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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2328, 22 October 1908, Page 1

GISBORNE ELECTORATE. V ' . ■ >: .7 ' ■ W. LISSANT CLAYTON WILL ADDRESS THE ELECTORS H' s M In AJESTY’S On. T HEATRE ■ FRIDAY EVENING - AT S O’CLOCK. ' ... THE ELECTORS OF ’ GISBORNE. Ladies and gentlemen,— Having been honored by the request of a large number of Electors to offer myself as a Candidate for the House, of Representatives, I have decided to accede to their wishes. Although I shall take an early opuortiuiity of laying my views before you, it is desirable that you should have some indication of their nature. I am in favor of—(a) RESTORING to PARLIAMENT control of the public finances by restriction of the powers of the Ministry in public expenditure. (b) GRANTS VOTED by Parliament 'HIEING EXPENDED ' upon specific works and not diverted at will of a Minster. (c) The continuance of the present system of ELECTION to LOCAL BODIES by RATEPAYERS and BURGESSES. (d) Encouragement of LAND SETTLEMENT upon the OPTIONAL PLAN* with provisions for preventing the aggregation ’ of large holdings. (e) ABOLITION of POLITICAL PATRONAGE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY for, all, and the establishment of a CIVIL SERVICE BOARD. (f) TARIFF REFORM by reduction of duties on necessaries ot . life. (g) NATIVES being placed on the same footing as Europeans for REPRESENTATION, TAXATION, and LAND'TRANSACTIONS with proper safeguards. s From which you will infer that I am in OPPOSITION to tho present Adnunist ration. I have the ■ honor to bc, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, W. LISSANT CLAYTON. MR. CARROLL’S CAMPAIGN. SUPPORTERS of the HON. MR. CARROLL’S Candidature hereby notified that the old Council Offices in Lowe Street arc being utilised as his Committee Rooms and will oe open daily from 9 a.mt .till 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. till 10 p.m. ■ C. J. PARKER, - Chairman of Committee. IOUSBORNE GEO. E. -i)ARTON, LECTO RATE. w Standing in ’ LIBERAL and NO-LICENSE INTERESTS, ‘ - ILL Address the Electors as Address the under:— PATUTAHI— MONDAY, Oct. 26th. WAER ENGA-A H IK A TUESDAY, October 27th. MATAWHERO— WEDNESDAY, October 28th. ■ \ TE ARAI— THURSDAY, October 29. MAKAURI— FRIDAY, October 30th. and JJIS A J ESTY’S rjjYHEATRE, MONDAY, November 2nd. Chair taken 8 p.m. B AY- OF (LENTY E LECTO RATE. . MR. J. B. GQW, ’ OPPOSITION CANDIDATE,' WILL ADDRESS THE ELECTORS ■ " . ■ At • v ’■ . v MOTU on OCTOBER 23rd. RAKAUROA, on OCTOBER 24th. WAIHUKA (at Railway Camp), OCTOBER 26th. .j-TE KARAKA, OCTOBER 31st. . WHATATUTU, NOVEMBER 2nd. WAIKOHU, NOVEMBER 3rd. ORMOND, NOVEMBER 4th. VVAI M ATA, NOVEMBER sth. i QAA ACRES/- O.R.P.—Oppor--I.JUU tunity to secure .a. bargain at £4, 10s per.acr©.—-For full particulars apply, T. G.' Lawless, agent. . _