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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 98, 15 August 1879, Page 3

\ TO "'"THE~ELISCTOItS OF \ ■ MANAWATU. ij , [! !i /GENTLEMEN- I beg lo offer myself for re-election to the- representation of ill.- Klc-i'M-Jil Pi-iri.-i <>( Af.-inawntii. Upon the iiolitical questions of the ; tiny I shall take an early opportunity of addressing you at each of the centres of population in the County. Meantime, I may mention that I will vote for an Extension of the Suffrage, for Triennial PiuUnments, for the Abolition of the Land Tax, and its replacement by a Property or Income Tax. I 1 shall press toward tho iir>inedi;tte construction of the railway from lEamuvatu to "Wellington, and with regard to where it shall connect with the present line, I shall advocate that I the route chosen be the one that will be most beneficial to the Colony gene* rally, taking into conskleraiion econo my, laud revenue, and settlement I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Tom obedient servant, WALTKE W. JOHNSTON. rpo TOE K LECTORS OF MANA 1 WATTJ. Gentlemen — I httve already announced my intention of becoming a candidate fr the honor of representing j-ou in the General Assembly, and as the dissolution of the present Parliament is now a certaiuty, I hasten to place before you briefly an expression of my views. I am in favor of such an extension j of the sxiffrage as will give a vote to every man who has givon a guaranteo of his intention to make this Colony his home, and I am a>i advocate of Triennial Parliaments, but I object to tho distribution of representation on a purely population basis, unless the towns are more heavily hacirMcapped than they are under the proposals of the present Government. With our general revenue, so rapidly'^increasing as it is proved to, I am of opinion that an energetic and economical administration should I make both ends inset, but if further taxation is inevitable it shou'd take I the form of an income and properly tax. lam altogether opposed to tho land tax as being an unfair burthen on ono class c;f property, specially injurious to the farming interest, and tending to keep capital out cf the country. The remission of the duties on grain and timber 1 regard as a grave mistake, and as a serious blow to those two most important industries of tho Colony wl-ich employ the largest amount of labor in proportion to the value of thoir pro* ducts. The gradual extension oi the Public Works Scheme, by means of further loans carefully expended iD the development of our great natural resources, is to my mind essential to the prosperity of tho Colony. 1 shall strenuously advocate tho immediate comniejicement and vigorous prosecution of the West Coast Railway simultaneously from Wellington and Palmorston. I shall also urge that tho Otaniakapua lUock be made accessible through tho Kiwitea settlement ; and, with regard to all lands which may be now or hereafter in Ihe hands of tho Government for sale, I shall earnestly endeavor to establish the principle that thoy be opened by roads before sale, ond that a large proportion be disposed of on the deferred, payment sj'stem. I can appeal with confidence to my career during a residence of 25 yeais among you as a sufficient guarantee, that if you do mo the honor to select mo as your representative, tho power placed in my hands wili be actively and unselfishly exerted for the furtherance of all such measures as will tend to the general prosperity of the Colony, and the suosantial progivss of that important section of it in which I, in common with you all, am more intimately concerned. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, A. FOi LETT HALCOMI3K. P.S. — I propose to meet the electors at the J'UHLIC HALL, FOXTON, on THURSDAY the 21st AUG UST, at 8 p.m., and at the other centres of population at an early date.