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Temuka Leader, Issue 1599, 25 June 1887, Page 4

TO THE ELEOTOBB OiF GLADSTONE. Gbtciemhh— SUTTEB having announced J that it is not his intention to seek reelection, I bt t to Jt jr myself as a candidate •for the seat in the Home of Bepresentatives whiohhe hai so long and 10 worthily filled. Aa a New Zealander bora and bred in your District, and folly intending to ipend my life in the colony, I am anxious to devote a consideiable pottion of my time to the service of my fellow colonists. Possessing .myself tome slake in joar.disliiofc, and olosely conceded with it by family ties, I am emboldened to hope that to you I may be indebted for my entrance into pnblio 'fe, I shall take an early opportunity to hj my views fully before you, bat 1 think it well at once to state briefly the salient points of mj political creed. Undoubtedly the first and most imperative duly of the new Parliament will be to grapple earnestly and■'iuirlesily. with the financial difficulties of the colony, It is universally Admitted that the burden of taxation must not be increased, and, therefore, the only true way ont of our financial trouble is the practice of the most drastic economy in every Department of the State. Though a rigid ecoaom'st, I shall not for a moment countenance any pitiful and oheesepariig reductions in the pay of persons) in the pabllo emp'oy, wbo, wheAer si clerks, mechanic?, or laborers, ave honestly doing needful work for the Stale; but lam convinced that there is ample room for a large redaction in the cumber of officials without in an r degree impairing the efficiency of tbe various departments of the public I am prepared to support a large redaction in the exorbitant salaries row paid to the Governor and other high officials, whose pay is at present utterly out of proportion to tbe value of their services. I waladfoeate a substantial red notion in thej number of .mombers In the House of Representatives.' And I consider in the, present financial position of the Colony the members of tbe Legislative Oounoil nominated by the Crown mainly in the interests of properly, should oease to be pt.id by the State. There are other ways, whioh I shall have an opportunity of detailing to you, by which the expense of the Legislature might be sensibly diminished. In spite, however, of tbe utmost economy I have no hope .that an increase of taxation can be avoided unless an end is put once and for all to the ( reok'ess,gambling policy of borrowing money for ihe construction of political railways and other publ ; o works intended to catch votes for party purposes. I hold the present Treasurer mainly re« sponsible for the introduction and ptrpetna. lion of this polioy.—«he chief cause, of the depression wb'ca now taxes so severely the resources of the eolpay. Therefore it is needless to state that I am opposed to the Government as at present constituted. To ensure the pure administration of the public funds, the farce of party Government, apishly copied from the antiquated system now beginning to break down : n England, must cease. On the burning question of Protect'on I wish to speak with no uncertain sound. I will strenuously oppose any iaorene in the Oastoms, especially that most mon troas, proposal to tax agrioultur/1 implements,; satisfied ail am, that with strict economy, no add't'onal taxation is needed, and that; any attempt to bolster,up the induitries of, the towns at the expense of the pnblio mutt' materially barais and injure the qbhat Nbw, Zbaiakd imdcsteibs—the Agricultural and Pastoral. I shall strongly favor all reasonable measures to promote bona fide settlement in small homings, and a s-mpH6cation of our Otzmbersoaie Laod Acts. Some of the present' vexatious conditions attached to the deferred payment and leasehold systems,might with adrantage be relaxed in favor of genuine til'ers of tbe so I ' l ,, adequate safeguards being maintained against tbe acquisition of lands for purely l speculative purpepes, ;, ■■ < The proposal for the,purchase by the Crown of private lands for. settlement seems to have originated in the desire to relieve embamrfed landowners, and would, I am peisuadeJ, oaly reau't in Jobbery and the increase of officialism. Large'y dependent as the farming clctses are upon the circulation of 'capital tt the lowest posi ; o'e rates of interest!, 1* am acr.to.iß tbit fo discouragement should be aiu)?ded to tbe fo?e ! gn capitalist to lend onITeW Zealand securities. But I regard an absentee landed proprietary as the greatest pbs'siole Corse to. a oountiy. I need hardly add that yonr interests are identical with my, own, acd if you do me the honour to eleot me, I shall, take every op. portuoity of coming personally amongst you and making) myself fully acqus ; Dted with the wants ofthedishiefc. I have the honor to be, genVemen, Tour obedient servant, ARTHUR E. G. RHODES