THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

Mr D. Goldie at City West

A Lively and Protracted Meeting.

>Ir David Goldie addressed a meeting of the electors of City West last night in tbe Hall, Karangahape Road. There "was a crowded attendance. After half-past Beten, only standing room was available, and people began to mass in the aisles and at the doors. When the meeting opened, there was barely standing room. Mr Thos. Gee was elected Chairman. He commenced by remarking that he was not an elector of City West. He was, how ever, willing to act as Chairman for any candidate. (Applause). He thought it necessary to explain that he was a thorough supporter of Sir George Grey. (Applause). •It was no use his making any remarks of his own, and he would fimply ask the meeting to give Mr Goldie a fair and im partial hearing. He hoped that they would help him to keep the meeting as orderly as possible. (Applause.) Mr Goldie,who stood on an al fresco plat form below the stage, was assailed with disorderly cries, amidst which were calls for him to mount the stage, and to put an elector of City Wesb in the chair. Misrepresentation Answered. When silence was restored Mr Goldie stated that in the first place he wished to correct some misrepresentations which he said had been industriously^ cir culated to his detriment. lb was said, for instance, that in 1879 he was elected to Parliament pledged to follow Sir George Grey, and that he subsequently basely de serted him. Both statements were entirely false. The fact was that in the year men tioned the Hon. P. Dignan, who then repre sented the district of City West, was elevated to the Upper House, and his son, Mr Peter Dignan, was put forward as a candi date for his father's seals. As.he was an opponent of the national system of education, some of the electors telegraphed to himself at Christchurch,where he was on a*visit. He consented||p stand, and was elected by a majority or 500 votes, having clearly told the electors on the hustings that he would be tied to no party, but that he would support Sir George Grey so far as he consistently could. It was the last session of the Parliament, and when it was opened an amendment was moved on the Address in-Reply, the object being to defeat Sir George Grey's Government. That Government was defeated by a majority of 15, he himself being one of those who voted for Sir George Grey. Mr Goldie substantiated his statements by quoting from the newspapers and from Hansard. He then corrected the false assertion of a local paper, that after sitting six weeks in Parliament, he resigned, and put the country to the expense of a fresh election. He did nothing of the sort. He retained his seat until the dissolution took place. He was not ofie of those who sought to make a trade of politics and to live upon them. He had preferred hitherto to serve the people locally and without pay. He had "riven them nine years' service in the City Council and seven years' in the Education Board, so that he could hardly be accused *>f self-seeking. Retrenchment. He would now give his views on the ques tion of retrenchment. And in this connec tion he would first of all say that although there was a necessity for it, he had not liked to touch retrenchment in the local bodies, because he was afraid it might be said that be did it for political purposes. But Mr Carr at the Education Board had drafted a ; resolution affirming the desirability of re ducing official salaries. It was passed over to him, and he wrote across it, " Does not go far enough." The result was the ap pointment of a committee to make inquiries with the view of retrenchment.---As a mem ber of it he had proposed various reduc tions, and amongst them the reduction of the Secretary's salary from LSOO to L3OO, as well as other reductions. One of the newspapers had thereupon ac cused him of being actuated by party spite, and that he had also made a political move. It was nothing of the sort. Re trenchment was absolutely needed, and though he had not taken the initiative, Vhen the question did come up he had not shrunk fj&om taking his parb in it, and doSg his duty by the people who sent him there. (Applause.) He was simply* placing the matter before them as it stood. The motion would have been moved by Mr Carr if he (Mr Goldie) bad not done anything in the matter, and his (the speaker's) action just made the re duction applicable to eight persons instead. When at Wellington eight years ago the very first time he spoke was on the question of retrenchment. Quoting from Hansard, he read: "Mr Goldie asked to have laid oa the table a list of the names of per sons who had received appointments in the Civil Service for the 12 months end ing the 31st December,lß7B, specifying the amount of salary received by each in dividual, and the name 3of those indivi duals upon whose recommendation the appointments were made, also the cor respondence relating to such appoint ments." In reply to this Sir George Grey had stated that he could not give the names of the individuals upon whose recom mendations appointments were made,, and that it was not in his power to produce the correspondence. Sir George Grey, how ever, really admitted that a great num ber of appointments had been made at the instigation of Ministers and their friends causing a vast increase in the public expenditure. (Applause.) When he went down to Wellington previously therO was a great cry for retrenchment. The previptiS Ministry had got into power upon that policy, and to-day the same thing was being asked. (Applause.) The present; Ministry claimed to have made very large reductions whilst in office, and yet Major Atkinson had stated at Hawera that during the last three years the Ministry had added to the burdens of the colony no less than L 315,000. In this connection Mr Goldie also made reference to the reduction claimed by Mr Tole as having been made in tho Colonial Secretary's Department. There could, however, have been a much greater reduction. The reduction made under this heading last year was effected by the introduction of the Charitable Aids Bill. This had the effect of throwing on the different localities a great burden pre viously carried by the consolidated revenue. During the last year there had been spent for Hospitals and Charitable relie,f L 17.000, of which L 13.000 had to be found by ourselves, and the Government contributed L 3.000. The City Council paid no less than L 6.500 out of their own funds, but this was a serious drain on their revenue, and could net be continued. (Applause.) There was anotbifcmatter of vital importance in connectioaHwith the Charitable Aids ex penditure. At the end of five years the Government could cease to give that £ for £, and why their members consented to such a burden he could not understand. At the end of three years from to day the Colonial Treasurer could throw upon them the whole burden of this L 17.000, and they would have to tax them selves. (Applause.) They should take care that members sent down should see they were not burdened that way. Outside of charitable relief we had industrial schools which last year cost the Government i L 16.000, andeach;child cost the Government :• L 23 a year. Look at the absurdity of that! i He contrasted that with the cost of the chil- : dren of a man receiving 30s a week, aftd < remarkedthatitwasmonstrOtts. JAPB& BS<5-| j During the last session the Government . tried to impose further b^£« *#»«" J people by introducing a WH t* ctt- apon Lmthe^upportof thecbddwn s^ed , under the second eecfcioa of ttoo4«*»* JW!

the other day our Charitable Aid Board re ceived a bill for LB2- ftw the maintenance of children in the Kohimarama Industrial School. So long as the Government could do this they would not retrench their ex travagant expenditure, and they should therefore return men pledged to see that no further taxation, was levied until expenditure was very considerably reduced. They should also return men to the City Council pledged to resist any attempt by the Government to throw additional bur thens upon the people, for the very simple reason that tho last instalment of the L 25.000 loan Would be received in January next, and after fehab the City Council would very likely have to strike a rate for chari table purpose*, fie thought the amount of the hotel license fees could be applied to the purpose. (Mr Gleeson: "Oh, but you would take away all the licenses.") None knew better than Mr Glee son that he had saved his license more than once. (Applause.) He had been pleased to hear Mr Tola's statement tho other night that he had been the means of preventing the removal of the railway workshops to Papakura. But, on the other hand, blame attached to the Government for its practice of sending up whatever manufactured rail way material we requited from the Addington workshops, near Christchurch, While our own workmen were either comparatively idle, or were dis charged for lack of work. The reason, Of course, of Christchurch being specially favoured was obvious. The Colo nial Treasurer (Sir Julius Vogel) and the Minister for Public Work* (lion. E. Rich ardson) both represented Canterbury elec torates. Two or three months aeo eight dt nine blacksmiths Were discharged from the Newmarket workshops, because, a large quantity of manufactured stock had been sent up from Christchurch. This was a grave injustice to Auckland. Then, too, in Dttn edin the Government had expended L 5,000 in finding work for tho unemployed there, and the wOrk done Was fdr tho benefit of the Dunedin Corporation. Yet in Auckland the Corporation had to bear the whole cost of finding work for the unemployed. Our aggregate debts iii New Zealand had been stated to amount to 90 millions sterling, Which meant that for interest we were paying L 5,930,000, ot in other words that four millions sterling was being annually sent oat of the country. This sort of thing could not be borne in a time Of severe depression without considerable retrenchment Of expenditure. The right thing was, to begin at the top in retrenchment; this had been his principle in local retrenchment. He had never sought to touch any salary below L2OO. (Disorder and a voice : tl Shut up, Morrison," and another voice: "You'll have your chance another time.") Now he proposed that retrenchment should commence with the Governor's salary. Lfcsfc year the Governor cost us in one shape or an other L10,_93. The Governor, however, should not cost us more than L 5.000. (A voice: "Give us a president.") A precedent—Well, here was one: in 1-60 our Governor only cost us L 5,510 (A voice : " He said we should have a president") Oh, well, he bad no objection at all, and his friend would make as godd a president as many governors (A voice: " Good man, David. You'll have my vote," and laughter.) Well, he was glad he had made one convert. Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia only paid L 5.000 each for their Governors, and he did not see why New Zealand should pay more. (Applause.) He would also be in favour of reducing the members' honorarium to Ll5O, but he did not think the honorarium could be done away with altogether, for then a working man COuld not afford to stand for election. His own election in 1879 cost him LlO6. (A voice: " Bribery.") No, it was not bribery. His friend had not evidently ever stood for the House, or he would have known better the cost of ah eleotiotL If they could only see Mr Cot-rtelPs bill at the'5 end of tho present election they would probably find that it would cost nearer.;£s-0;. Nevertheles- he voted in I £79 to reduce the honorarium to one half, and on this oc casion he was quite prepared to act in a similar' manner. It tffifj however, of very little use to talk about this matter of retrenchment here, for irt th& Hetisd unless the Ministry hi power were tfo.inj cllned, it was a very difficult matter to deal with the subject; The Property Taut The next question he had to deal with was the abolition of the Pro perty tax, and the Substitution of a land tax upon the Unimproved value of the land. By substituting this tax they would burst up the large unimproved estates bold to-day throughout the colony, in which 538 persons held more than one half Of all the freehold property irt New Zealand. (Applause). In contradistinc tion to this state of things he said that in Alsace (Prance), he found there were 28,000 acres held by 3-.000 persons. In the year 1878 their manufactures amounted to 18 millions in American dollars, and agricul ture to 28 millions Of dollars. (Applause.;) In addition to a land tax they would possibly require an income tax, but that should not affect incomes under L2od. He submitted that the income tax was the fairest. (Applause.) . Tree Trade and Protection. The next plank in his programme was that he would pledge himself to protect all articles which could be pro duced in the colony to advantage. (Ap plause. ) Ort this question he differed some what from Sir George Grey in some small details, especially in reference to his idea that it was rfehti that the capital ist should divide profits with the working men when there was a possibility of the industry failing. (Applause.) He would give the men good wages, but woujd riot; place capitalists, in the position of having to risk, the loss of £2Q,QOQ or £30,000, sunk in any industry, and at the same tiniO to have to divide profits with the Workmen. (Applause.) Unless we.got.protection we would have totake very much reduced wages, or we would have to accept a very great impost on our goods. (Applause.) We didn't want to brrhrfc our labour down to 8» Or less per week by bringing into the place artisans to compete with the people of this colony. A great deal had been said in this contest about free trade and protection. He believed free trade was right in theory, but decidedly wrong in practice. It had been stated that the best wages VvOrO paid in countries where-free trade was in force, but he was convinced that the facts were quite to the contrary. He queted from a statement made by tM Hofi. Mf Ballance that in England in 1835 artisans Were paid at the rate of 20d per day, and in 1880 fchey were receiving 30d pear day, or an increase of 50 por Oeni. In France^ a protectionist country, in 1835 artisans wer» receivbff at the rate of 15d per day, and in 1885 25a per day, on an increase of 66£ per cent. (Applause.) In England, in 1835, female servants received L 6 a year, and in 1880 fchdy were paid L 9 ayear.an increase Of 50 per cent. In France in 1835 they received L3aTyear, and in 1880 they were paid L 6, an hrcrea«e of 100 per cent. (Loud^ ap plause ) England and the United States should be looked upon, under this heading, from a different standpoiht,having reference chiefly to the rate of wages as compared with the cest of food. In Great Bnfcian the wages for artisans were 31s per week, and? the cos* of food 14s, leaving a surplus of 17s. The United States wae a protectionist country which exbotted nearly L 86,000,000 worth of material to the mother eonntwy and re- Srvedin exchange LU.000,006 tfoSfch of Soodfl (Applause.) Wages in thA United tates" hfidfej. the** -Oftd-iM were 48^ as a_»ins. 31s fil England.. (Applause.) ihelSS, :m «tir*&oia States ww» 16s as aff-inst 14s in England, so that there wm ft oooMd-Tibte taxs W-tfmw tf W

United States workman. (A voice: " Ques tion") His-authority was Mr Ballance. The United States workmen had therefore the advantage of big wages and constant work. (A voice " What surplus of unem ployed are there in New Zealand ?'.') The gentlemancould find out for himself. If we adopted free trade our ports would be open to the products of the Chinese, who lived so cheaply. (A voice : " The smed of an, oil rag."l Yes, they lived so that we could not compete against them. And yet the people, who advocated free trade were inconsistent enough to favour a poll tax on the Chinese. If #6 did not want these men we should not tako their products. (Ap plause.) A question had been handed up which contained the statement that he had cotne froth Tasmania. It was true, and he was not ashamed of the fact. He was driven from Tasmania as a young man because, in consequence of the ab sen<so of protection, he could find no work. The Town Clerk of Wellington was in a. similar position. Recently he had been staggered in reading an article in a local paper to find a large list of names of young men who had left Auckland for Sydney. The reason was that work could not be found through the insufficiency of protection for local industry^ He had five sons himself, and he did not wish to see thetn driven elsewhere in search Of work. (A voice: "I've got five daughters for them.") He was glad he had so many practical friends. (Mr Gleeson: "The girls are Papists.") Oh, that did not matter, provided his sons were satisfied. The benefits of a protec tionist policy were evidenced by the simple jtoOt. that last year Victoria supplied Tas mania alone with upwards of L 600,000 Worth of goods. The greatest foea to pro tection were the importers. Mr Goldie proceeded to describe the method by which he had assisted working men to build cottages on easy terms. (Mr Hannan : " And you supplied the timber.") Yes, he supplied the tim •bei, but, unlike his mend who sup plied calico, he furnished it at the current rates. (Loud laughter.) The persons most to be feared in this matter were the importers, of whom his opponent was one—for to them protection meant the destruction of business. The in dustries of New Zealand to-day employed 25,600 persons, which with their families represented fully 75,000 individuals. If to this number were added the trades people by whom the working classes were supplied, we would have 100,000 people directly benefited by the present industries of the colony. (Ap plause.) In 1885 local industries supplied goods to the value oi L 5,697,000. Surely all these people and all this wealth ought to have some thought and some Srotection. (Applause.) In comparing few Zealand taxes with those of Victoria, he stated that the former paid at the rate of £3 10s against £2 10s per head paid to the latter. Last year Victoria manufactured L 24,000,000 worth of material. What a large number of persons were employed in this amount of production, and what must they not suffer were protection taken away from them. (Applause.) The statement was made by free traders that if we had protec tion on our goods other countries would have protection on their goods, but the fact was overlooked that the greater part of what we produced was consumed in the country itself. (Applause.) This was the case in cheese and butter, timber, etc. He believed that the true basis of prosperity (as had been* said very truly) was to bring the producer arid the con sumer close together. (Applause.) He con tended that evert if protection did raise the Sirice of goods (which he considered allacious), the consumer would also get the benefit, because of the amount of labour that would be employed. (Applause.) The Village Settlements Scheme. Ofi ihe question of village settlements he was quite at one with those who w'fsfted to put the people on the land. In this matter, he paid a compliment to Mr Lundon for breaking down the Government red tap© preventing un necessary delay which would otherwise have occurred. He did not altogether agree with the unauthorised expenditure of LBO,OOO. 'this, however, extended over a number of years, and settlement of- people "on the land was &f the greatest importance. If the people ' had not been put upon land in the North they would no doubt have been put upon roadmaking in the South, from which the unemployed in this part of the colony would have re ceived but little benefit. What was Wanted in New Zealand was the settlement of the people on the land who would sup port the locally manufactured article, and so allow both to have an existence. (Ap plause.) Education. He thought that the very last thing they ought to interfere with was the educational system. The fact was that if we took away .LIOO.OOO from the education vote, some other thing, which ought to be abolished, would be allowed to exist. In explanation Mi Goldie made reference to the abolition of the Provincial Council and to the number of persons attached to it who subsequently remained a charge upon the public purse. So it would be found with our City Council. It was all very fine to talk of retrenchment •in the abstract, but put your finger upon the individual and you had both the' press and the person down on you. The publio at large did not thank you and the individ ual's friends had their knife in you. Everything else should be reduced before education was touched. (Applause). Now the Government had been paying to the Boards Lt per head for the education of the 83,405 school children of the colony which Was the working average. The total cost was L 330,620. But last year they had reduced the payment to L 3 19s per head. Of the L 4, there was paid to the teachers a 6um equal to L 3 8s lOd per head ; grants to committees for maintenance, ss. 8d per head; inspec tion of the School-, 2s 4d per head ; Board's . administration, 2s 8d per head ; and office fittings and bank interest, 6d per head. It would be a great mistake to begin reduc ing the salaries of the teachers, as some people suggested. The teachers in this province numbered 644, of whom 58 received salaries of LlO and upwards, their time not being wholly occupied in the schools. They wore sewing teachers. There were 216 teachers who received salaries over LlO and up to LSO; 90 who received over LSO and up to L 72 ; 105 over L 72 and up to LIOO ; 49 over LIOO and up to Ll2O ; 46 over Ll2O and up to L 15 0; 26 over Ll5O and up to L 175; 23 over L 175 and up to L2OO. (A voice t " How many get more than L2OO ?") Well, he could tell|them that, too. Fifteen teachers received over L2OO, and up to L 22 5; four over L 225 and up to L 25 0; two over L 250 and up to L 270 ; three over L 270 and up to L 320 ; four over L 320 and up to L 354 : one at L 40 5; one at L4OB and one at L 455. He therefore felt sure he had shown the inadvisability of reducing the teachers' salaries. (Applause.) The Government last year spent L 65,000 on school buildings over and above the amount given to Education Boards, this building vote being taken out of loans. L 5.573 was spent on scholarships; L 8,495 on training schools for teachers; L 8,931 for public library subsidies; L 3,725 for high schools; L 3.333 for the school for deaf mutes, and L 7.000 for Auckland and Wellington Universities. The total ex penditure on education out of loans and consolidated funds had been L 421,000 last year. Then there was a cry for increasing the minimum of the school age from 5 to 7 yOa». (Loud cries of<' No.") He said "No " too. It waa better that our children should be in tbfrieboolft rather than in the- gutter. The (£&&*_. wew> kot»_ 4 years in school be fore they passed the let standard, and tbe

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THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY. JULY 30, 1887.

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Electiou JJoti*e-. TpARNELL ELECTORATE. • Mr Moss's Committee will meet at the Pres byterian School-roon", Russell-street, Parnell, on MONDAY Evening, at 8 p.m. Gentlemen willing to join or help the Committee are res pectfully requested to attend. mO THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. GentlemKN,— I have pleasure in offering myself as a Candidate for your eleotorate> and will, at an early date, do myself the honour of addressing you on political matters. EDWIN MITCHELSON. Auckland, 30th June, 1887. mo THE ELECTORS OF PONSONBY. I have the honour to intimate that I am a Candidate for election to the Ponsonby district. Yours faithfully. '■_ THOS. PEACOCK. mO THE ELECTORS OF NEWTON. Gentlemen,—Having received a bonaffi e requisition (signed only by electors now on the roll) asking me to stand as a Candidate for Newton, I have, after some consideration, de cided to accede to the same. I will explain my political views on MONDAY next, at 8 p.m., in St George's Hall, Great North Road, and in the meantime would respectfully ask you not to pledge your votes. Yours truly, HENRY T- GARRATT. Auckland, 25th July. 1887. mO THE ELECTORS OF NEWTON. Gentlemen, I beg to offer myself for Election as your Representative in Parliament. Many of you have been my constituents for a period of over eleven years past in the late Electoral District of Eden, and if elected I shall serve you as faithfully as heretofore. I will Address you at an early date. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, J. A. TOLE. T7.DEN ELECTORATE. MR J. AITKEN CONNELL will have much pleasure in ADDRESSING THE ELECTORS OF EDEN IN THE PUBLIC HALL, NEWMARKET, On WEDNESDAY, August 3, at 8 p.m. Special Subjects : " Protective Duties, Encouragement of Native Industries, and Retrenchment." In the PUBLIC HALL, Henderson, ON THURSDAY, AUGUST _th inst.. at 8 p.m. In the PUBLIC HALL, Avondale, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST sth inst., at 8 p.m. Ty/TONDAY 'EVENING POLITICAL ADDRESSES. Mr J. AITKEN CONNELL proposes to deliver a Series of Political Addresses on Monday Even ings (in such place as may from time to time be advertised), on the following subjects :— MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST Ist, 1887, AN ADDRESS TO IRISHMEN ON HOME RULE FOR IRELAND. CITY HALL, QUEEN-STREET. Introduction (15 minutes). —On Forco_ What Is It J With Illustrations. 1. On Home Rule for Ireland. 2. What oan the old Colonial Irishman do for Ireland? 3. What Is Government and what Is not Government with a few words on Dynamite and Shillelaghs. What they can do and what they cant do. Reserved seats for Irishmen, each of -W hom may be accompanied by a lady or not, as he pleases. Tickets for reserved seats may be obtained at Messrs Kidd & Wildman's. Upton ft Co.'s Queen-street, and Mr Dickson's, Bookseller, Wellesley-street, opposite United Service Hotel —Free. Doors open _t 7.30 p.m. Address at 8 p.m. MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1887. ON THE LAND POLICY OF THE COLONY. (This subiect considered in connection with Free Trade and Protection, also in connection with Land Nationalisation and Village Settlement Schemes.) MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1887. ON THE ABORIGINAL POPULATION OF THE COLONY, Including the subjects of Native Lands and Differential Legislation, whereby privileges are conferred upon the Natives not enjoyed by the European population, with a few words on Native Landlordism, what it has done, and what it is likely to do in the future. IJO THE EDEN ELECTOES. PROTECTIVE DUTIES. In order that any of the Electors who are desirous of thoroughly satisfying themselves with regard to the relative positions of Victoria and New South Wales, under their respective fiscal policies, Mr J. Aitken Connell has obtained 500 copies of the pamphlet published by Edward Pulsford, Esq., Sydney, entitled, Freedom in New South Wales versus Oppres sion, in Victoria.' A reply to the "Age" articles. This work is full of the most interesting and valuable information, and copies of it may be obtained by any Elector of Eden at published price, 6d, from Messrs Upton and Co., Book sellers, Queen-street. . To prevent this valuable work from being absorbed by persons for whom it has not been specially provided, the price to non-electors of Eden will be 2s 6d per copy, until further notice. J. AITKEN CONNELL, Candidate for Eden. qPEECH TO THE WOMEN OF AUCKLAND. Copies of Mr J. AITKEN CONNELL'S Speech to the Women of Auckland, in pamphlet form, may now be obtained from Messrs Upton and Co., or Kidd and Wildman, Queen-street. Price, 2d each. No Married Lady or Spinster in Auckland should be without a copy. Also, Maiden Speech at St. Sepulchre's School-room, price Id each; and Speech to 2,000 Working JJea at Opera Soiue«9SiGd2doacb»



Election Notices. mO THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND NORTH. Gentlemen, I respectfully beg to offer myself for Re election to Represent your District in the House of Representatives. Yours faithfully, T. THOMPSON. June 19,1887. mO THE ELECTORS OF WAITE• M A T A. Gentlemen,—l beg to ofter myself for re election to represent you in the Genera Assembly. I shall shortly do myself the honour of address ing you at some of the principal centres in tho Electorate. July 7,1887. mO THE ELECTORS OF NEWTON. Gentlemen,,— Having received a numerously-signed and representative requisition desiring me to stand as a candidate for your district, I have much pleasure In accepting the invitation. I am., Yours truly, EDWD. WITHY. E. W. can be seen by any Elector at his Committee Room, St. George's Hall, Great North Road, on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7 to 7.30 p.m. mO THE ELECTORS OF NEWTON. Gentlemen,-I am a candidate for your suf frages at the next General Election. I pledge myself to do my best endeavours as follows :— 1. Protect the industries of the colony. 2. Nationalise the land. I regard the Village Settlement Scheme as the thin end of the wedge to nationalise the land. 3. To impose a Land Tax, and, if required, an Income Tax, in lieu of a Property Tax. -. To keep our present education system intact, trimmed economically to produce the best results. 6. And one vote for one man. I am for measures and not for men. Yours truly, HttNRY R. JURY. mO THE ELECTORS OF MANUKAU. SIR MAURICE O'RORKE WILL MEET THE ELECTORS OF MANUKAU, AT EPSOM HALL, THIS (Saturday) EVENING at 8 o'clock. mO THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND NORTH. Gentlbmen.-^I have tho honour to offer myself as a Candidate for your suffrages. You now havo my political programme, and from time to time I shall have the pleasure of addressing you, and replying to any questions you may mink proper to ask me. Very faithfully yours, SAMUEL VAILE. "CIRANKLIN SOUTH. Mb eT HAMLIN Requests you to meet him in the PAPARATA SCHOOL, August 1. BOMBAY HALL, August 2. MAKETU SCHOOL, Augusts. ARARIMU HALL, August 4. ARARIMU VALLEY SCHOOL, August 5. PAPAKURA HALL, August 6. Each evening at 7.30. Business Notices. THE FOLLOWING TESTIMONIALS Show the Utility of LAMB'S PATENT PORRIDGE MEAL. Auckland, June 14,1887. John Lamb, Esq. Dear Sir,—lt has been on my mind for some time now to drop you a line about your Patent Porridge Meal. Ibelieve you are aware I have suffered considerably from injury to thestomach from tea-tasting, and having consulted my medical adviser, he strongly recommended Porridge for breakfast, which I have taken until I heard of your Patent Porridge Meal. I may here say the Oatmeal soon caused unplea santness, sourness of the stomach, and pimples and spots, with irritation, on the surface of the body. From this I was glad to Ret away, and at once took to your Patent Porridge Meal. With it I find none of the irregularities com plained of abovo, but a most palatable Porridge, and the wholo system free from unpleasantness or irritation. I can strongly recommend it, and certainly think you should do a large trade in such an excellent article.—Yours very truly. (Signed) FREDK. WHITEHEAD. Industrial School, Kohimarama, Auckland, June 2,1887. Mr John Lamb. Sir,— We have now been using your Patent Porridge Meal at this school for two months and I consider it but right to inform you that we all (staff as well as boys) like it so well that I would find it a difficult matter to get thorn to ceturn to using oatmeal. It is without a doubt a splendid article of diet. I may add on my representing to the Education Department in Wellington that I was using your Patent Por ridge Meal instead of Oatmeal, I received authority from Rev. Mr Habens, Secretary for Education, to continue its use in the school -Yours faithfully. (Signed) GEORGE P. HOGAN, Manager. Ponsonby, Auckland, ,- . _ T _ May 30» 1887- Mr John Lamb. Dear Sir,—l think it a duty to let you know results of your' Patent Porridge Mai on our youngest boy. He was weakly, and refused every food preparation that cou d be got but upon getting some of yours ho took to it at once and afterwards nothing would satisfy nini but this porridge. Fivo or six times a day is not too much for him, and seeing it being prepared cried until he got it. He is now strong and healthy, and can eat anything. Wishing you success,—l remain, yours, &c, (Signed) W. CARDER. Orphan Home, Parnell May 25,1887. Mr John Lamb: Dear Sir,—We are greatly pleased with your Patent Porridge Meal, havmg used it for some time. The children all like the Patent Porridsre Meal better than anything thoy have had before We thank you for supplying a long-felt want-a pure Porridge Meal, prepared so as to keen all the most valuable properties of the wheat—r am, sir, yours truly, (Signed) E. NEARY, ■. Matron. It/TEN'S YELLOW OR BLACK LONG OIL COATS, Double Through, 14s 6d. BOUND WITH LEATHER (a splendid coat) 14s 6d. leggings, overalls, pants, etc All at Wholesale Prices, S. E. COOPER, OIIi CLOTHING MANUFACTURER, Karangahape-road. ASK your Grocers for Royal Remy's Starch, lib and 41b boxes, net weight. It is the best, -M? Arthur Masy, Hi&-streot. Agent for the Manufacturers. Wholesalo— Apply to Mr JoUu Bwhan&n, Merchant, Cus l tsms-Btreoti ,



Civil Service Supply ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND, . LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE - - - - AUCKLAND. CAPITAL- - - - £50,000 In 50,000 Shares of £1 eaoh fully paid up. Directors : Chairman-COLONEL LYON, J.P. J. T. CAMPBELL. Esq., Consul United States of America. JAMES E. DUNN, Esq., of Epsom. JONATHAN ELKIN. Esq., of Ponsonby. CAPTAIN THOMAS, J.P. Solicitors : Bankers : MESSRS. WHITAKER & RUSSELL. THE UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA. Auditors : Analyst : JOHN MILNE, Esq., H. N. WARNER, Esq. JAMES A. POND. Esq. Manager : GEORGE WHITE, Esq. Temporary Office, 87, Queen Street, Auckland. THE Civil Service Supply Association of New Zealand, Limited, is intended to be worked on co-operative principles, upon the same lines as those upon which the Civil Service Supply Association of London, Limited, and similar institutions there, have been _o successfully worked, and aims at the same objects which they have secured. The objects of the Civil Service Supply Association of New Zealand, Limited, are to enable its members to supply their wants direct from producers ; to obtain goods of the best possible quality at the lowest possible prices ; to avoid the enormous profits which, under the credit system, have been exacted from those who do pay to compensate for losses sustained from those who do not pay. The Civil Service Supply Association of New Zealand, Limited, will give ne crelit, but will receive cash for all goods supplied to its members, and members only will be permitted to purchase ab the stores of the Association. The Civil Service Supply Association of London, Limited, has enabled its members to reduce the cost of living by fully 30 per cent., and at the reduced cost to obtain goods superior in quality to those for which they had been accustomed to pay the higher price. For householders and their families these are objects worth attaining. Any profits charged by the Civil Service Supply Association of New Zealand, Limited, on goods supplied by it, will be sufficient to cover the cost of working the Association ; any further profits would be the property of the Shareholders. The delivery of goods to members residing in Auckland and suburbs will be free of any charge, when orders executed exceed twelve shillings in value. Other special arrangements will be made for the delivery of goods to members residing at a distance from Auckland at the lowest possible cost. No preliminary .promotion expenses will be incurred by the Civil Service Supply Association of New Zealand, Limited. Stores will be opened with the least possible delay after the shares have been allotted. All applications for shares must be made on the form annexed, and the allotments will be made subject to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, now being prepared by the Solicitors to the Association. Payment of ten shillings per share to be made on application, and the balance of ten shillings on each share on allotment. Applications for shares and payments thereon to be made to the Union Bank of Australia, Queen Street, Auckland, or any of its Branches. Form of Application for Shares. . To the Directors of THE CIVIL SERVICE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED. Gentlemen,—l beg to apply for Shares in " The Civil Service Supply Association, of New Zealand, Limited," and hand you herewith the sum of £ being a deposit of Ten Shilling per Share, and I agree to accept the said Shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me.—Your obedient servant, Name in fu11........ ,_,,. ,'< Occupation „ Address in full _~.,„.„.., .-....«..., RECEIPT FORM. THE UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA, Queen Street, Auckland 1887. Received from « • .--on account of "The Civil Service Supply Association of New Zealand, Limited," the sum of pounds shillings, being a deposit of ten shillings per share on shares in the said Association, For the Union Bank of Australia, £ ; ; " "'" [Copy.] CIVIL SERVICE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, LIMITED, OF LONDON.. Dr. Trading Account for Half Year ending 31st December, 1886. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 30th June, Sales— J 886— Grocery, etc. .. 416,955 4 0 Grocery, etc. .. 114,683 6 6 Hosiery, etc. .. 177,266 *d 6 Hosiery, etc. .. 66,002 8 5 Boots, etc. .. 57,808 19 9 Boots, etc. .. 29,675 19 10 Fancy Goods, etc. 231,631 15 II I ancy Goods, etc. 79,418 9 4 China and Glass 22,916 011 China and Glass 13,824 13 6 . 906,578 17 1 304,204 17 7 Stock, 31st Decern- Purchases— • ber, 1886- Grocery, etc. .. 262,68114 2 Grocery, etc. .. 112,996 11 9 Hosiery, etc. .. 157,047 12 7 Hosiery, etc. .. 68 212 5 2 Boots, etc. .. 49,864 7 4 Boots, otc. .. 29 905 11 11 Fancy Goods, etc. 201,012 13 0 Fancy Goods, etc. 78 198 7 5 China and Glass 18,300 18 2 China and Glass 13,396 5 3 788,907 5 3 302,709 1 6 Balance, being Gross Profit .» 116,175 15 9 £1,209,287 18 7 £1,209,287 18 7 QIVIL SERVICE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION OP NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED. v? f ■ - ' New Zealand Producers and Manufacturers desiring an outlet for their Products in quantity are requested to communicate with GEORGE WHITE, Manager, 87, Queen-street, Auckland. QIVIL SERVICE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION OP NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED. -Bakers in the various Districts and Suburbs of Auckland who may wish to Supply the Members of the Association are requested to communicate in writing with the under signed, stating their lowest price for Bread of the best quality. The Bread supplied will be analysed from time to time to test the quality. GEORGE WHITE, Manager, 87,, Qwea'«treefe, Auckland.



]\fONEYTOLEN^|T^« JLtA sums, u_on fw ■' "* larDT-r^ repayableeithrwe^^eSdl^ a term of v__r_ iKY °r at th»« .^WiC of New b^4Sl IYI -ofintere, Jg^ WSH^o"" c fe *«wS^< HEAD OFFICE, Bris^ Acencies Ait**^ J*^ MONEYadvancedfroa,^^ any amount required; to aniMw """afcls PERSONAL. FlO^ff *JJj5jS any TANGIBLE SECUE IT y^K way as may be arranged, diiK^ MONTHLY, or QUART^jS lowest current rates. """""aii^ ADVANCES made on FUMrrrt,,,, removal; also, onallkindsofiu»iS-_*« including BOND YVARBaSt &o^ BILLS DISCOUNTED at carr^ Office Hours t^iQ^s^ Bank op England Notes rs.»-T^ T ONDON MORTGAGIf L fS\, JU DISCOUNT BANK M> 50, SHORTLAND-STRE^fV^ (Opposite A. Clark and Sow' «j_S2* AndLitUeCoUin 3 . B t.,MelSr i LOANS are ADV_^_Dfro 0 flOfe,^ Personal, Freehold, and Leasehold a_.. w ,! „. , ReParabloby *. *•% Weekly, Monthly, or Quarterly tefo, At Lowest CulrentßateT^ Advances made on Furniture without*.* , and all classes of MerohK"** Loans granted upon Life Policies, wL» „, Interests nnder Wflls Wlli Bills Discounted at CußfiErrßm, Loans upon Deposit of Deeds. KepajMu Easy Instalments. ' Advances on Life Policies, i MONEY LENT ON PROMIS* NOTES, HOUSES, FURNItUeS! „, n r?H jS 'DISCOUNTED DAILY, MORTGAGES NEfiOTUin JOHN W. HARDIE, Land, Commission, and Estate Abb. HIGH-STREET, AxKaSaT" TNDUSTRIAL AND PROVTDB.! JL PERMANENT BUILDING. LAND IB I INVESTMENT SOCIETY OF ATOM I Repayments PerW „ t Tob-rawi extending over rer veoK' repijii ■ 1 year „ .. £2 o 0 £101 I 2 years .. .. io 10 108 Si I 3 years .. .. , oil 7 113151 1 - years _. .. Oil 8 ffi 6i 11! 5 years .. .. 010 0 :-!». j.t 1 6 years .. .. 08 I 135- J m 7 years .. .. 0 711 ¥l__. ■ 8 years .... 07 1 J?-9 B 10 years .. ■..- 08 3j ~l|-| The Board has power in cases ot Sictoai Want of Employment to SiuffienffftJJWs Borrowers Share in Pro_(_.; Part or whole of the advance ■msyWd* at any time. Interest ceases en the peffi rer-ai.. A member who hasdbtai-ei-ißts^! 11 liberty . o. sell his property atony time,* payofl tii=niort^a?e; ormay.if bedeeiw hi., property subject to tlie moiWi'* Soeletv. Corner of QUEEN STREET and VUI/al LANE, Auceusd. ;, 10W BMOBOff. y-vm i DCKLAND PERMAOTfJ A OPERATIVE BUILDING _DP MENT SOCIETY. : .^ Office 1147 Qobbk-SIB-W f LOANS granted tip^pj?-ov£«*'H Freehold or Leasehold I^pe*«fl ""ffl| £20 to £8.000. principal and roteres MJ"VM able in instafments^at fh* »ftSH Rates for repayment of each -100 M-iw«|. SSTRS? ifI: PerWee^ral ST!"" t\\m lyear - - 20 0 . 2 years Z .. IOW -» | .years- .. OH 7 | years- .. j.U-l .. g ■ . 6 years <. .. 08 9 »£,■ 8 years- .. 07 j f | 10 years .» .. 088 __ ~-^U And in the samo proportipn to*~* H DEPOSITS.-The Society receiwMJH deposit !-For 6 months 5 W*s»»m at 7 days' nouce, * perce^ E« a M ■ ________^_m -wrvw 7V ALAND MORTGAGE,!^ N EW AND DISCOUNT-AC GRANTS LOANS, U PERSONAL *S-X)UBllt^-_B FRE ,HOKK^O^| FIRST AND SECOND MOBT.A« B ANY AVAILAB_S^« M I-anßmayber^O^^l BfflsDl-oounteda^arrent^B This Bank will receive-^P^ B'^! ing rates of interest:- SP!,2ii Sl2 months .. •■ , ?«■ 6monUis •• •• ,t|ifj| __^^S^| ACCOUin^BOC^Sa,.■ _| Q._AHnP_F*; *JJ Is. W- .f ....li sgCMi Sold by Cnem_H* haud-bili3. _— —-_ _rcALfi..JB- T7IOE IMMSSJJtrfiI jj owner mustj^l3o-cfi«|| ; t . o^&||: Street* Bi