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Kumara Times, Issue 539, 19 June 1878, Page 3

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE HOKITIKA DISTRICT. riENTLEMEN —At the request of I ' ' many influential and well-known electors of the district, I came forward to : solicit your suffrages.at the forthcoming j : election to fill the seat in the House of j Representatives lately vacated by Mr j Button. - : I am aware that there has been some objection raised to my candidature on the , double ground of my being new to politics ! and a stranger to your district. But if I, have not the advantage of experience, at least I am free from connection with the party which has so long ruled the Colony, and as a new political era dawns for New Zealand, it is perhaps not altogether dis- j advantageous that it Bhould be to some ex- ! "tent inaugurated by new men. If lam a ! stranger to your district, and you never- i theless, do me the honor to elect me, you ; place me tinder the greater obligation, and , have a right therefore to expect me to be the more sealous and the 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 j opportunity of explaining to you person- ! ally, but I may state that I am a Liberal in politics. I hold that in this country which none of ub have inherited except to the 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, such as exist in the Old . Country. The land of New Zealand j should be open to the people of New Zea- ' land, and if in the past its distribution has not been judicious, it is the more in- ; cumbent on the Government to take care I that it is more, fairly apportioned in the future. Therefore, I am in favor of a liberal lmd law, taking away nothing that he legally possesses from any man, but enabl- ! lag the poor and the industrious to acquire ; ifc equally with the rich. j I favor the extension of the principle of . the sale of land on deferred payments, in | reasonable blocks, and I -hold that all j public land should be sold in such moderate-sized parcels as to make it prac- I tically impossible for speculators to absorb j it in vast estates. I consider that all ! dealing with land should be in broad daylight and no hole and corner work per- I mitted, by which any man, however in- j fluential, can obtain any advantage over j the public. '' .. - I Moreover, I feel strongly that the great j burdens incurred by the Colony on Public Works, should, to a large extent, be born j by the properties which have acquired ; much additional value by their construe- I tion. Therefore I shall support the pro- ! posals of the present Government to im- '; pose a just and reasonable property tax, j estimated according to classification, but j not burdening the improvements effected j by the industrious. \ j I consider that every man not criminal ■ and British by birthright or naturalisation, has a right to found a claim to the : exercise 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. j The former class are men who have shown j 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 regarded as the safeguard to the proper use of the electoral papers. Therefore, I consider, that the State should spare no effort J 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 supporter of the present Government, and shall do my utmost to retain them in office. I am, yours, &c, SEYMOUR THORNE GEORGE. Wellington, June 13, 1878. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE, ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA. I GENTLEMEN, I beg respectfully to inform you that, at the request ot a large number of your body, it is my intention to become a candidate, for your suffrages at the Ensuing Election of a member of the House of Representatives to fill the seat at present vacant by the resignation of C. E. Button Esq. I shall take early opportunities of addressing the'Electors at the various O'-utred of population throughout the district. * I am prepared to give a general support to the Ministry of which Sir George Grey is the chief, and in the meanwhile I pledge myself that, it returned I will conscientiously, and to the best of my ability devote my energies to secure the welfare "f the district, not that it forms a part of one of the most flourishing and important Colonies in the Southern Hemisphere. I am, Gentlemen, With great respect, Your most obedient servant, GERARD GEORGE \ Hokitika, June l>osi, 1878. ' DRESS MATERIALS, all shades and newest patterns, to be sold at Cost Price: at D. DAVIDSON and Co.'s.