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Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 342, 29 January 1861, Page 2

. THE INTBB-COLONIAL ROYAL MAIL STEAM- . . PACKET COMPANY, (LIMITED.) THE steamship AIREDALE will leaAe . J- f or WELLINGTON, CANTERBURY and OTA GO on or about the Bth February. T^HE LORD ASHLEY.wiII leave for •' -*- SYDNEY, carrying the homeward mail, on or about the 9th February. For freight or passage apply at the Company's . Office, Albion Wharf. . .; 145 TVTESSRS. NASH AND SOAIFE -LTX W ill SELL BY AUCTION AT THEIR WAREHOUSE, BRIDGE-STREET, . . SUNDRY GOODS, JSVEMY SATURDA V, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. » ESSRS. NASH AND SCAIFE have been instructed by Miss Smart (who is declining ■ • ■ housekeeping), to sell by public Auction, at her residence, Bridge-streefe, Nelson, THIS DAY (Tuesday), at twelve o'clock precisely— All her HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, including a capital American Stove, excellent . . Beds and Bedding, Kitchen Utensils, Crockery, and usual requisites. Also an excellent PIANOFORTE. ' Terms Cash. . Nelson, January 26. 131 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. . ]if ESSRS. NASH AND SCAIFE beg -*■*-'■ to inform the Public of Nelson that in consequence of Mr. Nash being about to visit Europe, they will sell by auction, at his residence, Brpnti-street, at an early date, I.AII his,HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, very superior Pianoforte and Music Stools, capital large pier glass, excellent American - Stove, Bed-room and Kitchen requisites, &0., fee. ■ Further particulars will appear in a subsequent adTertisbment, when the date of sale will be announced. Catalogues will be published at the office of the Auctioneers ten days prior to the sale, and the Furniture will be on view the day preceding the sale. Terms liberal. 132 NtfLSON BOARD OF WORKS. •TENDERS for GRAVELLING a por- -*-• tion of Vanguard street will be received until Four o'clock, p.m. of THURSDAY NEXT, January 31, at this office, where further particulars maybe obtained. r ; The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. • By order of the Board, . : J. L. BAILEY, . Secretary. Board of Works Office, Nelson, January 25, 1861. 134 : TO WHEELWRIGHTS. "I UST LANDED, per the AIREDALE, ■*J from Sydney, and ON SALE by the undersigned, 10 pairs Iron Bark Shafts 1200 .Iron Bark Spokes I ■ '■'■' 200 Iron Bark Felloes, 4x4 and 2£ x 24 j I' 4: pairs Naves 10 pieces Hardwood. NATH. EDWARDS AND CO. Nelson, Januaiy 25. 135 TO BE SOLD, a second-band SADDLE -*• '• of first class make, with circingle; also a doublereined Head Stall BRIDLE. . To beseenat the Colonist Office. 130 TAMES HEATH, Esq., from Bednall, " Staffordshire, arrived at Wellington in the ship • ■ Queen Margaret .1855. Most important news for you, which mußt not be neglected. Communicate immediately with Mr. Thomas Hisby Cope, Little Collinsetreet, Melbourne, or the Editor of this paper. ~': . Any person" conveying intelligence of Mr. Heath, or his death will be handsomely rewarded. 129 EX AIREDALE. ~~^ BOOTS! BOOTS!—JUST RECEIVED at LIGHTBAND and JACKSON'S, a splendid assortment of BOOTS and SHOES, comprising about 2000 pairs of eveiy variety. ; 138 TO THE ELECTOKS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLLING WOOD. » .Gentlemen,—* When 1 announced my intention of becoming a candidate for'your suffrages, I fully believed that I should have been able to address you personally on the day of nomination, but business of importance compels me to go to Canterbury, and I am therefore unable to do bo. . I am aware that my absence may lessen my chances of success, but I am not without hope, that the interest 1' nave, long taken in your district, and the efforts I have made to assist its progress, may obtain for me your ronfidence and support. - My opinions on the matters of moat interest to you, have already Keen often expressedby me, both in public and in private, and may shortly be summed up as follows:-^- ■■'■■ I disapprove of the withdrawal of your district from the control of the Provincial Government; for however neglectful they may have been of its interests, thisdid not, in my opinion, justify its being cut off from their management By this act you have been left without claim upon the provincial funds for public ■works of necessity, whilst no other fund has been provided to meet your wants in this respect. The consequence is, that such,works are not carried out, and that your pittance of revenue is but barely sufficient to ' maintain a staff of officials, whose sole duty appears to be to collect the means for paying their salaries.. • You want roads and abridges; yoii waßt opportunities of opening up new tracts of country; and you want encouragement to undertake exploration and prospecting. For all these purposes money is required in the hands of your Government, but under the present sys- ,'■-■' tern i here is none at disposal. For these, amongst other reasons, therefore, I should strongly advocate the restoration of the Gold Fields to the control of the Local Government, whilst I also think it due to you that you should have some guarantee that the district would for the future be treated with that degree of consideration which its importance deserves; This could best be done by appropriating to its uses a fair share of the provincial revenue, and by leaving the expenditure of that share, as much as possible; to purely local boards. ■ ■::.■;..;. La reference to the position of the miners, I am of opiniqn; that /ar too great a power is vested in your Resident Maeisti'ate.:1 He may be, and indeed is, a very industrious and well-intentioned man, but he is ■ young in years, and but little experienced in office or • in life; and it would be advantageous to the mining community that he should be obliged toseek their " 'advicein matters affecting their position and:rights. ; I think it desirable that a Court of Mine 3 should be at once established, so that the miners might have an opportunity of appeal from the very 'arbitrary: aUtho-. rity which, under the existingiaw, may novv be ex^r-. ■ '■'■ cisedever them. ■ '••:-:■':' :v ■-.y-.i - <:■ "] ■ It also appears to me desirable that encouragement fthould be given to the introduction of capital into the district. It is absurd to suppose that capitalists will risk investment in speculative undertakings, in n&yv countries particularly, without some prospect of'*gobfi Teturns Jn the' laws in force within the GokMel&s ' there is no such encouragement-offered, andthis'li 'look opon as a serious omission. But whilst I wtiulft offer every encouragement to the bom fide capitalist, I should think it. necessary to place the 'strongest checks upon any undue attempts at monopoly, and chould expect to see a strict supervision exercised, •nd a rigid enforcement of the conditions, u'poii which *ny extraordUiary advantages were conceded. : In reference ,to the general politics of the colony I «nay say, that I Uold with the Government upon the war question, atfd Jhope that no peace will becon•cluded .until the natives have received such a lesson as will deter themiromfuture rebellions. Generally speaking, I approve of the proceedings (policy is too high a term) of.the present Government, 'jind should be prepared" to"support them. . ; In conclusion, 1 will Bimply adji that,-if you ohoose * 4o trust my will and "ability to serve you, I shall be proud of the honour-of representing you in the Assembly, If, however, you prefer either of my opponents, I shall not feel a whit the less interest in your district, «nd will still'do my best to further the <leVelopme,nt Of its Tesources. • ' I am, Gentlemen, ; . . - Your faithful servant, W. T. L. TJRA.YERS. ; 134