ELECTION NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 204, 1 September 1887, Page 5

ELECTION NOTES.

The date of "nomination in "Egmont elec torate has been fixed for 19th inst.

. The adjourned meeting of the Hon. Mr Tote's, supporters will be held to-morrow (Friday) evening, at St. Ueorge's Hall, at the..usual hour. The committee should muster in strong force, as important business. has to be gone into. Tne last meeting of Mr Tole's committee at Eden Terrace transacted a considerable amount .of. business which will still further the hon. gentleman'B candidature.

.The adjourned committee meeting of Mr J. M, Shera s supporters and friends will take place this evening at the usual place and time.. Tho last committee meeting was. one. of the most satisfactory yet held, and , the continued increase of support pxbVtes that, the candidate is making good progress in his candidature. Mr Shera will Bhortiy. address another public meeting and further deal with many important public questions. <

Mr Garratt at Eden Hail

• Mr Garratt addressed a large meeting of electors in the Eden Hall last evening, Mr Camp presiding. Mr Garratt's address was a good one, reviewing the burning questions of the houriand dealing also with the alleged abuses-in granting pensions. The usual questions were asked, and at the close of the meeting a vote of thanks and confidence was paused. , , ' •-•

■Mr J. A. Council at Swanson

...Mr Connell addressed a meeting of the Eden electors in the Public Hall, Swanson, last evening. The hall was entirely filled, evon standing space being occupied, and Mr Gibbons was called to the chair. Mr Connell, who was received with applause, made a speech of over an hour and a half's duration, dealing fully with the various public .questions of interest at the present time; 'including, the Government taxation policy,,retrenchment,, protectiveduties, land settlement,, local option, education, encouragement of mining and other native industries. Hisaddresswasfrequently applauded throughout its delivery. He expressed his disapproval of land nationalisation and perpetual leasing, as wholly unaoplicable to such, a colony as New Zealand. Freehold tenure .and secure tenure could alone induce satisfactory settlement. He desired to sco settlers of moderate capital able themselves to improve the lands and to employ labour, encouraged by liberal land laws, giving security of tenure and long credit at low rates of interest for the purchase money, to come to the colony. So long as the fads of land nationalisation and perpetual leasing were kept to the front,. just bo long would settlers with moderate capital be deterred from coming to New Zealand, He approved of provision being made for village settlements sO as to provide for- settlers of small .means desirous of taking up land, with, however, freehold tenure and long credit for purchase money at low rates. He, however, condemned entirely the large unauthorised expenditure of the present Government on village settlements, and was not prepared to support advances to settlers of any class upon the public lands out of the public funds* At the close of his address Mr Connell answered a large number of questions to the satisfaction of his audience. A vote of thanks and confidence, proposed by Mr W. Hiatt and seconded by Mr J. S. Laurie, was carried with great enthusiasm and applause, no amendment being proposed.

Waiteniata

On Tuesday evening Mr Reader Wood addressed a well attended meeting of the elector* ab the Public Hall, Kaukapakapa. The business of the meeting was a good deal disarranged by the interference of two or three, inebriates, whose enthusiasm it was impossible to repress ; the proceedings became at last very much of a conversational character, Mr Wood answering numerous questions of interest to the settlers ; eventually a show of hands was taken, first for thanks only then of thanks and confidence. Tne latter was declared carried by the Chairman, but the number of hands held up for coth'motions was very nearly equal

■(.BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

, . , Hamilton, this day.) Waikato Election Matters.

Major Jackson, a candidate for the Waipa.seat, met the electors at Whatawhata on Tuesday evening. His speech was well received, especially the portions referring to education and Mr Vaile's railway reform scheme. A vote of thanks and confidence was accorded him. There are now four candidates in the field for Waipa, namely, the Major, Messrs Teesdale, Campbell and Maxwell.