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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 99, 19 August 1879, Page 3

TO THE ELKUTOKS OF MANAWATU. /^EiNTIE.MEN- I beg lo offer IX myself for 10- election to tiio representation of tlio El I'd oval District of Manawatu. Upon the political questions of the cl:iy I shall talce an early opportunity of addressing you at each of the centres of population in the County. Ty!.c;iVii > '»vi>' ) T iTiftv JfiCli'.l'Ml Hi;".! I »ii! A'.'ll; K'i- .in .Lixleiision >A tLo Suffrage, for Triennial PaiUaments, for the Abolition of the Land Tax, and its replacement by a Property or Income Tax. , 1 shall press forward the immediate construction of the railway from Manavatu to Wellington, and with regard to where it shall connect with the present line, I shall advocate that the route chosen be the one that will be most beneficial to the Colony gene* rally, taking into consideration econo my, land revenue, and settlement I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Youi obedient servant, WALTER W. JOHNSTON. rpo THE ELECTORS OF MANA5. WATTJ. Gentlemen — I have already announced my intention of becoming a candidate for the honor of representing you in the General Assembly, and as the dissolution of the present Parliament is now a certainty, 1 hasten to place before you briefly an expression of my views. I am in favor of such an extension of the suffrage as will give a vote to every man who lifts given a guarantee of his intention to make this Colony his home, and I am an advocate of Triennial Parliaments, but I object to the distribution of representation on a purely population basis, unless the towns are more heavily handicapped than they are under the proposals of the present Government. With our general revenue, so rapidly increasing as it is proved to, X am of opinion that an energetic and economical administration should make both ends meet, but if further taxation is inevitable it should take the form of an income ' and properly 4 tax. I am altogether opposed to the land tax as being an unfair burthen on one class of property, specially injurious to the farming interest., and tending to keep capital out of the country. The remission of the duties on grain and timber 1 regard as a grave mistake, and as a serious blow to those two most important industries of the Colony which employ the largest amount of labor in proportion to the value of their pro> ducts. The gradual extension ox the Public Works Scheme, by moans of further loans carefully expended in the development of our great natural resources, is to my mind essential to the prosperity of the Colony. 1 shall strenuously advocate the immediate commencement and vigor* ous prosecution i»f the AVest Coast Railway simultaneously from Wellington and Palmerston. I shall also urge that the Oiamakapua ttlock be made accessible thn>u»h the Kisvitea settlement ; and, with regard to all lands which may be now or hereafter in the hands of the Government for sale, I shall p«rnestly endeavor to establish the principle that thoy be opened by roads before sale, ond that a large proportion be disposed of on the deferred payment system. I can appeal with confidence to my career during a«residence of 25 years among 'you as a sufficient guarantee, that if you do me the honor to select me as your representative, the power placed in my hands will be activoly and unselfishly exerted for the furtherance of all such measures as will tend to the general prosperity of the Colony, and the subs antial progress of that important section of it in which I, in common with you all, am more intimately concerned. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, A. FOi.LETT IIALCO.MBK. P.S. — I propose to meet the elect*, ors at the PUI3LIC HALL, FOXTON, on THTJUSDAY the 21st AUG CJST, at 8 p.m., and at the other centres of population at an early date. '