CORRESPONDENCE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 279, 5 June 1873, Page 5

CORRESPONDENCE.

TUAPEKA ELECTION, j (To the Editor.) Sir, — As we are to have a fresh election, and as there are more candidates in the field already than can be returned, I will shortly point out to the electors that as Mr. J. 0. Brown again seeks our support, we are in duty bound to return him at the head of the poll, whoever else may be elected as his colleague. It is not so much a matter of importance to us whether Macandrew is right, or Reid is right, compared with having a man in the Council who never dispised the request of the poor man ; who was always ready to forward every undertaking for the advancement of Tuapeka; who works unceasingly for the good of his district, as our railway, our Athenaaum, our schools, our roads, our municipal corporation, our Hospital, our goldfields, our commonage, our whole district everywhere bears abundant evidence. He has been subjected to heavy expense in defending a vindictive action j which arose in our service, and which was intended to stamp out hi 3 opposition to measures detrimental to our district. He has never sought his own elevation to placo or power at our expense, and he has always served us faithfully. Are we not therefore, from pure gratitude, bound to put him in at tho top of the poll? Who deserves it better ? The Poor Man's Fkibnd. Mr. Charles O'Neil in speaking upon the Public Works and Immigration policy, is reported by "Hansard" September 10th 1872 to have said : — " I will avail myself of this opportunity to pay a tribute of praise to the honourable member for Tuapeka, who convened a meeting of the representatives of the goldfields to consider the action to be taken to obtain a reduction in the gold duty, andhe deserves great credit for the action he took, which resulted iv a reduction of 6d. per ounce being granted."