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Kumara Times, Issue 543, 24 June 1878, Page 3

ELECTORAL. ARAHTTRA RIDING. PHE following CANDIDATES were . NOMINATED to fill the vacant -Bent in the Arahtim Riding, COUNTY "COUNCIL OF WESTLAND. MATTHKW GRIFFITHS HENRY WILLIAN SANDLE. The POLLING places are as follows, : and the POLLING will tnkn place on TUESDAY, the 2nd day of July proximo, coiuim'iicing at 9 a.m., and terminating at 6 o'clock p.m. Kumara •. . Borough Chambers . Dillmati's Town Ryan's Store Goldsborough . Court House Stafford. . . Do. 'Callaghans. Litt-rat-y 'lnstitute Big Dam . . Do. A. F. F. ETHKIMDGE, Returning Officer. •Dated at Stafford, this 22ad day of •iTane, 1878. GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION, TO THE ELECTORS OF THE HOK.ITIKA DISTRICT. rjENTLEMEN —At the request of " rnany influential and well-known 'electors of the district, I came forward to 'solicit your suffrages at the forthcoming •election to fill the seat in "the House of Representatives lately vacated by Mr 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 disadvantageous that it should be to some extent inaugurated by new men. If lam a 'stranger to your district, and you nevertheless, do me the honor to elect me, you _1 J. ■ a*.' have a right therefore to expect me to be 'the more zealous 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 opportunity of explaining to • you personally, but I may state that I am a Liberal in politics. I hold that in this country which none of us have inherited except to-the extent we inherited the rights of Britons, there •"are not, and should not, be allowed to be Vested rights antagonistic: to the interests *of the people, Buch as : exist in the Old 'Country. The land of New Zealand should be open u> the people of New Zealand, and if in the/past its distribution has not been judicious, it. is the more incumbent on tne Government to take care that it is more fairly apportioned in the future. Therefore, 1 am in favor of a liberal land law, taking away nothing that he legally possesses from any man, but epabling the poor and the industrious to acquire it equally with the rich. I favor the extension of the principle of the sale of land oh 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 be in broad daylight and no hole and corner work permitted, by which any. man, however influential, can obtain any advantage over "the public. Moreover, I feel strongly that the. great burdens incurred by the Colony on Public should, to a large extent, be born hy the properties which have acquired touch additional value by their construction. Therefore L shall support the pro* Iposals 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 ly birthright or naturalisation, has a riy.ii o found a claim to the exercise of the frv chise, upon the fact of his having crosse-l i.. ocean to make this the country of his adoj ■ ion, .ad Btill more so if he is a born New Zealauuer. The former Glass are men who havu shown •by the fact of their emigration that they ; are men of enterprise and spirit, and in the education the Colony hits given, and will give, to the young, we have the best Sguara&tee 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 ■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 supporcar of the present 'Government, and shall do my utmost to -retain them in office. ' I am, yours, &c> SEYMOUR THORNE GEORGE. WeUmgtoa, June 13, 1878. for winter wear. W. KIRKPATRICK'S ) Four Bales White and Coloured Blankets, Flannels, Moagiel and Pit Piaidings, &c.