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Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 473, 1 June 1875, Page 5

Vy Electoral. ***

THOMAS H. W. MORRIS, ESQ.

WE, the Undersigned Electors of the Waipa, hereby request that you will allow yourself to bo Nominated as a Candidate for the Provincial Council, and we hereby pledge ourselves to usa our best efforts to secure your return. Wm Jacltßon, Major yWm Cnmming Ansrew Kay /^^ Geo Smith James Cunningham v/ J. Martin H. Moncrieff fj m G. Mandeno And eigty other Electors.

TO MAJOR JACKSON,

AND THE GENTLEMEN SIGNING THE ABOVE REQUISITION.

/~i ENTLEMEN, — I have much pleasure in acceding to your request, and if Elected will use my utmost endeavours to promote the interests of the Waipa district and the province generally, I will take an early opportunity to lay my views before you. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient 6ervant, T. H. W. MORRIS. Hamilton, 12th May, 1875. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE WAIPA DISTRICT.

y"^ ENTLEMEN, — In accordance with the intimation \JT given in my answer to your requisition, dated the 12th insta t. I now proceed to lay before you my -newa upon sucli matters as I deem of the most importance to the welfare of the province generally, aud to your district in particular. It has nome to be accepted by all classes of the community as absolutely certain that a crisis in the affairs f i Provincialism cant o t be postponed beyond the next sitting of the General Assembly. In view of such a crisis, the councils of the various provinces should enunciate with no uncertain voice the public opinion of the section of the Colons which tbey represent, in order that the Colonial Legislature may have before them by this means the wishes of the peopie generally upon the important question of the abolition ot Provincialism. Upon this point I think it would be "wise to reserve any absolute decision. I am i" principle opposed to the dcs truction of one system until a workable substitute has been proposed. Great as have been 'he evils of Provincialism, it is quite within the bounds of probability that the evils to the community of abolishing the present institution and substituting some 'rude and ill-digested form of Government would be still greater If as requested by the Superintendent, a resolution on tbe subject should be brought before the Council, to be forwarded to the Col >nial Legislatnre, 1 eliould advocate the W.povary lelention of P ovmcial Institutions until toarff more equitable and feasible substitute than tba^trfajifosed in t-e three famous resolutions of Mr Vogel d|ffing last session shall be found. If our choice is to be b\jp>en Provincialism as it now exists, or as it would existyolder <a law framed in accordance With those political abor^pifis, I shall vote for any resolution advocating preservation of the existing state of affairs. lam of opinion that the important question of education should be made a Colonial and not a Provincial matter. I should like to see one geueral scheme for the whole - Colouy, tlie funds to carry it out being provided by the General Government out of Colonial levenue, or by special tax raised for the purpose throughout the whole Colony, at the same time it the education for the present remain with the Provinces, J shall strenuously oppose any tax for the purpose which may assuD c the present form of imposition The subject of Road Boards is a very important one in a .district like the " Waipa," tbe means of rapid and easy communication between the different settlements is of the first consequence to the settlers. Through the want of Cooperation among the various boards, and the deficiency of recognised and skilled supervision— large sums ofithe money raised by the annual levy oi rates is uselessly expended. I would advocate the amalgamation and consolidation of the various highway districts, and the appointment of some experienced and responsible engineer, who would superintend the expenditure of the money available for the formation and repair of the roads of your district, and that of the Waikato. If possible, the main road through the Delta should be relegated to the care of the General Government. 1 should strong y urge the necessity of adopting the most btringent meusuies to compel absentee proprietors of land m the district, to contribute their full share towards the expense attendant on providing for the district the means of communication necessary to meet its legitimate requirements. Ihe large and productive tract of country lying along the basin of the Piako mer, should certainly be forthwith brought into communication with the townships, scattered through your district by means of a highway, passable at all seasons of the year. I shall therefore exert all the influence possible to obtain a vote for the formation of a good substantial road bptweeutbat portion of the country and Hamilton, the nearest point of contact with your district. In connection with this work I shall urge on the authorities the necessity 1 of pushing forward the works which I believe are in contemplation, in connection with the bridge across the- Waikato river, at that township. I 6hall support any motion which will tend to bring more prominently forward tbe utter waste of the funds available for the purchase of land as Provincial Estate, and expose the disgraceful system which has rendered valueless the land fund, which the acquirement of Native territory by purchase was to have given the Province. In conclusion, Gentlemen, I can venture to give my aasurance that I will give my earuest attention to any matter that [ mny arise affecting the welfare and prosperity of your district. My time will be given during any sitting of the Coun cil entirly to the promotion of your interests j and, although faoin the late date at which tbe writ for the election of the member for the Waipa is made returnable I shall possibly be unable to take any active part in publicly -discussing all the mutters I have referred to, I shall lose no opportunity of urging in private my views in relation to these questions in the proper quarter. » Sjtave tbe honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient sei vant, T. H. W. MORRIS. Hamilton, May 14, 1875 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE WAIPA DISTRICT.

/^< ENTLEMEN, — A vacancy having occurred in the REPRESENTATION of your District in the Pro vincial Council, I beg to offer myself as a CANDIDATE for tbe SEAT, and as the time before the Election is co short, I will explain my views on what I conceive are moat likely to be the leading questions during the present session. Concerning the abolitioa'oL^ne provinces, I think it is a mere question of trnio, aWwhether the proper time has arrived or not I thinV on what scheme of local government is prepared asj/eir substitute. Of cousse I only refer to total abolition, as I do not consider partial abolition as worthy of a mo ent's consideration. Ido not agree with the present eystem of taxation for educational purposes, still I consider the education of the youth of the province the object of paramount importance, to which the best energies of the Council should be directed. Xh« Highway Board system requires amendment, still in the event of tbe early abolition of the provinces I would not bo prepared to urge any important changes. If elected I can only promise that my best attention wil be given to the consideration of all measures b-ought before tbe Council. I am, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, EDWARD G. McMINN,

GENERAL DRAPER^ ESTABLISHMENT. MRS WALli^raE^egj^tiY%i^fe to the Ladies of Ngari^a^fWa^w^su^omT^ftg districts that she has opened a General Dripery and Millinery Establishment Dress-Making in all its branches aria Machine Work done uo th« premises. /