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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 186, 4 July 1884, Page 3

. MANAWATU ELIiCTJoN. To F. i. LiTIIBKIDGE, Esq., <i. M. SxEL.socr, Esq., and th.> other Electors signing the inquisition asking me to become a Candidate for the Manawatu seat. Gentlesiex, — In response to your very flattering and gratifying request, I have great pleasure m consenting to lionoruin-tted as a Candidate for Manawatu at the coming election. I shall take 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.aim more m accord with the policy of the Atkinson Ministry than with that of uny of the numerous leaders of the other .«ide 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 'I he good of the Colony at large, and that especially Ihoy have tried topro-nr.-ote the prosperity of Ihe country districts, by liberalising the land laws, and by their scheme for the construction of roads and bridges, the partial fuilure of which through want of funds is attributed to causes beyond the control of any Government. I cannot, however, agree with Mr Rolicston'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 terras' compatible with due provision for survey and roadmaking, but, as under the present Act, let a purchasing clause always be t granted after a fair proportion of improvement has been made by the leaseholder. The truest nationalization of the land, I hold, is to settle it with freeholder* m moderately -*»ized 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 i 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 pre-emptive right. * ' '- I am m favour of. Secular Euucaticn, and ho long as the finances of the Colony warrant it, of free piimary education, and m. any. case of free education up lo the Fourth Standard. I should like lo see our railways managed by a non-political Board, the members of which should only be removable m the same manner as J udges of the Supreme Court. Other and minor questions 1 will deal with when addressing the electors lace to face. If- 1 have the honor to be elected, I can conscientiously say that I) 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. MACARTHFR. MR MACARTHUR will have much pleasure m addressing the electors of Manawatu at the following places, on the dates mentioned :— Awahuri, School-house, Priday; 4th July. . ,' At 8 p.m. on each date. TO CARPENTERS & BUILDERS. mENDERS are inviteel for AlteraI tions to a building' in,. Mam* street, adjoining the Commercial Hotel. Plans and specifications may be seen at my office. Tenders close at noon on Saturday, sth inst. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. L. G. WEST. fSW£2£P HO! SWEEP HO ! THE undersigned bears to notify . to the residents o£ Palmevston and surrounding distiicls that he has taken over the chimney-sweeping business lately carried on by E. Lyon, Mnd will be happy to execute carefully and with despatch all orders with which he may be favoured. CHAS. WATERS, Taonui-street, next Lyons' Factory. SUPPORT LOCAL INDUSTRY. Summers & Go. AERATED WATER AND CORDIAL MANUFACTURERS, FEILDING. SYRUPS, Tonic Watery, Cordials, Ginger Ale, Champagne, Cider, &c. Goods forwarded by Rail or Waggon throughout the District. Purity and Quality Quarantend. Orders Promptly attended to.