To the Editor of the Hawke's Bay Times.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume III, Issue 144, 16 October 1863, Page 2

To the Editor of the Hawke's Bay Times.

Snt,—l, amongst others interested in the forthcoming election having a vote in the district, was extremely astonished to find that Capt. Carter had come forward to represent us, after having firstly most grossly departed from the trust placed in him by accepting a post under the Government, and secondly having given it to be understood that be bad no intention of* standing for re-election. I believe that Captain Carter comes forward now under the pressure of circumstacnes more than from any real wish to obtain a "= <->">• representative in the Provincial Council. Therefore the electors, supposing that Capt. Carter got returned (which, by the way. is not at all likely, seeing that a great many have already given their votes to Mr. Pousfield) would have a very reluctant and unwilling member to act for them, —one at least who would be more completely under the hand of the Government than any other man there, it being pretty well understood between himself and that Government that he was put into the Crown Land Commissioncrship regardless of his unfitness for that office, but with a keen regard to his vote in the Council. Capt. Carter pays the electors a very small compliment in supposing they would longer submit to be represented by him ; and, under the extraordinary circumstances of his having voted Messrs. Tiffon and Colenso out of their offices, for tho

of taking those little matters on his own account, it is what I call the height of impudence for him to come forward at all. He must not think that Government influence will assist him amongst us, —we don’t care twopence for the Government influence, and are determined to send in Mr. Bousfield, who has served in more ways than one outside the Council doors, and will do so in more ways than one inside those doors. Of that we are convinced and have shown it by giving him our undivided and most cordial support. Hoping that Capt. Carter will resign the hopeless contest, and hoping also that his appointment to the office he holds will open the public eyes to what sort of value the Government put upon the public service, I am, &c., One of the Electors.