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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 834, 30 July 1853, Page 4

Wellington, 23, June 1853. To George Moobb, Esq., Wellington. "T)EAR SIR--We,tlie undersigned, beg *-* to request you will allow yourself to be nominated as a Candidate for the Provincial Council. From a personal knowledge of you as one of the first settlers, we are aware that you possess those habits of business application that peculiarly fit you to occupy such a position; while your well known integrity, and straightforward conduct are but among many reasons which induce us to make this request with the hope that you will consent to afford us and the Council the benefit of your valuable services. Should you comply with our request, we beg to assure you, we will use every legitimate means in our power to secure your return. W. Hickson, J. P. John Evans ' A. Hort, senr., J. P. F. K. Allen James Watkins, Wes- D. Kinnibourgh leyan Minister Charles Mills J. C. Raymond, J. P. Charles Sharp G. D. Monteith, Surgn.James F. Wills George Hunter, J. P. James Carter John Harding James Tame R. J. Duncan S. Maxton J. Woodward, Congre- Robert Hart gational Minister John Pearse John Yule William Inglis William Spinks P. Murch E. A. Hargreaves John Johnson D. Anderson Robert Langdon J. Walden James Baggarly P. M. Hervey Thomas Wilson L. Levy - John Pimble (Jharles D. Barraud J. McGrath W. Waring Taylor James Farmer Robert Lambert James Vaughan Robert Stokes W. Hutchiuson Thomas Creed E. Wilton Thomas Mills W. N. Luxford John King Thomas S. Lemminglon W. P. Mason John Holmes Daniel Munn James Gibbs J. W. Calcott J. E. Watkin George Hart Alexander Mackay Gi&ert Pickett • Jphn Turner Peter Lsing • George W. Mace Thomas K. Warburton Charles Wilton Nathaniel Sutherland W. Luxford Thomas Allington John J. Curtis G. H. Luxford Joseph Bryant H. Marten B. Wyeth George Crawford Henry Green, Primitive W. M. Bannatyne, J.P. Methodist Minister P. Buckthought Samuel Gawith •C. H. Moffitt R- Armstrong William Everett Abraham Brown J. 11. Wallace Samuel Robinson T.Scott Robert Syle Wm. P. Pickering Richard Milner George Thomas G. Greathead Thos. S. Ralph John Smith W. Churchill G. P. Collins T. E. U right James Wilkinson W, F. Morgan George Edwards John V-u.iham Henry Brag^ W. S. Loxley Burgess Sajer Edward Roberts J. H. Marriott J. Sotherlaud F. Brady, senr.

Wellington, June 2Sth, 183. ! p CNTLEMEN— I have received the requisition which you have presented to me, with feelings of proud satisfaction mingled with tome regret — proud to recognize in it evidence that I juwssess Use pnblic confidence and esteem of so large and influential a portion of my fellow- colonists, I regret that in order to comply with their wishes, I mast sacrifice my own. 'iFor it was my wish and inten. tion not to take any active part, save as an Elector, in the forthcoming elections, amH have steadily refused numerous private solicitations to come forward as a caadidate-, but as I consider fkai to disregard such a call as this would under present circumstances subject me to a charge of dereliction of the first duty of a good -citizen, I yiekl my wishes to yours, and consent to be nominated as you request. In doing so, I offer you the best evidence I can give of my appreciation of the highly flattering , distinction with which you have honoured me. ' My political opinions have been long before . you, they remain unchanged except in so far as they may have become modified by the great political and social changes goiDg on amongst and around «s, changes which appear to me calculated to largely increase the responsibilities of legislation, and to call upon electors for the utmost care and deliberation in the exercise of their privileges. Mj past career then, ■ will be the best guarantee I can give for the fu- , ture. Averse to the practice of giving or re- j quiring specific pledges, I may state generally i —That I consider the recent Land Regulations i of Sir George Grey a most wise and beneficial measure. That strict economy with due regard to efficiency in the public service ; Roads for , Town and Country by means of local taxation (wherever expedient); Education for boht raC e S — Steam Communication — the Agricultural, Pastoral, Commercial and Labouring interests — the encouragement of Native Produc- ■ tion and Native Labour— Social Institutions^ -and Improvements— will always receive the best advocacy I can bestow, ' A member of the Episcopal Chuichof England, I admire religious Üb»rty, and will never countenance the domination of any sect. One specific pledge I offer and that is, if elected, I will resign my trust when called upon to do so by a majority of those who conferred it. As 1 hold that each vote Obtained by solicitation loses half its value both to giver and receiver, and aa I regard those to be.gained by importunity as differing but in degree from purchased votes, I hope to be excused from any expectation of personal canvass- My view is, that if the electors have confidence in and desire the public services of any one of. their number, they should bring their votes as free will offerings, and if they have not that confidence and do not so desire, then let them not vote though they be entreated to the utmost. I say this, not m the belief that my fellow electors will so lightly regard their duty to themselves and to each other, but because I am' unwilling to see what I have always regarded as an unworthy custom introduced and acted upon here, and because I cannot admit its necessity. I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient and faithful Servant, GEORGE MOORE. To Messrs. E. J. Duncan, G. Hunter, ard the Gentlemen who signed the Requisition,