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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 16 July 1884, Page 2

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| UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Foxton, Tuesday. Nominations:—J. J. Wilson,C, B, Izard, J. E, Brown. The show of hands was in favor of Izard, and a poll was demanded. KumarA, Tuesday. At the nomination to-day, Messrs E. J, Seddon and Edwin Blako were nominated, The show of hands was in favor of Seddon. Inveiumgihi, Tuesday, At the nomination to-day, Messrs H. Feldwick, J. Lumsden, and J.. Hatch were nominated. The show of hands was iu favor of Feldwick, Dunedin, Tuesday. At the Wakatinu nomination to-day, Messrs J. Fergus, S. N. Brown, and J, T. Homsby were nominated. Tiharc, Tuesday. At the Gladstone nomination held at noon to-day, Messrs J, H. Sutter, J. M, Twoinoy, D, Anderson, and George Morris were nominated. The show of hands was in favor of Morris, Donedin, Tueßday, At the nominations for Dunedin West to-day Thomas Dick and W. D. Steward were nominated, the show of hands being in favor of Mr Dick, Mr Dick said if there was coalition between Atkinson and Grey he would not form one of a patty. James Macandrew wasreturned unopposed for Port Chalmers. Cheistchdbch, Tuesday, At the nomination of St. Albans to-day F, G, Garrick, Joseph Jebsen, and T, Cooder were nominated. The show of hands was in favor of Garrick. Dunedin, Tuesday.

At the Peninsula nomination to-day W. J. Larnach, 0. J. Jlodgo, and John Wells were nominated, the show of hands bein? in favor of Larnach. Auckland, Tuesday: At the nomination at Piirnell to-day George, Moss, and Fitzgerald (candidate nominated in jest) were nominated. The show of hands was declared in favor of George. Naher, Tuesday. At the Hawkes' Bay nomination to-day F, Sutton, Captain Russell and Arthur Dosmond were proposed, The show of hands was in favor of Eusseli, and a poll was demanded. Nelson, Wednesday. Transactions in hops have been more lively lately, and 200 bales of Nelson hops are to go to London in the British Queen, making an export for the month to London of 600 bales, A larger shipment will probably go in tho Ruapehu. Growers are obtaining Is 3d for good samples, Wellington, Wednesday.-

The Government have received a cable from the Agent-General to the effect that the further conversion of New Zealand stock has been negotiated on satisfactory terms, At tho nomination for the Hutt to-day T, Mason and H. S, Fitzherbert were nominated. Taoranga, Wednesday. The nominations to-day were G. B, Morris and Wm, Kelly nominated. The show of hands was in favor of tho former, and a poll was demanded,

CHEiSTcnoRCH, July 15, The following extract from a letter of Sir Julius Vogel's to a prominent citizen in Christchurch is published in the evening papers:—" A subject on which I have been constantly thinking during tho last few weeks is, how can settlement ho best promoted 1 I have twice tried to put apart large aroas for special settlement, First I proposed a railway estate, but the proposition was not entertained; secondly, I carried into effect a measuro providing for setting apart a large forest area, This was upset immediately after I retired from office, I regard the disturbance of this plan with unmiugled regret, Throughout Europe the forest populations are amongst the happiest and best employed,. My forest scheme would have led to the location and employment of a numerous population. Mr Macandrew subsequently proposed a large railway estate, and had he remained in power I believe he would have carried out an adanvtageous scheme, He possessed those qualities of large-hearted sympathy and breadth of view the want of which ■madeMrEollestonunablo to give effect to successful settlement, I think, in connection with railways now to be constructed, large areasshouldbe set apart, and that theyshould be settled on a liberal and comprehensive basis, I think the exact plan should he referred to a select committee to determine, but may point out the general features of a scheme which seems to ine to promise the most success, Tho object to be kept in view is to locate a largo number of families, with holdings of from 100 to 500 acres, according to the quality of the land, 1 would endeavor, while the settlement was filling up, to establish an individual profit, aud a profit in common of the co-operative character very much like the old Otago hundred system—only that the settlers should share the profits of grazing operations. These settlements should be self governed, and arrangements should be made to enablo the collective community to obtain money for improvements at about five per cent, 6000 families in the colony and 5000_ families of new arrivals could, I am convinced, under a plan of this kind, be made happy and prosperous, whilst the railway estates would yield in the end large results to recoup the cost of the railways, If a system cau be worked out by which individual ownership and co-operative enterprise can be made to jointly aid each other, it will be susceptible of a larger application than to the railway settlement, It may be made applicable to communities of farmers much to the reduction of burdens under which they labor, You already know my views in favor of sepai" ate management by non political boards of the railways in the two islands: of strengthening local government; of promoting local industries; and yqu are aware also |that I prefer a land tax to a property tax, With regard to strengthening local government (decentralisaton as it is called), I am quite convinced that in doing so lies the best hope of true economy, As long as the local bodies have to trust ouly to Wellington, they try, to get as much expenditure as possible, If the power and tho expenditure rested with them they would be as anxious for economy as they are now indifferent to it,