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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

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Mr. J. Aitken Connell (candidate for Eden) addressed the Electors of the Mount Eden district in Waite's Hall on Friday evening, July 22. The night was exceedingly inclement, but, despite this fact, some seventy or eighty electors were present.

Mr. R. Udy was called to the chair. He said: I must thank you, gentlemen, for the honour you have conferred on me in asking me to take the chair to night, and, as you have come to hear Mr. Connell, and not me air my views, I will content myself with reading the advertisement convening the meeting, and then ask Mr. Connell to address you. (Mr. Udy then read the advertisement convening the meeting.) Mr. Connell will now occupy your time and attention.

Mr. Connell, who was received with applause, spoke as follows Mr. Chairman and gentlemen,—It is a singular misfortune that appears always to attend me, that when I intend to make a good speech the fates are against me. The weather to night is of such an extraordinary character that I can only feel intensely gratified at so many of you turning out to hear me. I said myself, before leaving home, that to-night I would not attend to hear the Duke of Wellington make a speech Therefore I thank you first of all for your attendance this evening. It is not often, gentlemen, that I speak from notes, but as our business this evening is connected specially with protective duties, I shall be compelled to depart from my custom of speaking entirely extempore. I am here to speak on the subjects of protective duties and the encouragement of native industries, and I shall therefore be obliged to resort to notes for the purpose of giving you a few figures which, I think, you will find suggestive and interesting on those subjects.