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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 65, 19 March 1867, Page 1

Election Notices. TO THE ELECTORS OP THE PROVINCE OF NELSON. ri ENTLEMEN— In announcing to you that it KX is my intention to offer myself as a candidate for the position of Superintendent when that office shall have Income vacant by the retirement of Mr Saunders, I should perhaps apologist- for doin^ so in the absence of any formal requisition to that effect, signed by a number of the constituency. But my experience of -political affairs leads me to attach but a moderate value to such documents, and I prefer to place myself unreservedly in your hands, asking only for your unpledged and unfettered support if, after carefully weighing the qualifications of the various candidates who may present themselves, you arc satisfied that you would best serve the interests of the community by giving it to me. The gold-fields of the West Coast, to which we are indebted, directly or indirectly, for so considerable a portion of our revenue, will continue to call for unremitting attention on the part of the Provincial Government. The prompt, energetic, and prudent management of these goldfields by Mr Siiumitrs has. as you are probably j aware received my constant support as a member ; of the Provincial Council ; and, as regards this part i of the duties of the Superintendent, I should endeavor to carry out the policy which has been so ably initiated. I am however firmly convinced that the resources of the western district uf the province can never be fully developed, nor the full benefit of those resources be experienced by the community, until the projected railway from Nelson to Cobden and West port has been constructed. The power to give land in payment for this most important work has been granted to the Superintendent by an Act of the General Assembly, but it remains to find contractors willing to undertake its execution upon these terms. To effect this object I should, in the event of my election, devote myself heart and mind; believing as 1 do, that its accomplishment is the one thiug needed to relieve the- province from the comparative stagnation which has so long prevailed, and to bring greatly increased prosperity to all classes of its inhabitants. I am well aware of the difficulties which have to be faced, and of the energy, determination, and perseverance which are required to surmount them; but I should set f* v.ork animated by the hope and belief that those difficulties can be overcome, and that the contractors, as well as the province, would be largely benefitted by the undertaking. While looking upt.n the West Coast Railway as the public work which, affecting as it does so greatly the welfare of the province as a whole, claims the largest share of the attention of your Superintendent, there are others in which I have long felt deep interest, and which 1 should do my utmost, to carry into execution. Amongst them are the construction of a Dry Dock or Patent Slip in kelson Harbor-, the introduction of Pure Water for the supply of the inhabitants of the City of kelson, and the shipping of the Port, as well as for the prevention of calamitous fires ; and the erection of Bridges over the Waimea and Iluruuui rivers. The active part which I have taken for many years past in pressing the value and importance of the Coal-fiel'is in various parts of the province upon the attention of the Provincial Government and Council, makes it, 1 think, almost superfluous for me to assure you that the subject <vould meet with no utgleoc or indiflerence at my hands. My general political opinions mast be so well known to most of you, that I think it unnecessary to euter upon any expression of them in this address; but when the resignation of Mr Saunders has been officially announced, I lose no time in visiting the various electoral districts, 60 as to give ihewhoie constituency of the province the opportunity of learning my views upon all subjects in which they ieel an interest respecting I them. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, OSWALD CURTIS. ELECTION of SUPERINTENDENT. T.IR. CURTIS'S COMMITTEE. THE Committee formed with the object cf promoting Mr. (JURTIS'cs ELECTION sis Superintendent, will MEET on THURSDAY EVENING, March 21, at half-past 7 o'clock, at the old Post-office, Hanly-stree't. Gentlemen desirous ot joining the Committee are also requested to attend. Neison, March 18. 2063 MR. CL'HTIS'a CANDIDATURE . for' the Superintendence— COMMlTTEES In the COUNTRY for promoting the ELECTION of Mr. (JUHTIS, are requested to make their Communications with F. Kuddtestou, Esq., Keisou, Chairman ot the Central Committee. Committee Rooms, Nelson, March 12, I8l»7. 2055 THE SUPELUN TENDENCY. MR. CURTIS will ADDRESS the ELECTORS of GOLDEN BAY at the Jollowing times and places: — Colungwood, at Miles's, at 7 o'clock] on MON- I DAY livening, March 25. Motupipi, at. 3 o'clock in the afternoon, on TUESDAY, March 20. . -.-.'. Takaka, at Dodsqn's, at 7 o'clock, on TUESDAY Evening, March 26, IMbod, March 18.