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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1600, 13 November 1905, Page 1

THE ELEOXOBS OF WAIAPU. ADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— I have been honored by the request of a large number of Kleotor to offer myself as a Candidate for the House of Bepresentatives, and have decided to accede to their requisition to contest the Eleotlon. I shall take an early opportunity of laying my views before you, but, in the meanime, I may Btate that I am In favor of—(a) Optional FBEEHOLD Tenure. (b) LOCAL OPTION, with the imme diate enforcement of the WILL an INTENTION of the PEOPLE.

(a) A more IMPARTIAL and lees VEXATIOUS administration oi the laws of the Country. (d) The present system of Eleotion of Local Bodies by RATEPAYERS and BUR GE ) being maintained. = (o) TARIFF REFORM. (f) ALL MAORIS being placed on the SAME FOOTING as Europeans for the purpose of taxation. I .have, put, before you concisely my views on some of .the questions which are causing unrest amongst us, from which you will infer that though in OPPOSITION to the present Government, I decline to pledge myself to any party. I have the honor to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, W. LISSANT CLAYTON.

WHATATUTU RACING CLUB Will hold its: ANNUAL MEETING, BOXING DAY, DEC. 26th, 1905. PROGRAMME. First Bace toStart at Xl|o’olook, , * 1. Handioap Hurdle Race, of 10 sovs; 2nd ■ horse to reoeive 30s out of stake. Nominations 7s 6d, aoeptanees 2s 6d. One mile j . and a half. 2. ; Maiden Scurry, of 4 sots. Nomination 4s. Half-mile 3. District Baoe of 6 sovs; 2od horse to reoeive 10s out of stakes. Nomination ss. One mile. '4. Whatatutu Cup, of 15 sovs; 2nd horse to receive 2-sova :out; of -stakes. Nomina-;

tion lOa. aooeptDnoa fia. Ona inila and a half. 5. Pony Handicap, of 3, sovs. Nomination ; 3s. Siva furlongs. 6. Flying Handicap, of 7 sovs! 2nd horse to, receive I s’dv. out of stakes. Nomina- ; tion 7s. Six furlongs. , ~ 7. Consolation Handioap, of 4 sovs (all winners at meeting barred); 2nd horse to receive 10s out of stakes. Nomination ; 4s. Six furlongs. , RULES. .

1. Name, age, performances, pedigrees and colors of riders must aooompaoy nominations. - 2. No entries received without ca9h. 3. Stewards have: the right to. bar any horse from starting in a raoe if inoorreot performances are given.,, ; 4. . Protests must' bo mado in writing to Secretary within ten minutes after race, accompanied with dpi, whioh will be forfeited to the Club if protest is dismissed, Stewards’ deoision to be final. ■ 5. Horsus in Distriot Bade to have been the property of owners-(three months before llace Meeting) living .id ",fVfhata'ti}tu; and'Karaka districts ; district from Kaitaratahi Bridge up. 1 6. All jockeys to pay a fee of 2s 6d, Licenses to be produced at scales. ■ . | NOMINATIONS close with the Secretary, Whatatutu Hotel, on Saturday, Dee. 16th, at 9 p.m , for Hurdles, District Dace, Cup, and'Flying Handicap. WEIGHTS to appear on Tuesday, Deo. 9th.ACCEPTANCES cl o6o for the Gup and Huddle s with* the Secretary, at the Whatatutu Hotel, Detemhei 23rd,'at S'pim. .Nominations for;Scurry and Pony Handicapdose on the Course half an hour before each race ” • .' ' ’' I Consolation Handicap, poßt entry. Admission to Course, Is; obildren, halfprice. Horses, Is extra each., ; Coaches will meet trains at Te Karaka conveying passengers to Whatatutu, returning to batch evening train. H. 8. LESLIE, Horn Sqo

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