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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5688, 23 June 1879, Page 3

Electoral Notices IN pursuance of the Regulation of Elections Act, 1870, 1, Ebenezer Baker, Returning < ifficer for the Electoral District of the Hutt, do hereby give notice that, by virtue of a writ bearing date the twentieth day of June, 1879, under the Public Seal of the Colony, an election will be held for the return of one qualified person to serve as member of the House of Representatives for the said Electoral District, and that the Nomination of Candidates will take place at the Resident Magistrate’s Court House, Lower Hutt, at noon on the 30th day of JUNE, 1379 ; and that the Poll, if necessary, will be taken on the 2nd day of JULY, 1879. Eb. BAKER, Returning Officer. The following are polling places for the Electoral District of the Hutt ; The Resident Magistrate’s Court House, Lower Hutt (principal polling place). The Schoolhouse, Taita. The Schoolhouse, Upper Hutt. The Schoolhouse, Wainuiomata. Eu. BAKER, Returning Officer. JJ UTT ELECTION. Mr. MASON proposes to ADDRESS the ELECTORS— At the Odd Fellows’ Hall, Lower Hutt, on TUESDAY, the 24th. At the Odd Fellows’ Hall, Upper Hutt, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th. At the Taita, on THURSDAY, the 26th. At the School-house, Wainui-o-mata, on FRIDAY, the 27tb. Each Evening at half-past Seven o’clock, fji HE HUTT ELECTION. MR. JACKSON’S CANDIDATURE. MR. HENRY JACKSON REQUESTS the ELECTORS of the HUTT to MRET him at the following times and places : At the Odd Fellows’ Hall, Upper Hutt, on MONDAY, 23rd inat. At the Odd Fellows' Hall, Lower Hutt, on WEDNESDAY, 25th inst. At the School-house, Wainuiomata, on THURSDAY, 26th inst. At the School-house, Taita, on FRIDAY, 27th inst. Each Evening at Half-past Seven o’clock. Mr. JACKSON desires to state that at each of these meetings he will fully explain to the electors his views on the leading political questions of the day. TO THE ELECTORS OP THE HUTT ELECTORAL DISTRICT. Gentlemen, —I have the honor to state that I iuteud offering myself as a candidate for the representation of the Hutt Electoral District, which is now rendered vacant in the Parliament by the elevation of Sir William Fitzherbert, K.C.M.G., to the Speakership of the Legislative Council. In thus soliciting your suffrages, I am not unmindful that I have hitherto been necessarily debarred from actively taking part in politics, but I am induced t» hope that my continual residence of seventeen years in this district, and my career during that period as a public servant of the province, will in some degree compensate for this want of active political experience ; and I beg leave to assure yon that if I am so fortunate as to be returned by you to fill the seat in Parliament now at your disposal, my whole time and services shall be devoted to the observance and performance of the duties of the office.

I uni in favor of any policy that will cause wealth to bear its fair share of the cost of the Government, and to this end I am of opinion that a property and income tax—exempting incomes falling below a certain amount—is the only measure which can succeed in making the incidence ot taxation fall fairly upon the classes of the community ; and that therefore such a tax ought to replace the Customs duties which are at present imposed on the necessaries of life. This measure, I believe, would relieve the less wealthy classes of the country from a burden which undoubtedly at present falls disproportionately greatest upon them. The unfinished condition of the public works, especially of those in progress in the North Island, renders it, in my opinion, a matter of urgent necessity that further loans should be at once negotiated in the London money market. I shall support measures to this effect. I look upon the connection by railway between the West Coast and this important district as a matter requiring further serious consideration, more especially as the fact is patent that a practical road is already nearly formed through the intended route. At the same time I cannot refrain from remarking that I believe that if the North Island had received its fair share of former loans ; if, in point of fact, the railways and trunk roads of this Island had been pushed on with the vigor and corresponding amount of expenditure which has been the case for those of the South Island, the present threatening aspect in native affairs would in all probability have been obviated, for I consider the true settlement of the native difficulty in this Island to be in the completion of the public works ; and I will therefore endeavor to secure for these works as large a share as possible of future loans, I am also in favor ot retrenchment, as far as is compatible with efficiency, in all the branches of administrative departments; the expenditure 5u some of these I believe to have grown in late years beyond any necessity. I: shall also be a sedulous advocate for the: strictest economy being observed in all other Government expenditures. The above are broadly the principal political views that I entertain ; but I will take an early opportunity of meeting you in public, and then further explaining my views on other less important subjects which are likely to engage attention in the coming session of Parliament. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, HENRY JACKSON. The Hutt, 14th June, 1879. rjV) THE ELECTORS OF THE HUTT. Gentlemen, —In compliance with the wishes of my friends I beg to offer myself as a Candi-. date for the Vacant Seat in Parliament as your Representative. Believing that the prosecution of the Public Works with vigor is essential to the progress of the Colony, I would urge the necessity of obtaining a loan for that purpose, and as the settlement of the Crown Lands more rapidly is also requisite that the facilities tor its oecupation on deferred payments should be increased. The native question requires careful consideration, with a view to the permanent solution of the difficulty. With regard to the incidence of taxation I consider that not only land but other property also should bear a fair portion of the burdens. On these and other subjects I hope to be able to address you at an early date. Yours faithfully, THOMAS MASON. Taita, 16th June, 1879.

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