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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2236, 31 October 1908, Page 1

GISBORNEELECTORATE. W. LISSAHT CLAYTON, o PPOSITI ON CANDIDATE. WILL ADDRESS THE ELECTORS As follows: — MAKAURI SCHOOLHOUSE, TONIGHT (SATURDAY). TINIROTO SCHOOLHOUSE, MONDAY, Nov. 2. ' FRASERTOWN HALL, TUESDAY, Nov. 3. MO H AKA SCHOOL, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4. NUHAKA SCHOOL, FRIDAY, Nor. 6. MORERE SCHOOL, SATURDAY, Nov. 7. Each Evening at 8 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 onnortunity of laying my views before you, it is desirable that you should have some indication of their nature. 1 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 BEING 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 alb, and the establishment'of a CIVIL SEltVICE BOARD. (f) TARIFF REFORM by reduction of duties on necessaries of life. (g) NATIVES being placed on the same footing as Europeans for REPRESENTATION, TAXATION, and LAND TRANSACTIONS with proper safeguards. From which you will infer that I am in OPPOSITION to the present Administration. I have the honor to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, W. LISSANT CLAYTON. RECHABITISM. ALL Members of the local Reclia-' bite Tents arc requested to meet at the Tent-room, Oddfellows’ Hall, Grey Street THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING, to welcome the DistrictVisitor (Bro. Caldcr, District Chief Ruler). Juvenile Tent meets at 7.30, Adult Tent at 8 o’clock. It. H. CLARK, Hon. Sec. TOWNLEY’.S HALL, Sunday, 7 p.m., under auspices of Gisborne Spiritualist Society, T. Downs, exponent and clairvoyant. Subject, “The World Beyond Our Senses.” Collection. GISBORNE POUND. IMPOUNDED by Ranger, October 29th, for trespassing on Public Roads, Mangapapa—DARK BRINDLE dr ’ BLACK COW, no visible brand or mark. If not claimed and expenses paid, will be sold in the above Pound on WEDNESDAY, November lltli, at 12 noon. E. WILKINSON, Poundkceper. HAIRDRESSERS AND TOBACCONISTS. \ WE have a Client for a Country Business who can spend £7O. If possible, only place in Township. Send particulars, including turnover, to— THE N.Z. TRADE EXCHANGE, Box 332, Christchurch.... COPY OF POSTCARD. W HOWARD, Gladstone Road, . Gisborne. Foxton, —Many thanks for the Best and Cheapest Signs I ever had done. F. ELTON, Elton Comedy Co. Our Signs attract like a 40-liorse-power magnet. v • : Y:- . i-: v - y STOP before going anywhere else, and seo our Christmas Stock of Photo Mounts. You will be glad of it, . CaR early,—Ellerbeck Studio,