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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 1476, 14 November 1881, Page 1

Electoral Notaoae. To &• Sleotors of thi Sift CoMt Electcrtl Diitrict pi ENTLEMEN,— I beg to annonneti VX my intention of contesting tkn forthcoming Election. Ido so from 11 feeling held by a Urge number of tho electors in common with myasrif, thattfc<> personal interests of three of the candidates already in the field, are so identical with each other, of such magnitude, and, at the same time so thoroughly antagonistic to the beat interests of thn electorate, that this important constituency cannot be faithfully represented in Parliament by the return of auy one oil them. In a district like this, where, from the peculiar complication of the Native land laws, almost every man, except, indeed, the largest capitalist, is virtually excluded from acquiring land no matter how small the area desired, it cannot; be to our individual interest, nor to thw interest of the Colony as a whole, to have it represented in Parliament by* « large land speculator, or by one, whoatl pecuniary interests are bound up with an association of capitalists for acquiring in a wholesale manner, large tractil of country along the East Coast to W locked up for years. The individual! prosperity of the district, it is patont to us all, must depend on the wise legislation to be enacted for the simplification of the Native land laws. The conflicting interest* at the present time existing here, are of a tsrofoUl character: There is the interest of oru» section of the community— a seotisti numerically insignificant, but financially powerful, to whose pressnt advantsge it is to retard whatever tends to promote settlement, or the opening oult of the country, until such time as they have secured complete title to the largo blocks of land now being purchased! by them from the Native owners.. Whatever contributes to the present prosperity of the district, directly of indirectly, increases the cost of suck lands to the detriment of the persona now buying. The poorer the district can be kept, the less money permitted! to circulate in it, the lets labour employed, the greater the necessity of the Natives to realize upon their la*' and greater the profit hereafter to b« reaped by the earth-hungry spe*ii« lators. But how different is it with the interests of the other section of the community, of which every working man in the district forms an unit. That section of the community, whose whole pros* perity is bound up with the opening up of the country, witli the development ef its resources, and the location of th« people on the land. For years the district has longed with the hop* that a law would he passed that would enablo the people to acquire settled homes, frau from all prospect of future litigation — v law that would enable every Maori! land-owner in the district to have hill individual portion of land sub-divided,, and held free from all tribal difficulties. Such a law, while bringing total extinction upon land speculators and land rings generally, if passed, mon\d enabltt the mnn of small means who haa to rely on his manual labor, to compete in proportion to his savings, in acquiring a plot of land, as a home for himself and hill family. If you do me the honor to elect me, I would pledge myseJf to have a law passed that would remove the barrier that haa so long stood in the way of persons of ordinary industry obtaining land in tbis district I am altogether opposed to any return to the old form of Provincialism. laa opposed to the waste lands of the Crown in this district being administered by Boards located either in Auckland or Hawke's Bay. Upon the other public queettoaa affecting this district aiid now engaging your attention, I will in due time avail myself of the privilege of making say views fully known. I am Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, 608 M. J. GANNON. To the Sleetorfl of tiu Xaat Coast Electoral District r^ ENTLEMEN,— I have to announco to you that is my intention to offer myself for your suffrages at tho ensuing General Elections. I shall take an early opportunity oil acquainting you with my political views. I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, SAMUEL LOCKE. Napier, 20th August, 1881. 221 Kennedy & Bennett THE WHARF, GISBORNE, BEG. to inform the Publio that they have a Splendid Stock of FIKEWOOD, Of all lengths to suit customers { and also, that they have regular MONTHLY ->11. BHIPMENTB OF HOUSEHOLD. BLACKSMITHS' and BTEAM COAL, Of the Best Quality that can be got for the required purpose. Newcastle Coal for CASH ... 55s Gel Bay of Islands Coal (screened) 42s 0d „ „ „( unscreened) 37s Od „ „ „ (screenings) 32s Oil The above will be DELIVERED FOR O\SH. 724