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Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 2928, 2 September 1879, Page 1

Election Notices. mo TEE ELECTORS OF WAITEMATA. Gentlemen,— I am a Candidate to represent your interests in Parliament. I accept tho Liberal principles announced in the Governor's Speech on opening tho late Session, and Pir 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. rpO THE ELECTORS OF CITY EAST. Gicntlemen,—At the request of the Grey Party I have the honor to announce myself as a Candidate for the Beat 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 elected, give a loyal and hearty support to the Great Liberal Programme and Sir George Grey, whom I regard as the natural and most fitting leader ot the Party of Progress that he has done so much to create. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Yours respectfully, WILLIAM J. SPEIGHT. mO THE ELECTORS OF ONE HUN GA. Gentlemen,—The trust which you c«nfided iv me 19 years ago, and uninterruptedly renewed since then is about to revert to you. In the hope that my past services have met yourapproval, I respectfully solicit your suffrages at tho coming election, and hope to meet you next week. I am, Gentlemen, Sours obediently, G. MAURICE O'RORKE. mo THE ELECTORS OF ONEHUNGA. Gentlemen,—ln 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 befora you. I will for the present content myself with stating that I shall support tho Liberal views of Sir George Grey enunciated in the Governor's Speech, Yours, faithfully, ROBERT GRAHAM. njlO THE ELECTORS OF WAITEMATA. Gentlemen,—l beg to announce that I am again a Candidate to represent you in tho General Assembly. J. S. MACFARLANE. Auckland, August 11,. 1879. mo THE ELECTORS OF THE . WAIKATO DISTRICT. Gentlemen,—l beg to announce that I amja Candidate to represent this District in the Liberal interests. I think that the Government which has brought down a comprehensive Liberal Policy suoh as ha 3 been enunciated in the 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. mo~THE electors~of'Twdney DISTRICT. Gentlemen,—ln view of.the 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 the warns of your disttict I am tolerably well acquainted, but I Bhall take the earliest opportunity of visiting you in person, that I may bo able, if you re urn me to Parliament, to present those wants before the Government and the Assembly. My views in regard to tho great Constitutional questions now before the country are, I believe well known. lam in favour of a broidand liberal franchise, of triennial Parliaments, of rep-esentation according tj population, making a liberal allowance for the difference between tho towns ond the country districts; cf a just expenditure of public money upon public works; of such a scheme of taxation as will relieve the true working classes, such as small farmers, tradesmen, artisans, and labourers, of burdens which are now unfairly placed upon tfiem. I shall also support such a method of dealing with Crown and native lands as will afford the greatest facilities for true settlement, in small holdings, on deferred paj - roents. I shall, it elected, continnally attempt to obtain that justice for the North in tho prosecuton of railways, roads, and other public works, which our part of New Zealand has hitherto been denied. I intend visiting you at tho earliest possible moment, and declare my opinions face to face. I remain, gentlemen, . , Yours respectfully, SEYMOUR THORNE GEORGE. mo the electors of the RODNEY DISTRICT. I have the honor to announoe myself a3 a Candidate to represent your interests ia the 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 tho next Parliament. Baying resided amongst you from the foundation o£ Auckland, and having during a considerable portion of tho time takon an active pait in politics, I feel itunnecessiry tosaymuch on tho subject of my political views, bu there are two leading questions now occupying 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 Klectoral Bill, which I introduced into the House of Representatives. My proposals in3luded an extension of the franchise to every man who has resided in any Electoral district for six months, a readjustment of the Klectoral 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 tho Maori doublo the voting power of tho European", as was proposed by tho Government Bill on the subject. On the all important aud engrossing subject of the education of tho people, my piineiplesare 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 improvemen', but T do most earnestly hope that the vigorous efforts which will be mado to destroy its destructive features—Free and Secular Education—will not. •be successful. There is danger from two powerful but antagonistic parties—those who advocato 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 therefore dangerous opponents. It appears to me that the Act is working so well at present that until wa have further experience I deprecate any material, alteration, and shall decidedly opposo every proposition, which loads, however insidiously, towards its destruction. Ircman, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant FRED. WHITAKER. Auckland, August 16,1879. .