TO THE ELECTORS TO THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 476, 27 May 1857, Page 3

TO THE ELECTORS TO THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

.■i■..-/<..TJ. J..i :? . i'-vr.-! '.- .in-ihurrc: !:>:y .;;«.,-■:•;.-.■•"? ■ j/71-lINTLEMEN.irtr-^tMr.; Fix!zGsEßk.i;i :IcOF vuhaxririg • announced :hiß\ inteiftioir -oi - resigning* ;the ■ office' b£ ■" Supeiiiatend'enti df tHi (Etovincey I'■ have the ''h<m(>\rr •■ to^ 'StateI,'1,' 1 •shall■present.iiri'yseif^to'you as a' Candidate foi period ofJrElectiori;shtill'arrive.' ' v diikj ril)6Eha,psibei|tho¥gHt fpre'^uinjptubus' vn me" to feke-thi's fet,ep';without havitig"MS;the 'way -piiepaivMi>iM''the !req^nikition. .BiiVtlie i'fflci tbAtiiii bie candidate^ in ■oase,' iMr.f^ltaGerjtld* did' not desire again'to1 Ye felecitedvC hßis^>t>e«n so- long and go;'genei-ally fenown, "that it' Would 'have been;aft'ectation in me to r'h^ve waited'foi one1. thdxrgliit it | tne'less^ ne^ea^ify'tbb,1 beeanse! the means' by [which signature*!tO\Buch'doeum'eritsvilreh6#tfoo ofteniobtainedi haVeifettded to irivest thenl'^tlt almost «en^ w*l^ 6^^iSneptttte1 a^*<ir«ditV' At- till eVentsviheys »h*,ve'idepri\'ed them 'of ; jJ?altioin?jmbli#es*iniatioU Which siich tesi %imonials Ton"ceTpofe&eissecl:'i:; ;; ;'! > •■'■;; I; '•' ;- ivl^feel iifc to'w^ny du%/<sentlei^en, to stat^

At the outset of this address irane of the consi - dewilob*;whie|i ti^H' me<**offer apfcelf to y*ir aotfcfc.MMT 'toitek afc'yoflr land* the high - eat ftttl awwiirtmeiit ■* UP irt you* power to b^towP'-ll»*atft'*i^'(f'W«ilßiit''iitts^1-? you fcltriost ftbiii'th^fotlfldaiiett'bf 'the aStttementfc *n4 Isave <*er i taWn WiAotUm lm i aetivfe - part h*<thtf tmblie afflili* df thefyf<%fcr.' fit -ftl how twdveafs since I had-thtf'liottdtir of-ofctalning *'.**#ifi the'Pro¥iiii*it FCo\l*ca. < Stefee then ttWtiifle ha»*^>wty*fy #$««* WJrtfiAlic «ew«te;->and>ithfe«'Ju ***W^^*»™«; the*Ptbtirt(sbi'©6VeifftAeht^if'* -exeepl that oi tfc« gdKeStorrina!tii«fro^th6 * *^»cial?«agtneer, fifc&rifefe of «d| f<*l*»«e period tlwchaTged. I -itte^bn 'tifis iWPteofilttpW any t*^e«t!«laitflß <& yftilt *dnMeh<«,ft* l feel too Oott«ji«tftf ho# tWat ttte !.i»"betweeli! the :«osffe #iportamj6ffhf offices I fei** h^W and *hat tb^hiohll^iMWr/aijpit^jitet to sh»w that I have had «brilfiderabte'eX|>else!ibe in the adftiftHs>t«ifeo*iof(fh«'Bffai«^of;the and thus, ii'i*O^^''esteblii*'-; -'^e*'-*«^to|>tfejn,---ttf*t I r«o*»eßfe *»iii^ of the q'oalffiteatlpife^tfeqtiired^ for which attach to the office of S»wnrite*<&iit, hn Ym.< Will,; Gentleffie*,' piobably ; «tfect from tl*>te may th^nKJlves.tb y©^notise'onithfe o«ca«idfc seiflte ot .the Mews tb*#t*ke>6f tHe liattti*^ the1 office fiffiwtoeh they are ckMmmfMA the-'l^ng Tpr4ittjiple«:bywhi^ *honM Jthey=iiw&ee^ their bottAU(*fb¥ ftfftir* troidd'be |ifiaed. To^that - V'C ;».; Had-tfifti lfe^« the^fiftt-etectfeo of 'tendfentifthtetaritWoiild! haVebeefc"otieof^ry ycotflid«*bie difficulty; In to paWvisf'the Uon*ttt«rtieri;A<st*tobf#defective thaffi^wherfeit defcies ittfe sdvM^ M «thfe SaperhitendWt. It? ( w»uld falttiOßtr'i^pe*#% if lAct, . THiabletb d«t«ryii^i4th;a6yth^%e'precf»on -^c Stiperißteti'deii^ aMald oocu^y in : theVGoWrßttietft^of fthfe eiiiiitry and thefuitetiOns iho<*l«WM disehHr^e/'haid'con«iieldlfceTD3el^ to Hfetoply'd^fifttn^h^legislktiye'duttes, leavi^ it ■■'■to 'tiaae land ka^vSnStamces 'to^develop :fthe bainbtftitof e<e<Jftilve?pttWct* he should exercise. | ;tfhat wMch the^ednstitntion Act rleltfsb¥a^ue; atf4!tt«»ettledVtirte aha^xpeHence Uhatelfcok gfeafe'e*fcent'defleri«hied. Che/Sia^erj inteildßn^ is fnoW;tecogndsea «ibt lnerely Si the legifelaHSve btit kl^o'afe the eiectltive head" of the pyotince,'■'» e»dowei- with vet^ ample f;- -:pti#ers. \Vskhin*is jtirisdiefcidn the Enapowerm^ Ordijnahce lltts^ in soniercaßes definitely, in Sthjers ;pn»jsi^»aUyi ia'rested Itirn with a large proportion of the executive authority* pf'tlie'Qoyerttor ohittSSelfi and the Wbmi 'legfelatifetDf the Gej'Merd'Assembly "wha* it appearsi to lean toward.-? • r;a i«&fcri<Jtibnj of'kisjlegislative!,'showft ! no drspoi iitioiivto-Interfett! QriiM. hi9 re^uti: re >fißiictiohs. The necessities wMch hate'lbdto'fii^ inve¥ti- - %uiedf-th^'SiipWihteMetit with^h'ese-important ?poWerS! have afeo therheiaaJJ By which he? shbtild beguided^in- their etercisie': TMs; in ;this Province as in dttiersj'ah1 Executive Qpvftrnm^iit Ordinance Uai- bee*:-'p&§sed by whicli tie f>Superint€todeiit;:iS bound Ho Mve an Slxwotiye >Coufi€ii,by whose radvi6e: he- is to b* g^ided'Hn icarrjing' on the J€rDvtrtTiineht of \hb provmc^.J tdonfet consider it riecfeissary in this place ifo> disdttss at lerigtti the advant^geg oi' otherwise «f this otder of things. I sicrtply lay befoVe •lyouit&enatalre ofthe-offiee as :I;lrad it, and'tlie >'.ckcttißstaneefe' fthat have led to its present forni ofdevet^pntent. r: • 'i:. - •> ■■*" 28$r(^<£e&s^I wiH;not '^nnk^frbm avowing ihy^o^piinioh, t3M l,npt only '-therireticiaily is the ' eSistirfg&faiigenaJfit tb^e approved and tfe■feiid'eS; butHti'at, iriyprstotiee'also,' it supplies, ;uride?.fiie'present pKysi'cal pgbtiliarities of Ifew :>Zetd^d:, the^lcatitiness ;of its"population, ajtkl "the difficulties-61' inter-cotomuriieaJtion, the best a)id nibst efficieiit iiieans byAvhifih'.the affairs'ii* 'the i'fuious provinces fcan;'"be at> pi'eisent ■adinujisterfed. ''In it too tlie" great pifiiici pie bl'.setf gOvpfnna'ent' is?/fully\ recogiiised.1 '!-r The power you''possess," and Which yott have periodically 'to •cr£erciye, of electing ypu'r' Siiperinfeiident, o,ug;m td'; Secure J'ou'tKfe sgryices of {inactive 'and' jn,te'lligent"1 pfficfeivV'Thiit officer liiis the assistance of kn' JExecutive' "ppiiribil'l.whosp acts niiist be *u'^brted by ' tli6 f approval; ! bf the Provincial Gou'ricil.'" ■.Throughfifrt^ ihe whole ai-ra.r>gemeiit the pjinciplb of respPiisibility is' lyought to hein\ j Tlte.feupermtericient is responsible to tliepr63 j vince," the Executive'CoUiicil to' the Proviiu-ia^ (^ourietl, and the Prcn'mcial Council in its turi\ to ib.e .people:' "^Vluist then the Constitution ' A.ct reiiiaitis' tmaltei'ecl, T am unable to iinag'ine. i a*-sy's'tem' of Provincial" Govt'hmieut linder ,iC

combining, inpreu of *implicity> «ffiewttcy»i sahd. economy^*.! «^-.wMl«..thaiQoHi)itit*ti<m/.AfltI w > ' wintered* foivyqii are j\o*.,iunaw»ve ithfe* .tmanyi ,p«sg^fusW;Qpinipn:sU*t.<jfc.':Canl be.vajneniaecl. ItHf^uld,, hpwsw, b« an AinpvpfitqMe ocKHqpfefrPn oi\yo«i-time wd,altogether bwi^riny present , purpose to .powder; on. bhte ocm\on,j&mQl<r changes. Jkfjbctoty UVfe* Seal,, with,iacfctv t If qh»ug«« arf! ,uitrpdftc«4, it>^in,wi^be, byt ftn authority to w,M?lji ina«ommori ..". (i J W»& ihejvthat ih^Sttp&lfttendiett in hi*, Exec»UiFfe <Japftojity is sitftpty ih* ?hted. el i the Gov^rßgieT>t ajvd not/tlle^ftter^ftntitsfttfi ofti}«.ic|i»rgsid with <Mm of attain du^e^ hm fey l**a»nd fef^the anddisc^efciopary nets of iTOpjpj-^ncf h^ » W>imd tq proceed.int^nforßjity^th tfe^acivicp heimay r^ivefrorti hfc Ki^?utiyie Go^nciL h ;i i )7 ii '•; accept, tbte mewj<»f ;,th«>fcow* |Rs jßft^ch frO?n necessity.; No ; soUsidferiai tioji-cQuVi ißdttGdiSift.to vtudertakftdt: If tbea-^-ji ; jponsibUity pf r^Q«Bmi««nt'i,weiU;not^iarett in^ th^wayxv^.t:^; '•" -:.-^ ■>.;; o, >-W/; d-^W^ . Yo\t will iWo, I haye ; no douhti with m# in 'tliintihg .thftfc .jifc.would ,herfa»<eonßMtept , for a\«andidate h ; oldißg< thcfee to > QXpiws hirasdf dogmatically on particular, rt^ur. to prodrioe what ia, fesrmedi ',ia.;T)(oH^ib;y : whfejh,h^jiSHould b* ; ponsidft^l bound.'clii»mtig?hiis •^eaare ofofliee.., Ijhavp. sb^wv ;that: law compels; the to act m&W advice. . that, het«»P oiilf sucih adyisersjafj the ProvirtQial Qowicii trill ■ stipport.^ It JS;obvious nay-certaiiij tfe&t> those! Advisers raayt^at,<)iie/tipttfr, be peTßpns x heldi!4g(Ott9; of opmipna,Aß^a.t,^apthei- riffle'3»e!*?ottß!hQW.ing' c! opinioßß]direptiy oppo^jt^i equally, obvious '^ thatrihfrSu^fitijiteftddnlt.,-coijld';^ofc'<agi£B ; >svith both»- >Shouldherinfoi^tinately^djiffer^tfith those who-haye ..ithV/ ooniideiMJfi.jo^- lie JPi»vincial CpanciK he^mu(Steifch©r;atten»p;t r tq 04n-ysPß;the Gpvernmeftfe with an r advtepje: ppftn«ij:ori roodify; : his ; yij9w-s; in de&retice-to;!theirs, il t^ijjk ( the' cases,can be ; very"fewindeedjw which jdoubtijcan' to^ which: courftl «hoy;id .be,p»f»uedi ■ . But for these; cea^o^s, I abstain)from _ pj^ing:sefor«r,yon a policy which «ha)l imply : a rigid; a4herancei to, particular.vjeU-sj qu> part jcuiaT.^QDJects.as beii\g both indiscreet'and [at variance;with th^/snirit of our present:law, I havejno hesitation : in n ejrpressing r-jfty.' ppinions iranisly on some Subjepts ofrgen^ra] interest and iflaportance,; whtoh I .believe a^e beiug,at pecsent - 4iscus^edjbyyau. , ; ; . ; ■■i-jliu-jw-i&i ';<:■ no'rt ■; v It^issaid; but with what ajnonnjt of;iawuracy I am : unable tosiate^jfchattberQ.ftverSdme.iperr sons fJl© dp^;notjapproye,pf ;^he price, that has been ,fi^ed,p»>; oxu"pastes liands &}}s< >whpiriirill make itthersubject pf appeal to you. vi < ; r \ It must ;.j)e unnecessaiy^ Gjentlem^ft, ito- insist on the fiact that nothing-can beimpije Qbjectiona- ; bl& amongst pur owb selves, pr mdre;caieula<;ed _ to , discpnrjige persons ,in, other covintrißa from settling here than,,uttcertainty on this poinfe,;! I could ajxnost that it wotild.be, jwis^rtp.jjdhere to. an arrangetnent haying .poirie. iwperfec* tipns yin it thaii by frequent changes, to,create the impression that ,no settled law 09 thisj sub • ject will ever, prevail amongst us... But^l.vehtare to assert that the question has already'repeived as ample deliberation asuiider. any circumstances it co,uldi receive.. Ayheu, ijbe;price of land was under deliberation in thfejlegislatore of this provinces, every reasonable-sum, and ( ' almost every, imaginable mqfle p.f payrpent was proposed to the Council and,discussed-',^should 1 probably be within the mark were I to Say that ] more than a dozen divisions took place on this point. Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, and sixty shillings were all separately adyocated and proposed. The mode of payment, too, whether by money down or by instalments, was equally the subject of dis"=«rence of opinion and division in the Council. i.t length, however, by almost universal concurrence, the present price of £2 per jicre (prompt payment) was determined on. That' price lias not yet heen tried more than a twelvemonth, and even if there were no experience in its favour, I should still, for the reasons I have given, be indisposed to change. But I think the experience of the briei' time during which £2 bus been the established, price may be saf'oly appealed to m its support. The sales of liuidjwithonfc being in any way forced, have been free and continuous ever since. jNor is there at prpscnt any indication of falling off. And slionld there be no falling off, the estimated revenii" from this source during the coming year is *10,000. But what appears to me to be th c

most satis&ftory tacf co^i^Uifwith those sales I : iwfeUU-n-fchJit ithe}ilai^e?majofity;ofC'ih'eTj|laye^ { b,?jßji taftfe ',ip f^vapMs'jO^jthetfworiting.JUs^esf; and to bona fide settlers and cultivatomipf^the.. *ppil:r.-j^tmipyt>e fairly asked, how mucK of this ' lani v\Wuld haye v %ind i^,'wayi«t{>vWt«iSr.fhan^s .had the price, been, materially, lower-? Itiis matter of. Jiotoriety thst^ w^jia-^wo or tlniee days :^f the jireftmt regufat'ions' comin* infco dpetatidh, isfeme'large icapttalfsti arrived fi*e tor . $\b p^ppstb of;inking ;pwrchaße^,ev.e^toj^tsjde the^rjgJnHlvC^ftt^rbAify ' block, and at a distance the,fttlt^vSited* . districts. How much land worth having woufd"' have been left fiipide^/.a^d especially in the' neighbourhood, of ( vowi< towns, } had the|pheip Uaira policy^prev^led,,lTeaV*e'you to coi)jp^urp. But there!fire.!»!feo-extensive interestsHb" Be cotfß&i|iSi;'in 'this question of price. On t|ie fi^"b^lief that it was definitely settled a very large amount of capital, lias been'embarked in pastoral pursuits f and x think the faith of the s .ffegislatumkiMi. the.Gbv«Mim«fiti«^ple3'ged|to its i t , prot^tu\n-Htl(at:;i^pwrtec<aorii*Q Mi& ejdfekt-f-;-------that the ord^ro^.tiiil^.^Jßte 7 I?h«eh4hafelefl,pital was invested and the stockowners. induced to enterpn Aeir sejpara]fce enterprises should not.( be liable 1 (TOfreq\ifent' changed " But I am dis- , pos^fti to flriiaintainlthai'iegaidfoi)otur o|kn in--teres^s, np, ; lf6s j^antg'P/Jdfaifch <t6*rarcls.j6therß, 'should prompt us to inches, price of land. ,*J^he pr,od^<|e of" our pastoral districts, nQW[j^?j»Btitutes a most important item p^r comniercp. Whilst agritulture is at present _ languishing, and.its-prospects are-m»ch-*k>u(lea, the pastorat^ipteresjbi is jhapjily flourishing as much as cjoujii^aso^abjly<be d^Kedfj Already, p wt>Bl i^ our n^aW export/ th Je clip of. lßsSjpeint « 'faVued' *** :Sg7G,OO&; and in ii ' few' yeai^tO;iH, acquire a magnitude that \vill abunda^l^jii^ti^all which 'le'gtslattdhiiis 'do'ne't-dwtlvds ervcour^-' ging;its-grtrtvth. JSTor is this-aft: While thje pastoral interest Jsf,<sntfib»iiing to the progress ; of.^6-00^1^.3^ eyeriyijii^eres^^eji^icb. ' :'matermlly'increases. iW^exppr^.j^adejit is^lsp yielding largely 'to duiv .tem^rijdT ,reyei).ue. Within a, yearpr; j;wp. ih^' s re"hfe derivaWe rrbm that .SQtrrce will" fee alone "sufficient, not only tp t pSy ttie large contribution annually required from this prpyinp^ towards, the exUngviislimenjt o^ %hi? • Zeakkd- 'Compkny's 'debtj but^will leiaye. $f cpn^idei;ftbfe bataitca available" for of the province. $he, iprese.pti) fJrice os. bttid, Gentlemen, constitutes th#, raa.in,,s almost the qnly prptectiqa, of thjie pastoral interest; and J ask you seriously to reflect whether it is expej-' dient to withdraw it—whether C( it is wise to kill the goose •for'tihe-'golden 'egg,;Vn!dfiiiterrupt this steadysjandjpatasfactpryrprogre^s<foith^ sake of a sudden inflttx^ of mctney Treasury;, which dur'reslo'urces ip^iapOjUr may not permit us profitably to ■ experid^ and the possession of > ,in^ht : ' :^^pb. u^;|»v^t'i^v^tibel own conviction is that it wpukt;|tt>t,Hj'; t",.; ; Another subject on which,;!^des^e,^ say a few niQre t words is. .pur form of yGovernment, I*h'ere are sonic persons wnp.regar^, t}io; present mode of administering the h affairs,' of ,sfe province as too cumbersqme, a,nd ,tpQ!pr,eJ»ntious, and who .t^lH Pf] QPfIQ^pAPSI e^f?^Prnmen^ after the model of a corporate towniin^ngland,; of which a Mayor, Aldermen ?i and Council are the' presiding geniiiseSl| "Jrev'er^fiving "been a member of one of those select societies, I am perhaps unable to appreciate properly" the(advantages of such ii irifede^if Gdv^rnirierit.1 ■' 4lt is, howeverj-nQtlong'since; that the jobbery,! peculation, and corruption, which had .grown I : otiti" of)the old corporate in SJiiglartd,: ', led to a.;sweeping measure oi':reform,:iby which . the whole oi tho<?^ model Gcivernments,- excepting that pf Jiondon, were swept away. And now it appears that the day* of thecorppration of London itself are r numbered/ Experience, therefore, does- not appear, to justify,vthe preference shown for corporation rnle, aridi personally, I can feel but little attachment to a: system which has produced such results. But ml truth, ihere is no fair analogy between the. rcircumr stances of a municipal corporation mi England and a province^ New Zealand. To .no cor^ poration has there evei" been cwmnitted anyr thing like the power conferred on,the Superintendents and Provincial, Council* of this countiy, namely, the power to.legislate for the' .entire people of a province—or, ;in\tlie;; words of the t/Oiistitution ,Aqt—'" to make :and ordain all such laAvs and ordinances as .may be required" for the peace, ord<;r, and good government of the proviuce." '. This alone .destroys, all parallel in the cases.

-———- ad a a w tj^ ,-^a^ It is said, however, thaV.eyen i£ the,a*al»r>, jthevejtjsiiing dsparttfients ttnd'lttfr&'ih'e bmmes* Council divided intd «&^HM&?'*lF f!nityt sa, .tiftt?JL^MlfeV¥iifa'-*ha^l^ti;ir. It asHvuS that these commUte^^ilU dtt'*H(hf i;W^^i' t^ oufcvfenuifieration. I kno^ftfetiiw^riaf ground* gentlemen can be expected to devote tneir fcim. to the guMfc &rvi^vithU*«!rottß Nor do I '. $&%?■,%?% 'W'mh M Mfafaffi thalant 1 tnV pre^eWtime does notjustify the exg^tfttion Every member re^i^be^ )? |. fi^rt»in di ß ; tance/TOT^f^m^ftl^ p* certain BUm cV h. e me6?beir9 of .wsp^ttaff jwi»di to be paid their expenses merely, the system will not only be o^imb^u&r^ clumsy, but mor« expensive than the; present one. I£ ther ar» swilh be^VJirW^uhii* aW^ra'aKphe '.&m obstructive of the business of Gove'rifi&ae'ni;' I yield, gentlemen, to no man in a o<Sewff#4o *p» «M&r&ente ofGqvern! ment a rigid flbononff.' <l€fin&stf/°ffi#&fer, one .consistent, with.effici^ncjF.^tis w^eononvr eUe^ -My conviction* is,%atf tffe pl& putL&r- ---> ward-iisihs &kfel b«*iiEi«o.'€ffieietfcy M#4oXnT as ingenuity could devise. .noJlalivvl CjL There is one furijfoterka^ject to which I wiH $?&jFff.#!9^#s^^^B within our polity,it-15 Pne, nevertheless; on whichthe efficient Governmentof, the^p^ovipe is so dependent as in my 'Ppmion to" demand notjce in thig 7#lacfevi *?;I r j^febrtq Jhefßea^efitSfe jyfir,nm^it. S f>.l^^ d^^eiperi^elfjhowl ''how seriousljf, r the;;^d^^i^rati(mu >of.! iouvi-^airs is embarrassed *by the great distancfer dE this Gepera^^yenipif^tH^oW Ms;*'. I am anxiom therefore to stately Assse n sn> W tßosition I may be pfaced,' to^.jjp-joperate with* those "wlib will strive |o^biingr}i^to a more central Spot. ' " r> , . j-'-t-r-. V , oi iTheee are tftanj^ tf&eir M)jec4; pK^ to. ij«KbMh' I iroigbfe:dijtect^yd«r''atteil«o^ lbue-tii» address has alijfea.dy^ 1 lear-,-exbeeded Wn^etifent length. Opportunities, however, *illf.di6tfDtlesß ,^6cs#!SMted.in MhiHhli^ may be discussed between.**^ iltbvlll lie-my^usineßs, co far as may be practicable^ to w;ait.tipprt you,. <I 'Withrfegara^hyv4ver^ioS caWassi I! must express my §Wafe%4|tei Mfat one should ba , riot ofa $p $<$&<$ itMHilile^l iiqr >«• cause-it may expose jßan^p,^, t©4»cenvenient questioning, but because I entertain,^-.strong conviction^ajj faf Wgjhe^^ce^f the province shbuld'beednferrea^bj the peopWatherthan wou from them by tbW^iriarymyknsof an electioneering^canvass. y .MpUj^es [ J^oje-io^jless^impure will-be mtHbtft^1 )sp^h.c,can3id l ate, which cannot fail to dMuWthosie feeling's of defprenc^iWid rpgardlwMih «houl3«ttacti 'ife rfie;|eWoh' wfng so high.an qfjSflMo By/some ''he^vill !be looted upon as an adventurer practising^ o» tne'l*onfi-. dencfi^of tbisr^lyMiicitizeniCibfe scfene unworthy object—by sorn^M ,stimiikt^[ ; ,bsrvi| n brdi na te vanity and ambition^-and by others as impelfod by, : a lo,vg flf o%|ftij*iifefei*i['wias^it4f(;n^ hai^lj be pqssiblein an acfaye mn-vass ioiayiijd roXSing r 6;f a^lm^'afd^Hos^iiW » S "mo^t; desir^Hlj^s'Koultfn<|t'exist' ';|cai?' ptily' ?ay ■for mysetfHH^t'it^w^l^'tty.^xi^ k^' th'e; -Cairiya^s as!cle^. ; o]f^iibe§e sviis'-as-p^B-L'!' And ; Hj^n^^inaain?, for me ' W as'sare^oti thaf,'iyha^yer• th^,Result of this appeal, IF Shall be: perfeptly ' *>$$$$$•■ wifch your decision. I, '■ While ,^ admit most freely Vh'at the office ?of Sup^rii)tendehj!,of this province may well be re^aVdfea'as an objet^l of laudable ambitiori,(yefc I feel so conscious of the labpur, anxiety, and responsibility of the,! o^Sce,^ to regard it with much moreofapprehehsion than desire. I have.,, sboweveri■ • to show' !tliat,?the will not rest solely on'the Suplrih'tenaent.but on, hitnin conjunction with aiivisei's. With this .view r pf the nature of' the office, MA with ( £he hope ; th.at, should you-, conferuit up6B me, I shall not fail to secure the assistance of good.: and able, advjsers,, J respfect'fully otferimy-, self to, yo»x as. a candidate fo« it. ;.v,if: -; ' I have the honour .tp be/■.-'-■ni ■ ' ..,,, ,:■■((-. :.' .■t';G€!ntk?men, ,-:y;'vi;-;i7i;-7. '-■'\ •^our yery>obqdie^t.and,hunible«firvanti '■■' ': •VC .!■■■! JOSEPH BI^ITTAN. ' Jiinwood, April 3, 1857.