ELECTORAL NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 3993, 11 December 1875, Page 3

ELECTORAL NOTES.

Mr Bull opposes Mr Ballance at Rangitikai. Mr, Hnrtshouse is a candidate for Moteuka. Mr Hooper has issued his address to the Dunedin electors. Messrs A. J. Burns and C. W. Flexman announce themselves as candidates for Eowlyn. Mr Wakefield’s open-air meeting at Christchurch last night was postponed in consequence ot the weather. Mr W. M. Maskell, Provincia' S cretary of Canterbury announces himself as a candidate for the Ashley district. The nomination for Tuapeka is fixed for the mst., and the poll for the 29ch. Mr J U. Brown is the only candidate in tile field at present. following are polling places for the laien district Drill-shed, Mosgiel; fcjoho dhouses at > >takia; NoHh Taieri and M'aungatua, Court House at Outrani. . lV ' r -Keid, who is out for Hokitika, strongly favors the Abolition ol the Provinces and advocates municipalities and shire councils; ficat‘ ia e * ec^ve Hpper House on property qualiWe understand that Mr James Maeassey is likely to come forward for Dunedin, and tha jm a -£l bt ' ing “ a(,e to induce Messrs Harris and i. Dick to stand for the City in the Provincial interest. Messrs J . S. M’Farlaue, Thomas Hcderf on ’ Hurst, and Dr Lee are announc'd for Waitemata. Mr Von der Heyde, the late member, retires in favor of Mr Henderson, who formerly represented the district. Mr Wilson, M.P.C., addressed the electors at Kwerton last night. He declared himself opposed to resuscitating Provincial institutions, hut strongly in favor of separation of the two Islands, with a separate Government for e J c ™ meeting closed with a simple vote or thanks to the candidate for explaining his Views. Only about twenty persons were pre--86"0<-'k Graham was in the chair. The Cromwell paper deals only in rumors A requisition is going the rounds on behalf of Mr MacKellar, and there is reason to believe that another well-known Cromwell resident wi!l wiace himself in the hands of the residents. Mr 1. L. Shepherd tells the ‘ Argns ’ that when he visits the district he will merely review the past, and consult with his late constituency as to the future.

Mr H. P. Murray-Aynsley addressed the electors of Lyttelton last night, and announced himself favorable to abolition, with local Boards having more extended powers than the present Road Boards. He thought municipalities should have a share of the land fund the same as Road Boards. He would support State secular education, but thought if smal! fees were charged for all children of educational ages compulsory education would be rendered unnecessary. The runs should be fairly assessed, and then offered to the existing tenants at the increased rental. At t !, e com elusion of his speech a vote of thanks was parsed.

In Ins address to the electors of Wairarara. Mr Bunny says Alterations in the forml of Government are not of such great importance as many people imagine. The success of all Governments entirely depend upon good administration, »nd without this no form of Government can be ot advantage to the people; therefore, as in the late session, the abolition of the Provincial form ot Government was decided by a large majority, and us the electors generally seem to approve of such decision, 1 shall be prepared, if re-elected, to give my assistance in framing such measures as wifi give to toe people the best form of local self-government with large powers and rneams to ca-ry on the important duties which will then devolve upon them. But in order to furnish such means the manner of raising our revenue will have to be considerable altered, and property will have xo contribute its fair share towards the taxation of the country, whilst the necessaries of life must be relieve,! from the high Customs duties now charged upon them. I also inform you that 1 will be no party to any scheme which mi»ht tend to bring about the disunion of the Colony,” The following table shows the dates for the elections as far as we have been able to ascertarn i —■

Tuftpeki Avon Komination. PaII December 22 22 17 18 18 ... December 29 Chris cchurch City Akaroa, **• >• • •• m 28 21 Kaiapoi ” ... „ 22 21 i 4 ... Waimrapa ... 29 28 ... Januai‘7 ••• l»