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West Coast Times, Issue 102, 15 January 1866, Page 4

3 TO THE ELECTORS op TnE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY. ; ' GENTLEMEN,— Sincoihadlhc honor ' y vJ ...... „ to recoivo a requisition inviting mo ' to ■* stand for tho ofllco of Superintendent, ilher gentlemen have offered themselves as •f candidates 5 and, as some of tho friends of those gentlemen aro apparently dolcr1 mined to misunderstand me, it is necessary that, though an old public sorvant, I 'f 1. j should hasten lo publish in plain torms y my opinions upon mattors of interest lo L' ' the Province, c ! " Of courso I should dosiro lo sco a earcful and steady prosecution of Railways, Harbor Works, and other Public Works, 0 and should earnestly endeavor to avoid financial ombarrassmont of tho Province 0 I trust that, if elected, I shall bo enabled by tho Provincial Council to deal n with Iho claims of Timaru, of Westland, ; r and indeed of all Iho outlying districts of ; thoProvince, in such a spirit of liberality as ' r will tend to romovo those difficulties and misunderstandings which at present S ' 1 •, exist. ; t • ' j. Gontlomon, X shall not oithor directly l« or indirectly inlorfero with any of the elections of mombors of tho Provincial . 0 - Council. ' This declaration f should bo sufficiently ' indicative of my desiro that tho public should have tho protection and advanlago . of a Council composed of entirely indo•pondent men, I shall uot promiso that I will not endeavour to influenco tho Council, ! J because I deem it to bo tho duty I of a Superintendent, by fair andicon- - stitutional moans, to inspiro tho Council with confidenco in his administration, It would bo to mo a matter of . great anxiety tljat my Executivo Council should be composed of tho best men in- . tho country ; they would always bo ] treated by mo with frankness and cordi- 1 ality ' I 1 I am askod what aro my opinions on '. 1 the subject of Separation P Although • this is not a provincial quostion, I am 1 not unprepared lo cxpross my opinion j upon it. i . Gontlomon, I assure you I very much i , disliko the sound of tho word, and should 1 regard tho soparation of tho two islands with tho greatest rogrot. I shall, howovor, bo willing lo lislonHo and respect Iho rational opinions of men I of all parties, roscrving my final judgment 1 until every pains has been taken lo oxhaust tho quostion. Believe mo, that nothing short of tho most urgent necessity woidd induco mo lo affirm the wisdom of Soparation. Tho self reliant policy has all my sympathy.' Nothing coidd bo more consonant with my views and wishes, than that Iho colony should rely entirely upon itself in all things. Gentlemen, I trust I havo spoken out plainly. If you do 1 mo the honor to olect mo, I will servo you with all my heart. If, on tho contrary, } r ou decline nvy sorvicos I shall still in somo less oxalled position endeavor to be useful. Many opportunities of fully explaining my opinions will occur beforo tho election. It will bo my business, if possible, to soo 1 overy elector. In tho moanwhilo Iro main, . i Gontlomon, ' Yours truly, " 117 W. S. MOORIIOUSE. ( ■VTTEW BUTCHER'S SHOP ' TO OPEN TO-MOR ROW MORNING. Primo Beef- and Mutton ONE SHILLING PER POUND. C. MURPHY, Rcvell-strcot, noxt" Prince of Wales Opera House, 820 TITR, JOHN S. JOHNSTON, Babbisteb, JSolicitob, and. • Notary Public Ohainbors : Gibson's Quay. • Rosidonco : Wold-street. 793 1 "VTOTICE, To Waggoners, Draymen ancl ±> Others— l»BTKii Cajiehon, Wheelwright, &c., at tho rear of Empire Hotel, Revell-strcot. Shafts," felloos, spokes, stooks, #c, always on hand. Ordors ancl repairs promptly .oxoculed. 666 ' , Tl/fUSOULAR Christianity practised ' JLTA daily nf tho Skittle Alloy attached " to Casey's, Ballarat Hotel, d'ircctly op- j posile M'Carthy'H Brewory. (i<J3 (