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Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 284, 30 November 1896, Page 8

Eectorai. riITY of AUCKLAND ELECTORATE. LICENSING POLL~DECEMBER 4, 1896. Separate Deputy Returning Officers have been appointed and Separate Ballot Papers will be used for the taking of the Licensing Poll on FRIDAY next, the fourth proximo, at all the Gazetted Polling Places for the City of Auckland Electoral Poll, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. JOHN KINO. Returning Officer. i Law Court Offices, I High-street, Auckland. ~..,..,,-. ; 50th November, 1896. XpBANKLIN ELECTORAL DISTRICT. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES, i Jg Notice is hereby given that— BENJAMIN HARRIS, of Tuakau, Farmer, And WILLIAM FERG.USON MASSEY of Mangcre, Farmer, Have (with their consent) been duly and regularly Nominated as Candidates at the Election of a Member of the House of Representatives for the said Electoral District, the Poll for which will bB taken at the several Pollingplaces on FRIDAY, the 4th clay of December, Ifi96, commencing at nine a.ir;. and closing at bL\ p.m. _, WILLIAM J. KING. Returning Ollicer. JPnkekohc, November 28th. 1896. mo THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY tMfiiik- OF AUCKLAND. .■^-~- Ladies and Gentlemen,— Having seme months ago decided to retire from Political life, in order to devote my whole time and attention to my own business, it was not my intention to offer my services to any Electorate at the forthcoming General Election. But it having been urged upon me that at the present juncture in our political affairs some sacrifice of personal interest is necessary, in order to ensuro tho return of some Members who have had previous Parliamentary experience, I have, after mature consideration, and at the earnest request of a very large number of Electors within your Electorate, resolved, at great personal sacrifice to myself, to seek your sufl'ragos at tho forthcoming Election,

Being a Native of your City, and having .served Jlftecn years' apprenticeship in the House of Representatives (four years as a Minister of the Crown), you will have had ample opportunities of judging whether my Political Views accord with yours; if they do, and you consider me worthy to Represent you< and do me the honour to return tnc a3 one of your Representatives, you may rest assured upon my safeguarding your interests in every possible way, and serving you to the best of my ability. Yours faithfully, EDWIN MITCHKL3ON. Dargaville, November 25,1896. [TELEGRAPHED ADDRESS.] TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF AUCKLAND. Ladies and Gentlemen,— Not having intended to cuter the list for Parliamentary honours at the forthcoming General Election, I had entered into business engagements which necessitate my constant presence and close attention for at leas-t the next three months. Consequently, as ii will be next to impossible for me to address you before ihc polling-day, I must respectfully request you, under the exceptional circumstances in which 1 have placed my service at your disposal, not to consider that 1 have in any way been discourteous to you in not having adopted the usual course of | addressing you at the various centres within | tho Electorate. Nothing would have given me greater pleasure than to have been able to do so could I have «y arranged. Aly political views arc ao well known to most of you Unit noliung I cuuld say upon the public platiomi would influence you in any way ; but as there are many who, peraups, do not know me personally, or what my views are, I will briefly i sLate them. 1 am not a supporter of the present Government, neither do 1 wish to poso as a rail silter, or as an independent, but as a straight-out Oppositionist. 1 am ii) favour of promoting truly Liberal principles—raising up and not levelling down. j 1 am aganiKL the present method of bribing i and corrupting constiuiuucies, and favour taking from i arliametu the power of voting money for particular roads and bridges and extension ol the County .system to enubie theso to bo done. j I kin in favour of the present Education Act, and the prevention of children leaving school i before having passed the Dl'lh wtandurd. i I am iii favour ol local option and a threeI fifths majority. | i am m favour of a Universal Old Ago Pension Scheme, but not. to throw the whole uurduii of its maintenance upon vie shoulders of the thrilly alone. 1 am in favour of pure and economical administration in all Departments of the Silate. lam in favour or' repealing tho Act of 1834, which enables money to be borrowed annually for the purpose of aiding tho revenue to pay I interest and sinking fund, and which enables I impecunious (ioyornmciits to seize tbc accrued 1 .sinking funds ci.her for I'ublic Works or purposes other than the redemption of debt, for which purpose the sinking funds wore originally set apart. 1 am against any borrowing during the next Parliament under any fictitious cover of raising or aiding, as our public debt, is vow exceptionally heavy in proportion to t! •■ population of tne country. 1 am again?!, the Single Tax and the Nationalisation of the Land. 1 am in favour of an Elective Executive, believing that undoi such a system all important questions would bo decided upon their merits, and not at the dictation of either the Government of the day or its Whips. 1 am in favour of the Referendum. I am in favour of legitimate and prosperous settlement of our Crown Lands!, but not in spoon-feeding or sapping of self-reliance. I am against further acquiring private or native land..until steps have been taken to settle the millions of acres now hold by the Crown in tho North Island. 1 am against all legislation of a harassing character or such as would in any way tend to disturb or cripple industry in any shape or form. I am against any further increase oi luxation, believing that our present taxation is unduly "With this brief telegraphic statement of my views I place myself unreservedly in your 1 hands, resting assured that you will each and all exercise your judgment in a manner under j which in your opinion the country will be best, served and benefited. And if 1 should bo fortunate enough to secure your favour I can only say that 1 will do my duty by you. I remain. Yours faithfully, EDWIN MITCHELSON. Dargaville. Nov. 30,1896. milE LADIES OF DEVONPORT ARE INVITED TO MEET " AT TUB DEVONPORT HALL ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, Bee. 3rd, at 4 p.m.. when MR JOHN BOLLARD Will Address them on the Political Topics of the dajj JVP JOHN" ' JgOLLARD WILL DELIVER HIS FINAL ADDRESS TO THE ELECTORS OF EDEN, IN T.UK DSVONPORT HALL. or* THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. oitn, At 8 o'clock. TDARNELL fTI WO TO R A T~E. TO-MORROW ('liii.ou..y) AFTERNOON, Dec. Ist. at 3 o'clock, Mli VY ITII V, The Radical Candidate for ParHcll. will ADDRESS A MEETING OF LABIBS ONLY AT THE BQNA.VENTURA UALL, PARNELL.