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Star (Christchurch), Issue 604, 29 April 1870, Page 3

Mr Moorhouse's friends state that the Road cost £250,000, and also carefully omit" to ndd a word about Westland being charged with the ■— ! g§& £60,000 !! The balance against the Province when Mr Moorhouse left office on 7th May, 1868, was ..£58,646 2s 5d ! ! It is untrue to say that there was a balance of £130,616 when Mr Moorhouse left offlo. After paying all the liabilities incurred by the Moorhouee-Stewart Government, and his Overdraft at the Bank, there was only the balance of about £75,000 left out of the whole Loan of £800,000 ! ! - Whatever Mr Moorhouse may say about the Contractors getting 7£ per cent., he and every one else can see in the printed public papers that the Contractors got 15 per cent, on the cost of the Rolling Stock and all other expenditure. Mr Meor house knows this well, because it was his own arrangement I I Electors will do well to recollect this, and also that Mr Montgomery's Government put a stop to such reckless expenditure, and that if Mr Moorhouse is elected, we shall have a repetition of it with the Northern Railway. Don't forget (hit, Working Men especially. 628 TO POULTRY FANCIERS. ■JV/TR PREECE will sell by auction TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), THE 30th INST., Two Pens of Pure-bred CREVE CCEQR FOWLS. The birds are bred from stock imported to Victoria by Mr E. Wilson, which took the first prize at the Poultry Show in the Town Hall. 617 FOR SALE, CHEAP, the {FURNITURE, &c, of a Two-Roomea COTTAGE. Apply D. C, office this paper. - 627

VIfA&TED, a GENERAL SERVANTTV Apply to MrsF. PAVITT, Papanui. or at Mr FARR'S, Armagh street, between the hours of 11 and 2 o'clock, on Saturday next. .621 mHEATRE ROYAL THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, 29th. THE LONELY MAN OF THE OCEAN, AJU> THE Celebrated Burlesque of LALLA ROOKH. Monday — Ixion. 587 ELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT. ALL PERSONS favourable to the return of Mr MOORHOUSE aa Superintendent, are kiodiy requested to send in their names to the Secretary, Central Committee, High street, Christchurch, opposite White Hart Hotel. JOHN GRIGG, 553 Chairman of General Committee. A FEW FACTS. MR MOORHOUSE NEVER CREATED a Balance on the right side. Mr Moorhouse says in his speeches that he retired in 186S because his Executive and the Council prevented him carrying out his PROGRESSIVE measures. The following is a Message sent down to the Council by Mr Moorhouse, on the 7th April, 1868. See Message No. 5, Page 54, Council Reports, Session 28 and 29 : — " The Superintendent desires to communicate to the Council his intention to resign shortly after the close of this Session. This determination was induced by the pressure of urgent private affairs some time previous to the commencement of the Session, but considerations of public convenience prevented an earlier disclosure of his intention to retire." The West Coast Road, after the refund on account of Westland, cost £125,000 !

Electors of Canterbury ! BEMEMBEBH! Do Nothing Keep the Money in the Bank. BEMEMBEB!!! WYNN #ILLIAIVIS .AND ' ■:■:-. .■■.,■■■ ■. ■ . :• "That Paltry Bit of a Railroad to Port/* Electors of Gajitei^xiry ! WHAT HAS ROLLESTON FOR THE PROVINCE? NOflllG!!! •■■■■■ ; What has the Province done for BOIiLESTON? EV E « T\ TM t MM*