THE COMING NOMINATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1121, 30 August 1879, Page 2

THE COMING NOMINATION.

Sir, — As Hamilton is supposed to be the headquarters of tho party known as the "Land Ring," I would respectfully request the Returning Officer to appoint Ohaupo as the place of nomination. Being so central, electors from various parts of the district could then attend, and bo m a better position to judge of the respective merits of the rival candidates. No doubt they will all let us see the them seperately, but we want to see them collectively, as we do when we judge other things of much less importance. Then let us decide npon the candidate who appears- furthest removed from, the "missing link."-r-Yours truly, Farmer. i

Sir, — A correspondent m your paper, a few days ago, signing himself "an elector,' ' tried to make out what a disi advantage and loss to the country, as a 1 whole, and thc Waikato iv particular, such large tracts of land, on the North side of the Waikato river were m the hands of a few speculators and private Companies, instancing tho ostatos of tho Piako Land Association, McLean & Co., and others, and, seemingly, altogether to ignore or forgot the fact that the amount , of capital which has been expended by these two companies alone, has boen the means of providing work for hundreds of meu who would otherwise have had to go elsewhere to seek employment. And Mr Cunningham, a gentleman who aspires to represcut the Waipa District, m the next Parliament, m addressing the electors at Ohaupo, on Tuesday, said that he was not m favor, if he would not altogether oppose the introduction of foreign capital to this country, if such capital was to be devoted to tho purchase of large tracts of ! land, by private companies or parties. ' Sir, m this opinion, I entirely difljor froni

Mr Cunningham. I think it to bo the duty of whatever Government may be m office to encourage m every possible way they can the inflow of foreign capital to thia country. Whatever it may be m the South, no one, I think, can eleny but what the introduction of English capital has been the means of doing an immense deal of good m the North Island and no thanks to Sir George Grey and liis party for this. I do not care m how large blocks the country may be taken up m, if only a commensurate amount of capital be expended thereon. Capital is what is wanted to push this country ahead, and a Government which would, m any way discourage its inflow I consider ought not to be supported. What would the townships of Hamilton and Cambridge have been to-day but for the amount of money which has been expended by these large landed Cos. Mr Cunningham thinks they would havo been more . prosperous than they are. I, on the contrary, think that but for that expenditure, Waikato would not now have the privilege of returning a member to Parliament. — I am, &c, Henry Buttle.

Pukerimu, August 26.