ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. THE ARTFUL DODGER AGAIN.

Wellington Independent, Volume X, Issue 1310, 28 July 1858, Page 5 (Supplement)

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

THE ARTFUL DODGER AGAIN.

(To the Editor of the Independent.) Sin, —Delighted was I to see you expose the intimidation of electors by some of our would be great Mogul Merchants at the head at the bay, as wellas a parson. I hive been informed of spiteful George's doings in this way, also of others. Don't let the consistent constitutional party be afraid by the withdrawal of.the Radical custom —if requisite, two can play at their game in a way perhaps that will not be altogether congenial to the feelings of the Wakefield's puppets and Nominees. , ' Oblige by advising Messrs. Hickson & Co.-, to take evening lessons (overgrown boys don't like to go to school during the day) at Mr. Toomath's Seminary, before they again pen such stupid and unbus'ines letter. One certainly would Have expected a better production to have emanated from such'a go-a-head place as Liverpool,'than .commencing a letter Gentlemen, and ending Sir. Such a pioduction ought most decidedly •to be "black ball'd.", Shame, shame, my Lord Stanley; why don't you keep pace with the times, and support the dignity of your title and ancient City. Yuur's, &c, r Confide Skote Agenti. To the Editor of the Wellington Independent.) Belmont, 21st July, 1858. .. - ..?—.- Sr- ---■ • ..■; ■■/.. : Perhapsyou will be good enough to publish the enclosed correspondence, and oblige your's, ■ ; ■'■■' . : : D.;M'Ewen. To W. Ktzherbert, Esq., the Hutt. . Belnionh, July iotl>, is/is. " ■ ■ Dear Sib, — . ' ' ; .■. •■ I have been informed that it is your intention to offer yourself as a candidate to represent the Hutt in the General Assembly. If it is so, perhaps you will be good enough to give me.ii direct ; answer to the following questions. ... ~ ', ," ~ I am, Sir, your's, "■'■" 'D. M'Ewex Ist—ls it your opinion that the duties of the Central 1 Government should be federal only, and meet in the most central place once in two , or three years ? -/■■■'■< ■ ■ ■ 2iul—is it your opinion that any-payment should be made to members of the •' Tipper House ?

3rd -Will you oppose any taxes being imposed by the Central Government, customs duties excepted ? v

4th—Will you oppose any further loan of money being-raised by the Central Government? sth—Arc you prepared to call on the Central Government to sell so much uf the;waste., lands of the Colony as soon as possible, to repay the sum of live hundred thousaud pounds that has been burruwed by said Government, and to hand over the remaining waste lands to the Provincial Government, giving them full powers to extinguish the Native title, and to appoint the officers , for such purpose, and to deal with said waste lands in all things as the Provincial Government shall see lit? . ■

(Hh—Will you do your utmost to. get tho. Constitution Act so far amended that it shall give power to the Superintendents to dissolve the Provincial Councils?

To Mr. M'Etven, Belmont. The Hutt," 20lh July, 185 S. ; Dear Sib,- - .1 have consented to offer myself as a candidate for the, representation of the Hull iv the General Assembly, as you have been correctly 'informed, and I now brig to reply to your questions, viz. :— .' lot—I : am daily more' confirmed in my opinion that the functions of the General Government should be strictly federal. 2uil. —So long as the members, of the Upper House arc. nominated by the Governor, under-i the advice of his ministers, ami not elected by the people, I should oppose any payment being made to tliein of the people's money. 3rd—l do not consider the General Government entitled to impose any burdens, except customs dues and post office charges ; and I consider the present tariff, oppressive and vexatious. 4th— I cannot conceive on what possible grounds the General Government should seek any additional loan. ! ' sth—As a sinking fund is provided for paying off tbe present loan, all that seems possible now to effect is, to .secure; untouched for the use of the Provinces their.land fund ; which I should strenuously endetivout to secure. 6th —1 consider the Constitution Act singularly defective in not allowing Superintendents the power of dissolving Provincial Councils. Unless this power be conceded to them, tbe carrying out. Hesponsible Government in the conduct of Provincial Governments will become impracticable. ,' ".. I : remain your's ' . ' "'.,.' VVILLLUt riTZUERBEnxi

: "ficce iterutn Crispinus." : (To the Editor of the Wellington Independent.) Sir,— Notwithstanding the flourish of trumpets with which E. J. Wakefield's land project was announced, I cannot but regard it, so far as the working classes are concerned, as little