TO THE PENSIONER ELECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN DIVISION IN ONEHUNGA.

New Zealander, Volume 11, Issue 991, 13 October 1855, Page 3

TO THE PENSIONER ELECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN DIVISION IN ONEHUNGA.

EiiOTHEit Pensioners,— I icspectfully request vour attention to the following {acts,- , J V»rv many of vour names appear on the new Elee- , ',.,,11 V or the Pensioner Settlements, without r“ Ay nc ,t Pere stop to enquire how this came to he ! ‘t is suificient, lor the present, to know that many «»* jfnot all, have been registered without your °' knowledge or consent ; this is sufficiently debv the fact of many fhaving expressed in 1,110 measured terms, their extreme indignation n ° Li the perpetrator or perpetrators of so foul an ag t “' Nevertheless the fact of your names being on the Vice torsi 1101 l for the Pens.oner Settlements, gives to v«uVbV taw) a title to vote therein ; hot. let rno tusk ' is' this right ?is this correct! that you who do not possess one inch of land in the Pensioner Settlc--110 ts- you* wli° do not own or hold one stick of - n the Pensioner Settlements ; in short, you "ho are neither landholders, leaseholders, or houseboldera in this Electoral district, should possess the privilege of using a vote to the prejudice of mr interest, and consequently that of my fellow pensioners in this Settlement. Would you think it fair anr ol us vv *‘° have "° '‘Uercst * n your Division if we were to go and out-vote yon there ? i am sure vou would think it very wrong in us if we did so. • uglier pensioners, you and 1 with others, left our native home, our conntrv, and our friends, to come to this Colony, the land of our adoption. Here we have been put in possession by a liberal government j a free constitution, of certain privileges in common with others of our fellow subjects and citizens, in virtue of which you and I hold an equal rigid in freedom of election ; and if any one attempted to 10b TOU of that just right, would you not each and every one of vou to a man, use every effort in your power; would you not struggle with all your might and main, legitimately to defend that right; if not you w uld lie unworthy to possess such an estimable boon ; but, 1 think I hear you say yes 1 I think 1 hear yog say, s ou would not only defend your just right, but that vou would indict such a penalty on the aggressor as would be a wanting to others not to attempt the like. This being the ease theu, mm you deny to us the free exercise of that right you so tenaciously reserve to yourselves 1 Brother pensioners I cannot believe it, I hold a much litter opinion of yon, 1 cannot briu.' myself to believe that any one of yon would have the hardihood to avail himself of the false position in which he is placed, by a vicious and designing Inave, on the Electoral Koll, to rob me of my politicd rights! And this, he assuredly docs who with me to the poll, and polls an unjust vote in direct contravention of mine; he neutralises my vote in effect, and renders it nothing worth. A few words more, my brother pensioners, as to who has been the cowardly perpetrator of this foul act of treachery ? Who is he that has placed you in this false position, certainly not your friend, or mine ; hj; has but one object in view, one political end to gain, aud, to accomplish this he would dissolve the bonds of friendship; he would sow the seeds of discord amongst us. he would set the father against the iw, and sou against the father, nor would he, I believe, care if he saw the warm blood of paternal affection flowing at his feet. My advice to you, therefore, is to go manfully to the poll, as voters for the Southern Division wherein you have a just right to vote, cud vote as your conscience shall direct you and with a full conviction that you have discharged your duty to yourself, to your country and your cause. i I am. brother pensioners, your obedient, J, Fov, Pensioner, Onehunga Onehmiga, 10th October, 1855.

To the Editor of the New-Zealander

Sir, —In reading the address by which his Honour the Superintendent attempts to throw dust in the eyes of the electors, 1 observed the two following paragraphs on the existing Laud Kcguiations ;

I said that I would do my best to carry them out, so far as they were capable of being carried out, and have faithfully adhered to my words.

I have fortunately been able, by virtue of powers given to the Superintendent by the Regulations, to binder the sale of lands belonging to individuals under old and pre-emptive land claims.

"Which ofhis Honour’s statements is correct? —has he given the Land Regulations a fair trial, or, has he hindered tire sale of land. Your obedient servant, iM aue ham a i. September 20th, ]Bs.v