GUMDIGGERS AND WORKERS UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 284, 30 November 1896, Page 2

GUMDIGGERS AND WORKERS UNION.

(To the Editor.)

Sib,—A meeting of the above Union was held at DargavUle on Saturday the 21sfc insfe., Mr Rowo presiding. A letter waa received from the Marerotu Liberal Association, asking the Union to urge the Government to nominate a Govorncaor.t caudidace for the Marsden Eleetorato, as they are nob aatictied with the present, Member, and have no confidence in Opposition candidate. The meeting decided that it was too late to ask a third candidate to take the field because it would ba impossible feo canvass the district in a proper manner. A resolution was carried unanimously recommending all Liberals to support Mr John Fawcus for the Cifey Election, and Mr Jackman far Waitomiita, as the meeting had every confidence that botli gentlemen would support the platform adopted by the Union, viz., —1. All Crown gutnlanda to be reserved for gumdigging purposes. 2. Thab none feafe British subjects be allowed to eogaga

in producing kaurS gum. 3. The only legal charge to guradiggers for digging oe lands, private or otherwise, to be a royalty, laaving tho diggers bo buy and sell where they choose. 4. First-class land adjacent to (iumliolda to be first roaded and then thrown open for selection, so aa to give gumdigget-0 and ofchora an opportunity to raaka home-i for themselves. 5. The Governmeub to talce over and maintain all main tru«k roada in tho North. 6. Stale ov,T;erßbifj of all gum land.

A larsfo number of aliens are arriving; on tho guiritieids. Wo are informed that fully 100 aro expacbed here withiu tho naxb two weeks. The Gumdigyors' and Workers' Union rec-jiaraend all workers to support tho present Government, as wo need nob expocb any redrese for this grievance should the Opposition party bo reburned to power. —ID. ft. Ei,lis, Secretary.