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Evening Star, Issue 7238, 14 June 1887, Page 3

ELEOTIQU NOTIONS. TO THE ELECTORS OF POST OHALMERB DISTRIOT. THOSE Gentlemen favorable to the' Return of Mr JAMES MILLS as M.H.R. for the District are respectfully invited to attend a Meeting at the Foresters Hall, THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, At 8 o'clock. TO THE ELECTORS OF DUNEDIN EAST. THE supporters of Sir Robert Stout are requested to attend a meeting to be held at Shop next but one to Wilson Bros., grocers, Great King street (near Dundas stieet), on Wednesday Evening, 15th June, at 7.30 sharp. Business: Formation of Working Committee. ROSLYN ELECTION. .HE SUPPORTERS of Mr WALTER CARLTON are invited to attend a Meeting at the Council Chambers, Roslyn, To-morrow Night (Wednesday), at 8 o'clock. Business : To Form Working Committee. ROSLYN ELECTION. HE COMMITTEE of the Roslyn and - Mornington Branches of the Protection League of Otago have resolved that Mr WILLIAM HUTCHISON shall be the Candidate Supported by them for the Roslyn District at the forthcoming Election. JOHN ROBERTS, President Roslyn Branch, THOMAS WOOD, President Mornington Branch. TO THE ELECTORS OF DUNEDIN SOUTH. ENTLEMEN,—I have the honor to inform you that at the forthcoming general election I shall again solicit the favor of your suffrages. The principal planks in my platform will be ENCOURAGEMENT TO LOCAL INDUSTRIES AND RETRENCHMENT. I shall take an early opportunity of addressing the electors, and explaining to them fully my views upon the various political questions. Yours obediently, JAMES. GORE. ROSLYN ELECTION. To W. Carlton, Esq., Dear Sir, —We, the undersigned electors of the Electoral District of Roslyn, have much pleasure in inviting you to allow yourself to be nominated as our representative at the forthcoming election. We fed that men of practical ability and independent positions are required to represent us in theses times of depression and Government extravagance Knowing that you possess these qualifications, we trust that your reply will be favorable to our request, and we promise to give you our entire support. Roslyn, June 4, 1887. (Signed) N. Y. A. WALES JAMES WILKIE A. MATHESON, And 145 other Electors in Boslyn Electorate.

Roslyn, June 9, 1887. Gentlemen,—Accept my cordial thanks for your requisition, with the terms of which I have pleasure in complying. I am deeply sensible of the honor you would confer upon me, and, I hope, am also duly sensible of the responsibilities which the position as your representative in Parliament would impose on me. In the event of your electing me I would be prepared to advocate political action on the following lines: — Ist. Reduction of the number of members. 2nd. Abolition of honorarium to Legislative Councillors. 3rd. Reduction of Governor's salary and allowances to L 5,000. 4th. Reduction of departmental expenditure, and amalgamation of offices. Sth. The completion of the Otego Central Railway to a point where it can be made to return revenue. Cth. land and income tax on graduated scale. 7th. Giving assistance to local industries. Bth. Continuing the present system of education, but believing a saving would be effected by raising the age of admission to six years instead of five, as at present. 9th. Assistiug to my utmost ability in placing people on the lauds of the Colony. I remain, gentleman, Your obedient servant, (Signed) "WALTER CARLTON. To Messrs N. Y. A. Wales, James Wilkie, A. Matheson, and the 145 gentlemen who have signed the requisition. TO THE ELECTORS OF DUNEDIN EAST. ENTLEMEN.-I again offer myself as a _.' Candidate for your Suffrages, and I will take an early opportunity of meeting you and may state that the following, amongst others, are Planks in my Platfosm t—--1, Retrenchment in the Publio Service, 2, Any additional taxation required by means of the property tax to be bo arranged as not to moreaie the bttrdeno of persons of email means. 3. Any necessary increase of Customs to be imposed so as to assist our local Industries. 4. The contintianoe of the Small Settlement soheme of Crown lands inaugurated by furtherance of the agricultural and pastoral interests in every way possible. The strengthening of Local Government by the decentralization of all possible government functions. G. The maintenance at all hazards of out Eduoational System. I am adverse to any scheme that would throw the representation of the people into the hands of the few or the and unduly reducing the number of members in the House of Representatives would have this very effect. I believe retrenchment in our legislative expenditure can be effected, but this can be carried out without interfering with the number of the members of Parliament. Were the numbers reduced several outlying and thinly, peopled districts would be practically unrepresented. Even now some districts are far too large. It seems passing strange that many of those who increased the number of members in 1881, when tKe population of the Colony was 490,000, should now advocate a reduction when we have 595,000 people. What the present Ministry has done for the Colony by its legislative measures and administrative acts I shall detail to you when I address you. I may just add that our aim has been to frame truly liberal and democratic laws and to oaref ully, p udently, and economically administer the affairs of the State. We have succeeded, in many instances, in tho face of strong party opposition in both Houses. We have effected large savinga in the publio on the land by us than under any previous administration. With the liparty assistance and cooperation of the Liberals in the Colony we can do muchjjmore than we have done, and it remains for you and the other constituencies of the Colony to say whether this is to be permitted, or whether the legislation and administration of the Colony are to be handed over to a party that has denounced our attempted savings in the Civil Service, repudiated our effort to relieve the less wealthy from the property tax, refused to aid the local industries of the Colony, attempted to burk our Village Settlement soheme, and whilst in power negleoted necessary publio works in many districts. Thanking you for. all you have done forme in tho past, and for your many kindnesses Believe me to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, ROBERT STOUT. AUCTIONS. WEDNESDAY, 15th JUNE. At Burnside Yards. MACLEAN (on behalf of tho British and New Zealand Mortgage and Agenoy Company, Limited) will sell 100 stubble-fed pigs, on account of Mr J. Mackay, Rakaia. QUEEN'S JUBILEE. FIREWORKS. FIREWORKS. FIREWORKS. WEDNESDAY, 15th JUNE* At 2 o'clock. To Heads of Families, Hotelkeepers, and Others. M.SPED D I N G will sell by auction, at hia Rooms, on Wednesday first, at 2 o'clock, A consignment of Pain and Go.'a Fireworks, consisting of— Rockets, squibs, Roman, candle;,, wheels,. Yeimvians, Bengal lights,, streamer*,, jacks, etc., etc., eto. In lots to suit purchaser'.