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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 65

[introduction]

At the request of several farmers, who had read the letters in the Lyttelton Times on the subject of Mortgage Interest, Mr. Newlyn delivered the following address, on Thursday evening, July 17th, to an attentive audience of landowners. Mr. "W. H. Rule occupied the chair.

Mr Rule and Gentlemen,—In times of election excitement, one naturally looks for a good bunch of promises from all who venture to speak in public, whether as candidates for election, or as "free-lances " like myself. Long years ago, a gentleman commonly known as Jack Cade, promised the Working Men's Political Association of his day, that he would so arrange the Liquor Bill as to enable them to squeeze a quart of beer into a pint pot, and I should very much like to hold out hopes of being able to get an extra bushel of wheat into each of your corn sacks, when the thresher pays its next visit to your district; for I have no doubt that you would quickly avail [yourselves of the chance of getting the better of the Railway Department before and another change in the grain tariff prevented your getting the extra bushel carried over the line for nothing. But, although I cannot increase your harvest, I think I can show you how you may obtain greater profit; from the yields with which you may be favoured, and this -without any injustice to those with whom you may be in commercial alliance at present. Before going into the details connected with Mortgage Interest, I cannot, let us hope, do much harm by reminding you that there is every likelihood of