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West Coast Times, Issue 105, 18 January 1866, Page 4

TO THE ELECTORS" OF THE PUOVINCE OF CANTERBURY. H ENTLEMEN,— Since I had tho honor to recoivo a requisition inviting mo to stand for tho oflico of Superintendent, ithorgentlomenhavoofferedthomsolvos as candidates 5 and, as somo pf tho friends of thoso gentlomon aro apparontly determined to misunderstand mo, it is necessary that, though an old public sorvant, I should haston to publish 141 plam terms my opinions upon' matters of intorost to, tho Province. Of course I should dosire to sco a oaroful and steady prosecution of Railways, Harbor Works, and othor Public Works, and should earnestly endeavor to avoid finanoial embarrassment of thoProvinoo, I trust that, if oloctod, I shall bo on» ablod by tho Provincial Counoil to deal with tho claims, of Tiraaru, of Wostland, and indood of all tho outlying districts of thoProvinoe, in suoha spirit of liberality as will tend to romovo thoso difficulties and misunderstandings which at prosent exist. Gentlemen, 1 shall not oithor directly or indirectly interfere with any of tho elootions of mombors of, tho Provincial. Council. This declaration should bo sufficiently indicative of my desivo tl\o,t tho public should havo tho protection and advantago of a Counoil ooinposod of ontiroly inde. pondont mon, I shall not promiso that I will not endeavour to influonco tho Counoil, becauso I doom it to bo tho duty of a Superintendent, by fair and constitutional means, to inspire the Counoil with confidence in his administration. It would be to mo a matter of great anxioty that my Executive Counoil should be composed of tho boat mon in tho oountry 5 thoy would always bo treated by mo with franknoss and cordi- j ality I am asked what are my opinions on the subject of Separation ? Although this is not a provincial quostion, I am not unproparod to oxpvoss my opinion upon it, Gentlemen, I assure you I vory much dislike tho sound of the word, and should regard tho separation of tho two islands with tho greatest regrot. I shall, howover, bo willing to liston^to and respoet the rational opinions of mon of all parties, reserving my final judgment until ovory pains has been taken to exhaust the quostion. Boliovo mo, that nothing short of tho most urgont nocessity would induce mo to affirm tho wisdom of Separation. Tho self reliant policy has all my sympathy. Nothing could, bo more consonant with my viows and wishos, than that tho colony should rely entirely upon itself in all things.) Gontlomon, I trust I havo spoken out plainly. If you do mo tho honor to elect mo, I will sorvo you with all my heart. If, on tho contrary, you deoliuo my sorvicos I shall still in somo less oxaltcd position ♦ndeavor to bo useful. Many opportunities of fully oxplaining my opinions will occur beforo tho olootion. It will bo my business, if possible, to sco every elector. In the moanwhilo I ro« main, Gontlomon, Yours truly, 117 W. S. MOORHOUSE. r\ ~n is a l e^ by the Undersigned — Consignments of— Brandy, C.V.P., qv-casks Shorry, qv-ctvaks Whiskoy, do Mauritius sugar ' l Cigars Tea, congou Kovoseno Bottled portor Jams Fry'sjcocoa Oava 155 DAIN, HOUGUITON & CO.