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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 185, 3 July 1884, Page 3

MANAWATU ELECTION. To Y. Y. Lkthiwiuge, Esq., G. M. Snelson, Esq., and the other Electors signing the lequisition asking me to become a Candidate for the Manawatu seat. GrENTLEMEtf, — In response to your very flattering and gratifying request, I have great pleasiu'ein consenting to be nominated as a Candidate for Manawatu at the coming election, I shall lake an early opportunity of addressing the electors at the various centres, and explaining my political views m detail. In the meantime, I may state that I am more m accord with the policy of • the Atkinson Ministry than with that of any of the numerous ieaders of the other vide of the present House. Though that Ministry has no doubt, made mistakes, I believe the leading members of it have on the whole •worked honestly according to their lights for »he good of the Colony at large, and that especially they have tried to proii'ote' the prosperity of the country districts, by liberalising the land laws, and by their scheme for the construction of roads and bridges, the partial failure of which through want of funds is attributed to causes beyond the control of any Government. I cannot, however, agree with Mr Rolleston's projected scheme of perpetual leasing, or with what it is now the fashion to call "the nationalization of the land." Let the Crown lands be leased on the easiest terms compatible with due provision for survey and roadnmking, but, as under the piesent Act, let a purchasing clause always be granted after a fair proportion of improvement has been made hy the leaseholder. The truest nationalization of the land, I hold, is to settle it with freeholders m moderatdy-tiized blocks, trusting for revenue to the development of the resources of the country caused by such settlement, rather than to rents extracted by a Central Government from a State tenantry I agree generally with the Native policy of the Atkinson Ministry, and especially so with Mr Bryce's proposal for the resumption of the preemptive right. I am m favour of Secular Euucation, and so long as the finances of the Colony warrant it, aifree pnmary education, and m any case oi free education up to the Fourth Standard. I should liko to see our railways managed by a non-political Board, the members of which should only be re movable m the same manner as J udges of the Supreme Court. Other and minor questions I will deal with when addressing the electors lace to face . „ If I have the honor to be elected, I can conscientiously say that 1 will endeavour to the, best of my ability to represent the district as a whole without bias m favour of any particular part of it, while remembering at the same time that a member is elected to watch over the interests of the Colony at large. Your Obedient Servant, D. H. MACARTHUR. MR MACARTHUR will have much pleasure m addressing the electors of Manawatu at the following places, on the dates mentioned : — Ashurst, School-house, Thursday, 3rd July. Awahuri, School-house, Friday, 4th Juiv. : At 8 p.m. on each date. Ladies', Maids', Sf Children's Ulsters AND 4s IN HAND. Second Shipment now opened out The Bon Maxche TO CARPENTERS & BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited for Alterations to a building m ftlamstreet, adjoining; the Commercial Hotel. Plans and specifications may be seen at nay office. Tenders close at noon on Saturday, sth inst. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. L. G. WEST. NOTICE. MR COTTLE, Dentist, can be consulted at Mr Leary's, chemist, ou Tuesday, July 8, between the houis of 10 a.m. and 4.80 p.m. f^WJBBP HO! SWEEP HO ! nnHE undersigned begs to notify I to the residents o£ Palm era ton and surrounding distiicls that he has taken over tlie chimney-sweeping business lately carried on by E. Lyon, Mnd will be happy to execute carefully and witb despatch all orders with which he may be favoured. CHA>S. WATERS, Taonui-street, next Lyons' Factory.