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Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 485, 27 June 1857, Page 3

BUSH FOR SALE AT KAIAPOL A FEW acres of the Ohoka bush, pay* ment for which will be taken in timber if desired. JAMES WYLDE, Ohoka, Kaiapoi. WHEAT AND OATS. THE undersigned is a Purchaser of the above, delivered at Christchurch Quay. J. LONGDEN. EX ZINGARI AND LATE ARRIVALS." A FEW CONCERT FLUTES Piano forte music Mahogany reading and work tables An assortment of jewellery, smelling bottles, &c. 1 case saddles, by Newton, of Walsall Horse collars &c, &c, &c, J. F. M'CARDELL. TO THE ELECTORS OF ' THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY. (~^ ENTLEMEN, The dissolution of vUT the Provincial Council will shortly occasion a vacancy in the office of Superintendent of this province. Mr. Fitz Gerald has declared that it is not his intention to present himself for re-election. Under these circumstances, I Have, after mature consideration, determined to offer myself as a candidate for the forthcoming election. From every gentleman seeking so high an office you will doubtless expect to hear an outline of his political opinions. I will claim your indulgence while I endeavour, veiy briefly, to state my views respecting such matters as are most prominently interesting to the public of this province. Before doing so, I would ask you to believe that in soliciting your suffrages I am animated by a sincere desire to be instrumental in securing the welfare and progress of the province; and that personal ambition is not the only incentive to the course I have decided on adopting. I am not altogether a stranger to the majority of your number, and am happy in believing that my personal relations with this majority are such as to justify a strong hope of success in my present proposal. I arrived in Canterbury during the first year of its sett! ement, and, with the exception of a short time, during which I visited the neighbouring colonies, have since resided among you. I had the honor of serving you in the first General Assembly, and have been a member of your Provincial Council since the extension of its numbers. For a short period I discharged the duties of Resident Magistrate, and, since my retirement, have been engaged in the practice of the law. The public affairs of Canterbury I am earnestly desirous of seeing conducted with scrupulous honesty and singleness of purpose. The Imperial Parliament having conferred upon the Colony of New Zealand a constitution of unparalled liberality, and of fewer imperfections than are by some persons inconsiderately ascribed to it, I am wishful to see that constitution properly read and carried out, feeling assured that by it every provision is made for the political necessities of the colony, and that great inconvenience must speedily follow injudicious attempts to interfere with its natural and legitimate operation. I am among the number of those who regard the past legislation of the provinces, generally, as exhibiting a decided tendency to exceed the powers conferred upon them by the Constitution Act, and think it highly desirable that such tendencies should be at once corrected. One of the principal duties of the Provincial Government is to provide funds for the construction and maintenance of public works and local improvements ; and one of the chief sources upon which Government must rely for this purpose is the sale and rental of the Waste Lands. As to the price and general management of the Waste Lands, I wish it to be distinctly understood that I am entirely adverse to any change in the Waste Lands Regulations that shall involve a reduction in the price of the Waste Lands, or the tenure of such portions as are