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Kumara Times, Issue 538, 18 June 1878, Page 2

GENERAL AA'Sirtvrt-iLY ELECTION. | TO THE ELECTORS OF THE HOKITIKA DISTRICT. G' ENTLEMEN —At the request of many inliuontial aiul well-known electors of' the district, I came forward to solicit your suffrages at the forthcoming i election to (ill the seat in the House of Representatives lately vacated by Mr ; Hutton. f am aware that there has been some objection raised to my candidature on the j double ground of my being new to politics j and a stranger to your district. Rut if I ! have n >t tho advantage of experience, at i least I am five from connection with tho i party which has so long ruled the Colony, ■ and as a now political mi dawns for Now Zealand, it is perhaps not altogether disadvantageous that it should be to smiic extent inanguvr/ed by now men. if lam a stranger to your district, a:id you nevertheless, do me tho honor to elect me, you place mo under the greater obligation, and have a right therefore to expect mo to bo the more zealous and tho more devoted to the duties you wish me to perform. My views upon the prominent political questions of the day I shall soon have an opportunity of explaining to you personally, but I may state- that I am a Liberal in politics. I hold that in tliis country which none of ns have inherited except to tho extent we have inherited the rights of Britons, there are not, and should not, be allowed to be vested rights antagonistic to the interests of the people, s :ch as exist in the Old Country. Tho land of New Zealand should be open ao the people of Now Zealand, and if in the oast its distribution has not been judicious, it is the more incumbent on the Government to take ewe that it is more fairly apportioned in the future. Therefore, I am in favor of a liberal land law, taking away nothing that he legally possesses from any man, but cnabl- ■ ing the poor and tho industrious to acquire j it equally with the rich. I favor the extension of the principle of the sale of land on deferred payments, in reasonable blocks, and I hold that all public land should be sold in such moderate-sized parcels as to make it practically impossible for speculators to absorb it in vast estates. I consider that all dealing with land should ho in broad daylight and no hole and corner work permitted, by which any man, however iniiuential, can obtain any advantage over tho public. Moreover, I feel strongly that the great : burdens incurred by the Colony on Public Works, should, to a large extent, be born by the properties which have acquired much additional value by their construction. Therefore I shall support the proposals of the.present Government to impose a just and reasonable property tax, estimated according to classification, but not burdening the improvements effected by the industrious. I consider that every man not criminal and British by birthright or naturalisation, has a right to found a claim to the exorcise of the franchise, upon the fact of his having crossed the ocean to make this the country of his adoption, and still more so if he is a born New Zealander. The former class .are men who have shown by the fact of their 'emigration that they are men of enterprise and spirit, and in the education the Colony has given, and will give, to the young, we have the best guarantee that they will wisely use the privileges we give them. The education of the rising generation becomes the more important 'when it is re- : garded as the safeguard to the proper use of the electoral papers. Therefore, I consider, that the State should spare no effort to make the education of this Colony the very best possible, free and open to all. As all contribute to the funds from which its cost is defrayed, all have a right to share is advantages. I shall not add more at present, except that lam a firm s ipportor of the present Government, and shall do my utmost to retain them in office. I am., yours, Ac., SEYMOUR THORNE GEORGE. Wellington, June 13, 1378. ‘ NOTI 0 E. TTAVING disposed of my KUMARA “ BRANCH BUSINESS to Mr J. O’HAGAN, 1 request that a!i ACCOUNTS due to me be SET!’LEI) forthwith, otherwise Legal Proceedings will be taken for t?ieir recovery. Mr O’II AG AN will receive all Accounts, and his receipt will be a sufficient, discharge. . .1A MES 110 L M F.S. ti ll M~AMiTa SAW MILLS Main Road. QORNEOOT AND HOUSE. Every description of Sawn Timber supplied to order, at pi ices io .-ait 'lie times. nuilders materials, comprising 800 s, Sashes, Architraves, Almi'hlinusg and skirtings, and every des.a-iptioM of -turnery. Class, et all sizes. Corrugated and Galvanised Iron, of the best b.-aads. General frommmgeiw; ami all requirements of the Building Trade. MINING TIMBER : PROPS, CAPS, AND LATHS. Pi re wm>d, any h-aglhs. .V,. ( Ciders punctually etdend.wi U) .