ELECTION NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1636, 15 August 1887, Page 3

ELECTION NEWS.

Auckland, August 13.

It is reported that a movement is on foot amongst the Natives to bring out Te Wheoro as a candidate for the House. Taurangv, Auuu«tls. Mr Grace, late member for Tauranga, has retired m favor of Mr W. Kelly

Grkymouth, Auaunt 14

Mr Joseph Petrie opened his election campaign at Paeroa on Saturday evening He declared himself a supporter of the Stout-Vogel Government, though not approving their actions He condemned giving money to Mr Maxwell for his trip Home while trying to cut down the wages of working men to 6a a day. He opposed the tariff brought down last session, and said that with the land question properly managed, there should be no need for Clustorns' tariffs which rarely touched the pockets of capitalists. Ho said he saw 200 men out of work along the Midland Railway, and the contractors were advertising eluewhere for more labor to glut the market, and thus bring down the price of labor. In the course of further remarks, he designated the Purchase of Railways Bill as the most rascally swindle ever perpetrated m the colony. He apoke m favor of retrenchment, and said they should cut down all high salaries, the

Premier's and other Ministers' included. He received a vote of thanks and confidence

Ddnedin, August 15 The Hon. Mr Larnach speaking at Portobello on Friday, said that not only was it the intention of the Government to severely taper off borrowing, but to keep the future spending out of lorn money nearer half a million th-m a million per annum. Governmert wore absolutely sincere if thoir detorrai lation o effect retrenchment.