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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3824, 17 January 1877, Page 3

TO THE ELECTORS.— NAPIER DISTRICT. /~1 ENTLEMEN,— I should have intimated v!T to you at an earlier date that I had been requested by several of the electors to stand for the vacant seat in the House of Representatives ; but when a vacancy occurs under Section 13, " Regulation of Elections Act, 1870," the seat must be declared vacant by Mr. Speaker, and such being the case (and the requisite declaration not having been made up to a few hours ago) I thought it would be hardly decent to come before the public when our late member had only been buried twenty-four hours. In complying with the request of a number of the electors to allow myself to be nominated, I may briefly say that I do so with much pleasure, and shall avail myself of an early opportunity of meeting my friends. I have the honor to be, Gbntibmbn, Your obedient servant, ROBERT STUART. Napier, January 13, 1877. 341 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE NAPIER DISTRICT. /^1 ENTLEMEN,— As yau will be called \DC upon in a few days to elect a member in the place of our late highly esteemed representative, Sir D. M'Lean, I have the honor to inform you that it is my intention to seek your support. Believing, as I do, that the present Ministry is one admirably fitted to conduct the Government of this colony at the present time, I shall, if elected, give them nay support. I shall, give my earnest Bupport to the Ministry in their attempts to bring the expenditure of the colony within reasonable limits, and I think they, have Bhown that retrenohment is the order of the day. | While advocating retrenchment in services that can be modified or done away with, I should endeavor to support any attempt for the further opening of the country for settlement by construction of railways, &c, and setting aside suitable blocks of land for agricultural pursuits, so that many of our old, as well as new settlers, may be able to procure land suitable for their use, I shall strongly oppose any measure having for its object the subdivision of the colony, either in its insular or financial form. Within the limits of an address it is impossible to touch upon all matters of importance, but I hope before the election to address you in publio at the different centres of the District, and more fully explain my views upon many important matters. A residence among you of nearly 20 years, during which I^have taken an active part in all public matters, should, I think, give me a pretty accurate idea of the wants of the district. Should you do me the honor to return me you will find me always at my post, prepared to serve my constituency to the best of my ability. I am, Gentlemen, Your Obedient Servant, ■F. SUTTON. Royston, 9th January, 1877. . 289 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE NAPIER. DISTRICT. pj ENTLEMEN, — You will shortly be \JC called' upon to elect a Member of the House of Assembly to represent you. I beg to offer myself as a candidate for that honor. My views are entirely in accordance with the present Ministry — namely, progress and economy. I am, Tours faithfully, H. S. TIFFEN. Napier, January 9, 1877. 273 TO THE ELECTORSOF THE NAPIER DISTRICT. S~^\ ENTLEMEN,— As a vacancy has ocVJ curred in the House of Assembly through the death of my old friend, Sir Donald M'Lean, which must be filled up sooner or later, at the request of numerous frienels I now come diffidently forward to ask your suffrages, to enable me to fill that vacant Beat in Parliament aB your representative. I do this with more confidence that I can be of some use to you if you please to elect me. When I look back upon the 34 years of my life spent in New Zealand, 23 of which have been spent in Napier and its immediate vicinity, with the exception of a " tour round the world ". in 1875-6, by which I was enabled to compare our rise and progress with other colonieß and countries in Europe, India, America and Australia — our progress as a colony has been simply wonderful, and only surpassed in two or three rare instances in the world's history in modern times; but the advance iip to' the present year of grace 1877 will be as nothing compared with the next decade to 1887, providing ordinary wisdom and prudence is duly exercised by those in authority over us. A judicious economy in the administration of the revenue of the colony is, essential to this progress — an economy- that shall open up the country year by year, and encourage its settlement by a yeomanry class and others suitable to the requirements of ■ any given portion of the country : an economy that shall not overburthen the colony with excessive taxation, and thus drive away capital : an economy that shall not go into recklessly borrowing large sums of money without being sure that it will be spent on reproductive schemes : an economy, in short, that will not hesitate in raising money for more fully developing the inexhaustible natural resources of this colony, while, on the other hand, it will unsparingly cut off all useless expenditure, and abstain from indulging in merely experimental schemes. As a matter of fact, I believe that all " Land Revenue " should be General Government revenue, and that the North Island land revenue will soon be much larger than the : South — an important item towards our future appropriations and progress. | Thus far I have treated the subject, as a whole, from a Colonial point of view, and the time is near at hand, Gentlemen, when the increased facility for travelling by land and sea will tend to suppress that narrowmindedness which is the characteristic of our Colonial Parliament. Each suaceeding session has seen a Ministry embarrassed with the selfish wants and aims of the numerous petty centres of population, each having a specific that was infallible, but unfortunately not . applicable to the general good of New Zealand. We have one local want : a necessity it will become in time, and that soon — A GOOD AETIPIOIAIi HARBOB. Most of you know that for many years past, in my place in the Provincial Council, the Napier Breakwater was often my theme. The present Harbor improvements will only go a rery small way towards the slapping accommodation that will be necessary in a few years' time, notwithstanding the probability of the railway being opened to Wellington within 10 years. Railways cannot compete with water carriage anywhere in the wide world, and New Zealand will be no exception. If you think that, from my past services as a public man in Napier (commencing with the separation from Wellington, where all our local resources were then going, and towards which separation I was one of the original promoters), I am in the least deserving of your confidence, then, GecitlemeH, give me your votes at the approaching election. The best of my life has been spent in your midst (from and before the city of Napier was), and I have only to say I propose spending the remainder of my days here in your service, if my leisure can, in your estimation, be of material use. My time and undivided attention I can how place at your disposal, if you honor me with your confidence and support. Anything further in the way of explanation as to my views and opinions on the topics more nearly touching your interests I shall bo happy to give , on the Hustings or anywhere else you may. desire. I am, Gentlemen, . Your Obedient Servant, 296 JOSEPH RHODES.