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•other "member of lthe Executive might act in that. ; capacity,. / .Piactically/ such, a proyision rtencl'tp ieduce ithe.'ciffice.:pf Superintendent : to' ; a. '.cypher. ; impressed with tEe, conviction that, in a<Teeing to this" bill," the/Council was in; some .ex-; iten't governed 'by feeling, I withheld from it. the assent of the sGpyernpr.., ; . ; . „. : .;:■/ '■ In /the succeeding; sesßion," the Council, enter-/ taming/ similar opinions, declined .... to ' co-operate .with me i in^^ conducting /the i ; business of the Proevince, otherwise than on the 'basis; of, the. bill re;ferred to/ / /This /may be verified /on referrhig to the/ Southland Gazette of 9th August; . .In its 3 sixth' session, on the 22nd February, the Council ■ resolved;' tKat/ all power which.it could legally .confer, by the Provincial Government Ordinance, should . be admhiistered, and all moneys it voted, .expended by" the/, Supermtendent only, with the sanction df an Executive responsible to the Council. In .. tie . substance of this/resolution I fully concurred, and oh those terms have all along been "willing to co-operate, in gopd faith, with an Execur :tive possessing the confidence of the Council. My views on this position of administrative relations .under, the present -laws are these :— ln all matters .within the- control of the Provincial Council, the .Superintendent should act ./only with the. advice : and consent of the Executive. Incase of.a .differ-/ ; pnce of opinion on those, if neither party gave way , or resigned, the Councii should be assembled. , In ; the exercise of such powers as are beyond the .control of the Provincial Council, the Superintendent should consult with the Executive and conform with their advice, unless. there , were very/ important reasons— which should be .recorded— for deviating from it. Clearly, . the. Executive could not be held responsible to the Council for acts, of the Superintendent in matters, in respect of which, the Council could not convey to the Executive any administering power. But, at the same : time, it is obvious that if the Provincial Council should adhere to . its desire to attain the control in matters in which it does not at present possess it, and upon a second occasion, agree to pass a bill to that effect, it -would be most injudicious, and even unconstitutional, for a Superintendent again to withhold such .a bill from the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, even although he did not agree with the views it embodied, In Provincial legislation, the Superintendent has a concurrent power with the Provincial Council. Yet occasions can but rarely occur in which he would ba justified in exercise of this power, in withstanding the views of the ' Council by withholding' Bills passed by it. It has been contended that the administration of aProvincial Government would be better conducted if the Superintendendent occupied a seat in the Provincial Council I differ altogether with this opinion. If the Government was to be conducted as a responsible one, then it must be conducted by party, the Superintendent will necessarily be the leader of the majority, and when by turns one party in the Council outvoted the other, the somewhat novel spectacle would be presented of a Superintendent alternately leading opposed political parties. — one day as leader of the left denouncing the policy which as leader of the righ t he may have advocated only the day before. It has always appeared to me that the Superintendent should be above and impartial to party; and that any exMbition of partisanship would tend to diminish public confidence in him, and derogate from his position. As this acknowledgement already extends to an undue length ,1 will only add that if my opinions are not sufficiently known on other topics of interest, I shall willingly give any further explanation you may desire, on the day of nomination. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, J. A. R. MENZIES. lOch October, 186-1. 57-tc CAMPBELLTOWN ELECTION. TO JOHN CRAWFORD HENDERSON, Esq. SIR, — We, the undersigned Electors of the Campbelltown District, request that you will allow yourself to be put in nomination as a Candidate for the Representation of this district in the Provincial Council. Knowing that your interests are closely connected with those of the district, and having every confidence in your ability and integrity, we invite you, should you consent to become a candidate, to give expression to your riews on the leading political questions of the day. T. G. TANTON. JOHN W. MITCHELL. F. H. GEISOW. JABEZ HAY. A. W. MITCHELL. ROBERT MURDOCH. W. P. GRIGOR. JAMES HARROLD. GERHARD MUELLER. THOS. J. WHITE. WM. LIVESEY. JAS. A. BONAR. WM. WOOD. JNO. MAULEY. K. M'IVOR. U2WIS LONG-UET. SAMUEL BEAVEN. JAMES SMITH. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CAMPBELLTOWN DISTRICT. Gentlemen, — I thank you for the honor you have done me by your request to represent you in the Provincial Council, and have much pleasure in acceding to it. My political views of what I consider the leading questions of the day I now lay before you. The Bluff Harbor is the natural port of Southland, and I consider the promotion of its interests necessary not only for the advancement of this Province, but, from its geographical position, to the general good of the other Provinces of New i Zealand. I would, therefore, strongly advocate the completion of the Hailvray thence to the interior, and also the Electric Telegraph to the j neighboring Provinces. I In order to render the harbor more eligible for the entrance of vessels, I would urge the necessity of a sum of money being placed upon the Estimates towards that purpose. With reference to the Superintendency, I will not pledge myself to vote for anyone until I know who are the candidates for that office. I am in favor of a sum of money being granted annually from the revenue of the Province for the purpose of Education, and consider that the. present Ordinance requires a thorough revision. I deem Roads to be one of the most essential necessities of the Province, and will give my earnest attention to measures for their construction and maintenance. The Roads Ordinance, aa it at present stands, wants revision. In my opinion, one of the most vital measures to be brought before the next Council is the extension of the Province to its natural boundaries ; and I think if that were affirmed by the General Assembly, immigration would be greatly increased. There is no doubt but. that we want immigration toa large extent, in order to develop the resources of the Province, and by offering land at a reasonable price, we are more likely to attain that object than in any other way — consequently, I do not approve of the recent alteration in the Waste Lands Act. , Our neighboring province, Otago, it cannot be. denied, carries the; produce of the Lake goldfields over a distance of 200 miles to reach Dunedin, where it is exported; and I would advocate the necessity of other arrangements being made to induce the gold to pass through Southland and be. chipped from the Bluff, thereby shortening the distance of transit by 100 miles. ■ Having .thus b/iefly indicated my views, I shall .be/ glad to < answer, on the day of nomination, any questions relating -to the interests of the province, ., „/ ; / .;;",- "..-. - ; . . ,/ '. /■ I am, Gentlemen, . / Ypiw obedient Servant, ; «?•*« torn v> mmmom