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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 193, 12 July 1884, Page 3

STEVENS & GORTON. Grass Seeds ! Grass Seeds ! ! Gross Seeds ! ! ! TUST ARRIVED Ex s.s. Aorangi and Doric from London, Alsyke ■ Cow Grass, "White Clover, Red do, Trefoil, and Fescues, &c, &c. Also, English Rye Grass (machine dressed) from old pastures, Italian Rye, Timothy, • ' Cocksfoot, Field Turnips, j Rape, &c. New Zealand Barb Wires. Nos. 6, 7, and 8 Fencing Wires. OATS, CHAFF, COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Also, Few .Boxes Tea, @ 16/6. N.B. — The Clovers are of the best quality obtainable m the London market this season. Special quotations for large quantities. STEVENS 4 GORTON, R. Leigh, Manager. MANAWATU ELECTION. To F. Y. Lbthbbibge, Esq., G-. M. Snelsox, Esq., aud the other Electors signing the requisition asking me to become a Candidate ibr the Manawatu seat. Gentlemen,— - In response to your very flattering I and gratifying request, I have great pleasure m 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 leaders. of ihe other side 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, aud that especially they have tried to pron.ote the prosperity of (ho 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. 1 cannot, however, agree with Mr Rollcston's projected scheme of perpetual leasiDg, or with what it is now the fashion to call " the nationalization of the. land." Let the Crown lands l>e leased on the easiest terms compatible with due provision for survey and voadmaking, but, as under the present Act, let a purchasing clause always be 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-sized blocks, trusting- for revenue to the development of the, resources of the country caused by such settlement, rather than to rents extracted by v Central Government from it State tenantry I agree generally with the Native poljcy of the Atkinson Ministry, and especially so with Mr Bryce's proposal for the resumption of the pre-emptive right. I am m tavour ot Secular Euucation, and so long as the finances of. the Colony warrant it, of free primary education, and m any case of free education up to the Fourth Standard. I should like to 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 I will deal with wh«n addressing the elector* face to face . If I 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 co watch over the interests of the Colony at large. Your Obedient Servant, D^ H. MACARTHUR. ELECTION NOTICE. MR MACARTHUR will have much pleasure m addressing the electors at STONEY CREEK, School Room, on Wednesday, 16th inst, at 7 p.m. KARERE, School Room, on Friday, 18th inst., at 7 p.m. FARM FOR SALE,-OK LEASE WITH PURCHASING CLAUSE. ON easy terms, about. 55 acres, well fence ! «ml grassed, with comiortable cottage, and permanent water supply. An excellent investment. Apply on the premises to W.^Squire, Stoney Creek,