MR. WALLACE’S CANDIDATURE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4600, 17 December 1875, Page 1 (Supplement)

MR. WALLACE’S CANDIDATURE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW ZEALAND TIMES. Snt, —If any constituency have a just n-'lit toreturn Mr. Wallace as their representative it is the Wellington Country District. His energetic and able advocacy of the just claims of the founders of the colony entitle him to the gratitude of every family in Aen Zealand which claims to be amongst the first settlers. No one can read the evidence which he gave before tlie Parliamentary Committee without being struck with admiration at the truthfulness of his statement, and of ids thorough knowledge of the subject. A man who could deliver such a statement verbatim. to be taken down by shorthand writers, is well worthy of a place in Parliament. N either Sir. FiUherbert, as the Hutt member, nor Hr. Brandon. as the member tor the Cotintry District, gate till matter tlieir attention; and it was left to that truean I independent man Sir George Gtey to bring the mattei before the House, and to Sir George Grey will be entrusted the task of again pressing ll “ Inhaving promised to do so. It would be wise “sfJL- t dent therefore on the part of the Country Biitmt electors to return Mr. Wallace to assist Grey in this matter, which has been slighted and neglected, and ridiculed by Mr. Gillon, who, not content with treating the claims of the early settlers witn contempt, went out of Ills wayand called t jumpers. If the settlers and their families do not resist this gross insult they will deserve to let t stigma remain on them. There are many other reasons why Sir. Wallace should be returned. He hold* liberal views on colonial matters, and very P rc snvs make those pay taxes who have got the greatest part of the country into their hands for nothing, a relieve the working man of some of the burdens that oppress him. ... T „„, By inserting these few lines you will oblige, i am. Ax Old bETTLEK. liorokiwi, December lc»