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Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 332, 25 December 1860, Page 4

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF NELSON. 1 Gentlemen—l have the honor to offer myself as a CANDIDATE for the representation of the City of Nelson in the next Parliament. Almost all subjects of general importance likely to occupy the attention of the General Assembly at its emuing session have been mooted during thatjust concluded, and you are consequently in possession of my opinions thereupon. With respect to tho most serious subject of all, the war in which the Government found itself necessitated to engage with the rebellious natives of Taranaki, I may remark, that, however desirous I may be to see it concluded, I cannot think it right that any peace should be established except such an one as might reasonably be. expected to be permanent; and that it is essential to s\ich permanence, that the natives should be convinced of the power of the British Government to enforce obedience to the law. If I am fortunate enough to agree in opinion with you on this and other points, I shall be happy ,to serve as your representative. If, however, you.jpfefer< to i elect some one else, I can assure you sincerely it Will not efface the recollection of the very complimentarymanner in which you originally conferred that honor upon me. I have, &c, ALFRED DOMETT. Nelson, November 16. 1364 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT OF MOTUEKA. Gentlemen—The electoral district which I have had the honor to represent in the General Assembly for the lost three sessions being now divided, a separate member having been appointed to, Massacre Bay, and the district of Waimea-west added to those of Motueka, Riwaka, and'Moutere, under the title of the Motueka District, I offer myself to you for election' as your representative in the new Parliament. The proceedings of the House of Representatives in the sessions 1856, 1858, and 1860, are before you, and I believe you will give* mo credit for attention to the business of the House, and for supporting! the measures which appeared to me calculated to promote the best interests of the colony and of this province, without reference to any personal interests of my own. You are aware that the greater portion of the late^ session was occupied in discussions upon the' Native War, and there can be no doubt that the same subject will receive the first attention of the members now. before the constituencies. The whole of the members for this Province, firmly' convinced of the justice and necessity of this' war, ■• gave their warm support to the existing Ministry., Had they unfortunately been divided in their opinions,. Mr. Fox and Dr. Featherston would by this time-' have supplanted Mr. Stafford and Mr. Richmond ; all - hope of a satisfactory termination of the present con-, test with the hostile tribes would have been lost in humiliating and probably unsuccessful attempts to' patch up a hollow and temporary peace, to be followed by renewed outbreaks; and the progress and prospeperity of the colony, and the honor of our name, would thus have been sacrificed to the unwholesome • ambition of two or three men of undoubted ability certainly, but of reckless and unscrupulous political conduct. It was well understood in Auckland that the first result of the overthrow of the Stafford Minis- ' try, would have been the despatch of a deputation to: the rebel W. King, to sue for peace upon the best terms he would condescend to grant. What measure of justice or favor your Province would receive from their inevitable successors, should the present Ministry be displaced, I leave for your .. consideration. / Notwithstanding the great waste of time occasioned ! by the factious opposition of tho, Wellington party, a who, when foiled in their discreditable attempts qn ' the war question, went so far as to threaten to "talk..' against time," so as to prevent the passing of the esti-' mates, and throw the whole affairs of the colony into! confusion, I am happy to say that several valuable, measures were passed during the session; amongst" them was the Land Registry Bill, an act to simplify' the transfer of landed property, which, I believe, will be found to remedy a grievance long felt and com-„ plained of. A bill to facilitate Compositions.betweeny Debtor and Creditor, which 1 am convinced would have'been most beneficial in its operation, was also passed by., the House of Representatives, but rejected by the Le-. 4 gislative Council. ■'■-..■ I opposed the repeal of the New Provinces Act, he- ■ cause that measure secures to every district as it rises to sufficient importance, the right to manage its own; local affairs; it in fact, merely carries out the intention of the Constitution Act, which treated the estab-: lishmeut of the six original provinces as a partial and;, temporary subdivision of the colony, aud expressly,, contemplated and provided for the formation of new provinces. The opponents of the Act are, I conceive, ■ equally the opponents of local self-government, unless ■ they understand the term to mean the management of their .own local affairs, and those of their neighbors as well. . The separation of the.Wairau from the Province of ■ Nelson, I believe to have been affected against both,, letter and spirit of the New Provinces Act; and expressed myself to that effect in the House of Representatives. : : ' The Tariff, although the question was not brought •, prominently before the House in the late session, is a'! subject which I know interests many; of you, and it is one to which I have given very great attention. I be- ■ lieve an impression prevails to some extent that the existing duties are imposed unduly upon articles.of, necessary consumption in comparison with those levied upon luxuries, and I therefore .submit a; few {facts,} bearing upon the subject for your consideration.. Of the total amount of Customs revenue for 1859, namely, £168,000, the sum of £103,000 was raised upon wines and spirits, foreign beer, cigars and tobacco, all ■of r which must undoubtedly be classed as luxuries. , Of; the remaining £65,000, probably one half was. raised1 upon what may be considered as semi-luxuries; such as sauces, pickles, and fine clothing, and the remaining! £32,500, or one fifth of the whole revenue arising from the Customs duties, is all that can fairly be said to be' derived from articles of necessary consumption,'such' as tea and sugar, blankets, slop olothing, &c, and, 1 may remind you, that unless such imports as these bore a tolerable share of the burthen, the native population, who, on the northern island, are veiy large consumers of them, would almost entirely escape their ; fair share of taxation. Whether a little jewellery and other matters of small bulk in comparison with their value,; a great portion of which were previously" smuggled, still escape with a low rate of duty, is, I- \ think, a matter of very little consequence, and is not to be remedied without an entire change in the prh> ciple of this tariff, under which all kinds of agricul-' tural implements and machines, from a spade to a steam engine, corn sacks, and many other articles with which you are familiar, are admitted free of any duty whatever. Shouldl the part 1 have' acted in the last three sessions meet with your approval, and determine you : to elect me again one of the representatives of this province in the General Assembly, I shall feel honored' by the trust confided to me. I remain, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, HERBERT EVELYN CURTIS. 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