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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 3, 4 January 1867, Page 1

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PROVINCE OF NELSON. '. • : •■ ' ! /"I ENTLEMENJ^-In announcing to you that it VjT is my intention to offer myself as a candidate for' the position ot' Superintendent wfie'n -that' office shall have iiecome vacant by the reareinent of Saunders,' I should perhaps apologise for doing so in the absence of aiiy'forTharrpquisiuoli to that effect, signed by a number of the constituency. ', LSut my experience of political affairs leads pie to attach but a, moderate valu'e'tosiicii documents, and I prefer to place ,. myself unreservedly iii your hands, asking only for ytnir.unple'dged and unfettered support- if, after carefully weighing the ' qualifications of the various. candidates who may present themselves, you are satisfied that you would' best serve the interests of the community by giving it to me. . " . .; .... The gold-fields of the West Coast,, to which we are indebted, directly or indirectly, for so considerable a portion of our revenue, will continue to CHirfor'uiireniitiing attention on the part, of the Provincial Government. Tlie prompt, energetic, and prudent management of ; these goldfields by Mr Sauuders lias, as you are probablyaware received my constant support as a member of the Provincial Council; and, as regards this part of the duties of the Superintendent, I should endeavor to carry out the po.icy which lias been so ably initiated. I am however firmly convinced that the resources of the western district uf the province can never be fully developed, nor. the fuh benefit of those resources be experienced by the community, until the projected railway from Nelson to Cobden-and Westport has been constructed. Tile power to give land in payment for .this most- important' work has been grained to the" Superintendent by an Act of the General Assembly, but it remains to find contractors willing to undertake its execution upon these terms'. To effect this object I should, in the event of my election, devote myself heart and' mind; believing as 1 do, that its accomplishment is the one thing needed to relieve the province from the comparative stagnation' which has so long prevailed, and to bring greatly increased prosperity to all classes of its inhabitants. I am well aware of the difficulties which have to be faced, and of the energy, determination, and perseverance which are required to surmount . them; but I slnmltTset to' work animated by the hope and belief that those difficulties can be overcome, and that the contractors, as well as the province,' would be largely benefited by the undertaking. While looking upon the .West Coast Railway as the public work which, affecting as it does so greatlv .the welfare of the province as a' whole, claims the largest share of the attention of your , Superintendent/there are others in' which 1 have long, felt deep interest, and which 1 should do my utmost to carry into execution. Amongst them are the construction of a Dry Dock or Patent Slip in Nelson Harbor; the introduction | of Pure Water for the supply of the inhabitants of the City of Nelson, and the shipping of the Port, as well as for the prevention of calamitous fires ; and the erection of Bridges over the Waiinea and Huriinui rivers. The active part which 1 have taken for many years past in pressing the value and importance of the Coal-fk4.is in various parts' of the province upon the attention of the Provincial Government and Council, makes it, I think, almost superfluous for me to assure you that the subject would meet with no neglect or indifference at my hands. My general political opinions must be so well known to most or" you, that I think it unnecessary to enter upon any expression of them in this address; but when the resignation of MrS.aunders lias been officially announced, I shall lose no time in visiting the various electoral districts, so as to give the whole constituency of the province the opportunity of learning my views upon all subjects in which they leel an interest respecting them. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen. Your most obedient servant, OSWALD CURTIS. CAD ELL & SCOTT, MAITAI BREWERY, Hardy-street Bridge. PUBLICANS and Private Families suppliedwith the best article. . Orders received by Mr. WVM. Stanton, Trafal-gar-street, Captain Heffer, the Wood, and VV. J. Scott, Colling wood-street. „; N.B.— Barm and Grains always on hand at the Brewery. . . HOD HOUS EH 0 L.D COALS •■ ,■■'.. 'p. : -:'!. •"•<■•■ : • OF THE' -..-■■ ••■ , orS BE:S:T... QUALITY.--.. -;:-;• " Grey River, West -W.anganui, Newcastle, and English Household, delivered to any^pact pf the City, in bags if required, at' the lowest'market rates. ' . ■■■ "■■ ■' " • " '•■-;" , R. G, GIBBONS, ■1033 - '■'■'< • "*■ "' -' ' ' ; : ' 'Government Wharf. iCOALS ANI> ; ;FIRE:WCQD. : :. .;:;■: : ~"1j1 VERY'descriptibn oftHe aibbve DELI VERED ■JuJ inquantities'jQf L.cwfcand upwarSs, to.an'yV-< :;part of the City, at Lowest Market Rates.. ,„ ?fi Best Newcastle Coals, 45s.'per Ton, ffl bags. v , s t „.,.,,. ' 47s.; delivered in To wjaO SJiiii ii"?o»i ■'~ J; : ". - ■ . W. J. SCOTT, ; 117,1 ' Collingwood-fltreet.