MAJOR HARRISjAT OTAHUHU. '•

Major Harris, ono of the candidates for the representation of Franklin North, ad dressed a.meeting of electors lost night in the Otarmtm Public Hall. ,

On the motion of Mr Hogan, Beconded by Mr Jones, Mr W. R. Wills was voted to the chair, aud duly opened the meeting. Major Harris was cordially received. He said that he confidently anticipated a fair hearing, and tko same amount of fair play that had been accorded one, and would be accorded others of his rivals. The Otahuhu people had Rained a repute for considerate treatment of political candi dates, aud he hoped that on this occasion the character would be maintained. Since he had last addressed them, prohibitory legislation had been passed in respect of Chinese immigration,' and although he would have desired that no more than one Ohinaman should be imported by any vessel for every 50 tons of her registered burthen, still, tho rate adopted, viz., one Chinaman for every 10 tons, would suffice for the present. Another important measure that had been, passed Was the Corrupt Practices at Elections Prevention Bill, and its provisions wero exceedingly stringent, and rightly no, He had endeavoured to secure the passage of a clause providing for the imprisonment of any candidate gu'lty of corruption at elections, but he did nob succeed. The Fencing Act, which had also been carried through Parliament, conferred. upon the settlers the right of determining for them selves what in each particular case should be a legal fene*—thus making the matter a subject of arrangement between neigh bours. He considered the new Licensing Act an improvement upon its predecessor, and, in his opinion, the principle of elective commissioners would be found to work well. He had not roted for the Dog Registration Act in the session] ofj last year, in asmuch as it never came to a vote, but during the pant session he' had interested himself in obtaining an amendment of the measure. Road Boards had now the power of fixing tho registration 'fees at any sum from 6s to 10a. The report had been indus triously circulated that he had tried to get special exemption for the district in which he resided. 