THE EGMONT SEAT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2901, 17 February 1891, Page 2

THE EGMONT SEAT.

HOT IT SIDES CONFIDENT OK SUCCESS. (BY TEI-IiUKAI'II — I'RI.AS ASSOtTA TIU.n). Hawkha, Last .Viglil. Kach side is confident of winning tlio election to-morrow. Air McKun/.io the Minister fur Lauds, spoke at Alanaia, on Saturday evening, in support of Mr AlcKuire and Messrs Hutchison and Smith, iu the same interests at luglowood. Mr Soddon, Minister for Public Works, arrived at Haweraon Saturday, and sneaks tr.-night. Alessrs Hutchison and Smith hold a meeting at Stratford to-night. AEr McKenzie has gone over to Wiiimalo Plains as far as Opuuako. Air lirnce had :<. good meeting at. Hawera, on Saturday evening. He complained bitterly of tin: tactics of the Ministers in rushing u|j and down the district w<ll king and speaking and making promises a/aiii-t him and they had so arranged their in«>.<tiiigs. as to shut. him out of the oppnrtuuiry of replying to their snecclies.

Mr McKenzio, in wr. mi S.iturday night, iutimated tint t• .*■ tin: s:nill loin necessary fur opening ";> hinds. tl:t>, in mey would be taken out of the U-K funds, --null as Government Insurance nnd l'ost OHici) Savings I'ink funds, for which thero was no outlet, and then: could he no salur security than land i>ll which to ad-

vance this money. The money for public buildings and School buildings would have to be paid out of our own resources. Instead of being borrowed. While not objecting to land being sold, he said it must be sold on terms which woald prevent it being bought for speculative purposes. He said an attempt would be made to reform the Upper House by making the term of nomination 7 or 10 yesrs.