , he found no large section of tho House would support him in tho views he so strongly advocated, and he refused to form any Government of which he was not the head. He described the condition of parties iv the House previous to the formation of the present Ministry, and said Major Atkinson's was by far the laigest party, $ir Julius Vogel's consi-ting principally of Cantarbury members, and the most rank Conservatives in New Zealand, whilst Mr Stout's party comprised all those known as Liberal members. He s.iid the present Government were distinctly pledged to tha repeal of the property t.ix and a sound form of local government, but it was soon found that Sir J. Vogel was "the ruling head of the Ministry," and that no measures were brought forward except the District Railways Bill and the East and West Coast Railways Bill, and similar measures. He considered that Mr Stout, by hi-, action since he became the head of the present Government, "had forfeited all right " to the leader-ship of tho Liboral p irty in New Zealand. He next lefetred to the Meiggs propolis' and tho action of the Government in connection with them. He said after their proposals were made he wiote to the Premier, absolutely withdrawing his support from ft Government which could act so unjustly m the inteicsts of the colony. Ha criticised at some length the local government measures brought down last hession, but said the Hospitals and Charitable Aid Bill had one merit, in that it handed over to local bodies matters which weie formerly administered from Wellington. Referring to Ca ptain Russell's motion, he said that the motion had been taken. advantage of by nearly every member of the Government, who laid at Captain Russell's door .ill the diflicnlties connected with the unemployed. He said there was not a shadow of foundation for the statements made by Ministers in connection with the matter. He said Mr Stout was allowed a chance of defeating this motion ; but as they had failed to do so, the Government were responsible for its passing tha House, and not Captain Russell. As to the futuie, he had not the smallest ide» what was to be the policy of the Government for the ensuing session. Every Minister who had recently spoken had said he was not giving expression to the views of the Government, and immediately after another Minister had given effect to alto* gether different views. He ridiculed tha idea of Ministers getting a dissolution ddring the recess, and said Sir Julius Vogel's big loan speech was merely to feel the pulie of the people of New Zealand, and he found that the colony would have nothing todo with such reckless proposals ns had been made by Sir Julius Vogel. If such proposals were carried the colony would shortly be flooded with unemployed from other colonies, and a period of disaster would ensue in a few yeais which would irretrievably injure the colony. He considered tha East and West Coast Railway would be a standing menace to the country till it was disposed of, and if it could be shown that any company coujd be formed to construct that line on fairly advantageous terms to the colony, he would almost be inclined to give his vote with that object, so as to remove this work from the path of good arovernment. Ho hoped whatever Government was in power that they would proceed cautiously with the construction of the North Inland Railway, at any rate until the land had been obtained from the natives to pay for the work. He announced himself as & determined opponent of the native policy or the Ministry, in consequence of the introduc tion of personal government by Mr Ballauce. He considered the present Native Minister's line was retrograde. The natives owned thirteen million acres of land in New Zealand, none of which paid taxes, and Mr Ballance had acted wrongly in daring to bind successive Governments to a promise not to tnx native lands. He thought the time had come when those vast tracts of lands should bear their fair share of taxation, and he was glad to see that the leading public men were now of the same opinibn. He understood proposals were to be made by the Government during next session to increase the Customs duties, and he would follow the same course he had adoptedUst year, in opposing any additional taxation on the necessaries of life, unless it were shown to be absolutely necessary for revenue purpose?. Mr Ormoud spohe for two and a-half hours, and was loudly cheered on resuming his seat. Several questions were asked and a vote of thanks and confidence, proposed by Mr Colenso, formerly member for Napier, was carried by acclamation.

The cause of young ohickens gettinglso weak in the legs as to hardly be abla to walk is often that they are kept on a board floor too much. They should be allowed to go on the ground after being forty-ei^ht hours old. Very young ducklings are tender at first, aud should neither be allowed to go into cold water nor be exposed to chilling winds while rhey are under twenty days old. Such exposures cause cramp, aud they often dio snddeuly from these results. Th;f better way to salt stock is to buy a few lumps of rock salt, put them under cover aud allow stock access to them at th^y wish. A shilling's worth of rock salt placed under cover will last as loug as a barrel of salt given in tne usvrol way, with the advantage of the stock getting salt as they need it. Justin M'Carthy says: "IfaEuropeau war breaks out, England will be glad to give Home Rule, otherwise she would have to send a huge arm} to Ireland. I have it on the best authority that Greeoo will make war ai^ainsfc Tnrkey if her demands are not granted, whether the great Powers like it or not. One of her calculations is that England, hampered by the condition of Ireland, will not dare to draw the sword in defence of her beloved Turk,,"