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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 75, 2 August 1873, Page 1 (Supplement)

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND. GENTLEMEN, —In pursuance of the anannouncement made by me when consenting to become a Candidate for the office of the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland that I would take an early opportunity of laying my views before you, I have now the honor to state that for some years past I have looked upon the Provincial Government as costing more money than it was worth, and this view I have repeatedly expressed to some members of the Provincial Council without being shown by any of them any reason to cause me to alter or even modify my belief. My opinions as to the desirability of getting rid of the Provincial Government of Auckland have lately been strengthened, as I feel perfectly satisfied that the good derived from its operations are not at all commensurate with its costs, and as I am quite convinced that nearly all the work done by the Provincial Government, could be done better, more economically and with greater satisfaction to the ratepayers, through the instrumentality of local boards and local institutions, than by a Superintendent resident in Auckland. In addition to the expense that would, in my opinion, be saved to the country by the work of the Provincial Council being done by local road and other boards, I believe that those boards would work more harmoniously with the General Government than the Provincial Government has hitherto done; and as opening up the country is the undertaking of greatest importance to the colony, the beet method of getting the work done should most certainly, in iny opinion be adopted without loss of time. And as regards the goldfields I entertain no doubt that the people on these fields could manage then affairs without the intervention of a Superintendent not resident in their neighborhood, and that their local representatives could deal better with the Supreme Government of the Colony than a Provincial Government. With reference to the desirability of having the railways pushed on quickly, of course I entirely concur, and with regard to fostering the establishment of native industries, I presume I need only refer you to my actions during the last few years. With regard to the present Government, I believe it to be the most able Government that New Zealand ever had, and I fully expect that if the Government receives from the forthcoming General Assembly that support to which I consider them entitled, the native difficulty and all other obstacles to the Government will disappear. I am, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, J. S. MACFARLANE. Auckland, June 5,1873. KI TE HUNGA POOTI MO TE POROWINI O AKARANA. EHOA MA, i runga i taku waka aetanga kia wakaturia ahau e Huperintene mo tenei Porowini, me taku ki hoki tenei akenei te wakina atu ahau aku tikanga, koia tenei ka tuhi tuhi atu ahau tenei kia koutou. E maha aku tau e titiro ano ahau i te hua noa iho nga moni e pau ano mo te Kawanatanga o te Porowini me taku korero pera hoki ki nga tangata o te runanga. Nonaeanci ra kua tino tuturu tenei whakaaro aku, e he ana ano enei runanga o te Porowini ta te mea e maumau moni. Me he mea ka wakaturia runanga mo nga rori me etahi atu runanga me etahi mahi atu, mete wakahaere tika koki o nga moni mo aua mahi, mete wakahoatanga kite runanga nui o te Kawanatanga mete wakanoho hoki he tangata i runga i te whenua, kia te rite enei ka marama nga mea katoa. E mea pai enei tikanga mo to hunga e mahi ano i te koru me nga tangata e mahi ano i nga huarahi haere, nga mo te time. E ae ano ahau kia ata whai tia to hunga e mea ano kia tahuri kite hunga nga mea katoa ahakoa oranga aku te tino noa iho a nga taonga o te ao, e hara nonaeanei enei wakaaro oku, no mua ano, ara no nga tau kua pahure nei. E nui atu taku mihi me taku pai ki tenei Kawanatanga o Nui Tirene (ara te runanga a te Makarene) he marama na o ratou ano wakaaro kite wakatakoto tikanga. Heoi ano te runanga tika raua, ko tenei runanga o te Kawana me he mea ka wakakotahitia te whakaaro o te runanga nui ki ta te runanga o te Kawana me ake mutu ai nga raruraru o te Maori mete ora tonu o tenei motu. —Naku na ta koutou ano hoa, NA MEKEPARENE. ELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT. TO THE ELECTORS of thb PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND. IN compliance with the request of a large number of Electors, I have to announce that it is my intention to become a candidate for the office of Superintendent at the forthcoming election. I will take an early opportunity of meeting the Electors, and explaining my views on question* affecting the interests of the Province. HUGH H. LUSK. POISON. TCTOTICE is hereby given that from thia date All POISON will be laid on the ran of th* Undersigned at Bakaukaka. HARRIS A FERGUSON. July 16,1873.