Mr Cunningham ; The great Treaty of Waitangi was, that it gave the natives large advantages, but it was upset by land speculators, wUo wanted to purchase direct themselves. Iv public works, he would see that the North Island was done justice to, and that, the South should not have it all their own way. As for immigration, he thought it " rauk injustice to spend money importing immigrants." It was, he said, " entirely unjust to import labour to com pete against the working man," All the move so, V as the working man, who contri butes iv taxes to the revenue of the country, may, through not being a property holder, bo disqualified from having a vote." If the people of the Colony were prosperous and happy, he had no douht that immigrants would come out without the aid of Govern ment. He considered the railway ought to be continued from Hamilton to Cambridge. Mr Moucrieir: I think if it got to. Cam bridge it would ba at a standstill, as the country is no good behind it. I will put a strong question to you : In case you arc returned, will you do all in your power to improve the district or county that returned you. Take care, don't make auy promiso except you can keep it. We have had pro mises enough from Mv McMinu, but they were of no use. You must have the priu «iple of a man.
