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Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 432, 13 December 1861, Page 3

To the Electors of the Province of Nelson. GENTLEMEN.— His Excellency the Governor having issued tho Writ, under which you will shortly be called on to exercise the right of electing a Superintendent for your province, I now hold office only till you have again made your choice. Having been twice elected to this important position, you are able to judge of the manner in which I have fulfilled the duties that have devolved upon me; and should you consider that I have faithfully and judiciously exercised the trust placed in me, I shall be most happy to receive a renewal of that confidence which you have hitherto reposed in me, and for which I shall ever entertain the most grateful feelings. I remain, Gentlemen, Your greatly obliged servant, J. P. ROBINSON. Nelson, 11th November, 1861. 398 , : .> ■■■ ■" y To the Electors of the City oi Nelson. (^.ENTLEMEN.— I again beg to tender \-* my services to you as one of your representatives in the Provincial Council, about to be elected. The interest I have always taken in shipping and other matters connected with your city, leads me to hope that I may still be useful to you, the more especially as there is every prospect of the trade of this port being considerably augmented by the exportation of chrome, in addition to the other mineral pro- j ducts of the province. It is not my intention to make a personal canvass of the constituency, but if I am required to attend a public meeting with a view of ascertaining my opinion on any subject of local importance likely to be brought before the Council, I shall be. most happy to do so, upon getting due notice of the same. With gratitude for the confidence you have hitherto reposed in me, I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, JAMES MACKAY. Drumduan, December 3,1861. £16 To the Electors of the District of Waimea West. H.ENTLEMEN.—I have the honor to ~* offer myself as a candidate for the Provincial Council at tho election at Waimea West. If lam 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 prefer to elect some one else, I can assure you sincerely it will not efface the recollection of the very complimentary manner in which you formerly conferred that honor upon me. JOHN KERB, Sen. Waimea West, December 4,1861. 640 To the Electors of the District of Golden Bay. (?< EiNTLEMEN.— As you will shortly have an opportunity of exercising your right to elect one person to serve as your representative in the Provincial Council of this province—if my past conduct as member for this very important district has been such as to induce you to honor me with a renewal of your confidence, I shall be most happy again to serve you, and promise to give diligent attention to all measures under consideration, doing my best to promote the welfare of the province, and of this district in particular. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, WM. OIBBS. Golden Bay, 2nd December, 1861. 502 To the Electors of the Province of Nelson. GENTLEMEN— You will probably have already learnt that I am a candidate for the Superintendentship of this province. My idea of the responsibilities, and of the duties attaching to that office, may be partly gathered from the proceedings at the nomination; but I trust to be able to meet the electors in the several home districts, and enter with mote fulness on the subject. As however, I cannot hope to find time to visit the remote portions of the province, I avail myself of this means of briefly stating with wliat views I should, if elected, undertake that onerous offide. Although not estimating so highly, as many are disposed to do, the influence of the Superintendent in creating or retarding Provincial progress, on the other hand, I deem it a great mistake to suppose that the functions of a Superintendent are unimportant or chiefly of a negative character. Many active duties devolve on the Executive of an infant province, which have no parallel in those o( the Government of an old settled country. It is justly required of a Government such as ours not only to remove obstructions from industrial progress, but also to initiate measures of various kinds, directly tending to its development. Among the duties of a Superintendent are the devising measures for the extension of the settlement; the creation of new centres of population; the origination of new lines of communication; the suggestion of means whereby the vast national estates, the Waste lands of the country, whether agricultural, pastoral, or mineral, may be most readily made to promote the general prosperity. I should think it my chief duty, therefore, to Tisit, and, as far as possible, to arrive at an intimate acquaintance with, the whole territory within the limits of the province, so as to be enabled to organise plans for the extension of the settled portions, or for the improvement of the unsettled portions of the province; to form a just estimate of the various suggestions of others; to recommend a just diviaiin and expenditure of the Provincial funds, so far as they are devoted to that purpose, on the various public works; to be enabled to judge of tho relative weight of the numberless claims on the public purse; and generally, how best to extend the population and revenues of the country, and how to turn the existing revenues to the justeat and wisest account. The various materials of wealth and prosperity lie in all directions around us; and we require capital and labor to develop© them. The introduction of both rests in a large measure on the Executive; that of the first by giving every just facility to those willing to invest their capital among v?, and of the second by the adoption and pursuance, as the needs of the settlement demand, of a judicious scheme of Immigration, fhe capitalist might thus be encouraged to look for a remunerative field for his capital, while the working man would still enjoy a field for his labors more abundant than the present and, at the least, equally remunerative. Now that the Gold-fields have been again brought, to some extent, under the Provincial management, 1 rihould make it a first duty, in the event of my election, to become acquainted with these most important and promising centres of industry and wealth. The duties above indicated, in connection with the ordinary routine of carrying into execution the will of the Legislature, evidently demands the whole thoughts and energies of whomsoever may fill the office of Superintendent, as well as the whole of his time. If called on, I will undertake-to devote niyself honestly and heartily to the work before me. It was my resolve and hope that this election sh mid have been conducted as becomes reputable and \ rational men in the quiet and intelligent exercise of a ijrave political right. Since, however, it has already :iegun to be marked by some of those scandals which are usually the disgraceful concomitants of a popular j election, the imputation of motives and opinions disavowed by, and perhaps utterly unworthy of him to .v horn they are attributed, I would claim as a right, tbat the test of probability should be applied to any lisparaging report which may be put in circu'ation . respecting myself, how far its truthfulness is borne -ut by my character and whole previous career, and now far the source from which it comes is reliable and trustworthy. I havo the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your friend and fellow-elector, iO6 J- W. BARNICOAT. TO LET OR SELL, or would have no 1 objection to EXCHANGE for Land or other property of equal valua, a LARGE HOUSE and GARDEN, nearly a quarter of an acre, situate in Gloster-street; new, and in thorough repair, suitable tor a large family; the home contains eight rooms, a large entrance hall, Ac. Immediate possession can be given. To view or treat for the same apply to W. RODGERSON, Sheibourne-street. , 28th November, 1861. 479