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New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 766, 17 August 1853, Page 2

ON SALE, At the Stores op the Undersigned. Q E E D OATS O Ditto Barley Ditto Wheat Mixed Grass Seeds White Clover Seed Onion Seed, (Spanish and Globe) Garden Seeds, (in variety.) Thomas Somerville. Corn Store, Sliortland-sireet, August 10, 1855. FRENCH. Mr. 11. R. REID is now forming Private Classes for French, and will commence on Monday, sth September. Pupils wishing to attend will please send their names before Ist proximo. Private Class for L; Mondays and T Ditto ditto for Gen Tuesdays and F Private Lessons at the Pupil’s icadence per agreement. “ Hencage Place,” Wellesley-strect, 15th August, 1855. tdies, 5 terms i hursdaysf Q ne Guinea l, . e "' en > C V Quarter, ndays l TO LET. W* H RS IMJ Ttrrts A large will lie ratelv.let either Apply to He \ugust 15, 1853. Hr HAT Commodious and dcsir- ® able Residence situated in Hobson-slreet, lately in the occupation of Mr. A. Jones. Garden immediately adjoining, with the House, or separDERSON AND MaCFARLANE. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE PRO VINCE OF AUCKLAND. Gi ENTLEMEN, —At the desire of r several of your body, and some of representatives for the Provincial Council, I have been put in nomination for a seat in the General Assembly- The motives which have induced me at so late a period to take this step, are—-first, from the unanimous opinion of my colleagues, representatives for the Pensioner Settlements, and also some of your own Councillors, that they, as well as other districts, should have some one of their numbers to maintain their cause in the General Assembly. And 2ndly, from the circumstance of no other provincial members coming forward, they honoured me with a distinct call to discharge that duty. And on my own part, although I readily admit the principle of new men of tried principles and experience to decide what power they should concede to the provincial Council, and to exercise a restraining or superior authority over them; 1 think from the circumstances of two-thirds of the Upper House being composed of opposing element? that a sprinkling of those members who you have already confided, should have an opportunity of maintaining the integrity of their acts; the honour of your Provincial Council, and the special local interests which their Council may desire funds to promote. To remove the mistaken idea that these Councils are independent of each other 1 refer to the 53rd clause of the Constitution Act, and also to the 13th paragraph of Earl Grey’s despatch adopted by Sir John Pakington in his despatch to Governor Grey, ihth July, 1852, accompanying the Constitution Act. Paragraph 13.” “ The powers of the General Legislature it is not intended to limit to any particular subjects. Its enactments alone would thus have the force of law on the subjects reserved to it, and also paramount and superceding force on all those subjects, which both it and the Local Legislatures are meant to have authority. By this arrangement no conflict of powers will arise, since that if the General Legislature will always prevail whenever exerted.” This quotation shows that the powers for that Assembly should not be entrusted to inexperienced hands. The duties of this Upper House will be to enact all laws for the general government of the colony, to regulate the Tariff of Taxes—to apportion the estimates for the years Expenditure, to grant sums for Educational purposes, as also for any pubHc work to be done in any part of New Zealand, and to pay over the remainder which in their wisdom they have left for the use of Provincial Councils. Thus any work undertaken by the General Assembly, would bo paid for from the general fund, in proportion. One-half for Auckland, ono-quarter for Wellington, one-tenth for Canterbury, one-half for Nelson, one-thirtieth for Otago, and also one-thirtieth from New Plymouth, and as they are a majority of 26 to 12- they may say to each other; grant us money for a Lighthouse, and we will grant you a sum to blast a rock, grant us money for a Wharf, and we will grant you a sum for a Pier. Wc cannot doubt but they will desire f use of our revenue ; and they are equa interested for us to continue to wipe their Company’s Debt. The proporti for the last year being for Auckland £2s< and for Wellington 355. I need not en further into this political spoliation,—! into the fact of their mutual interes Wellington being their general warebo ing port, and Plymouth and Nelson, t granary lor Wellington, nor do more th state the fact of our revenue exceeding c disbursements last year by £4OOO, a Wellington being in dfficiency <± 18,800. It will be of little use to say our vot will all vote one way, if they are not m oi standing and able to make their vo heard, then the 25 votes will cast the and they will appear as sanctioners of t spoliation ol their Province. I leave you to judge whether this i post to be entrusted to any hands, ai however, glad I should be to see abler a more experienced men upon the higl functions of legislators, and the care performance of their duties, at the des of my friends I place myself in your hat with a determination to use my best ex* tions for your interest in whatever part the Colony they may be required. 1 am. Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, Wm. Powdixc Lpsonq August 12 ? 1353.