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

ZLXOnON NOTIOB9. PORT CHALMERS ELECTORAL DISTRICT. MAC ANDREW will be glad to meet the Electors at the Assembly Rooms, Port Chalmers, on Monday Evening, 13th inst., at 7 o’clock. ELECTION NOTICE. ENTLEMEN favorable to the return of Mr John P. Armstrong at the ensuing Election for the General Assembly will meet at the Temperance Hall on Monday, the 13th inst., at eight o’clock. TO THE ELECTORS OP DUNEDIN. GENTLEMEN, —I solicit your suffrages as a candidate to represent your interests in the next Parliament of New Zealand. I had previously thought of doing this, but refrained from moving, in the anticipation that sufficient candidates, possessing greater intelligence and influence than myself, might come forward to do battle for you at the present crisis. Seeing, however, no sign in this direction, although the “eleventh hour” has come, I. without longer hesitating, offer you my services. My political views are already known to many of you, but for the information of those who are nob so well informed I beg to say, First. That I am in Provincialism, whh two Provinces for each island. I would approve of and vote for one, but, believing there would be difficulties in - braining such an arrangement, I would rather favor the two Provinces scheme, as I think this would more generally commend itself to Pie electorates. Failing this I would be content to retain the control of our own richly-endowed and pre-eminent Province, and would assist the other Provinces to amalgamate in a manner most agreeable to themselves. Second. 1 would reduce the control of the General Government to matters purely federal, such as fiscal, postal, telegraphic, judicial, and general defence. Third. I would approve of a gradual change in the constitution of the Upper House, allow the present members to retain their seats, and provide for vacancies by election instead of by nomination, making provision for the retirement. of one-third of the members (who should be eligible for re-election) every five or seven years. The qualification for a seat in this branch of the Legislature should be previous occupancy of a seat in the Lower House, as well as the possession of property. Fourth, I am in favor of an income and land tax, and of taking off all imposts from necessary articles of general consumption. Fifth. I am in favor of compulsory education, but would make it free for the children of poor workmen, earning not more! than LIOO per annum. Sixth. Would favor the sale of land in small blocks on deferred payments or of agricultural and pastoral leases of limited extent, with improvement clause. Seventh. seek to repeal the postage on newspapers, believing it to bo a tax on education. Eighth. Would seek to repeal the present Stamp Duties, believing them tc be incommodious to trade, and vexatious in their operations.

Ninth. "Would give every to private enterprise, whether in the construction of railways, the initiation of new industries, or in the social settlement of distant and unoccupied lands; In short, I would give my best attention to and exercise all the influence I could command in building up in material and social greatness this our adopted and noblydestined country. Tenth. Should the next Parliament fail to repeal the Abolition Bill I would strongly support local Boards of Works, would insist on cutting down the cost of governing the Colony, would at once greatly reduce the cost of the Native and Defence Departments, and shortly abolish them altogether, recall Dr Featlierstou and abolish his custly staff, ami greatly simplify the immigration department, and for a time reduce the number of immigrants. Gentlemen, those are my sentiments, and if elected you can depend I shall prove true to them. I am, your obedient servant, W. HOOPER. Dunedin, December 11. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE ROSLYN DISTRICT. GENTLEMEN,— I am a Candidate for your suffrages at the forthcoming election. I will take early opportunities of addressing you in various parts of the District, A. ,T. BURNS. I di E oj 1 hj o : X o: ti I f hj b C A ii T > THE ELECTORS OF THE ROStYN f] DISTRICT. . HAVING been requested by a large number of you to offer myself as a Candidate to represent you in the General Assembly I have detevmineed i upon doing so. j I shall shortly address you, and give you my views on the question of the future government of this country. I may, however, now state j that I am opposed to Centralism in any form, and will give roy support to that party which will carry out the policy indicated in the address lately issued by his Honor the Superintendent.

Yours respectfully, C. W. FLEX MAN. 1 THE ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF KOSLYN. 1 TOiTHE ELECTORS FOR THE DISTRICT OF ROSLYN. GENTLEMEN,-! beg to intimate to you ' that it is my intention to offer myselt as - a Candidate to represent you in the new Parliament about to be elected. I shall without delay invite you to meet me in various parts of the district, when I will lay before you my views on the proposed Constitutional changes, and other matters .'affecting ] your interests. 1 In the meantime it may not be out of place ( for me to respectfully suggest that you should 1 demand of your future representative a plain, clear, and umnistakeable statement of the ' course he will take in dealing with the important questions that will have to bo decided during, the first session of the General A ssembly. X therefore beg that you will exercise this right to its fullest extent as fur as I am concerned, and if I fail to meet your] views reject me without hesitation, I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, HENRY DRIVER. M.tori Hill, 9th December, 1875, "White Poodle Dog. Owner may Jl hj. vve it by paying expanses. J. Scott, Maori rot d. FOUNI !■—Left'iuD'ah, Lou Thursday, an Overc- oat. Owner can have same by pay- | ing expenses. Apply<] Lcckie, Caversham cub rank. B" CARD am I RESIDENCE for two or tbme Gen tlemen. Savillo House, Stuart street. FOUND, a D eg. Owner can have the same by payii is: expenses. Apply George f Simpson, Regen i l / road.