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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 191, 10 July 1884, Page 3

STEVENS & GORTON. Fruit Trees from UTelson. SATURDAY, 12th JULY. AT THEIR AUCTION ROOMS Palmkkston North. QTEVENS 4* GORTON will, M under instructions from Mr John Hale, Nelson, sell by public auction as above from Mr Hale's celebrated Lark Hall Nursery, Nelson, — 649 assorted Fruit Trees 234 Pinis Insignis Sale at % o'clock Sharp. ~ ] Grass Seeds ! Grass Seeds ! ! i Grass Seeds ! ! ! j TUST ARRIVED Ex s.s. Aorangi and Doric from London, Alsyke Cow Grass, "White Clover, Red do, Trefoil, and Fescues, &c, &c. Also, English Rye , Gras3 (machine dressed) from old pastures, I Italian : Rye, Timothy, Cocksfoot, Field Turnips, Rape, &c. New Zealand Barb Wires. Nos. 6, 7, and 8 Fencing Wires. OATS, CHAFF, COOPER'S SnEEP DIP, I Also, Few Boxes Tea, @ 16/6. N.B.— -The Clovers are of the best quality obtainable m the London market this season. Special quotations for large quantities. STEVENS & GORTON, R K Leigh, ; .^Manager. MANAWATU ELECTION. ! To F. Y. Lkthbridge, Esq., G. M. Snelson, Esq., and the other Elec • tors signing the requisition asking me to become a Candidate for the Manawatu seat. G-e'ntlemejst, — In response to your very flattering and gratifying request, I have great pleasure m consenting to benoniin ted I as a Candidate for Manawatu at the '< coming election. I shall take an early opportunity | of addressing the electors at the various centres, and explaining my political views m detail. In the mean time, I may state that I am more m accord with the policy of the Atkinson Ministry than with that of any of the numerous Jeaders of the other. vide of the preseut House. Though that Ministry has no doubt made mistakes. I believe the leading members of it have on the whole worked i honestly according to- their. lights for -the good of the Colony at large, and that especially they have tried to pronr'ote the prosperity of the country districts, by liberalising the land laws, and by their scheme for the construction of roads and bridges, the partial failure of which through want of funds is attributed to causes beyond the control of any Govern menti 1 cannot, however, agree with Mr Rolleston's projected scheme of perpetual leasing, or with what it is now the faslno%to call " the nationalization of thelandi? Let the Crown' lands be leased on the' easiest' terms compatible with due provision for jsiuvey and roadmaking, but, as under thepiesent Act, let a purchasing clause always bo granted after a fair proportion of im. provement has been -made by the leaseholder. The truest nationalization of the land, I hold, is to settle it with freeholder*, m nioderafcely-sized blocks, trusting for revenue to the development- of the resources of the country caused by such settlement, rather than to rents extracted by a Central Government from a State tenantry I agree generally with the Native policy of the Atkinson Ministry, and especially so with Mr Bryce's proposal for the resumption of the preemptive rijjht. I urn m favour ot Secular Euucation, and *o long 1 as the finances of the Colony warrant it, of free 'primary education, and m any case of free education up to the Fourth Standard. I should like to see our railways managed by a non-political Board, the members of which should only be removable m the same manner as J udges of the Supreme Court. Other and minor questions I will deal with when addressing the electors face to face. If I have the honor to be elected, I can conscientiously say that I will endeavour to the best of my ability to represent the district as a whole ■without bias m favour of any particular part of it, while remembering at the same time that a member is elected to watch over the interests of the Colony at large. Your Obedient Servant, D. H. MACARTHUR. FARM FOR BALIS,— OK LEASE WITH PURCHASING CLAUSE. ON easy terms, about 55 acres, well fence i and grassed, with comiortable cottage, and permanent water supply. An excellent, investment. Apply on the premises to W/Squire, Stoney Creek.