WOODVILLE ELECTION. Napiery 18lh July, 1887.. To Messrs— . G, B. Bradford ' Josiali Lynn J. H. Monteitb W.J. Graham John Harris Henry Smith James Allardice J* 1 . 0- (Slnigur W. Bierre E. 0. Olsen G.D.Hamilton J. W. Carlile James Wall . .. .... Duncan Guv .' ' Henry Ellison,. . And 202 other Electors of the Wood* ville District, • fIENTLEMEN,I sincerely thank you for the honor.you have conferred upon me, by asking me to allow myself to be nominated at tho approaching General Election to represent you in Parliament. In reply, I have to state that I will contest the election against all comers, and if elected I would support a Government introducing measures to tho following effect :—. Economy and retrenchment in overy branch of tho Civil Service, and the amalgamation of Offices. Tho reduction of tho honorarium, and of the number of mombersof both Houses. The completion of the railway to Paltneraton, and the construction of the line to Auckland, and- tho extension of i.ho line from Ekotaluma to Pahiatua. The oponiug up of Crown lauds, and the acquisition of Nativo Lands for settlement The cessation of borrowing except for tho works mentioned, uutil the finances of the colony have been placed on a sound footing. Tho amendment of the Laud Act, .by the repeal of the Perpetual Loasiug system, and by giving greater facilities for selectors to take up Deferred Payment Lauds. The ropeal of Property Tax and the introduction of a Land and Income Tax. The amendment, of the Education Reserves Act to enable the Government to use the rovenuo from tho Reserves for Secondary Education for the purpose of Primary Education. Tlie reform of the presaut system of railway management. I shall address tho Electors, at all the ceutres 'of settlement ■throughout the district on dates to bo advertised, when you will find me supporting truo Liberal measures, and that my knowledge' of the district enables me to form reliable opinions on tho subject of your local requirooipts. I am, Gentlemen, Your Obedient-Servant, HORACE BAKER.
To the Electors OF SOUTH WAIKARAPA. " INVITE THE ELECTORS to meet x mo as under,— SOHOOLROOM,[GLADSTONE. FKIDAY, JUJLY«2nd, SCHOOLROOM, WAINOA WA, SATURDAY, JULY S3. Meeting each evening at 8 o'clock. 2654 - W. C. BUCHANAN. TO THE ELECTORS OF WAIRABAPA NORTH. C\ ENTLEMENAS the present Parliament will hoou cease to exist,.! have tho honor to again oiler myself as your representative. I shall hope to he able to meet you shortly, nfc tho various centres of thornstrict. ; 1 am, gentlomen, Your obedient servant. 2018 . GEORGE BEETHAM. TO THE ELECTORS. ENTLEMEN.-I beg to inform you that it is my intention to contest the representation of WOODVILLE at tho approaching gwieral election, and that I Bnall take an early opportunity of addressing tho electors in the various centres of tho district. I am, Gentlemen, Your Obedient Servant,' 2015 • W. W. MoCARDLE. 'MASTERTON ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS. AVING announced my candidature at the approaching election I have the pleasure to submit for your consideration the political platform which, if returned, will command my earnest support:— 1. Encouragement to Colonial Industrios so that labor and capital within the Colony may bo fully and prosperously employed,..and labor and Capital from without attracted to tho Colony. • 2. The substitution of a progressive land tax, from which moderate areas will be exempted, for the present proporty tax in order that land monopoly may be rendered unprofitable, and the improvement'of properly encouraged. 3. Tho maintenance, in a state of thorough efficiency, of the present system of primary .education. . 4. The continuance of the existing liberal land laws, and tho expansion of tho special and village settlement systems. ' 5. The stoppage as far as practicable and judicious, of tho system of borrowing,- .. ' . 6. .Abolition of tho Upper House. 7. decentralisation ; the restoration of the proper functions of local Government so that log rolling in the Legislature may disappear, - and the duties of the Public Forks Department may be distributed among the settlors and localities concerned. ■ . 8. A. system of vigorous retrenchment; under which ornate but übolcbs branches of the civil service will receivo skilful attention and state pensions shall gradually cease. I shall have much -pleasure in entoring more fully into details at tho various public meeting which it is my intontion to address. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, A. W. HOGG, M«9terton, July oth, 1887. 264
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2654, 22 July 1887, Page 3
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