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Elections.
CENTRAL PROVINCE.
R. LLOYD AT SANDSTONE.
Mr. E. L. Lloyd addressed a meeting at
he A.W.A. Hail, on Sunday night The
resident of the A.W.A. (Mr. T. Nicholas)
resided.
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The candidate said he appeared before
e electors seeking a seat in the Upper
ouse." He was known to many present
hat evening, and had -been a resident on
he fields for upwards of 16 years. All
D
is property and his interests were
entred in the district, and he was "-an R
mployer of labor. If he worked as their
epresentative an the House he would, he
onsidered, benefit those with whom he
w
as associated in labor, and his desire
as to be of some use to the country in
hich he had labored. He wjould endeaor
to reduce the franchise for the Upper
ouse. At present a voter's qualificaobn
as a credit of £100 or a rental of £25 per
nnum clear ; if a Crown tenant, no
atter whether £50 or £100, he could
ote at . jthe Upper House elections.
ousehold suffrage he favbred, as he
onsidered that every man and every,
oman over 21 years of age should have
vote, and he was prepared to.go further
nd extend the franchise to those at 18
ears of age, because a man and woman
t that age married and had. a family and
ere an assistance to the State. They B
ould be paying * 4or the upkeep of a
amily, and enforced to abide, by the law
f the country, therefore. they were en-,
itled to have a - voice iri v the sending to
arliament of men: to make those laws.]
Ifa person held a lease, or residential J
or was aCrown tenement the right T
o vote should be extended. He hopedL
on the occasion of anotlier election]
there would be more electors on the roll |
there were that day on the fields. t
S g S S S ^ a ^ f e fUS^SS
of great possibilities, especially in
he fanning parts, and wanted such I H
^ t t ^ e s o ^ ThejSidfami Rail-1
way should have, been purchased years ago
when they had a Labor Government'it
power. That company had had eigh
locomotives for from 20 to 23 years, and
now they had four extra ones belonging to
SfferS^TXchftessjsyirtte
the State, which the taxpayer had to
nothing. He was in favor of the con-j
struction of the Wongari Hills-Murchison
railway, for he considered that line, if
built, would be of vast benefit to the
goldfields. It would open up nearly a
million acres of the finest land in the
State, and carry hundreds of families.
He felt satisfied that this line would be an
accomplished fact Thfen the mimng industry
on the Murchison would benefit by
a cheaper rate of timber and a cheaper
transit to Perth. Cattle and. horses in
large numbers were constantly being
taken over the Midland Railway, the
Government taking them to Walkaway
and the Midland company to Midland
Junction. Out of that distance the
Government only got haulage charges for
.30 miles, and the Midland syndicate received
the balance. If the Wongan Hills
railway was built the State would convey
stock direct to Perth. Only four Weeks
ago it took the private company four days
to take a few trucks loaded with cattle
from Moora to Robb's jetty. -He favored
the establishment of Mining Boards with
the Warden of the goldfields as chairman,
and the Government to allot money yearly
to such Boards for purposes of .deep sinking
and prospecting work generally. This
he believed would be a means of opening
up their mineral resources, and a Board
-comprised of local men would be in a better
position to advise the Minister as. to
the more judicious expenditure of public
money. He would favor the payment of
a bonus for the manufacture of manure
such to be sold to farmers at a cheap
rate. There was an enormous profit in
such an industry. Experimental farms in
the Nor'-West he would advocate, as he
believed that cotton and rice could be
grown profitably. He had worked in that
part 25 years ago, and would do so again
were it necessary, for he knew that white
labor could cope with the work. If they
did him the honor to elect Mm lie would
promise to give his best attention to their
wants. Others when elected had gone to?
the coast. In his case that would not be
so, but his whole time would be concentrated
in the work of lettering existing
conditions. ^Cheers.)
In reply to a question, the candidate said
he was not in faVof of the abolishment of
the Upper House: He wanted to reduce
the franchise. There was a possibility of
the one—there was so- •ehance for the
other.
A vote of confidence in Mr. Lloyd was
carried by acclamation, and a vote of
thafiks to the chairman terminated • * proceedings.
!
At Maninga Marley, on Sunday afternoon,
Mr. Lloyd addressed a meeting of;
electors at'Mr Milling's hotel. Mr. Fitzpatrick
occupied die chair and after an
address by the candidate, a vote of thanks
was accorded him.
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