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Lyttelton Times, Volume XV, Issue 860, 6 February 1861, Page 5

CHRIST'S COLLEGE, CANTERBURY. SOMES SCHOLARSHIP. AN ELECTION of a Scholar on the Somes Foundation is appointed to take place on MONDAY, March 25,1861. Scholarship tenable for three years, value £40 per annum, (to be increased to £50 if the annual examination of scholars be passed satisfactorily.) Open to all members of the Church of England who shall have attained the age of 15 and not exceeded that of 19 years. Preference given, cajteris paribus, to the kindred of Mrs. Maria Somes, or of her late husband, Mr. Joseph Somes. Applications, accompanied by certificates of age and of good moral character, and (in case of Founder's Kin) by satisfactory proof of consanguinity, must be sent to the undersigned on or before the 18th of March. The examination of candidates will commence oh Wednesday, the 20th, at 9 a.m., at the College, and will comprise the following subjects especially:— Classics, Mathematics, History.Ancient and Modern, and Physical Geography. For further particulars respecting the examination or otherwise, apply to the undersigned. HENRY JACOBS, /.l • *> A „ , Sub-Warden." Christ's College, Jan. 15,1861. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT OF TIM AR U. rTENTLEMEN,—I have^the honor to inVX form you that lam a candidate for the seat in the House of Representatives which, by recent legislation of the General Assembly of New Zealand, it will shortly become your privilege to confer. . My identification with the main interests and pursuits of your district (wherein for the future I purpose to reside), the knowledge I have necessarily acquired, as one of the earliest New Zealand settlers, of the general politics and condition of the colony, some little study also that I have made of the principles of constitutional law and political science; these, gentlemen, I hope will in some degree qualify me for the important trust I now solicit at your hands, and at the same time justify me in aspiring to it. r With respect to the two great questions of the day,—the Maori War and the New Provinces Act, —I have no hesitation in saying, as to the first, | that I think the war (so far as the Government was j concerned), was not only justifiable but unavoidable, and ought tp be prosecuted with all possible vigour until rebellion ceases, and the Queen's supremacy is firmly established over both races, and lasting peace on that basis can be secured to us. As to the mora debateable and much debated subject of the New Provinces Act of 1858 and its effects—a subject, by the by, which concerns you, gentlemen, and your district more than any other part of this pro-vince-I shall only say, at present, that the.reeulfc of such attention as I haw hitherto been able to bestow upon it has been to incline me to think thit the House of Representatives itself (or, perhaps, the General Legislature, as a whole,) would, if properly constituted, be the fittest judge of the propriety of forming New Provinces; and of all proposals for forming them. It certainly would seem to; hay© been the intention of the framers of the Constitution Act that the .power should lodge in the General Assembly and be exercised by. it from time to time by direct legislation de re natd, rather than be delegated to the Executive of the day, to be by it exercised (somewhat capriciously, perhaps, to say the least) as such and such contingencies arose in any part of the country. Of one thingV'however, lam very well convinced; namely, bf the necessity, with a view to good local government and the prevention bf local injustice in governing, that there should be proper provision made and facilities afforded for the sub-division of the colony from time to time into more and more provinces/: possessing the same powers as those now existing. Therefore/ gentlemen, supposing you should do me the honor of sending me to head-quarters Tas your representative, if I found, upon mature observation andafter fair trial, that the House of Representatiyeß|wasf*» influenced by provincial passions and prejudice* as to render it unlikely in my opinion that it would decide fairly and dispassionately in any case where an appeal might be made to it for separation, by any sufficiently important and aggrieved district (a result, however, which I hope is not at all likely to be realized), then I should not hesitate to stand by the present New Provinces Act—only endeavouring to modify its provisions here and there, where they perhaps may be justly considered faulty— rather than, by being a party to the repeal of that measure, debar any considerable locality from more direct and equal participation in those legislative and administrative powers which it is one object of the Constitution to confer as widely as possible: whenever, in point of fact, there exists a natural position and material resources adequate to meet economically and efficiently the corresponding duties and liabilities. I have myself no hobby to ride or object to serve on the vexed subjects of centralism and provincialism ; but recognizing, as I do, the utility and necessity of both departments of the Government of New Zealand, as now organized, and at the same time the very large share of. the pratical and onerous part of the business of colonization which has come to be assigned to provincial officers and institutions—in respect of which I look upon them, I may observe, simply as the agents and ministers of the General Government, the best probably it could employ—it would be my aim to multiply and extend those institutions from time to time as they might appear to be required—that is, whenever their probable advantages to the community immediately concerned would decidedly exceed the disadvantages; but at the same time to watch closely their reflex influence upon the position and proceedings of the general legislature of the colony, the provinceof whichistocontrolandregulate their action, not to become in any way dependent on it. The extensive powers granted to the Superintendents and Provincial Councils cannot now, of course, be revoked, and, upon the whole, ought not if they could. But the day will arrive before long when the special work of those bodies, so far as they are delegates of the superior government, being pretty well done, it will become the latter to assume a more direct and preponderating influence over tho destinies of the colony, and concentrate into something like national life and unity the public energies and instincts now either devoted mainly to provincial purposes or dissipated altogether for want of the larger sphere and the nobler interests and associations of civilized man. Such, gentlemen, are my general views on the chief topics of public interest at the present time. If you approve of them, my services, >uch as they are, shall be freely and faithfully rendered you, notwithstanding some personal inconveniences which I shall have to incur in so doing. I have the honor to be, gentlemen, ■.'' , Your very obedient servant, FRANCIS JOLLIE.. Upper Heathcote, February 4, 1861.

CANTERBURY LAND, BUILDING, AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. THE usual Monthly Meeting of the Shareholders will be held at the Town Hall, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 6, at Seven o'clock precisoly, for the purpose of receiving Subscriptions, and for the Sale of Shares.'; J. MARTIN HEYWOOD, Secretary,