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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 66, 31 October 1864, Page 4

, _ Election Notices. TO THE ELECTORS OF INVERCARGILL ri ENTLEMEN,— In answering the Sixty-three electors who .recently honored me with a requisition' to come forward as a candidate for a seat in the Provincial Council, I gave a very brief explanation of my views on ,the most prominent questions" of the day. It seems desirable, however, that I should express myself more fully both to them and the whole constituency of Invercargill. „' Chief amongst the causes which tend to the prosperity, of a young province, is facility for land Jtde settlement on the waste land. lam entirely opposed to Belling it in large blocks of" thousands of acres " to any speculator who may choose so to invest his money. Free selection and deferred payments appear calculated to effect the objects ■we should have in view,; . arid would give to the" settler of small mean's' an- opportunity for 'securing by- his industry a home for himself and fomilyV The New Land Act will be a serious drawback to immigration, and any legitimate action tviiieH may be taken by Hie Provincial Council in order to obiain Iks repeal, would meet with my. cordial support. , A proportion of the proceeds of the laud sales Bhoiild.be set apart for immigratibn purposes generally, and I would assist persons of small means to settle in Southland, without reference to the part of .Great Britain to which they belongV I look on the present. "Education Ordinance " as nearly worthless for doing the work required of it, and contend that it is inflicting a great injury on the Province, by the preposterous assessments which have been made under it. I would rote for a measure setting apart, for educational purposes, a sum from the ordinary revenue. The Roads' Ordinance does not answer satisfactorily, and I would vote for its repeal. I consider that the main trunk roads should be made and maintained by the Provincial Government, and the bye-roads by District Road Boards, having power to levy rates to bo subsidised by Government. "With reference to the Town Board, I am of opinion that it is a good and useful institution, but that it requires remodeling. I would support a bill for that purpose, assimilating the constitution of the Board to the Municipal Councils, which have been so effective in Australia and elsewhere. I should be altogether opposed to municipal affairs being placed in the hands of the Provincial Government. I will not pledge myself to vote for any particular person as Superintendent, but will wait j until I know who are the candidates ; but should i certainly vote for the one whom I considered best fitted to-fill the office and promote the interests of j the Province. In conclusion, I beg again to thank the Electors who have invited me to come forward as a Candi- i date, and I pledge myself, if elected, to fulfil the duties of your representative in a conscientious manner, sparing no pains to advance the interests of Invercargill and of Southland generally. On questions of public works which may be brought under the consideration of the Provincial Council I should give my vote independently j but on matters in which I might be yersoncdly Interested I should be silent. My conduct? as a member would be constantly before you ; and, should you at any time feel dissatisfied, I would resign my trust on receiving a requisition to that effect from two-thirds of my >upporterß> I am, Gentlemen, Your Obedient Servant, te J. R. DAYIES. TO SAMUEL HODG-KINSON, ESQ. WE, the undersigned Electors for the town of KITEETOK", respectfully request that you will allow 'yourself to be put in nomination as a CANDIDATE for the REPRESENTATION of thiß DISTRICT, and we pledge ourselves to use our best exertions to secure your return. Riverton, sth Oct., 1864. W. H. NURSE. J. P. TAYLOR. HENRY BROCK. JOHN CAMPBELL. ALFRED CASSILS. ALFRED OLTJLIE. JOHN CRERAR. JAMES DODDS. F. H. GEISOW. B. GILLOW. R. GREENSLADE. H. HIRST. D. S. LAWLOR. JAMES MDONAXD. JOHN PATTERSON. JOSEPH ROBINSON. GEORGE ROWLE3. HENRY WTLKS. HBNBY BEECHY. BENJAMIN BAILEY. JAMES R." STUCK. THOS. A. H. PAY. ' -H.M'GILLIEYRAY. . WILLIAM CRISP. WALTER BASSTIAN. w. "q scully. James pankhurst. T.-H. ESCOTT. CHARLES HUMPHREYS. THOS BROWN. DTJGAXD MTHEE. JAMES IRELAND. EDWARD WILSON, j; C. M'KAY. S7 JOHN MITCHELL. To W. H- NURSE, Esq., and the other Electors . gigning the requisition. j fi\ E2STLEMEN,— I have to acknowledge and lir .■■> thank you for the honor you have done me ia asking me to allow myself to be put in nomiuation as one of your Representatives in the Provincial Council, and in reply have to say that I will -with pleasure comply with your requisition. I am, Gentlemen, You? obedient «ertant, . BAML, HODOJOHSO3J, .