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be performed ; h" iru^t be a scliolnr and a finished accountant. '■ A plain lio.iest man" would not, of itself, bo enough to satisfy hi-j employer. If any one of us we if °o unfoitutiate ns to require a limb uivcn off, hi> would not apply to a blacksmith or a hangman ot an> kind, because, by so doing, be would run the greater risk of losing his life by the operation. He would «o at once to a surgeon — and why ? Berause he could rely with more confidence on his judgment and skill. As rational bein^, "n c net and are guided in the same way m eveiy transaction through life. Why should we depart from this wise and wholesome rule in the choice of a local logtslatoi 1 "A plain honest man" would not do for a Captain of a ship, for an Editor, Doctor, Bank- Manager, or Merchant's Clei k ; yet. forsooth, accoiding to some of our Auckland Oracles of Wisdom and boasters of consistency, he will make a better Local legislator than one with whom be is contrasted who posbess>es every essential quality, and recommend as they do, then fellow townsmen to deliver their interests, rights, and liberties into the snfp keeping of such a one. Having penned these remarks for the consideration of my fellow Burgesses, I am An LvDEPr.Nni>T Voter of the West Wabd.