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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2329, 23 October 1908, Page 1

GISBORNE ELECTORATE. W. LISSANT CLAYTON WILL ADDRESS THE ELECTORS la p|' IS TIJ-AJESTY’S rjIHEATRE - TO-NIGHT. (FRIDAY) AT 8 O’CLOCK. Chair taneh by Mr. W. Morgan. _____ ELECTORS OF GISBORNE. Ladies and gentlemen,— Having been honored by the request of a large number of Electors to offer myself as a Candidate for the House of Representatives,. I have decided to accede to their wishes. Although I shall take an early opportunity of laying my views before you, it. is desirable that you should have some indication of their nature. I am in favor of—(a) RESTORING to PARLIAMENT control of the public finances by restriction of the powers of the Ministry in public expenditure. (b) GRANTS VOTED by Parliament BEING EXPENDED upon specific works and not diverted at will of a Minster. (c) The continuance of the present system of ELECTION to LOCAL BODIES by RATEPAYERS and BURGESSES. (d) Encouragement of LAND SETTLEMENT upon the OPTIONAL PLAN with provisions for preventing the aggregation of large holdings. (e) ABOLITION of POLITICAL PATRONAGE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY for all, and the establishment of a GIVIL SERVICE BOARD. (f) TARIFF REFORM by reduction of duties on necessaries oi . ■ life. (g) NATIVES being placed on the same footing as Europeans for REPRESENTATION, TAXATION, and LAND TRANSACTIONS with proper saleguards. From which you will infer that I am in OPPOSITION to the present Administration. I have the honor to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, AV. LISSANT CLAYTON. MR. CARROLL’S CAMPAIGN. SUPPORTERS of the HON. MR. CARROLL'S Candidature are hereby notified that the old County Council Offices in Lowe Street are being utilised as liis Committee Rooms and will he open daily from 9 a.in. till 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. till 10 Pll1 ‘ C. J. PARKER, Chairman of Committee. G ISBORNE B LECTORATE. GEO. E. DARTON, Standing in ' LIBERAL and NO-LICENSE INTERESTS, 'ASTILL Address t]ie Electors as y V " under ATUYAHI-MQXRAJ, Oct 26th. /A E R ENGA-AiTffCA TUESDAY, October 27th. ATA W H E R O —AA 7 EDNESDAY, October! 28th. E ARAI— I THURSDAY, October 29. A KAURI— FRIDAY, October 30th. and JI S MONDAY, November! 2nd. Cliair taken 8 p.m. JJAY OF -pLENTY LECTORATE. MR. J B. GOW, OPPOSITION CANDIDATE, ILL ADDRESS THE ELECTORS , At .... MOTU on OCTOBER 23rd. RAKAUROA, on OCTOBER 24th./ N AIHUKA (at Railway Camp), OCTOBER 26th. rE KARAKA, OCTOBER 31st. A/HATATUTUj NOVEMBER 2nd. MAIKOHU, NOVEMBER 3rd. 3RMOND, NOVEMBER 4th. • I/VAIMATA. NOVEMBER sth.