Objects.

To endeavour to accomplish the organisation and political education of the industrial classes, carefully consider all matters affecting their interests, and to foster and encourage a true National, Patriotic, and Self-reliant spirit in New Zealand.

To adapt the Elective Franchise to the promotion of such patriotism.

To secure a thorough comprehensive and effective system of Local Government, based upon an intelligent and equitable system of election.

To impose protective tariff of not less than twenty-five per rent. on all commodities which can be, and remission of all duties from all commodities which cannot be, advantageously manufacture or produced in New Zealand, with a view to encourage settled industrial population, and provide Home markets for our produce, whether the results of labour or skill, and to entirely put a stop to all free or assisted immigration.

To obtain complete responsible Government, by the election of Ministers after appointment, and to abolish plurality of offices and of voting, in any and all cases or circumstances.

To obtain reduction of salaries—of Governors' salary—there by removing all incentive to influential and incompetent or impecunious place-hunters, and securing energetic, competent, and patriotic administration; also of Ministers and Parliamentary representatives, to such rate as shall secure them against actual lost only; and total abolition of the Pension system.

To obtain extension of Districts and reduction in number of Members of Parliament, and corresponding reduction in number of Legislative Councillors.

To consider all matters touching Protection, whether administrative or defensive, as occasion may require,—such as Land tenures, Bailway Management, Taxation, Purification of the Ballot, Education, Naval and Military Defences, &c.,—and to use every legitimate means to secure the return of trustworthy representatives to Parliament and elsewhere, pledged to support the objects of the Party.