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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3863, 2 October 1879, Page 3

Electoral Government lieing thrown open for free selection on the deferred payment system, a.d «t it pn-mi'iin pvU'O .of 20s ppv n*r,'. JSot .ti.e small bl»ok of lan.l ut »» <imi', l>ut nre:i» suQic.u-ut to me«t the requirement* of j:||. Tho iirca allow, d one |.jr«ou to be limii.-fl. and the condition of rwsidence to be attached. 1 believe ihe question o( suitable land laws for this colony to be the measure of the future, and with the redistribution of the burden* of taxation, one which must be seriously taken into consideration by tho legislature, and that at an early date. > The course 1o be pursued by tho tovernmeut for dealing with, the natives for their lands is a subject of great impor-f tance, and, while it is quite necessary that the natives should receive a fair price for tfieir possessions, it is, at the same time, desirable that the colony should be the purchaser; and that large tracts of country should not fail into tho hands of land speculators, from whom, in the course of time, the colonists would be compelled to purchase, probably at exorbitant rates, or to lease at heavy rentals. That facilities should be given to men to acquire freeholds is a subject upon -which all are agreed, and assuming that purchasers might expect more liberal terms from the Government than from private holders, it is wise that the Government sliouldbe the purchaser from the natives in the first; place. Such being the case, the object of '< tho administration in my opinion should j be the speedy acquisition of all the waste lands of the Colony, and, being acquired, surveyed, and cut up, the 1 nd should be thrown open upon favorable terma to men willing to occupy, and in time to purchase under a system of deferred payments. The revenue derived from the sale of such lands would reimburse the Government for the first cost, and besides might furnish the means of opening up tho country by roads, and f probably defray to some extent the cost of the branch lines of railways, which will require construction after the main or trunk lines are formed from the loans raised for that purpose upon the credit of the whole colony. It is scarcely necessary for me to refer to the question of Education, as for years I have been an advocate of the present secular, free, and compulsory system, and if elected will strongly resist any attempt to alter an Act which has been found to place within the reach of every child in the colony the means of getting a good liberal education, and which has since its introduction bestowed such blessings upon the youth of New Zealand. The claims of this electorate to a fair proportion of public works, .the early completion of the Thames and Waikato [Railway, the construction of a-line to the East Coast, the acquisition of the freehold of the goldfield, the claims of the local governing bodies to continued monetary assistance from the Government, the amendment of the County and Municipal Corporations Act, the throwing open of the Upper Thames lands for selection, tbe question of aiding our timber and otber industries, and a number of other matters, all bearing upon the best interests o£ this electorate, are objects that would receive my attention should I have the honor to be returned as your representative. . I shall, at an early date, address you at the various centres of population, an,d at greater length make kuown my opinions upon such subjects as are of interest to this constituency. WM. McCULLOUGH. Tenders MANGAEE BEIGDE EEPAIES CONTRACT. ' Public Works Office, Auckland, 23rd September, 1879. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at. tins office up to Noon of WEDNESDAY, 22nd October, 1879, for the above contract. They must bo addressed to tho Hon. tbe Minister for Public Works, and marked outside, " Tender for M&ugare Bridge Repairs Contract." Plans and Specifications may be seen at the' Public Works Offices, Auckland and Wellington. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command. (Signed) , Jameb Stewabt, 1090 '': ' District Engiceer. County Council THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given that afc a SPECIAL MEETING- of the said Council, held on the 4th day of September, 1879, the said Council adopted tho resolution following:— That Clause 3 of iho Bya-lavr IS'o. 1, made by this Council in report of Slaughter-houses,- be amended by leaving oufc tise worrl " oi" after the word " fee," and tho words " leas than £5 or " after the word " nof." ; and that a now Byelaw be ordaiued as follows : — For each each License there shall bo paid by the Licensee to tne County fund, a fee not exceeding £25, and each such License shall remain iv force until tho 31st d.\y of December following the dato of such License. And further NOTICE is hereby given, that on tho 16th day of October, 1879, ut the hour of 11.30 o'clock in the FORENOON, a MEETING of the said Council will bo held at the Thames County Council Chamber, Thames, to confirm oi" otherwise doal with the said resolution. Albxakdkk Bbodie, County Chairman. E. W. Hoilis, • 1002 County Clerk. Medical [a c«jpd.] DR P.. F."ANDREWS. -OESIDENCS: MAR? STREET (next JA; door to the Central Dispensary). Specinlity for Women and Children on THURSDAYS, from 2 to 3. 525 {ENCOURAGE THAMES INDUS*. iU TRUSS.— See tho splendid Kaiapoi j Tweeds at Wiskman'o, £5 per Suit. Splcn- j did Value in-Fancy Coatings. j i^iOBKECT NUMBEHS Guaranteed at \J he BTXNIBrfir. BTAK Thames