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Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 246, 10 March 1855, Page 2

support the principle contained in the scheme proposed by the Government, but in the regulations themselyesT should advocate certain modifications, and particularly I should labour to secure'..thai,'a certain portion of the ratesi proposed '•;. to;, be:: created for'provincial;-revenue shall be set apart for the promotion of education and the extensioho of Christianity ; not for the endoxoment of th* Church of England, because I believe that state endowments for any parth_u r lar religious community are attended with «•!§< ous evil, but for the creation; of a fund from which, in the primitive state of our settlement, aid could be extended to all Christian denominations in their just proportion for the extension of religious truth. As soon as I am relieved from the pressing duties of the season, I shall seek ;an opportunity of meeting you, when I shall be happy to afford you a fuller explanation of my views. - Meanwhile, I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, your obedient servant; :...- /i-::.< John Ollivier; Morton Farm, Lower Lincoln Road, - ■ ■-■';•■. , Feb. .16,1855. : . -'-.'v-'-. To the Electors of the Christchurch Country '-•.-■•. District. \"y-. ■.■ ■:'"■'■■■:■.-':. Gentlemen, — -. ';-'''-:>;V'-'>'■'■■■.'. I HAVE the honor to offer myself as i : candidate foi" your suffrages at the ensuing election of members of the Provincial Council of Canterbury. '.'. :-V-v;--In taking this step I have been influenced not so much by reliance on my own judgment, as by the request of many of the; electors in whose opinion I have every reason to trust, and I do so wi th;tlie more confidence from the circumstance that I am" personally interested in many of the employments followed in the Settleraent. -v ---■:-// ■ .1 •■;.'■/ With respect to the land question which now chiefly interests the public mind, my wish, as many of you are aware, is so to regulate the: terms of sale as to secure the land from the grasp of the monopolist, and at tlie same time to offer every facility to the bona fide cultivator, in acquiring k freehold landed property. The subject of Education, though not at present prominently before you, is one on which the continuance of the present character- of .this Settlement mainly depends, and with this: view, I should to render tlie highest Edur cation accessible to all classes, and carefully to guard the rights and interests of all varietiesof religious opinion. . ' V The narrow limits of a notice like the present preclude the mention of many topics on which T hope to have a further opportunity of explaining my opinions to yoli, and in the mean time I beg to assure you that should you do me the honor to repose in me the trust I solicit, I shall always, to the best of my ability, promote the interests of all classes ofthe community. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, :"". Your obedient servant, ~':.•■'. John Bealey. j ;Christchurch, Feb. 22, 1855. Lyttelton, Feb. 20, 1855. Sir,; ; „. *- . WE, the^ Undersigned electors, having every confidence that your political opinions will tend to promote the interests and progress-of this Province generally, beg to request you will allow yourself to be nominated as a representative for Lyttelton in the Provincial Council, and to assure you of our best support, and exertions to secure your return. We are, Sir, , Your obedient servants, W. Donald, Esq. James Sjpoweks, &c. . . ", Feb. 23,1855. My dear Sir,—-I have to acknowledge with much satisfaction the (kind address signedj by yourself and several of our fellow-townsmen. In reply, I beg to put myself entirely in the hands of the constituency of Lyttelton, and if it be their opinion that I am qualified to represent them in the Provincial Council, I shall do my best to forward their interests. I am, my dear Sir, Yevy sincerely, Wm. Donald, James Spowers, Esq.