TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 474, 20 May 1857, Page 3

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

lilT ■'h&lvn¥g^ ; resigning the'"pmW'of !S;upe! ririt6n!dtint of :this? , Province,'T'iii^e^he-^bnpTirto''fetate,-tJiat T: 1 shall' present myself "jto ydu'^'^CHhllluate' fcfr; •it \vhen :th.e peridd'1 br Election1 'sliall ''aitive:!;" L V ! i Itrniay'perliap¥-be' Jth!6ugllt rui ;i : me: to take this '6tep| Witteut''Hayi^igj' had',itlile ! ■ way prepared, 'by ''customary/reqtilsjtioOx' ; But the feet 'tliat 1 shbulti'' p'e a'; ca^didatei'm!';' [ i oa^e Mr. Pit^GeraM did•'•not'desire'^gaiifto'be'"! ; elected,' has been so'Ub'rig .and. so.generally ': known,'that it would have'heeit affectation' iii me tdh'ave waited for one. ' I have thought it.; ; the less necessary too, because 'th,e Tueans :by ' . which signatures to.suiihodcumeniß'are Ji6w:to6' : . qften obtained have tended tb invest them- wjtlr: l a!lm,ost as much of disrepute as credit. At all '■ events they have deprived them of much of t^at value in public eistiniatlioii which such tes- ' tinionials'Qii6e possessed. ' .- : •■ ■■ : I' feel it to be iay duty, Gentlemen ',, to 'state J

.at the outset of this address some of the oonsi|der4i(in^ fJwi#)i^hay^l'e4 me to offer myself to"' yoWnoti^'ani'tb afclrat your hands the highe& fcivif'a^oiutiytft if;is in your power to' ! bfestowl' ":'l 'Me1' been'; V resident among you; iafm^^mi'thßfstiflarffoa( i iof;:flic settlement/ ! an£;;naW'e^er taken^'mbWdT less active part i^^p&bfeffairs^ toWViticev It wndflr >t^o yei^sipWl litfa i^TtaW/ur df ob^nnri|> jW^at'inilve'^rp^cia^^ot^ai; Siriee im;y fime^as Been wiM^%ag<& W the public :tm f&o^|^ial^bvetimi^t,:if I 'except^Hst 'ojf. i tile duties <if TRfJfich'rha^ iy# for sbm^period' . 4i4ip%etl- "1 6»eiftion! ;l^iy^% t<rftrand raris ipifeM't c^itias oii y^urr^fi I fi%^ce; "fo'f Ifeei:tort : cidnseiiofus lidW jgreat^ne^st^ce'i^bfetweenaiij I rpM imtoalr^rtit^f 1h!e; bfficfefl:; have\held 'a&l I'tMfi-'to^hicn'^ I. , have l|ad C9pfiwerable 6JfpenfenWßiiithe iidrniijls- • ti'ati^tfof rtheifl^irß.6?'the-jproyjnce; dnid'thus, 1 r^'libp^^siibl^h'l^ 'pifsum^laon;;that"'! ■ p'ossesss^fcxe'^oF'the qiikliticatidnS'.r'eqiiired for tne dwi»Kkrge r of r'vth fe'l^n?iiistrdfiv^;i'duties '■ which attach tP/the office of. Superinteodef{t>. ; ; ?'^u rJM^^nffemen;^^fbßably lo^f!ft6m ; tHoke fMi6 'mav^re^nt them^^vy!i»-VdW'to-i t!ge''Sn:rth'il tf&Porii&nie^lpriU of. i th%t^P;'th^;takSW th> fth/ office j fdr.^cK'Mev'ai-e'cAiidMatfe'/ .a^ xtlife(lea^ijig I pl'fncipp^W^hich'i'-sh'oM' ieyW ! cb'Mu'ci' ojF aM-r^puTd^be *Pd that it^^e^fereil'nd^^^^myillf:-; v; '' : f ! Election df *%vpimJ : t^M?tMs fW& v??miti&<> been: ye St-Vetf. ! <M|iiAblit^ficu3^r. ni)fii no paVt'iS^ 6011--s«tatioati£c^nibi!e(dete6tive thiatf whjere'it defines' the^e^'oTT &e H;Superintend#t: >f;Jt-wb'tfld i as ,rf the^fir&riersf of;^hat;. r'A;ct, i unH^e'^a a^teitnin^ipth anytSiifg Jikte*precis]bh. ! tf^'stiaftupne'^prM^ m i tlve^rb'irenimefii; 9f* ttie feouMif stnd! the Tuitions, i h re ]4H6W'^cn!arpy chia ictMne^tWettiWlve^'tb! isfiiißr^'deflrifii^h'y duties, Heaving it ' : tS*tip.ff ;and. .circuiHstaiic^rfej'^eVeM'; 'the aMJuW^ execitt^^^f h^sEo^*: kerci^e; \ GeirtSe^fe^ H^all^^ We CinMoi6n Act lefi io. and'ißipertehce ihafe-fe P^feaf H*#^ 'r Th'e Spmer-'* ! mtiefiaent'ls r^g^ised/nptnie^eiyrns the h^oftlie i ptoviVuie s Jn^2iHviJ5 o \fith': 'v'e£ry ample * pmvei-s. • VjS ritlVhi"''Uis vo'UjVistiictioi the" Empowering ©rdJi.' ■ nHhbe f'H'i'^!tri. Mime cas& definitely/ in' others I prbvi^naßyi'mvestecl Mm. 'vrtth 'a large;, jirb'pdrr Stion of the-executive authority df'the;: Governor ihiflftelfy J iMHWrispffiil legislation of i;the ■<&-, ineral Ag^embXf|whiLe Tit! appears to lean'towards' ! a^efet^ißilofi,iof'shi^i ieg?islai3v^ ? ' sHdws no dis^o-: isitioii t(6liht4i;F6r^ ■vilih 1 His executive function^. ' 1 i The neeesstfreis (wai6h.; have led! to 'the irivesti:: ;tufe'Bf ttie/SupeiiMpndent>yith;th«S|e important 'ppwiei^ have 'oso;suggested Jtiie' mean's by'whieh jh^'WKoul&''be>'lg!tiidfe^;frii'^'6iriexeiici'se. Thus, in ' ; ths^' ProVlrtig it's Jii'oftie'rfe, an"Executive Govern;m^nf. bfdliVf'M'cVhas-'b'een5 'passed'1' by' which r the iSu'i^iMiifeiid^ut 'w bovtnd' to''havfe'an'"Executive ; ;C6unt;il\ 'bv'vHVosp '^d'vice' He': ijS-to'^e guided in ■carfyii'rg' Iq'ii' Bite GovprpnVe'rif 'ofI'the1 provitice:; : I'do'ii^t it | txebes^ary in thi^ [ place to"i discpss*a;t' length!'the advantages or otherwise pfHii&"6riler,''6f- things.1 I .^irh'ply lay; befoi-e'1' y6ul'tlfe'fta!tu1re fof'the; office as T find it. arid the' circfMs^ince^'tliat have led to its present Ibrth, bf/ne^loriiTi^/ ' ' l!; :;!. . .. ;' :" ' 2^'eVerxlleiyl§^:T'wiH no|; .shrink from avowing m^ (SpfffiHii;,.tKat"nQfe'dniy'.- theoretically :is lsthe iesiisHiife an^iilfe'inent.' W: be' \ 'appi-oVeH- ,arid:; de-;' fen^ed/b; vt nthat ? 7'ffi it und'ef fih'e Ipireieiit'pliysic'aT jieduliarities -pf -Kew ' Z|alSnd',Jlfie; scMtin^" :6f« jts "' population, aiiid ?' the dimtttlti'es 6f inter-cbnimuhicktiojp;'ra^''best &ri'd:iiticist''e-fficieiit'mean's by \yhich tHe aifaM'bf ihe Vat* i%V ca'u" be at'■; pijesent adfein - iste^d-'''lti^t 't6xi ;ri}hV';gYe^t;^ prihciple' of self go_v^mneni ife''fully: recognised. !The power' yon-pdfesess/'atid which' you h'av^'periodically to exel^ciS^r of elecMhg1 ybui-,:Sii.perintenderit, ought to'secure you'"the WeVvifcps of an active and ihtelii"erit bflicer.!' Thai officer has the assistance of ftil CouucrT whose'acts- must be suppdiifed by the appi-oyal of the Provincial, Council." Tijfoughout the whole arnvngemtVnt the'prfpcipie'.'tJf responsibility is ■brought to bear. The1 Superintendent is' l'es'pbiisiblfe to the provinQejth^ Executive Cbuhcil to the Provineml Cottn^il^a^jd the'Pi-ovincial Council in its turn to the-.people.^ Whilst then the' Constitution Act femairis'uiialtered, I am unable to imagine a system oif Prbvidcial Government under it

oojnbjning- jnpr'e"of siuiplicitji efficiency, and ;> economy...' t.suy while tl»eiPpustitution Apt; ,^s,. unaltered1, for vbu .arc-not 'uuavyave jha^ ; many; persons are of opinion thapt can be Ik,vvouU. , bY atvunprofitable occupation ofyourtime and altogether Inside.^my ( present,, purpose to consider .on'this "pQcasiop,#os^7eohanjcesi/ ,Mv^ty>s, to |ef |W^:&qte.,; ehaiigesi.are »%«d!i«d[ J lf > ,can .dnlyjDe^jby; an. authority to which §upejjintet)derits in common. with,, all others aiffectefl Jt>y Ifoera, jjppst bow. \ , ;^ I take it,' thenj tl^at jfch^upmn'tendentjn' his. Executivrej'capacity..'il<.' %ynss §)?. ; $<$$ >$Jsi> Government, and nipti' %,e. Cr^vernpient Itself," an, officer; lch^ged AVitfi; .^s/ execntvon'ojt duties 'eoiproitt^L'.!^-; j^im.. by /1W; and jfpr the', moat par£ aenn^ and dwcreticinaryi asft -pf iTODorta^c^.he is r pourid^ to proceed in. ■ receive^from}^is ,^,' ; „,',; Gentlenie.n,.1! accept,this y^w,'of, inepSjice .'as, much from .as ,pe€.essity';. ;;Np" bbnsidijra-: tion cquld inducejme^^dertia^ it,' lf the res.-. ponsibility of ,Gp^er»ment wet-e not' shared in; this way., , ...... ;.,,. ■„ ..,--■,, „jj ,-■ \'; 0 .- t :, .i.>jV v . Ypu ViU;therij I have no, c|ouM) c^cpr^with me in thinking , thai; it Should/ r b,ei. ipcp^slentj for a, candidate; boiling these, *j|ews" ( to; jerpres^ himself,,dogmatjje^y' pa •D'a^cular.tSiiMe.cjf;?,or. labpur^d^Drpdjnce w](^t:]«.,]^rm^^^jlJ9Ji!:* r by whicVhe j&p.uld be cdiisidered;.found dunpghif tenure qf bfß.ce.:; I. have, s^b^.^HaV^ the t jl^w •ompels the :^dvice.t I itaye.aJLsp aho,\F^j||ia£ h^c*|i^only ( 'ret^ihV aiivisera a$ the Prbnnpia^f j^Quneil will; ,s^ppbrt.. It Is. pWi^s,^aj c^ripinV^jajy^^ maji.ai jpnQ,]time,,J^ pe"w^ opinionsj andJat;' another : jtiin^ persons hoj|iog, opinion^.directly pppopite., X'tts.e(mall^.piiYiptt? thaijthje , 99^14, J-npt, + %r^e,, , bottu',', 'Shovi^ Jt^u^brti^jte!y.aJ%if wftt wbsfi | wfcoi iaice, jte,^jcmtidence', io^ ifte;^^Qvincial T Cpunc^it, 4?ZmjUßt e^er gi^inpt Govqrnweat, wi&, a^^v^s^' p^unfiU.qrjpipdif^! his views; in % thinfe;. jthe., cases: caW bevery^fg^ir ind^api^inr^hicli Spiib^.gan.. exist as toj,^which course i3hjbuld.bePbV^uAX'v ut whjj?.for these^.i^aspns,Oj^^Dstajin fro^i; placing before jouVa.",i^c'^ l^^..s)^^\^,p^j r!; a rigid adherance ip paytiiqul^r' views on 'pa^icu-: lar subject^, as, . u^tli.' lcf^Tspjc»Bt' / a^i,';'«& fj variance with the s^iri^'pf our precept jsw,,^l * hskve no hesitationl in my opinions frankly'on some suhjects qf generatintfrest and,i importance, \vhich 1 bglieys ar^eing-«tpreSje^fc. discussed by.you, „.,;,,' i1 ,.:---'!. ; y,' l " •'-• I [,[■.''■ _It is put wji^"jwhat amonnt pf^ accuracy • I am. unable to. state,l]that; there are; §pme per-! sons who do not approve of the price, that.has, ; been, fixed on our,W"as.te Laiids a^: ( yv^P ,?^ill. make it the subject of appeal, to .you. It must he unnecessary,jCjentremen^ io insist on the fact that nothing;cahhe.nibreobjectiopa-!,. We amongst our,,qwniselye^jpr more calcijlated to discourage persons ui^biher cquntries, from settling here than uncertainty on this point,- I cQuld.almost;.say th^t it woujd rhe wiser to ad-, here to an,ajrr^ngproent having some imperfections \x\ it. than % frequent changes to create! the im^regsiqn that no settled. Jaw,on this subject wilteyer prevail fimor.jjsf.ns. But I ven-. ture to aysr-vt that the qqost ion "has already re-.. ceiyed as ' ample de^bpniiioq jas under any circnm.stpTi<;e^ it cqu^, receive.' ,\Vhe^ the price of land was under deliberation' in tlie leg^slature:pf tUi^, every }^spnali|e sum,^nid almqst. every^imaginable mode, of .payment was . propose.dtbthedo.iincil djscu.Sised> ,1 sHpuld.. probably, be within the n^ark werejii^o^say ;^a^.- ; more than a dpzep division^ took pjace on this point. Ten,, twenty, ithiiciy',:. i^ty, ,iifty^,wd ; \ sixty shilling were ; . ajl separately a^yop^iied proposed.^ The in ode of pay^inent, toOjwhether,, by money 4own or, by instalments, wa^ equally ; the subject of dig"^vence of .ppiniop andidivision in the Council. jJ:, length^ however", by almost universal concurrence, the present price qf per acre, (prompt payment) was" de^ermiped on. That price has not yet been tried more than a twelvemonth, and even if, there were no experience in its favomy I;should still, fpr.the reasons I have; given,, be indisposed to change, gut j think the experience of the brief tisne during which £2 has been the established price may be safely appealed to iv its.support. The sales of Jcind.witliout being, in ia.ny.yfay forced, have been free and continupus ever since. ; Npr'is there at })resent any indication of .falling pff. And should there be no ialling off^", the; estimated re-, vfjjue from this source during.t.hs coming 3*ear is £10,000. But whft appears"to me io be thg !

most satisfactory fact 'cofmetelM with those sales is this—slßs largejiflniijorityoPl thfamiha^p ;been ma^ejip^persfms ; ofi ttheforking glasses and to bona fide settler^ wd.cultiyatprs of, the soil. It may ,be.,fajrly asjiSd,^pw^m^cih ofathis land would navel round its t|f§jr.hands : had the price been,jina^aj^, [Ipyffii ?.;, It is matter of notori^y ( t ,,jt|yiti''A«lf-l*fe*?'! Ij^^'r t^rritlii-ee ;days of the-greientjiye^ulijiiil^ ' operation, son^e^rge^ap^aU^sa^^ the purpose "of niakjtng extej^sjve, pvu-chases, even 9^^^ tjie b^gipa] f^aiiierbury I block, andj^al^a i 4?»^oce ,fw|CQ, tbjc^Jnpited ! districts.. Howm^K lanld\! A^ortli huying.^ould have been left fnside,,and r especially j.,j«j the : neighbourhood of your fewn^, f; ;h i at|L^ l cheap i land policy prevaile^Xrlfftv^bujt^^Ofyeet"l^But there. h^s^^x|i|^s\ve.i»|tftiie»tßi;!^o be I considered m "ihia r .i}ufisti6^ p£ price., f|^, the firm belief .Juiyjfi 'Jit v?j& definitely s^ttle&W pwy large arapj^'jpf capital has been einbiirkgd in | pastoral pursuits; and, I thin^'tKe faith qf the 'legislature and thei^p^ernmgnt *« pledged to its protectip^TTrthati ( .is^ v ,^6 ,t}ii»f leitept— i that the order of jthings.wpTeri nyjfiiqh.ihatCapital to enter on" theTr" separate enterprises^|hpuld not be liable tofrequen^,,chai^e.,,,But,,JT,,an> ;.disposed tp G majntaijj tsat jegftrjffbr^^ pur own interests, no less than good faith tpwajds others, ' should priQmpt vm js>r<si§t : ai^y alteration in the price pf,land. * The pi"b3uce of bur pastoral districts now constitutes a most important item in i our commQrpe, Tyhilst agriculture ie at present latiguisiilrig/aiid^its,pfpspects are much clouded, ; the pastoral interest l is happily flburishing as i much as could t'efeonably-be desired. Already, wool is oi^r jma,in,expprjt > the, clip of r18j56 being valued atl £Wf)Obi arid^ih a • fe^r years it iqilp acquire a'inagfiitude th'aitSvilfabuhdaritlyjustify all which legislation has done towards1 encouraging its groVth. is r this"all, r V^ile the pastoral interest is coWtrib\W,ih^.J td J|hi e'progress of the country, asr^eVer^ iiterestydpM which mate^^riafiy £'i4CTea^e^' i^s " trdtte^ jt'Js, also yielding largely l!t6 ' bttr"' t^rrlttoriai^ revenue- , Within a year or two thje Mentis'deii^aye from that source will be albtffe Wffipieiit; Mi pnly to spay the large ,cpntribiiti(>n, Sh'nually;required 1 from this proviriee tb!wa!f;ds'the iextjhguishment of the New Zealand Company's d&t, %t will leave a considerable balance available iortheuse ' of the present ''' price i'tiit land, jGentlpmen ir constitutes the" main, almost the only"p*rbteciibri of the pastoral interest; and I ask you seriously : .to *eflfecfc-I whethfer,. it is expedient to withdraw it—whether it is wise to kill the goose fcpvithg golden/egg, jin^errfipt this steady and satisfii^tory pvpgress fpr the sake, pf ja suJdeh influx 'of naon'ey'mto i he Treasury, ]which our iresbnreefe labour; may mot permit ;us profitably to .^xpend^ and the possession of which ,migb^ temp^ .us to r ex,tray.agan,ce., Aty owtt conviction is'thai it wbuld riot, J ' ■'.;■> j Another subject on which I'de'siretb say a' jfew more words is our fprtn of GoVerntfient. There aW some'persbns who regard the; present mode of administering the affairs* of :th»e' proVince as too cumbersome and -too/pretentious, and who talk pf conducting the Government after the^iriodel df a-corpora,te town iti-Biigland, of which a Mayor, Aldermen, and Gouiicil'are the presiding'-g^niiises^ 'Never haying, been a member of one of thoseselect societies, I am perhaps unable to ■' appreciate properly the advantages jcjfisuch" a mode of Clpyer.nmeijt.: i' It \ is, however, not = long jsiiijCe that^jthe jobbery, peculation, and' corruptioh, which 1 had grown ■out: pf the^qld fcorjjprate—systenvianjljjJtiglaad, > led to a ; B^ejSftßig measu.rje ,qf .refor^n,- by j whijjh J the. .wlipje.pf tbpse, model Gpvernirients, e'xcsptf* ing thiat of.Lpndpn, were, sw^piaway. A'r;d,< no,w, it appears^tjb^t* the days-jof,'^the qoVporatipn of iionolon J.tself arp- n^umb^red: Exnerience, therefore, does not appear: tp ■ jvvstify preference shown for cprpbratjon. rule, gersohally, \. pan feel but little, attachment to a system whjch has.p.vqduced ,suoli'results. in trpth, there,..is no /air analqgy. between tlier-circum-stancesi..of a municipal',corporation in England ; and; a : province in Zealand. To no cor-. . poi-atipn, has there -everbeen, committed anything .like the power,cpriferr^d on the Superin r tendents.and Prpvi,n,cjaiCpi]!Jfiilsof this.country.i.1 namely, t})e power' to legislate i'ov the entire', , pepple f /pf a province-—of, in the words of tbe ; (Constitution Act—-" to.-.nTiakfc ,^nd' ordain all ■ such laws and ordinances, as may .be''required.' for the peace, order,"anil*" good goyH.nnrient of. tliepi-Qyim-e." . Xuis alpne 'destrb|s' alr.pa.rallel in the cases. ~ " "'

It is said, however;'that" ;eveih if tjje, analog* fails,-it wilVh&itti6r&4c6n(hfti!c ts?&>liway mt* the existing departments and bavfc the business of the Government conducted ibjjithj^f^rpyii^Jat Council divided intp^ommit^f^;.-!,.!, mUst «>y ! that 1 disbelieve in tins; ajj^geihpr,. f; . j$ as^ujffes jthat these committees(Wnj/^Qfl^eirajfir.QrkfjiKith. : out remuneration. J-know not, on W^st grpuhds .gentlemen can be expected to dpyofce ; tf)eir'tirtie 'to the public service witJiouirefcufciw. I ! think the, publjuf.dii^verthat tbey^Ou^do ao. j But there is no wan'ant^foiibeliesrinoi.tjiatjjiujj jpersons cpuld be found wji^ would aqti.;rQ9r!tainly the practice of the Provincial Council at ; the present time doe,s #ot.justifyj&efe^peettttttm. ! Every, m.6mbev v vesidin# lieypijd^-jsertaift dis[tance from Clmstclmriihrrip paid a;certain sum iper diem for every day he M a^ten^s :£he K C^undil. {If, tlien;, the[members ; o,fjco i »Btnnsitt)Be,Si J ai:^ftlJ;ta ;be paid their expenses merely, th.3l system will Inot onjy, Us. ; cambrpjus; .and-jqlaiasy,.,Wti'.ri-i«re expensive than.-; jtfese,^ on^. ,JJf th^ey, at« not to be paid, mybelief is that thte atte®danc« will be .aot H irregular as, to^ ; finjake-the systeia obstructive of the business ..of.fGflovernujent; :■',[! iyield,,gentjeßjfn, ,to no ;maij;in »,, td^uhejito se» introduced in,to:aU the 4epar.tinenjft,o£ ,€»»verhment a rigid economy;,,."jitinust,^;ho,Y^ey.6^ \ fo jone consistent with efficiency, Xt.is n^t econdmy else. My conviction is,.,tiiat; the.plan s p«t; \,fy r . ward is as fatal both to efficiency .and eepnomr as ingenuity pould^defise. There is one further sqbject tcs w,hiv'hi mfi allude, for though it-does-not come within our control and^'ia i iidt * a qufestion^ 4f^ domesti* pplicy,^rtiis on^ neTfsrtheless/oq ,^?hi«loi|ie effli!cient .(jqYernnien^ of -the. prpFir^ce ,%jS9i,depjsx derit as in my opinion to de^iand\n^|i^4% ; *hif7 place. I refer to the seat, q£ ( the General 60----vernment, f Byery^day^s^^ experience shows how 1 seriously the Administration of our affairs as... embarrassed T>y the great distance _of thi* General Government; < fi'pm ujf.^ J^m anxious therefore to $tat()rmj whatever position I'ipS^ be kplaced, 1 to 'c^iopferale 1 thofci \wh6- will st*iv*to' bring it to ia'^mdrfe* cen^r ;spot. •',•■.•■■'. •"5l:!-i7-1'- I ; There AP^i^aay'oihet'iiabjectsi^entlenien, t* jwhich I might direct your attention, but thi»~ laddress has^jakteaiJyjilifeajv 6ice^ld convenient length. ; Qpppfltunitiesi'hpweyipT/wiftideUibtles* fee presented ssuch subj^pte ,n^y be dis-. |cussed,bet\i?eeii iis,* JX] wU(,bemy biisine^a,, jm» faxm may;be praieticable; to' WaiVuport ybit.* '■'; •! With regard, howgve^ tq;^ r^anvass, I must «xl>fesß Ei D)y r great;re^et< i thatip«e : sfaoajd, 1* jnece'ssary', not' on me score, of 1 trouble, nor" h^ Ica^sfer it-may'expose' d carididiite to inqphVenietif * { iquestioning,. but, because I ;e?ltertiain' Jstr6ng'l" 'convj^tion ,tHatf the highest b'ifide of the province should'be conferred by the people rather than wo* from them by.the quinary; n>e^nso)f *n electioneering canvass. Motives more or less impure will be attributed; to the candidatejwticilici^.} not fail to disturb: those feelings of (JefesenGe and^ regard which: should attach to the person fillingso,high an office. By some; he will 'belooked'• upon as an adventurer practising on the confiv; dence of'his: fellow-xitizebs for some: unworthy object—by some as stimulated by inordinat* vanity Jaftd amliitioh-4%ndhy/others aSiinpißiled by a love of official p^er i' whilst }t caij.vhardr/^ be possible in ati active canvass to aypid rousmgl feelings of animosity and' h6sti}it^rwhich it 1* mostdesirabJe should nos exist >J 1 bah'only say for niys«lf that it will be' my anxioiis desire to. keep the: canvass, as clear, off-these Will *»?p<>B--sible. ;.-./. „.■'"■'.; '-•■'<,»■■ And now, gentlemen, it. only resins,/prnja to-assure you that, whatever ;the result 6f thif appeal/I feball be /perfectly satisfied wifcn: yourdecision. While I admit most freely !fchai jthe office 'fof Superintendent 'of; this' -province may well be regarded as an ■objep.t--of; laudable ambitiori.'yet I feel so conscious of the labour; anxiety, and responsibility of-the office', us to regard it with:much more of apprehensiori than desire. 1 hay,e,,howeyerj endeavoured- to/showr tlat tlw.^Government will not rest solely on the.SuperinV tendent, but on him in conjunction with adviser*. With this view qP the flature of the office, amd \yith the hope thafcj should yqu, confer it npo* me, 1 shall not fail to secure the assistance of good arid 'able advisers-11 *espeGtfally offer my-! self to you ajs a candidate for it. . ; ; ;■ .;! '/. !. 1. 1 have the honour to be, ..j-ji ;. t Gentlemenj, ' ' - Your very, (ib^dient and'humble servant, 1 Linw'o'od, April 3, 18.^7. '' '" ' '