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Wellington Independent, Volume XX, Issue 2235, 22 July 1865, Page 4

TO THE ELECTORS OE THE WAIRARAPA. /GENTLEMEN,— Mr Carter having reM-ued \JT his seat in tho (jcihthl A.^snul ly. ! icsprctfully ask you to elect mo us your mi-iuln-i in the House of Kcprcsentaiives. Having I>cen your Keprc-cniaiivc in the late Provincial Council, and bring returned by a l.irgo majority as one of your tuemheis in tho jircsont, ' I have a right to consider that my political views on the subjects brought under the consideration j of the Council have met with your approval. j Tho only questions, therefore, upon which I think it necessary now to express my opinion, are the two which will chiefly occupy the attention of the Assembly in its next session. These two arc — iho settling of (he native dihlurlmnces, and | the payment of tho costs of the war. My views on the former are, that as long as the Colony letains tho services of tho Imperial troops so long will tho native war continue a constant source of humiliation and ciipen.se to England, and ruinous to the prospects oi the Colony ; but I believe if the Imperial troops were withdraw i), tho Colony, by means of forces of its own and under its own control, would soon bring the war to a successful termination, and place the natives in their proper position. 1 have no desire to deal harshly with them, but I wish them to be made obedient in all i aspects to the laws of the Colony, and to give them as a reality the rights of Mritifh subjects As to the ways and means for raising tho money to pay tho cost's of tho war, I should strongly object to any permanent taxation for that purpose. I think ns an act of sound policy and also of justice , the natives themselves, who have originated, and. who, in spito of our (I might say abject) proposals for peace, have continued to carry on the war, should lie made to pay the costs thereof, and that tho Government should confiscate so much of their lands as by its sale would repay to the Colony the expenses it may incur in reducing the natives to a slate of substantial peace. Believing that my views as above expressed agree in the main with tho policy of tho present Ministry, I should, if elected as your Representative, ta'ko my seat as a supporter of Mr Weld's Government. I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, HENRY BUNNY. Featherston, July 6, 18(55. TO TEE ELECTORS OP THE WAIRABAPA, FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. f^\ ENTLEMEN,— I have Leon invited by many VX of you to come forward as a candidate to fill the seatin the General Assembly vacated by tho resignation of Mr Carter, and I have decided to place my services at your disposal. Had 1 not been asked by you to do so, I should not have presumed to offer to represent the important distiict of tho Wairarapa while there are so many able and influeutial men resident among you who are more worthy of tho honor, for, to some of you, I am a comparative stranger, and my political views are almost unknown. In consequence of the Provincial Council being now in session, 1 am sorry I cannot ai present pay you a visit. I hope, however, to be able to do so before long — at all events, before tho day of nomination. In the meantime it is my duty, biiefly, to give expression to the opinions 1 hold on one or two of the important subjects now occupying the attention of the public. I may say, at the outset, that I approve of the policy advocated by Mr Weld. The evils of a double or mixed Government have shown us the necessity of eelf-relianco, and have compelled the country to come to tho conclusion that we must, as soon as possible, however unwillingly, do without the services of the Imperial troops, and must depend on our own resources, and on men under our own control, toenfoice law and order in tho Colony. In saying this, however, I am not unmindfu of the obligations we are under to the mother country for tho assistance we havo received during the Lite crisis of the Colony. It is not so long since we were crying out for troops, and tho Imperial Government, in the ir.ost generous and prompt manner, responded to our appeal. Instead, therefore, of complaining that England has not done us justice I would rather thank her for past help, and show we were worthy of it by now trying to settle our internal difficulties without further aid. Thus alone can we maintain the dignity and responsibility of our Coionial Government. Until very recently the Imperial Government retained tho management of native affairs in its own hands, and it was not until long after the war had commenced that the control was handed over to the Colonial Government. I am, therefore, of opinion that the Imperial Government is responsible for tho past, and ought not to expect the Colony to pay tho expenses of the war. For the future, the Colony must provide. 1, therefore, approve of the proposals by tho present Ministry to confiscate a portion of the land of tho rebel natives, and to sell sufficient to provide the ways and means to put the more important of the country districts in a proper st:\te of defence. The financial condition of the Colony deserves special attention. lam of opinion that the exact position wo are in, should be made as clear and as public as possible ; for, although at present the Government may labor under temporary embarrasments for money, the Colony is still deservedly in good credit, and, under judicious management, we ought to find no difficulty in getting whatever pecuniary assistance we may want. I would repeat, however, that i«' wo want to borrow money wo must be perfectly open, and show tho world exactly how we stand. I should bo glad to see tho Tariff amended, or at all events, that it should bo made more definite than it is at present. I shall not touch on any other subject in this address, except to add that if any alteration is to be made in the representation of the various constituencies throughout tho Colony, the claims of the Wairarapa. under this head, will not bo forgotten. Although private interests ought not in any way to influence political opinions, 1 would remind those electors who may, perhaps, object to me as a non-resident, that I havo property, and a very considerable indirect stake in the district. In conclusion, I would say that if you elect me you will not have an experienced statesman as your member, but simply a plain business man, who has not sought the honor, but who will esteem it an honor to bo tho Representative of the Wairarapa. I have tho hoDor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, EDWARD PEARCE. Wellington, July 14, 1805. " BAZIAR IN AID of the erection of a NEW CHURCH and MANSE ; tho Congregation of St. Andrew's Scotch Church, Lambton Quay, have resolved that a Bazaar shall be held on a day hereafter to bo named. Contributions are solicited of plain and fancy needle work, books, ferns, toys, &c, which will be received by tiio undersigned and other ladies of tho Committee. Mrs Geo. 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