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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4025, 22 November 1881, Page 3

Electoral NOTICE OF POLLING DAY. •T N pursuance of " The Regula'ion of Else- . * tions Acb, 1881," T, AuraiT James Al/lOM, Keturning Officer for the Electoral District of Coromandol, do hereby give notice that, by virtue of a Writ bearing date the ninth divy of November, 1881, under the hand of the Clerk of the WritP, an ELECTION will bo held for the return of one qualified person to serve as a Member for the said Electoral District; and that the Nomination of Candidates will take place at the Courthouse, Coromandel, at Noon on the thirtieth day of November, 1881 ; and that the Poll, if necessary, will be taknn at the several polling places of the said district on FRIDAY, the ninth day of December, 1881. The following are the Polling Places for the Electoral District of Coromandel: — The Oourt-houee, Coromandel (principal) Mr OKOHOB White's Old S( ore, Mercury Bay St. George's School-room, Rolleston street, j Thames The Public Hall, Hastings, Tapu The School-room, Tairua The Polling Booth, Port Oharles The Polling Booth, Whangapoua The Polling Booth, Cabbage Bay Dated this tenth day of November, 1881. ALBERT J. ALLOM, 3092 Returning Officer. TO THE ELECTOES OF THE THAMES. /GENTLEMEN,— In asking your Support and Interest for the honour of representing you in the Parliament of New Zealand, I would shortly and respectfully state my views upon some of the questions of importance to this district, with nay reasons for seeking the above at your hands. Being one of yourselves, nay interest is identical with your own. The progress of this district is my earnest desire, and believing in a prosperous future, I am anxious to share in the honour of bringing it to pass. I am a Liberal from conviction, and not from political motives. lam a firm adherent of the policy of Sir George Grey with reference to the lands of New Zealand. I endorse the action of the present Government as carried out by Mr Bryce towards the natives, and am only sorry the same course was not adopted years agoI disapprove of the present Eailways Construction Bill, and em opposed to handing over large tracts of land to a railway or any other company. I do not agree with the policy of abandoning the purchase of native lands by Government. In a country like this I hold it to be the function of the Government alone to purchase native land and allocate it for settlement. I am in favour of a Property and Land Tax, increasing in porportion to the Quantity of land held uncultivated. . I am in favour of reviving the operations of Eoad Boards and increasing their powers. ' I am in favour of all offices of Local Bodies being elective, thereby securing attention to the ratepayers'interest instead of, as often happens, their own. I will encourage and strengthen every attempt to introduce manhood suffrage. I am in favour of a continuation of trunk lines of railway, and would use my best efforts towards their construction, especially the Thames Valley line connect, ing with Katikati, Tauranga, and Napier, thereby forming a main line for the East Coast, having its natural terminus at the Thames. I believe our stability and importance as a shipping port depends greatly upon this being accomplished. I am opposed to the present mining laws by which companies can hold large areas of ground and charge the working miner from 15 to 35 per cent, for the privilege of endeavoring to earn a livelihood therein. I am in favour of holding judges responsible for their decisions, allowing them to defend their judgments in case of appeal. I believe miners and others who have paid for residence sites for ten years or over should be entitled to the fee simple of their holdings. Questions affecting our interest and an improvement-' in the Laud and Mining Laws of New Zealand would have my attention more than mere questions of party government. Upon other matters of moment to this community, I will have an opportunity of making my views more fully known, Therefore Vote for Your obedient servant, JAMES McGOWAN. 3152 At a very pleasant tea party, the conversation turnod on transmigration. A lady of exquisite beauty who was sipping MoGowam's best, turned to Mr and asked what form he would prefer to inhabit ? T<? fee diwlved in 8s TIA madam, .