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Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 55, 4 July 1887, Page 2

Election Notices. mo THE ELECTORS OF CITY WEST. Fellow Working Men—Electors of City West—l have the honour to announce that lam a Candidate to represent your interests in the next Parliament. The policy I intend to advocate, and use every endeavour to get carried out, is that which will promote the best interests of the "Vorking Classes. This can bo accomplished by (1) reducing the expenditure in ever;/ department to as large an extent as possible, (2) revising the Tariff so an to reduce tho taxes on the necessaries of life. (3) encouraging and promoting the local manufacture of the natural products of the colony, and (i) the' imposition of a Land and Income Taxes, and the abolishing of tho Property Tux. As I intend eve lonp; to have the honour of addressing you upon the questions as indicated above. I would respectfully request tho Electors not, to pledge themselves to any Candidate before my opinions upou tho political questions o£ the day have been publicly announced. ■ lam. Your obedient servant. CHAS. SAML. WRIGHT. 0 THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. Gentlemen,— I have pleasure in offering myself as a Candidate for your electorate, and will, at an early date, do myself tho honour of addressing you on political matters. EDWIN MITCHELSON. Auckland, 30th June, 1887. TO THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. POLITICAL-SOCIAL MEETING. Gkntlemen,—l beg respectfully to invite you meet to me THIS (MONDAY) EVENING, the Itli July, at the St. Sopulchrc's Schoolroom, Symonds-street, when I propose making to you my bow as a Candidate for your suffrages. As the meeting is of an introductory character merely, I do not propose entering upon the discussion of the many important topics of public interest now agitating tho public mind. These I will deal with at the proper time; that is to say, after the nomination. The programme for Monday evening will bo as follows :— 1. A few words upon tho truo nature of the relation which should obtain between a moinbcr and his constituents, and on tho functions and responsibilities of each. 2. Who is ho? Whero did he come from? What has ho done? 3. Election Tactics. d. On the inlluonco of women on elections and politics, considered in relation to the sham burning question of Women's Suffrage. Electors will do me a very great favour if they will kindly bring their wives, sweethearts, and adult lady members of their families wi'h them, aa this is the sole occasion upon which I will speak upon tho above-named fourth topic, and I am particularly desirous that as many ladles as possible in tho electorate should hear what I have to say. N.B.—Admission for ladies, accompanied by not moro than one gentloman each, by side door, from seven to a quarter-past soven p.m. Front door open for gontlomen at a quarterpast seven. Address commences at twentyflve minutos to eight sharp. I hopo, gentlemen, we shall have an interesting and not, perhaps, an altogether unamu3ing evening. J. AITKEN CONNELL, Candidate for Eden. 0 THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. Copies of my first and second Addresses to you and of my Letters on Party Government and on Sir George Grey's Speech may bo obtained ut each of tho following places.:— R. If. Abbott's Drapery Establishment, Symonds-street Smeaton Bros' Storo, Mount Ro3kill Road Snicaton Bros.' Storo, Beedell's Buildings, Etlen Terrace A. Cucksoy's Store, Mount Eden Road. J. AITKEN CONNELL, Candidate for Eden. TO THE ELECTORS OF NEWTON. ÜBNTLBMEV, — lam acandidato for your suffrages at tho next General Eloction. I pledge myself to do my best endeavours as follows :— 1. Protect tho industries of tho colony. 2. Nationalise the land. I regard tho Village Sett'emont Scheme as tho thin ond o£ the wedge to nationalise tho land. ' 3. Toimpo3o a Land Tax, and, if requirod, an Income Tax, in lieu of a Property Tax. i. To keep our present education system intact, trimmed economically to produce the best results. 6. And one vote for ono man. I am for measures and not for men. Yours truly, HENRY R. JURY. I> ODNEY ■ ELECTORS. \> June 16,1887. Gentlemen,—The following are planks in my platform :— The Northern Railway or None All Tariffs Should bo Protective Retrenchment Should Equal Fall in Revenue Free Secular Primary Education Immigration of Small Capitalists Local Option Woman's Suffrage. I am striotly independent, and have tho honour to bo, Gontlemcn, Your obedient servant, JOSIAH HUDSON. mO THE ELECTORS OF FRANKLYN SOUTH. Gentlemen, -At tho very urgent requoat of a largo number of influential electors iv your very important district, I havo consentod, to allow myself to be nominated as your representative in the coming Reform Parliament, and will positively go to the Poll in the interest of Retrenchment and Roform, and independent of all other Political Parties. I am, Yours very truly, JOHN-JENKINS. Newmarket, June 10th, 1887. mo THE ELECTORS OF MARSDEN. Gentlemen,—l beg to announce myself as a Candidate for tho Marsdon seat, at the forth coming Election, and should I havo the honour to be returned to Parliament as your representative, I pledge myself to oppose the presont Government, and will do everything in my power to stamp out Vogolism and all its follow ing of corruption and extravagance, and wilj support a vigorous policy of retrenchment in every department of the Public Service. I wil advocate tho abolition of the honorarium to Members of tho Upper House, and to give local industries every legitimate assistance to foster and encourage them, and will uphold the principles of local self-government to the fullest extent. I shall take an early opportunity to address the electors in the various centres as soon, as the electoral boundaries are published. I am, Qcntlomen, Yours faithfully, R. THOMPSON,