ELECTION ITEMS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2686, 28 October 1881, Page 2

ELECTION ITEMS.

Mr Postlethwaite speaks' at Hilton this evening. Mr W. Bateman has accepted the invitation he received to stand for Waimate. Messrs Steward and Manchester face the electors next week;

Mr Ivess, a candidate for the Wakanui electorate, avows himself an opponent of the present Government, but would not support Sir George Grey as leader of any party; favors Mr Bryce’s action as Native Minister in his endeavors to bring to a termination the Waimate Plains difficulty ; condemns the past action of Government in native matters; condemns the Gaming and Lotteries Bill; would support an income tax on incomes above £2OO, favors the reading of the Bible in schools; condemns the railway tariff, and is opposed to a uniform rate throughout the colony ; and is in favor of an elective Upper House. The Trade and tabor Association of Dunedin have adopted the following political platform . —With regard to Crown lands, that they be leased only, and not sold, and land already sold to taxed ; encouragement of local industries ; the eight hours system to be legalised ; no further immigration; technical education to be added to the present system ; an Employers'Liability Act to be passed; prohibition of the instruction in skilled labor in the prisons ; local option and the abolition of bottle licenses ; and law reform.