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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIII, Issue 9545, 15 November 1881, Page 3

GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TO THE ELECTORS OF RANGITIKEI. MR STEVENS will address the Electors at the undermentioned places on the following dates, at halfpast 7 o'clock each evening : — MARTON, Thursday, 17th November, at the Foresters' Hall TURAKINA, Friday, 18th November, at the Town Hall BULLS, Saturday, 19th November, at the Town Hall KIWITEA, Wednesday, 23rd November, at the Public Hall MAKINO, Thursday, 24th November, at the Sehoolhouse HALCOMBE, Friday, 25th November, at the Schoolhouse GREATFORD, Saturday, 26th November, at the Schoolhouse PARAEKARAETU. Monday, 28th November, at Mr Charles Laird's UPPER TUTAENUI, Tuesday, 29th November, at the Schoolhouse MOUNT VIEW, Wednesday, 30th November, at the Schoolhouse Mr Stevens respectfully requests the School Committees to permit him to use the above-mentioned Schoolhouses, and request his supporters to kindly make the necessary arrangements in connection therewith. FURTHER NOTICE. GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION MEETINGS. SIR W T ILLIAM FOX requests the Electors of the Rangitikei Electoral District to meet him at the following places and dates : — UPPER TUTAENUI Schoolhouse, Tuesday, 15th November, at 7.30 p.m. PARAEKARETU-Inland, at Mr Archibald Cameron's, at 7.30 p.m. PAREWANUI Schoolhouse, Monday, 21st November, at 7.80 p.m. GREATFORD Schoolhouse, Wednesday, 23rd November, at 7.80 p.m. Sir William Fox respectfully requests the School Committees in the above districts to allow him the use of the Schools mentioned, and begs his friends in each case to make the necessary preparations. ■~^O~^HB^LEOTOBS"OE r THB FOXTON DISTRICT. /~1 ENTLEMEN, — I have been urged \JT by a large number of my friends and neighbours, who are electors, to stand for your district. My supporters think that although there are already numerous candidates in the field, it is desirable the district should be represented by a local man, and on this ground I offer myself. I shall take another opportunity of stating my political views, and would only say now that if elected I may safely promise to serve the constituency and not myself Yours thfully, JAMES _G. WILSON. _ TO~THE ELECTORS'OF THE RANGITIKEI ELECTORAL DISTRICT FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. f^i ENTLEMEN,— I beg to announce VJT myself as an independent candidate, aspiring to the honour of representing you in Parliament ixntrammelled by any party ties, and therefore, if honoured with your confidence, free to express an unbiassed opinion upon all questions affecting your interests. lam opposed to Provincialism, and strongly in favour of local self-government with extended powers, and hold that the administration of waste lands of the Crown should be left in the hands of such local bodies ; that main roads should be constructed through all blocks of land previously to being offered for sale ; and that endowments should be given from the Land Fund for the purpose of assisting in the construction of bye-roads. The purchase of Native lands should be carried out with more expedition than at present, and they should be placed, in the market as soon after their acquisition as possible (a system which has not hitherto obtained), as upon this depends the profitable settlement and opening up of the country. In order to establish peaceable relations between Europeans and Natives, it is desirable that the Native title should be extinguished over all Native lands, and their titles individualized (excepting reserves sufficient for their use), the cost of which should be a first charge upon such lands. I am of opinion that the present system of education is too expensive, and unjust to the country settlers, who are practically debarred from deriving any benefit from Colleges and High Schools situated in the large centres of population, and that primary secular education only should be provided at the expense of tbe State ; that greater power should be given local committees, and endowments made to denominational schools under special justifiable circumstances. I hold that the tariff chargeable on all colonial products carried by rail which are intended for export should be considerably less than the ordinary railway charges, thereby offering greater inducements to agricultural pursuits, the timber trade, and other colonial industries. I approve of the system of aiding nominated irninigrants, such as agriculturists and small capitalists ; but I entirely object to the free influx of Chinese, which the present small poll-tax practically allows. Those people might introduce such diseases as would be most disastrous, and in many other ways they would be an undesirable adjunct to the population of this colony. In order to further facilitate trade and commerce, I approve of establishing direct steam communication between New Zealand and Great Britain by subsidising an efficient line of steamers. The temperance cause will always have my sympathy, but not as a total abstainer, for I hold that if a person cannot control his own desires he is unlikely to exercise an impartial judgment upon this and other important public questions. I purpose visiting all parts of the Electorate, and publicly expressing my views. Should you do me the honour to elect me, I shall pledge myself to honestly and faithfully serve you. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, JOHN STEVENS. October 2G, 1881. Q A L S A L I N E , NOTICE. HAVING been requested by a large number of settlers to call a Public Meeting to consider the question of reducing or abolishing the Bridge Tolls, I hereby call a Public Meeting for Wednesday Next, the 10th inst., at 4 o'clock p.m., to be held at the lied Lion Hotel, Taylorville, to consider the Bridge Tolls. JOHN MORGAN, Chairman Wangaehu Highway Board.