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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 863, 14 August 1879, Page 2

TO THE ELECTORS ' . OF, THE • EAST COAST ELECTORAL ; DISTRICT. / ENTLEMEN,-f-£beg to offe* my- ■ self as a candid&te to represent your interests' m Parliament. ' ; From my loug residence on' the Coast, I am intimately acquainted with the requirements of the electoral district, and if"' elected, my main object will be to Be- , cure for the district that justice m the matter of expenditure upon public works which has hitherto been withheld, . from us ; at the same, time giving my i assistance m passing the many important liberal measures, Tvhich must, m the next Parliament,, engage the atten- ■ tion of the people's representatives; • " ' Should you do me the honor of eleoting me as your representative, I shall vote for Triennial Parliaments, Man* hood Suffrage on a residen,tal , qualification to Europeans, and franchise to men of the Native race who are enrolled' oh the ratepayers' rolls, or who hold m- . dividual or undivided grants of land from the Crown. I will support a Bill for the adjustment of representation, on the basis of population. Such a Bill would secure for our district ail additional member, thus enabling the Bay of > Plenty and . . Poverty Bay tosend each its own representative to : Parliament, which, m any opinion, should have long ago been the case. ; ■ i With reference to the administration of Waste iLandß, I iam of opinion thatf the, present system has not worked; satisfactorily to the country ; I Would,' T therefore, support any measure which would have for its effect the vesting of all Waste Lands m County Councils, ; giving those bodies the full powers' vested m the present Waste Lands Boards. I approve of portions 1 of the Waste Lands being sold on deferred payments with a view of promoting the settlement * of the country, having watched the operation of this system m the Middle Island and found it to work beneficially. All Waste Lands should be sold by public auction m the principal town, or towns, of the county m which such lands may be situated. I shall, if elected,' endeavor to have air existing land disputes between Europeans and the Government referred to arbitration at once for final settlement, so as to place the country on a sound footing, and m all oases which afterwards shall be given m favor by Government, occupiers should be remunerated for all improvements. I consider that to effectually put a stop to the present difficulties m the acquisition of Native Lands, ; the Natives should be treated as Europeans. Failing this, that the Government should hold a pre-emptive right over all lands which.have not yet passed through the Court. I shall take the earliest opportunity of personally visiting the various centres of population m the district, and more fully communicating my views. I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, allan McDonald.

NOTICE. /CAPTAIN PORTER will addresa the Electors at MAKARAKA fikLL, 4 on MONDAY, AUGUST 18, At 7 o'clock. And at ORMOND, on TUESDAY, AUGUST I?, At 7 o'clock.