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they have but to a limitoti extent fullillwi the objects of their framors. Speculators have not been do turret! froiu steppiue between the bona fide cultivutor.and the Government; but on tbc contrary, msiiyn'poor man lias been deprived of the piece of land, which ho had applied for with the full intention of immediate ■settlement upon it with his family, through having1 had to compete ior it with n (speculator at a Governnient sale. I attribute the partial failure in the working of OUT' "Land ■ Regulations chiefly to two causes—lst. The mode which the I'rovincln! Council adopted (but to which I strongly objected) of attempting to protect the bona fide ciiUivntor from the mere speculator, by means of conditions and restrictions, which I then plainly told the Council could never ba enforced ; and secondly, the inciensod demand foe agricultural land, which has induced competition to an extent almost sufficient (with tho limited uupply of available land open for sale) to drive tha small capitalists out of the market. I firmly believe that the only •ufficient check* against land monopoly will be fo'md in raising ths price to its market value, and the imposition of ft Land Tax. ■■ Apart from the faultincss of om present -Lnna. Regulations in matters of detail, it is quite clear that they have been unequally administered. Sometime* a large quantity of land has been thrown into the market—at other times land suited for agriculture htt bef-n almost unobtainable. The consequence ban bcea that speculators have purchased, kcowing ihut they would be able to realise at a profit, before fresh land wasoflcred for sale by the Government. Nothing tendi more to defeat the Land Speculator than to enable those who really require the land for the purposes o cultivation to purchase direct from the Government. I feel convinced that by an augmentation in the price of the land, the imposition of v reasonable Land Tax, and by keeping the market constantly supplied with land in Ruit-iliiy sized allotments, we shall find flic' greatest protection from injurious speculation, whilst we shall not be humiliated by the knowledge that men calculated to become valuable, colonists, after having realised a competency on our gold fields, hare to retire into neighboring Provinces to obtain land whereon to settle, which they are unable to acquire in Otago. The Hundreds system has no doubt been of much value to the settlers, but I believe it would in the future prove more valuable thau it has been if the proclamation of Hundreds could be made to depend more upon the actual requirements of the people, than upon the opinions of an individual. Gentlemen, you may rely upon my word, and I hope also, upon my common sense, that if I am elected, it -will be my object to encourage settlement, and I shall not attempt' to make political capital by talking about the Laud Regulations, and at the same time stand by to see scores of sturdy intending settlers condemned to seek in other Provinces tho hind denied to them in this. :

No change in our Land Laws com nensurnte witk our requirements can be effected before the new Council meets. Could it be otherwise we should be dealing unfairly with that Council and with their constituents, if we refused t:> hear thorn in a matter of so great importance. Let the principles whioh I have indicated be inviolately adhered to. and I believe that your new Superintendent, and 'Council, whoever they way be, will prove themselves as competent to deal wirh the Land Question as your present or previous Legislators are or have been. There are other questions of more or less importance to which I beg permission briefly to direct your attention; ...

The question of Immigration from Great Britain i» one of those which perhaps claim our most earnest attention. Our social fabric, such as it is, has'been mainly raised from this source, and upon its continuance must, we chiefly rely for a constant addition to our population of thore inclined to permanently settle in the country The system of. receiving guarantees from settleiI.* in the Colony, for the passages of their friends and relations, is especially deservingof continuance. Under very slight restrictions, and with ordinary management;, nothing1 can teiid more surely towards a profitable' occupation of the soil, or the consolidation of society. ._"'-..

Another question of much importance is nn efficient '[ representation of the Province in Great Britain. So ' far as arrangements sire required for carrying, on immigration from Scotland alone, the present agency, there is probably all that could be desived. Hut1. n« Province requires something .move. A powerfully iph iluenlial representation in London is absolutely neocs* sary for general purposes of Provincial interest, find particularly is it necessary in regard to our public financial tvansaotions, winch before long must noeste' sarily be conducted 011 a large schlo. Direct Steam Communication with Great Britain is also demanded by our present circumstances. 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 Bt'er- [ ling Ims been exported from the Province: and yet it is no more astonishing than true that Otago is yet 1 scarcely known in Great Britain as a gol'l pro.lucinjr colony. The reason is obvious. Our gold, with fclia ex'-eption ot a few parcels shipped direct by the Bant of New Bout)} Wales, {49s gona to Enjj-. land v'q Victoria, and has consequently simply swelled th« exports of that colqny wit bout.'lie credit even of its production being attributed to Otngo. Were regular direct steam communication established with Great Britain, we should be -enabled, to take our proper position. Our monthly direct Gold Export would prove a perpetual :;dvertisement of ,ths) Province, which would, be cheaply purchasqd by tjw payment of a large subsidy. Tlio deplorable oondition of our road", bridges, femes, and public buildings is a subject upon wltfcl» I cannot touch without implying censure upon our present Government to an extent that I would ba glad to avoid. You are, however, probab'y a* well acquainted with these matters as I am. You know that another summer lias well nigh passed away, and. you know what advantage has been taken of it to, provide for the necessities of winter. I desiro to m^ka no comments upon known facts aa tUey apply to these subjects; lot them apeak with you for themselves. Gentlpmen, I must now for the present; take leave of you. I have endeavored to be as explicit upon those questions to which I have referred as ths time 1 have bad to'place ivy views hefore you ha» permitted. I have designedly concealed hotljlnnr, and if I have not made myself sufficiently understood, I can only repsat my previous assurance that J shall readily afford the fullest explanation of my views, qd, any sijbject if called upon by you bo to do. . I now leave the matter in your hands. If you do me the'honor fo elect me as your Superintendent, I shall endeavour to justify your choice. Should you show a preference for any other candidate, I shall b^ satisfied that you have acted rightly, ; • • i I have the honor tQ.rana.in, " Gentlemen, Your obedient servnnt, JOHN HYDE HARMS. Dunedin, February 13, 1863. Lost, Pound, &o ~~r~- £2 REWARD.™ —•=—=. LOST from Pelichet Bay, Dark Bay Mare, black points, white strip on face, 1) under inane, off side, Heid and Sutter, Walker-street. '■ ■.. • }71IVE POUNDS KEWARD.-Lost, from Lookut Point, Cttvorshaui, on the 20th October, a smal black draught marc, 4 years (rising 6 ycurs), with iiree white feet, white star on forehead, ionir swifx • tail, and mane in good condition. Seen at Lookont P .int on Suud ly last, and missed on Monday morninjr. Any person giving information to John Sihbald, Princei-strpet, will receivo tbo above wwartl. I7IOUND— A. Wether, badly wounded, oar mark, .' Apply to Mr Allan, Green Island. FOUND, One Bay Ho W , if^o^nw . . shoulder, star on foyeheiyl, isplint; on fore le^, U years old : awnor can got iti rqriiiatiou from C, S, t»axton, Ksq.'s groom, lliglila.y Station. ; ■ ' }TIOUND, in the immediate netirlib'orliood of th« .-.. L() "S lrol' cl» Mnlimrii, a Bay Mare, without any visib.o hrnncta. Tlio owner cun havo her by payingl cxpeusca on application to tlio Undesigned. If not elnliniMl within the Btinco of oho month from this rintfi shn will bo sold to t'ofniv expenses. (Signed) .WILLIAM JOHNSTON, Shepherd on Capttiin Uoyd's liunj; Dated febriinry \, ]g(s. (* O itlCWAllD.—Stolon, on Wednesday, 20th day cU/Q. of Novembor, from the residence of W. H. Cutt°.i Iteq., Anderson's Hay, v Cnttlc Dog, ,larg« sl«t), CO or, yellow; witli whito on tlio neck, broaal and . legs, a little rough about the face; answering to the name of Tweed. He was bbcii to be led away with a flax Hiring, by a lad of 16 or 10 years of ago, who was carrying a bundle of flax, and walking bnro foot, willi bin boots hung over hN Khouldcr, and who wnsi travelling in the direction of Tomahavk Vnlley, Portt>l«tlo, or the Hast Harbor. The above reward will bo paid to any person giving guch lnformatiOß as will lend to conviction of th« oflciider, or the r« eovery of the dog. , . . , ■. .;.; ■.'*( STOLEN or Strayed, Light Grey Horee, branded BT on the near shoulder,' stands 17■ haiuW hiffh, Any person returning1 the same to Mr Mackintosh, Blacksmith, Hope-street, will be rewarded.

PAP TJON. STOLRIf, n Chfiq fl e for £74 12s 6d, dated S§ti, February, 18(33, in favor of Win. Enston, draws by Thompson, Taylor, and Co., on the Bauk of Net* Zealand, Oamarn. { y.•: '