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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 98, 16 March 1863, Page 3

To the Editor of ike Hawke's Bay Times. Sin, —A lonely dweller in the country must feel somewhat enlivened when a newspaper or two fall in his way, especially when there is news of any amusement or excitement among your Townsmen, such as have occurcd lately. Take for instance your elections, so keenly contested, and the courteous and highly coraplimentry speeches that were delivered on these occasions ; it is enough tomake a man forswear the woolgrowing interest altogether, who take so little interest in their elections as to neglect nominating candidates on the proper day, as at Porangahau, or to leave that important business to non-electors, as at Waipukurau. By the hyo, the gent who acts Ecturning Officer at the latter place needs either you or some one else to teach him his duties, and then he won’t declare men duly electcd who have not been duly nominated. But perhaps he has not got a copy of the Electoral Roll for his district, so does not know who are, and who are not, electors, and consequently supposed every one above the honorable employment of a shepherd or the humbler duties of a shepherds commissary, duly entitled to legislate for the Province by person or proxy. But your experienced R.O. in town appears to have introduced a new form of conducting elections, having been reported as reading a letter from a Mr. Colenso after reading the Writ, and before calling upon the electors to perform their duty. Is a letter from Mr. Colcnso or any one else necessary as an endorsement to a Writ like the Provincial Secretary’s “by his honor’s commands,” as generally follows a Royal Proclamation by King Isaac the First of the Empire City ? Or is it because Electors would not bo able to do their duty without the advice and aid of a Tribune r 1 If this is the case, it may account for the Waipukurau and Porangahau blunders, seeing I have never heard of their having Tribunes there. Bye the bye, if they require one, you might put a word iivfor your humble servant, as he might undertake the office of Tribune, (provided liberal terms are offered) and would not fail to endeavour to learn the duties, always supposing the “ original Tribune ” would give lessons on easy terms. But I fear I have trespassed too far on your space, so must apologise, and remain, Your obedient servant, TUTUA. March 2, 1863.