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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 190, 9 July 1884, Page 3

STEVENS & GORTON. Fi*itst Trees froni Ifelson. SATURDAY, 12th JULY. AT THEIR AUCTION ROOMS Pai.mkb.ston North. STEVENS AND GORTON Will, under instructions from Mr John Hale, Nelson, sell by public auction as above from Mr Hale's celebrated Lark Hall Nursery, Nelson, — 649 assorted Fruit Trees 234 Finis Insignis Sale at 2 o'clock Sharp. Grass Seeds ! Grass Seeds ! ! Grass Seeds ! ! ! JUST ARRIVED Ex s.s. Aorangi and Doric from London, Alsyke Cow Grass, White Clover, Red do, Trefoil, and Fescues, &c., &c. Also, Englisb Rye Grass .(machine dressed) from old pastures, Italian Rye, Timothy, Cocksfoot, .Field Turnips, Rape, &C. New Zealand Barb Wires. Nos. 6, 7, and 8 Fencing Wires. OATS, CHAFF, COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Also, Few Boxes Tea, @ 16/6. N.B.—Tho Clovers are of the best quality obtainable m the London market this season. Special quotations for large quantities. STEVENS A GORTON, R. Leigh, ..; Manager. MANAWATU ELECTION. To F. Y. Lethbbidge,- Esq., G. M. Snelson, Esq., aud the other Elec-toi-s signing the requisition asking me to become a Candidate for the Manawatxi sent. Gentlemen, — In response to yonr very flattering and gratifying request, I have great pleasure m consenting to benominited as a Candidute for Manawatu at the. coming election. I shall take an early opportunity of addressing the electors at the various centres, and explaining my political views m detail. In the meantime) I may state that I am more m accord with the policy of the Atkinson Ministry than with -that 'of -any of -the numerous leaders of the other side of the present House. • Though that Ministry has no doubt made mistakes, I believe tho leading members of it have on the whole worked honestly according to their lights for llw good of the Colony at large, and that especially they have tried to promote the prosperity of the country districts, by liberalising the land laws, and by their scheme for the construction of roads and bridges, the partial failure of which through want of funds is attributed to causes beyond the control of any Government, 1 cannot, however, agree with Mr' Rollcston's projected scheme of perpetual leasing, or with what it is now the fashion to call " the nationalization of the land." Let the Crown lands be leased on the easiest terms compatible with due 'provision for survey and roadiuaking, but, as under theptesent Act, let a purchasing clause always bo granted after a fair proportion of improvement ban been made by the leaseholder. The truest nationalization of the land, I hold, is to settle it •with freeholders m moderately^sized blocks, trusting for revenue to the development of the resources of the country caused by such settlement, rather than to rents extracted by a Central Government from a State tenantry I agree generally with the Native policy of the Atkiuson Ministry, and especially so with Mr Bryce's proposal for the resumption of the pre eruptive right. I am m tavour ofc Secular Euucation, and so long as the G nances of the Colony warrant it, of free piimary education, and m any case of free education up to the Fourth Standard. I should like to see our railways managed by a non-political Board, the members of which should only be removable m the .«amc manner as J udges of the Supreme Court. Other and minor questions I will deal with when addressing the electors face to face. ■", If I have the honor to be elected, I can conscientiously say that I will endeavour to the best of my ability to represent the district as a whole without bias m favour of any particular part of it, while remembering at the same lime that a member is elected to wacch over the interests of the ; Colony at l«rge. Your Obedient Servant, D. H. MACARTHUR. FARM FOR SALE,- OR LEASE WITH PURCHASING CLAUSE. ON easy terms, about 55 acres, well feucel and grassed, with comfortable cottage, ami permanent water supply. An excellent investment. Apply on the premises to W.^Squire, Stoney Creek. . <