THE SUPERINTENDENCY.

Dunstan Times, Issue 446, 4 November 1870, Page 3

THE SUPERINTENDENCY.

(To the Editor of the Dunstan Times.) Sir.— 1 have to th-mk your correspondent, “G” for affording me an opportunity to explain more fully Mr. Bradshaw’s claims on the mining body as a candidate for the Ruperintendency. In spite of bis manifest desire to injure Mr. Bradshaw’s cause as much as possible, “G ” can only urge against him that, he has never been a practical miner in New Zealand. Now although this mav be correct, 1 cannot admit it as of much consequence, when 1 consider bow little practical mining baa been •advanced by Now Zealand experience Mr. Bradshaw is an obi Victorian miner, and anyone by a reference to “ Hansard ” can judge bow thoroughly conversant be is with all sqne+ions relating to mining, and how liberal and enlightened a manner he is inclined to treat them. Your correspondent goes on to mention that, Mr. Bradshaw was gol buying on commission, until that business was played out, he forgets to state that, Mr. Bradshaw was chiefly instrumental in obtaining the rise in price, which destroyed that business. He was indeed the person whom the Government appointed to settle the value of gold, and his decision secured an advance of ten shillings per ounce to the Turners. Had he instead of a certain Magistrate, been consumed in reteren ce to the •various goldfiel s’ Acts, there might have been fewer anomalies and absurdities in ‘th iso precious ex imples of vague legislation. “ G’’ stigmatises Mr. Bradshaw as a place hunter, but surely his testimony to the honorable and public spirited career of that gentleman sufficiently answers the insinuation. A place hunter, as 1 take it is, a wretched creators, with ut principle ■or honor, who is ever ready to sacrifice everything for a mess of pottage, a description, which even, his enemies will | not apply to Mr. Bradshaw. He has no •doubt occupied an official position under , Government, with honor to himself and •advantage to the public service, but when I consider the valuable time he has devoted to public duties, I cannot help concluding that politic- have been a losing game • for him. “ G ” answers, No, to the question, “ Is Mr. Bradshaw a suitable person for Superintendent” ?, and 1 answer, “ Yes. ” I hope my fellow electors may have an opportu- | nity of shewing what they believe to be ■correct. Perhaps in order to reduce the discussion to a comparison of merit, “ 6 ” will kindly state who are the gentleman he considers fitter or worthier--1 am, Ire., ELECTOR. October 27, 1870.