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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2658, 27 July 1887, Page 3

TO THE'ELECTORS OF WAIRARAPA NORTH, AS the present. Parliamont will Boon sense to exist, 1 have the honor to again otier. myself as your representative! i shall; hope to bo able, to meet you shortly tthe various centres of the district. i ■ . , 1 am, gentlemen,, • 1 lour obndiont servant. 2018 . GEORGE BEETHAM. TO THE-ELECTORS, Q ENTLEMEN,—I beg to inform you that it is my intention to contest the representation of WOOJJVILLE at the approaching general election, and that I shall take an early opportunity of addressing the doctors in the various centres of the district. . : ■ ■ I am, Genlilevnen, Your Obedient Servant) ,2615 JY. W, McCARDi/E. WOODVILLE ELECTION. Napier, 18th July, 1887, . To Mnssus— , 0. B. Bradford J. H, Monteith John Harris - James Allardice W. Bierto. 0. D. Hamilton James Wall Josiah Lynn W. J. Graham Henry Smith E. U. dhugar E; 0. Olsen •J. W. Carlile Duncan Guy Henry Ellison, And 202 other Elector? of the Woodville District, QENTLEMEN,I sincerely thank you for the honor you have conferred upon me, by asking me to allow myself to be nominated at the approaching General Election to represent you in Parliament, In reply, I havo to state that I will contest the election against all comers, and if elected I would support a Government introducing measures to the following effect.; Economy andretrenchmenfc'in every branch of the Civil Service, and the amalgamation of Offices. The reduction of tbo honorarium, and ot the number of members of both Houses. The completion of the railway to Palmei'Ston, and the construction of the lino to Auckland, and the extension of t.lio lino from Ekotafiuna to Palliatua. The opening up of Crown lands, and the acquisition of .Native Lands for settlement The cessation of borrowing except for tho works mentioned, uutil the finances of the colony havo been placed on a sound footing. Tho amendment of the Laud Act, by tho repeal of tho Perpetual Lousing Bystom, and by giving greater facilities for selectors to take up Deferred Payment Lands. The repeal of Property Tax aud tbo introduction of a Land and Income Tax. The amendment of the Education Reserves Act to' enable the "Government to use the revenue from tho Reserves for Secondary Education for the purpose of Primary Education, The reform of the present system of railway management,

I shall address tho Electors at all the centres of settlement throughout the dibtvict on dates to bo advertised, when you will find me sapporting true Liberal inouaurcs, and that my knowledge of the district

enables me to form reliable opinions on the subject of your local requirement*!. I am, Gentlemen. Your Obedient Servant., HORACE BAKER. MASTERTON ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS. AVING announced my candidature at the approaching election I have the pleasure to submit for your consideration tlio political platform which, if returned, will command my oarnest support;— 1. Encouragement to Colonial Industries so that labor and capital within the Colony may bo fully, and prosperously employed, and labor and Capital from without attracted to the Colony. 2. The substitution of a ■ progressive land tax, from which moderate areas will be exempted, for the present property tax iii order that laud monopoly may bo rendered unprofitable, and the improvement of property encouraged, 3. The maintenance, in a state of thorough efficiency, of the preseut systom of primary education. 4. The oontinuance of the osisting liberal land laws,, and the expansion of the special and village settlement Byßtems. 5. The stoppage as far aa practicable and judicious, of the. systom of borrow, ing. ....

0.- Abolition of tho Upper House. ■ 7, Decentralisation.-; ; the restoration of tlie propev functions of local Government bo that .log rolling' in " tho legislature may _ disappear, and tlie-duties of the Public Works Department may bo distributed among tho aottlcra and localities concerned. ' 8. A system of. vigorous retronehnienb under which Ornate but usclobs branches of tho civil Borvico will roceivo skilful .attention and state pensions shall, graduallscsaso.' ■ . I shall have wiucli pleasure in entering inoro fully into details at tho various public meeting which.it is my " intention to address. . , 1 1 am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, A. W/iiOGO. . Maaterfcon, July 9th, 1887. . 264 MASTERTON,ELECTION MR. A; f. HOGG; address the electors as under— KURIPUNI—PubIic Hall on WEDNESDAY, July 27. • MAURIOEVILLE Schoolhouso, SATURDAY, July 30. OPAKI —Schoolhouso, MONDAY, August 1. . DREYERTON—Selioolhouse, WEDNESDAY, August 3. . TAUERU- THURSDAY, August •4i ' 1 TlNUl—Town Hall, SATURDAY, August (i. AT EACH PLACE AT 8 p,M, 2656