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Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 232, 4 November 1873, Page 3

mHE SUPERINTENDENCE' ELECTRON ELECTORS OF THE PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

Gentlemhn, — It appear* to mo tint it h is nou become desirable that the control o( Auiklßiul Piounml attUirs should be transferred to the b.inds ol otlicn than those by whom I the Province has been •.•ovoiiu-il during the past. With splendid rowum^ m hand, coal, gold, iron, and oilier minerals ; with a climate unsurpassed by any in the world; and with a sturdy and industrious -population oi from 60,000 to 70,000 people, who pay some £300,000 per annum in taxe^ in one shapo or another for purposes of good government, public works, &c, it is saddening to find that we, as a Province, are not only making little or no adianre towards permanent prosperity, but th fit in mini j points we are actually retrograding. I attribute tit Is state of things to nii^govcriittient, the illjudged expenditure of public iiioihm , and extravagance in the past, which have entailed upon the community grievous burdens in the form of public dfbt*, for which interest and sinking funds lunenow to bo piovidcd by oppressive tariff duties and other forms of taxation. So for has this state of thinga already gone that at the present moment the Provincial authorities of Auckland me at their wits' ci.d, and find it exceedingly difficult and embarrassing to pro\idc adequate means even for such an important, object as education. This Province is placed at a further disadvantage bv reason of the manner it has been dealt with by the General Government in the expenditure of the large loans which weie negotiated on the credit of the whole Colony for the purposes of Immigration and Public Works. Although we in Auckland arc chargeable with tho repayment of about one-fourth part of these loans, and although we contribute in about that proportion towards providing interest and sinking funds thereon, yet, owing to want of muted action by our Superintendent and representatives, only a very small portion of the borrowed money has been employed for our benefit. Our Provincial revenue for the ensuing year will probably be under £50,000, and out of thii sum we have to maintain our police, gaols, hospitals, lunatic asylums, sick and destitute, harbours, Ac , which cost some £33,000 per annum. After paying tho provincial salaries and departmental expemes ou the present scale, little or nothing will therefore remain for aid to road boards, ior bridges, ferries, tramways at the goldfields, &.c , and in uew of this state of things I believe it is our first duty to reduce these Provincial salaries and departmental expenses to an amount proportionate to our altered means. Our next duty is to lequire at the hands of our representatives that they unite in demanding from the Assembly and tho Government that just:co shall no longer be denied to this Province in the matter of the expenditure of the money borrowed upon our credit conjointly with that of the rest of the Colony. I desire to become Superintendent of the Prov ince tint T may be able to give practical effect to the above views, and that there may bo some combined effort made to bring about a different state of things that more vitality may be imparted to our iudnstnes, such as mining, agricultural pursuits, trade and commerce, and manufactures. If, however, you arc content to go on as of yore, and elect a politician of the old Auckland school, I think jou will find, when too late, that additional burdensome taxation must speedily be resorted to. You w ill also probably find that tho old system of denominational education will be introduced into this Province, a system so often used as an instrument of favouritism to one party and of oppression to another ; a system so productive of sectarian jealousies and bickerings that it has been abandoned by more advanced communities in favour of a national secular educational system. Should restore t lie old regime to power jou will also find that the control of the Police will soon be transferred to the Piovincial authorities to be used as it was before, for party or political purposes. During tliii Election contest I have been tieated with unfairness by a portion of the Auckland Press, but, ns many of you are a^are, tho person-* whom these papers represent are interested in re-introducing and continuing the stato of things which has led the Province into its prcßcnt position. By the abuse of political power and patronage in the past they themselves have been unable to ji)-ospc>r, while the Province has so languished th.it it can hardlj be in a worse position, and it now rests with you electors to sn\ by \our rotes whether jou will entrust your affairs for another period of four yours to the old hands, or whether you will give me jour confidence and support, that I may, with the aid of a well-chosen Provincial Council, be enabled to inaugurate a change towards a better and healthier era. If you do mo the honor to elect me, I will apply myself diligently and strenuously to effect retrenchment in Provincial salaries and other departmental cvponses ; to obtain justice for the Province at the hands of the General Government, and to provide permanently for tho means necessary to carry out a system of education w ithout resorting to any such obnoxious and unjust measure as the present Education Tax. I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, J. M. DARGAVILLE.

NGARUAWAHIA STEAM FLOUR MILL. rIIHE Undersigned begs to notify that ho will take over tho above Mill on Ist November, when he hopes to receive the support hitherto given to his predecessors. WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT Delivered am where in the mer, freight pvui, tor n<'t c isli. No credit given. £ h d Superhue sun-dressed flour, 'jr.uid, "NFM," No. 1, per ton of 2,000 lbs . IS ,i 0 Ngarnawahia, No. 2, per ton o f 2000 lbs. I<> <» 0 Wheat Meal „ „ ... . . )ii n o Sharps, per 1001b* ... .. . .. 0 !S 0 Bran, per bushel, 201bs ... . ..016 Wheat Meal for pig Iced ... . ... O 0 0 Ma 'z° ••■ ... . '". 07 0 Oats none in stock. Notk.— Sacks 15.; 501b. and KMllb. bngs, Jid.Jeach «><tr» Purchasers taking 500 lbs ot Floui aie clurgcd the nbo\e wholesale prices ; under that quantity, the retail priceIs per lOOlbs extra This refers to Flour only. Gristing, including smutting, silk dressing, and freight per steamer, from any p.uce ontho mci to Mill anußuck at a9d per bushel, \fastc, 1b per bushel K. 1!. HV N T

Kauri Timber. /^WRDEHS executed piomptly for Cabh. A cargo exJ pected to arrive shortly. Apply to j. k. McDonald, Commission Agent. Hamilton, 16th October, 1873. The Waikato Highway Boards Agency. PRINCIPAL OFFICE, HAMILTON. RATES and Debts Collected, Assessment Rolls Piepared, Board Meetings Attended, Tradesmen's Accounts Posted upon Uca&onable Tuiins. EDWARD CLARKE, Agent. WANTED,— A Pair of Sawyers to Brenk Down Logs. Apply James 8. Giuuo.s 1 CV, Auua «»«• Mills, WuiLato llcicts.