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Evening Star, Issue 3994, 13 December 1875, Page 2

ELECTION NOTICED. THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF A DUNEDIN. Gexti.kmf.x,— I bpg to announce iliat I ant a candidate for your suffrages at tbo ensuing election for this City. . I B hall take an early opportunity of nddressin£ you upon the various questions wh’ch the next Parliament may be expected to deal with, I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, _ JAMES MACASSEY. Dunedin, December 13, 1875. TO THE ELECTORS OF DUNEDIN. GENTLEMEN, —I solicit your suffrages as a candidate to represent your interests in the next Parliament of Niw 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 for ward do battle for you at tbe 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 not so well informed I bog to say, First. That I am in favor ofj’modified Provincialism, with two Provinces for each island. I would approve of and vote for one, but, believing there would be difficulties in obtaining such an arrangement, I would rather favor the two Provinces scheme, as I think this would more generally commend itself to the 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. I would reduce the control of the General Government to matters purely federal, such as fiscal, postal, telegraphic, judicial, and general defence. ,Thb d. I v ould 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 provi-iou for the retirement of ono-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 tbe 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 f-*i tbe children of poor workmen, earning not more than LIOO per annum.

S xth. 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. Would seek to repeal the postage on newspapers, believ.ng it to be a tax on education. Eighth, Would seek to repeal the present Stamp Duties, believing them to be incommodious to trade, and vexatious in their operations. Ninth. Would give every encouragement 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 Kill I would strongly support local Boards of Works, would insist < n cutting down the cost of governing the Colony, would at onc« greatly reduce the cost "f the Native ami Detence J departments, and shortly abolish them altogether, recall Dr beatherston and abolish Ins costly staff, and great'y simplify the immigration department, and for a time reduce the number of immigrants ; would oppose the construction of any new lines of railway until those already in hand are flushed, and the debt on their construction greatly reduced ; and would insist on a strict adherence to the conditions of the Kailway Act of 1871.

Gentlemen, those are my sentiments, and if elected you can depend I shall prove true to them, I am, your obedient servant, Dunedin, December 11, ELECTION NOTICE. 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 OF THE ROSLYN DISTRICT. |_J AVING been requested by a large number of you to offer myself as a Candidate to represent you in the General Assembly I have decermineed upon doing so. 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 that I am opposed to Centralism in any form, and will give my support to that party which will carry out the policy indicated in the address lately issued by hia Honor the Superintendent. Youra respectfully, C. W. FLEX MAN. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE ROSLYN I'ISTk CT. ENTLEMKN,—I am a Candidate for VX your suffrages at the forthcoming dec tion. I will take early opportunities of addre sing you in various parts cf the District. A. J. BURINS. THE ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF ROSLYN.

TO THE ELECTORS For THE DISTRICT OF KOSI.Y.V. A O L a, 1 u '- TLN ’ T be " to intimate to you VJ| that it is my intention to efL-r myself as a tuuuliclale to represent you iu the new Farliainent <ihout to bo elected. . 1 Bl V'i l without delay iuvite you to meet mo in various parts of the district, when I will lav T 1 my '"I on l he Proposed ConstituXk?c,s:“' -* *** Iu the meantime it may not be out of place for me to respectfully suggest that you should demand of your future representative a plain clear, and unnmtakeable statement of the course he will take m dealing with the importaut questions tliat will have to be decided dunng the first session of the General A Jrt bl>. I therefore beg that, you «dll exe.cise this right to its fullest extent as far ns I am concerned, and if I fail to meet youri views icjt'ct ius without hesitation, I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, Maoii Hill, MBSBY DBIVIIB. 9th December, 1875. HIGH HO HO >L 01< f OTAGO. r |Hlfi Annual i dwribution c f Prizes will w i ti:l , CO pla '’ e iu Huiversity Hall on Wednesday next, the loth instant at 2 o’clock p m Faieuts of the pupils, and others interested m the, School, are invited to attend. WILLIAM ijNOERIB, H.A., Rector.