WAIPA ELECTORS "CO OPERATE."

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1878, 19 July 1884, Page 3

WAIPA ELECTORS "CO OPERATE."

10 thj: jcuiroit. Sat, — A few more dtus and we shall hi called upon, to decide whom we shall vote for. Major Jacksou or Mr Lake The issue between them is an extremely simple one. Both are estimable gentlemen in private life, and the political creeds of both are nearly identical. On one point only is there any real i&sne between them, and that is on the NATIVE LAND question, and here despite Major Jackson's lepeated disckimeis. Their views diverge widely. Major Jackson whatever he may profess to the contiary, is the representative of the land jobber, and the land middleman. His whole efforts during the past two years have been to secuie a complete monopoly for the sale of native lands to a bunch of speculators, through whom alone bona fide settlers could purchase. While the emissaries have every wheie industriously endeavoured to poison the native mind against Mr Bryce, and to place all that gentleman's efforts for the settlement of the native land question in the worst possible light before the Maories. On the other hand we have Mr Lake distinctly pledged to Bupport Mr Bryce's Native Land Bill the whole scope and object of which is to sweep away the land jobber. And to place native lands within reach of every man in the colony, though the medium of the Crown Lands Boards. Let the farmers and working settlers of Waipa reflect what these views, if given effect to, mean to them. It means that by purchasing native land through the Crown Lands Board, instead of through the land jobber, a saving of at least 40 to 50 per cent to the purchaser is certain ; in other words, a man could purchase as much land £300 as he could for £500, or more, from the land jobber. This would probably save the purchaser from the crushing weight of a mortgage, from which he would find it extremely difficult to recover. Fellow-electors ! we have lately started " co-operation" in Waikato, in order to save the middlemen's crushing profits. Shall we now, by our votes, deliberately place ourselves under the worst of all middlemen — the land middlemau ? Let your votes on Tuesday next anwer the question. — I am, &c, j Brvob's Bill.

Memoirs of Signor Mario are shortly to be published.at Bologna. The story will be of no little interest to English readers, Mario is reported to have said ! that " his meat pleasurable successes,aiidfast friendships wore made inljtoglarid; with the English people,"'- \-' J- - •„,