WAIKATO ELECTORATE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2993, 19 September 1891, Page 2

WAIKATO ELECTORATE.

Mil W. A. MURRAY XV HAMI.I.TOX. Mil W. A, MuiuiAV, a cindiiiato fur the Wiiik.itD seat, rendered vacint by tlio resignation of tlio Hon. John Bryce, addressod tlw electors at the l'nblic Hall, Hamilton, lust evening. Mr 1. Coates, Mayor of Hamilton, occupied the clriir, Miid' t.hf! iittemk.nue was not largo. This, mo doubt, was dua to tho uncertain appear•nine of tlirt wu.ithor, hsavv showois having fallen in the ourly part "f (lie evening, and ■ils'i that many of tlio re.iidmils in find •wound Hamilton wore away at OiinbridL'C The chuirm.in brielly introduced Mr Man ay, who apologised for being Lite, which was caused by setting wot mi coming From Cambridge. Ho regretted Mr lirycj's resignation, and said that ho felt sure that if Sir M. O'K'H-ko (who would possibly bo '.i candidate) had beiMi Snnakor, .Mr llrycn would still hav.j bi'.on their member. He referred t'J the unsatisfactory position of the Colony, and totho fact tint every Government was looked upon with suspicion and only as n machine for levying taxes to pay oil foreign delits. The question of past burrowing was touched upon, and lie regretted the amount of patty strife, and if he wero elected a.) their representative he would ii"t make any man his enemy, but. would try to work with any limio-tt man. This position lin thought would have been taken by Mr l>yee. Thn olony is being bled to the extent of £'1000,000 a-yu:ir, -aid he thought the Imperial Government should give them some consideration in consequence of the native war, which was brought abo-.it by the Imperial Government, and the experiments in government which it made. He advou.il'id the consolidation of the loans by the Imperial Government, which would enable thoin to dispense with tha Land and locitne Tax and allow of a remission in Customs dutins on articled of necessity to settlers. He was not in favour of any further borrowing. The administration of the Government —local as well as general—should be simplified. At present theie were some 17,000 perilous employed carrying out the local government. By simplifying the locid government, tho cost of the general government would be reduced. A sch'ime of local government, advocated by Mr Andrew Carnegie, was supported by Mr Murray. A. fair rate of interest should be established in the colony, tlio present rate of eight and nine per cent, being too high ; Hvo per cent, would be quite sufficient, and should be lixed by statute. The present heavy rate of interest in the colony was killing the yeoman class. He thought the land laws of New Zealand wore the most inviting of nny country in the world. The system of dummyism was then touched on. As regards federation, ho thought intercolonial freetrade would benefit the colonies, but the difficulty would be to apportion the revenue. The la mo blocks of native lands which are at present locked up, he sngKested should be opened for sottioment, a portion of tho rental being set aside for the natives, by which means they would be benefitted and the interests of colonisation advanced. The Government should take the land and pay over the amounts, due to the native?. Hβ would not like to see black landlords and white tenants. Ho referred to tlio action of the different Governments with legard to various ran ways, ovklouung tho Mnnawatu and Midland linea.aud spoke against the the government taking over the N<sw Plymouth aurt Oaniarii breakwaters, which wero almrst useless works. Mr Mini ay considered the action of the Government with regard to the honorarium was disgraceful, but w il -j iu favour of female suliruue, which he had hoped to have seen law this session. The Chairman then intimated to uic mooting that Mr Murray would answer any nuesti.ms that might he put. Mr T. C. Hammond asked if Mr Murray were returned would he support the present Government or the Opposition. In reply, Mr Murray asked if it was no principles or the personnel of the party that war meant. He would not pledge himself to support any body of individuals but would support broad principle* and ail) honest \mn who had the interests ot the colony at heart. . , , Mr Hammond again askod would lin support the party which had caused Mr Bryee to resign, or would he support the party of which Mr Bryce was a member ? Mr Murray said that if he were returned liS v.-.ul'l "tnvt! by cMiciliat' iy i;.t;-.r.-: to »u

tlin viilo n[ censure pa-si , .! uti Mr llryci: roin.ivtwl. Ho rcirrotteil Mr Uryc-i's 1... ti,. , r; miitry lint t.h-.iit-hf. 11l i!. i* ■■■■<;\\ I iw' liii f..r Hi- «.>!i.Tiy w..ni I nnt all'.v :i Minn who liail rli.iiH mi icmcli f.n t'i • c; il'.nv to r.!in;iiii und' , r |i"liticil n-ti ci.-m. ll.■ dul ii'it brtlinve in Btnun: p iiy iw-.\. \\- linil nl'.Vrtj-n folili'i lh.it the<i- mil wn' i. , - w:irili"l Willi jieci) inent nri'l n: :in:nril,i-•■ bilint- anil hrs in-', uico'l tlii- ia tin- i:i-i> <■: Hi" iin>s(!iit Siioolcnr. Mr ir-nti.n-.M'l iismvkl >i i-nlo ■/ ■hoi!,-- t., Mr M'ln.y f,r h,, nl-lr, , :.ll<l t'l .It. Hiiii.ji'.tiiii! him n<l (:iii,ti'!iiiic! in hi n :n 'In , mprf-Hiitntivo for \V,iil;itn. Sci:nli."l by Mr C ,ili,i«. C.ipr.iin Kunn:n;ui ni-.v. , .! :-r, uni-ivl-iiii'ii,. ii. vi.t,.) nf Hunk* li.r i'ii , =-l-f: —; in.l omli'J-ni:.-) in Mr Mi', .v. II,: .-.i i Mr Mu.Tiy Ill'l C.-l- f... A,,1,l ,-iS i<ll i.l. t'L, 11driil nun to cl i wl< .1 h<: Urnm-M. 1,-1 f-r th-niiloiiy. II- w.i> lint, iiu uiit'i-'l tiiiin ll.ivin? ic|jii si.n'p.l I'.iin;,! f.ir-'o-. n v-.ir-i, nu.i liu (dpi. Ifunitiiiiiu) In.l liimhl Mr IJryco s.iv tli-.t il-nia,' tin: tin: Mr Murr.iy w.w in th'J 11,,11-;- thurii is-..s nit :i inuro p ifiunibiir. Murray sixtel th:>t the v,<t,. of cmli,|.'.!icu liu im'iitlcid iw In- diil iMI wisli tho eln<:tord t.i ffittur tli'iniKolvns bvforn tho pollini; if-iy. Uaptnin Runuinmn witli<li-u\v tho vot<i of oonlifletio'! ami tho sinimiiiui'j.it Wiis then sncMiiluil by .\tr Slmuliiinn, iui'l mi beintr put to Hie uiii'lin? it \v;i.i c.irrioij by ac c! iin-iti'Mi. Mr Mitriay tli:mke<l lliosn pn'.-uat f,r their Kind vot«. Me sii j ho had alu-.y.s tried to bo independent and ho liopeil thoy would pro.-crvii thcii , indoputi !i'ir:-i iiml individuality iiirl do the bu-rt i',r om: sinothur. A vote nf tli ei!(s to the chairman terminated tho prowi'dine*.