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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4028, 25 November 1881, Page 3

Electoral

MR CADMAN'S ELECTION.

POSTPONEMENT of advertised Meeting at Wniolahi School room until SATURDAY EVENING, 7 sharp, Mr oadm an finding it impossible to be here in time for To-night. W. WOOD. Mr Capman's Committee meet as advertised at St. George's School-room, Rolleston street, at half-past six, (Friday) EVENING. THAMES ELECTION.

1%/TR McCPLLOUGH invites the ELECTORS to MKET him— At the ODD FELLOWS' HALL, Richruond street, Shortland, on MONDAY NIGHT next, the 28th inst., at 8 o'clock p.m.; and At the THEATRE ROYAL on SATURDAY, the 3rd of December, at 8 o'clock p.m;

THAMES ELECTORS. MR SPEIGHT will ADDRESS the ELECTORS of the Thames District, in the Theatre Boyal, THIS (Friday) EVENING, 25th instant. Chair to be taken at 8 o'clock. 3149 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE THAMES.

pENTLEMEN,— 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 my reasons for seeking the above at your hands. Being one of yourselves, my 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 Mrßryce towards the natives, and am only sorry the same tourse was not adopted yean ago. . I disapprove of the present Railways Construction Bill, and am opposed to handing over large tractß 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 opera* tions of Road 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 connecting 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 bjr 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 improrement in the Land 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

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