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Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 2926, 30 August 1879, Page 1

Election Notices. mO TEE ELECTORS OF WAITEMATA. Gentlemen, — I am a Candidate to represent your interests in Parliament. I accept the Liberal principles announced in the Governor's Speech on opening the late Session, and Sir George Grey as the Leader of the Liberal Party. I will advertise the places at which I will address you and the dates. Your obedient Servant, READER G. WOOD. August 15,1879. - ' ■■- mo THE ELECTORS OF CITY -EAST. JL Gentlemen,—At the request of the Grey Party I have the honor to announce myself as a Candidate for the seat in Parliament now at your disposal. As I shall.take early and frequent opportunities of addressing you on the important subjects now agitating the public mind, I deem it unnecessary to do more at present than state that I shall, if electod, glve-a loyal and hearty ' support to the Great Liberal Programme and Sir George Grey, whom I regard Ofl the natural and most fitting leader of the Party of Progress that he has done so much to create. I have the honour to be, :- : " Gentlemen, '! Youra respectfully, -' ' ' ""' WILLIAM J. SPEIGHT. mo THE ELECTORS OF ONEHUNGA. Gentlemen,—The.trust which you confided in me 19 years ago, and .uninterruptedly renewed since then is about to revert to you. In the hope that my past services hav.e met your approval, I respectfully solicit your suffrages at the coming election, and hope to meet you next week. I am, Gentlemen, , j ,■] Yours obediently, G. MAURICE O'RORKE. m 6 THE ELECTORS OF ONE BUNG A. Gentlemen, —In compliance with the request of a number of Electors, I announce myself as a Candidate for your suffrages, and shall take an early opportunity of placing my Political views before you. I will for the present content myself with stating that I shall support the Liberal views of Sir George Groy enunciated in tho Governor's Speech. Yours, faithfully, ROBERT GRAHAM. mo THE ELECTORS OF WAITEMATA. Gentlemen,—l beg to announce that I am again a Candidate to represent you in the General Assembly. J. S. MACFARLANE. Auckland, August 11, 1879. mo THE ELECTORS OF THE WAIKATO DISTRICT. Gentlemen,—l beg to announce thatlamja Candißate to represent this District in the Liberal interests. I think that the Government which has brought down a comprehensive Liberal Policy suoh as has been enunciated in tho Governor's speech ought to be allowed an opportunity of carrying that Policy into effect. Your obedient servant, J. PALMER CAMPBELL. Cambridge, 22nd August, 1879. TO THE ELECTORS OF RODNEY DISTRICT. Gentlemen,—ln view of tha approaching dissolution,'and in response to many requests, I have the honour to offer myself as a candidate for the representation of your district. With tho wants of your district I am tolerably well acquainted, but I shall take the earliest opportunity of visiting you in person, that I may be able, if you re1 urn me to Parliament, to present those wants befora tho Government and the Assembly. My views in regard to the great Constitutional questions now before tho country are, I believe well known. lam in favour of a broad and liberal franchise, of triennial Parliaments, of representation according to population, making a liberal allowance for tho difference between the towns and the country districts; of a just expenditure of public money upon public works; of such a scheme of taxation as will relieve the true working classes, such 83 small farmers, tradesmen, artisans, and labourers, of burdens which are now unfairly placed upon them. I shall also support such a methoa of dealing with Crown and native lands as will afford the greatest facilities for true settlement, in small holdings, on deferred pajments. I shall, if elected, continually attempt to obtain that justice for the North in the prosecut'on of railways, roads, and other public works, whioh our part of New Zealand has hitherto been denied. I intend visiting you at the earliost possible moment, and declare my opinions face to face. I remain, gentlemen, Yours respectfully, SEYMOUR THORNB GEORGE. mO THE ELECTORS OF THE RODNEY DISTRICT. I have the honor to announce myself as a Candidate to represent your interests in tho House of Assembly. HARRY W. FARNALL. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT OF EDEN. Gentlemen,—l have the honour to inform you that I solicit your suffrages to return me as your representative in the next Parliament. Having resided amoDgat you from the foundation of Auckland, and having during a considerable portion of the time taken an active part in politics, I feel it unnecessary to Bay much on the subject of my political views, bu there are two leading questions now occupy ing much attention, on which I shall say a few words. For upwards of twenty years I have been an advocate for reform in our Representative system, and upwards of two years ago, I put my proposals on the subject into the definite form of an Electoral Bill, which I introduced into the House of Representatives. My proposals included an extension of the franchise to every man who has resided in any Electoral district for six months, a readjustment of the Electoral Districts, a much improved system of Registration, and a special Maori Representation in proportion to numbers as compared with the European Electors, but not giving the Maori double the voting power of tbo European?, as was proposed by lha Government Bill od the subject. On the all important and engrossing subject of the education of the people, my principles are represented by the Education Act now in operation, which I asserted to prepare and get passed by the Legislature. I will not say that it is incapable of any improvement, but I do most earnestly hopo that tho vigorous efforts which will be made to destroy its destructive featuree—Free and Seoular Education—will not be successful. There is danger from two powerful but antagonistic parties—those who advocate a Denominational System, and those who desire to introduce a religious element— they will combine in their efforts to destroy the present system, and are therefor© dangerous opponents. It appears to me that the Act is working so well at present that until we have further experience I depredate any material^ alteration, and shall decidedly oppose every proposition, which leads, hqwever insidiously, towards its destruction,, . {reman. Gentlemen, Your obedient servant ■ '•'-ir':' v-''--;--' FRED. WHITASBR.