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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Oct 10, 1908

Page

4

Ashburton Electorate Campaign Address by David Jones

Mr David Jones of Weedons spoke at Odd Fellows Hall to about 600 electors as an Independent candidate for Ashburton. He urged freehold tenure, closer settlement, reform of land policy, and reduction of government borrowing, warning against taxation rise and unwarranted public expenditure while criticizing the current government and Second Ballot proposals.

David Jones Weedons Ashburton Oddfellows’ Hall C. J. Harper Harper H. Davis Mr Jones Jones House of Representatives Seddon Dominion House of New Zealand J. A. Millar Tate Sir John McKenzie Waikakahi Cheviot South Island North Island John Ballance Robert Stout Auckland Wellington Fisher Savings Bank Lauvergon Giobn Addington Rolleston Joseph Ward Standard Oil Company Éd Perch Viceria Myr Jones Lyttelton Christchurch Lord Rosebery Thompson T. Barber

General Election in Christchurch Avon Race Highlights

Mr G W Russell, former Riccarton MP, announced as Avon candidate. Mr BD Sullivan, Avon hopeful, spoke for the Political Labour League urging land nationalisation and attacking the Second Ballot Bill as reactionary. A motion backed cooperative ownership and praised Sullivan as fit to push that policy.

Christchurch G. W. Russell Riccarton Avon BD. G. Sullivan Labour League Ele Legislative Council

New Zealand Parliament Passes Several Public Bills in Session

In the Legislative Council the Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Public Service Superannuation and Classification Bill with a note on a national annuities scheme. The Premier led passage of the Valuation of the Land Amendment Bill in the House, and a new clause was added to the Secret Commissions Bill. The Old Age Pensions Bill clause faced a privilege ruling, and Dairy Regulations were debated amid copy-notice protests.

Jones Findlay Germany William Joseph New Zealand Mr Jones Legislative Council Public Service Ite House of Representatives Massey Supreme Court Joseph Ward Thig Sir Joseph Ward

Ballot on Sydenham Workers’ Dwellings Declared

In Christchurch on October 9 a ballot decided the eleven workers’ dwellings at Sydenham with thirty four applicants. The monthly aggregate rent will be 24.183rd and all successful bidders chose leases for fifty years with renewal rights toward eventual freehold.

Christchurch Sydenham

Prize-winner Mangel Grows Over 100 Tons Per Acre

mW Sutton reports a prize-winning crop named Mangel achieving yields over 100 tons per acre under National Mortgage program oversight.

Sutton Mw Sutton Mangel National Mortgage

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