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Otago Daily Times, Issue 364, 19 February 1863, Page 2

they hftvo hut to v Hmltod oxtont falftllod1 tho onjratß of their iramorn. Speculator* hnvu not boen dotorred ftom Htoppin« bctweou the bona fide oultWntor and tho Government j but on the contrary, inuny n poor wan luih btbn deprived of tlio piece of land, wlilon ho liml nppllod for with tho full intention of iiumeillattt Rottlcmont upon it with lilh family, through having had to compete tor it with a HpiuMilutor nt a Uovorniiiont tale. I uttrlbutu tho partial failure in tho workinK »>f ww I<imhl Hcßulatioim chiefly to two causes—lst. Tho mode whioli tho Provincial Council adopted (but to which 1 Wrongly objected) of attempting to protect tho bana /Mo cultivator from the more speculator, by moans ol conditions iunl rcfttrlctiona,, which I Hum plainly told tho Council could never ba enforced ; unit secondly, tho inoioimod dvinmul for agricultural land, which has indneod competition to nn oxtont almost aullioioiit (with the limited nupply of nvallahlo land open for milo) to drive tho mntili capitalists outoi' (ho market. i (irmly believe that tho only sufficient ehcokti agniiiHt {and monopoly will tin found in raising tli« nrioo to its miirkol value, and the Imposition, of a Land Tax, Apart from tho fiiultlnetm of out present I.nnd ltcguhuioiiH in mutton* of detail, it is quite clear that thoy have been unequally ndininistorml. Sometime* a laruo quantity ol lnnd has boon thrown Into tha' market—at other Uiuoh laud suited for nurlouHuro ha bet'ii almost nnobtnlnnblo. Tho consequence hns boon that speculators have purchased, knowing thnt they would bo able to realise at n profit, before frcnli land wiwoilbml for sale by tho Government. Nothing tomb more to del'out tho hand Speculator than to onablo thoso who really require tho land for tho purposed o cultivation lo pure huso direct from tho Government. 1 feel convinced that by nn nugnioiitiitlon in the prioo of tho laud, tho imposition of a reusonablo Lnnd Tin, and bykeeping the market eoiißtuntly mipnliod with land in suitably Nixed allotments, we Hindi find tho greatest protection from iitjuriouß Rpcoulnlion, whilst""''1 we shall not bo humiliated by tho knowledge that men calculated to uoooina; valuable colonists, utter ImviiiK realised n competency on our gold Molds, have to rctiro into neighboring Provinces to obtain land whereon to settle, which thoy nro unnble to ncquiro in Otngo. The Hundreds system him no doubt boon of much valuo to tho settlors, but I beliovo it would in tha tutnro provo moro valuablo than it lms been if ths proulnmatlon of Hundreds could bo mado to depend moro upon tho nctunl roqutromenta of tlio pooplo, thnn upon tho opinions of an imlividunl. Gentlemen, yon mny rely upon my word, anil I hope also, upon my common Bonne,'that if I nin elected, it will bo «iy object to oucourngo settlement, and I shall not nttompt to inako political.capital by talking about the Land Uogolntloim, mid at tho ismno timo Btnnd by to soo scores of sturdy Intending sottlors condemned to neck in other Provinces the land donicd to them in this. , No change in our Lnnd laws coin nenmirnto with our requirements can bo oti'eotoil boioro tho now Council meets. Could it be otherwise wo should be dealing unfairly with that Council and with their constituents, if wo refused tj hoar-thorn, in a matter of so groat importance Lot the principles which I have indicated bo inviolately adhered to,' and I belie vo that your new Superintendent, and Council: whoever they may be, will provo themselves as com-. ■ potent to deal with the Land Quostion as yourprtsent or previous Legislators aro or have boon. There aro other questions of moro or Jess Importance to which I beg permission briefly to direct your, attention. . . , The question of Immigration from Great Britain is one of those 'which perhaps claim our most earnest attention. Our social Jabrio, suoh iib it is, has hcen mainly rnisod from this source, and upon its continuance must we ohiefly rely for a constant addition ■ to our population of thoco inclined to permanently •, settle in the country. Tho system of receiving guarantees from Bettlem in the Colony, for the passages of their friends and relations, is especially deserving of continuance. Under very slight restrictions, ana with ordinary management, nothing can .tend more surely towards a profitable occupation of the soil, or the consolidation of society. -■ Another question of much importance is an efficient representation of the Province in (Jreat Britain. So far as arrangements are required for carrying on im- ; migration from Scotland alone, the present agency there is probably all that could be desired." But tht Province requires something more. A powerfully in* fluential representation in London is absolutely necessary for general purposes of P-rovJnoial interest, »nd particularly is it neoesgary in regard to bur public financial transactions, which before long must necessarily be conducted on a large soale. Direct Steam Communication with Great Britain is also demanded by pur present circumstance*. • , Eighteen months have'now elapsed since the discovery of our gold fields; during which time gold to the value of upwards of two and a half millions ster-i ling has been exported from the Provjncej and yet it is no more astonishing than true that Qtago is yet ' scarcely known \n Qreat Britain a. B a gold producing oolony. '|he reason js obvious. . Our gold, with tha exception oi a few naroelg shipped direct by the Bank of New South Wales, has gone ■ to. England v'cf Victoria, and has consequently simply swelled . the exports of that .colony without-he credit even of its production being attributed to Otago, Were regular djrept ateam oommunioatilan estafc lished >vlth Great Qritafn, we should be enabled to take our proper positjon. Qur monthly direct Gold.': Export Arould prove a perpetual advertisement of the Province, whjo.h woujd be oheaply purchased by th» payment of a large subsidy, Tlie deplorable couditlon of our roads, bridges,-fen-ies, and publio buildings is a subject upon which .. I pannot tquch without implying1 censure upon our ~ present Government to an extent that I -would b« glad to avo;d. \qu are, however, probaWy as well acquainted with these matters as I am. You knowthat another summer has well nigh passed away, and you know what advantage has been-taken of it to provide for the necessities of winter, tdesire to make ■ no comments upou known facts as they apply to these subjects j let them speak -with you for themselves. .- ..;... .•-.■.. Gentlemen, I must now ifor the present taka leave of you. I', have endeavored to be as explicit upon those questions to which I have referred as tha time I have had to place my views before you hat ' permitted. I have designedly eonoealed nothing, » and if I have nof naa.de myself sufficiently understood, .Iganinnty vep.eaimy previous assurance that I s^U readily afiord the fullest, explanation of-my YieMfs ofl any subject if called upon by yoit so. to d,o. : ■ I now leave, the patter iv yoivr hands. If you do me the honor to .cleat me as your Superintendent, I shall endeavour tojustiiy your choice. Should you show a preference for any other candidate, I shall be •' satisfied that you have acted rightly, I haye the honor to remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, JOHN HYDJS HAREIS. Dunedin, February 13,1863. Lost, Found, &o OST OR STOLEN from Tiiapeka, a Chestnut ridinff Horse, branded C tinder half circle, near shoulder. If stolen, £10 will be paid upon conviction of the offender; if strayed, £5 on such information as will lead to its recovery; apply Jama! Mitchell, Bellamy Station, Tnap.-ka. "-""-' ' £2 RKWAED. 1 OST from Pelichet Bay, Dark Bay Mare, black JLJ points, white strip on face, I) under mane, off side. Beid and Sntter. Wni'ker-atreet. FIVE POUNDS REWARD.—Lost, from LookM V^i, CaYei«ham, on the 20th Octobar, m Sjffiai, nlack draught mare, 4 years (rising 5 years), with nree white feet, white star on forehead, long swib i tail, and mane in good condition. Seen at Lookout? 'int on Sunday last, and missed on Monday morninp:. Any person giving information to John Sihbald, Princes-street, will receive the above reward. ( FOUND, in the iinn^ediate neifyhborliocid of th"« Long Soxd, Ma^aura, a Bay Mare, without any visible brands. The owner can have her by paying expenses on application to th,e! Undersigned. -■ '• " If not claimed withia the space of one month from thia date she will be sold to defray, expenses. (Signed) "WILLIAM JOHNBTON, Shepherd on Captain Boyd's Run, Mataun. Dated February 4,1863. ■ (*O REWARD.—StoIen, on Wednesday, 26th day "Xihi of November, from the residence of W. H. Cutt»j. Esq., Anderson's Bay, a Cattle Dog, large size, co or, yellow; with white on the neck, breast and legs, a little rough about the face; answering to the name of Tweed. He was seen to be led away with a flax string, by a lad of 16 or 16 years of age, who was carrying a bundle of flax, and walking bare foot, with his boots hung o-rer his shoulder, and who was travelling in the direction of Tomahavk Valley, PortoU-ilo, or the East Harbor. The above reward will be paid to any poraon giving suoh mfcwaatloa as will lead to conviction of tha offender, or the r« covery of the dog. CAUTION. STOLEN, a Cheque for £74 12» 6d, dated 99tk February, 1863, in favor of Wm. Easton, drawn by Thompson, Taylor, and Co., on the Bank of 'New Zealand. Oamaru. , : p'o'REWARD.—Lost from the Uarqne Ellea 3J/W Simpson, a JOLLY BOAT, 1G feet lons, painted black, i'hite, bottom; ship's name outside, and master's inside. Any person found in possession of same after this notice will be prosecuted. Royie Mudie and Co, Stafford-street. .