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Wellington Independent, Volume XX, Issue 2238, 29 July 1865, Page 4

TO THE ELECTOES OF THE WATRAK APA. /GENTLEMEN,— Mr Carter havii'pr ivm.;iw,l \X hid seat in the General AssriuMv, ! u-prcL-fully ask yon to elect me as your incmbei in the j House of Representatives. i Having t»een your Represent a; ivo in tiolate; Provincial Council, and being rolurne.l (>y a large j majority as one of your tneinbei.s in tho |. resent, | I have a right to consider that my political vi«:ws ! on tlie subjects brought under the con.-i Ivration ' of tho Council have met with your appioval. ; Tho only question?, therolore, upon which I < think it necessary now to express my opinion, are I thu two which will chiefly occupy I lie- attention of the Assembly in its next st'^MOii. These two .11-0 — the settling of the native diMurlnuiecs, and j Ihe p:\yment of the costs of the. war. j My views on the foim< r aic, that as loiitf as j thu Colony letrtins tho services of tho Imperial j troops .so long will the native war continue a! i constant, .^ouice of humiliation and (wpunyj to j Eiij>laiid, and ininous to the prosp* clx oj the j I Colon y ; hut 1 bfliovo if tho Imperial troops wens j withdrawn, the Colony, hy means of forces of it.s J oivii and under its own contiol, would .-non bring- j the war to a successful tos initiation, and place, tho natives in their proper poMMon. I Imvo no tlvsiro , to deal harshly with them, but I wish them to bo j made obedient in all ic-pticts to (he laws of the j Colony, and to give them as a reality tiie rights of British subjects As to (he waysnnd means for rai.-ing the money to pay tho costs of the war, 1 should strongly object to any permanent taxation for that purpose. 1 ihinl; ns an act of sound policy and also of justice , the natives themselves, who have originated, and who, in spito of our (I nii^ht fay abject) proposals for peace, have continued to carry on (he war, should l>e made to pay the costs thereof, nnd that the Government should confiscate so much o\' their lands as by its tale would repay to the. Colony tho expenses it may incur in reducing tho natives to a state of substantial pence. Believing that my views as above expressed agree in the main with tho policy of tho present :Vii»isfry. J should, if elected as your UepreHi'iUative, takn my seat as. a supporter of Mr Weld's Giovonin.ent, I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, 1 1 EN LI V BUNNY. Fuftiherston, July G, 1805. TO TIIE ELECTOES OP TIIE WAIRARAPA, FOR THE HOUSE OE 11El'EESE^TATIYES. jH\ ENTLEMEN,— I have been invited by many VJT of you to come foiward as a candidate to fill the eeat'in tho (Jeiieral Assembly vacated hy tho resignation of Mr Curler, 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 district of tho Wairarapa while there are so nuvny able and influential men resident among you who are more worthy of thu honor, for, to \ some of you, lam a coinpaiative-slrangei 1 , and my j noliliearviewsave almost unknown. _ j In consequence of the Provincial Council being now in session, I am Forty 1 cannot at present pay you a visit. I hope, however, to be able to do so j before long — at all events, before the day of nomination. In the meantime it is my duty, briefly, to give expression to the opinions I hold on one or two of i the important subjects now occupying the atteu- j lion of tho public. j I may say, at the outset, that I approve of tho ' policy advocated by Mr Weld. Tlie evils of a double or mixed Government have shown us the necessity of self-reliance, and have compelled (ho country io come to the conclusion that we must, as soon as possible, however unwillingly, do without tlie services of the Imperial troops, and must depend on our own resources, and on men under our own control, to enfoi co law and order in the Colony, . In saying this, however, I am not unmiudfu of the obligations wo are under to the mother country fur the assistance wo have received during (he late crisis of the Colony. It is not so long since we were crying out for troops, and tho Imperial uovernmeiit, in the tr.nst generous and prompt manner, re-ponded to our appeal. Instead, therefore, of complaining that England has not done us justice I would rather thank her for past help, aiul show wo were worthy of it by now trying to settle our internal difficulties without further aid. Thus alone can we maintain the dignity nnd responsibility of our Coionial Government. Until very recently the Impeiial Government retained tlie management of nntivo affairs in its own hands, and it was not until long alter 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 the expenses of the war. For the fulu.e, tlie Colony must provide. 1, therefore, approve of ?ho proposals by tlie present Ministry to confiscate a portion of the land of the rebel natives, and to sell sufficient to provide the ways anil means lo put the more important of the country di.-triets in a proper state of defence. The financial condition of the Colony deserves special attention. lam of opinion that the exact position we are in, should be made as clear and as public as possible; for, although at present the Government may lal or under tempora ry einbarrasintnfs 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 if we want to borrow money we must be perfectly open, and show the world exactly how we stand. 1 should be glad to see the Tariff amended, or at all events, that it should be made more definite than it ia 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 tho various constituencies throughout the Colony, the claims of the Wairarapa. under this head, will not be forgot (en Although private interests onght not in any way lo influence political opinions, I would remind those electors who may, perhaps, object to me «fl a non-resident, that 1 have property, and a very considerable indirect stake in the didtricr. 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 the llepresentative of the Waiiarapa. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, EDWARD PEAECE. Wellington, July 14, 18U5. 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