ELECTORAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1668, 6 July 1887, Page 2

ELECTORAL ITEMS.

(per press association.") AUCKLAND, July 4. Major Harris addressed the electors of South Franklin at PuKekohe on Saturday, when he received a vote of thanks and confidence. He did not know what party he would support, but would not follow Sir Julius Vogel. He was in favor of stopping borrowing and in making reductions in every department. Mr. Morrison, a candidate for Auckland We«t, announced himself in favor of retrenchment and the abolition of the Legislative Conucil, or at "least, a reduction in the number of members to 20, without honoraria, and reduction in the number of Ministers to four. He was opposed to plural voting, and advocated the encouragement of local industries aud the settlement of people upoD the laud. Mr. McMurdo, a candidate for Rodney, addressed a meeting at Puhoe on the 28th June, and siid he advocated vigorous retrenchment and the sale of all railways throughout the Colony to a syndicate. Ho leceived a vote of thanks at the close of his addie^s. Mr. J. A. Connell addressed the Eden electors to-night, the meeting being one of the rowdiest held in Auckland for some time, the speaker being constantly interrupted. He declared himself in favor of sweeping away with Boaids of Education, raising lhe school age of children to seven, and advocated the introduction ot the Bible into schools. He thought the village hettlements expenditure unconstitutional and wrong, and would not favor a reduction ot members of the House to 50. He declared that he was a follower of Major Atkinson, and received a vote of thanks. Mr. Seymour T. George his announced himself a candidate lor Parnell. July 6. Sir G. Grey has consented to stand for Auckland Ceutral, and Mr. Peacock for the new Ponsonby seat. It is stated that Mr. Tole will contest Newton. Adam Poiter retires from Eden in favor of Mr. Miiehelson. It is reported that an effort is being made to brina Sir William Fox out for Auckland North. The Jtadic.il lteform League lias carried a resolution to the etket, that Mr. Ytnle's railway scheme should bo tri<<l. GREYMOUTH, July G. Mi. Jolm Pelvic announces himself as a j candidate n.t next election. DUNEDIN. July G. Mr. James Smith, of Greeufield, will be a candidate for Bruce. CHRISTCHURCH, July G. David Reese is out for Linwrod. F. A. Anson and W. B. Tosswill will probably coutest the Akaroa seat with Mr McGregor. WELLINGTON, July 6. C. B. Izard is a candidate for Wellington South and suburbs. DUNEDIN, July G. Sir Robert Stout delivered another address last evening. He again dealt with public accounts, and then explained the provisions and policy of the Land Acquisition Bill ; the proposals of Government as to graduated taxation ; the position of parties in the House, stating that he agreed with Major Atkinson on nearly four out of five points of policy. The following of Major Atkinson, or a largo proportion thereof, controlled the leader ot the Opposition and prevented him carrying out liberal measures of which be approred. The oppositien to the Government was to their land taxation proposals, and came