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Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 436, 4 March 1875, Page 3

ngaeuawahiA regatta/.EASTEit MONDAY, MAHCII 29th. 1875. / Committee : C«ptain» Rowel anl SchofieM, liAtrt, Hunt, Fitzpatrick, G. EdgeCumbi Hubert, Dirid/on, Sand«, Row, Smythe, LovelA Atkioi, mkL / Barnes. A / FIRST KAC2 TO StXrV^tX TE^ Q^LOCK, SHARP. \ 7 I.~Paxh Oabk) Hakdica? Rjlci.— Oben tOfcny bott«. Course from mouth of Waipa rottnd boVt aoowd olFFire* wood Creek and back to"«tarting Joint. / Entrance/ Fir»t Prize, Second Prka, xPhree foata/to rtart or no race. I / 2.— Foub Oaeed Ha^cica? R-aCU.— F«r jooAts not U»* than 4ft beam. CGunie name aa No |7 Entrance, Fiwt Prize, SftcofA t» Bavfl^ofrance, fTbree boats to start or no racor^ k 3.— Pair OkWLDj&i&tfickt Racx. — Fof/Vrew* compoted of Engiaear'Toluntee^ Militia only. I dourie tame a« No 1. Entrance, €&&, Two bo/ttto start or no 4. — Scullebs' EACg^/IANriCAP.- Open \o anj boats. Course snme as 1: Entranc/ Firlt Pri*», Second Prize, Ihree b»ats to star/or no rate. 6.^ — Four Oaheu HiioifcAFjLw*-/^^ 101 * crewi composed of M^* ox fa' CourBe f* me ai Ko Two/boats to start! or no race. 6--jA«ngt Kacc- For boyy^inder 14 y«»^ of r.gc. Course, Mouth of Firewood/ Creek to Mouto of Waipf ' Entrance, Prize, Two l(o&ts to start or nY race". Judges decinbptfc bfe final. \ No protest u ill be receh^d \vil^iout 10s be loAed with it. 'J his sum to bo foi f eufed in case the protest iX not allowed. Sliould nny of th/^boats belonging to thcNaarauwahut Ft, wmg Club be l^t unmanned for these ra«&, ten days fiom th.c date, t/ey will be open to any crev« thit may wish toiow, on /edition that said crews makeVheuiselvea les-porsible fo/the safety of the boatß. \ /DWARD F. BARNES, Hon. slfc. Ngaruawghia, Febfuary 20th, 1575. \

'~y HE SUPBRIKTENDENC;. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PROVINCE o* ATCKXAND.

Gentlemen, — 1 Upon mature coißideration, and .ft or HTH T 2 " conferred with my friends and supp v i • : r > '<. t t'■ j points within reach, 1 have felt it ;ny Ju._, 1j ]> ,f, f away all thoughts of tetiring fro o this cai^iitt- 1 ' in favour of Sir Geor je Grey — x\A fo the follow - ing reasons :—: — ~~ 1. That Gentleman in effect, states that his 01-~ ject in entering the a ena of [politics is to bolstci up, and if possible, p* '■petuate provincialibm, wLi. 1 form of Government '. am of opii.ion should be entirely abolished throughout the tolony. 2. Sir George sheved an utter di a-egard" for th«. , welfare of this province wlien he oii'eierl with a view to strengthening Mr Wells h.uids in forminga Ministry, that theleat of Government should It removed from Auckllnd, and when Le asserted thathe would yet see thia Province at such a low ebl ' that grass would grow in the streets of the city. 3. He has been looking on quietly for the last seven years while AJLckland has been suffering from neglect, the Pro\ince treated with injustice, and' 1 almost starved out of political exis ence, and during ' that time he has noi manifested the slightest interest in her welfare nor used either his influence ' his pen or his tongie on her behalf. 4. It is felt, than even were he elected Superintendent he would concern himself chiefly, if not entirely, with large theoretical questions of constitutional Government, leaving the present Executh c " to administer the afiairs of this Province as they are at present doing umd with such wretched results. \ It is now ascertained that for the above reasons, amongst many others the Candidature of Sir Georgt Grey for the Superintendency will not be accepta ble to the electors of I the Province generally, ai.d that, therefore, a certain politica\party on the ex casion of their recent! visit to Sk George, at Kavan misrepresented to hin the iwiafaeTTYif the electoral!* as well as my intenti >n»dj? the Better of thia cvi. An important ques ion— Jftie reform of the cor.stitpJion — is now occ ipjrl!ngDuijlic--sUteiition, and will have to be deal^ Avitfisnortly by th'e House* of Representatives, wnere I hope to have a seat. 1 am of opinion, as already stated that the time lia«» come when Provincialsin should be entirely abol islied, and also that thp lands of the colony should be dealt with by the House of Representatives onh x all land revenue bee An ing colonial revenue, not only for the better seclirity of the public creditor, but also in order to facilitate the more equitable distribution of any sui|)lus funds, after providing for loans, that may belavailable for such purpose b ;is education and the building of school-houses, fur public works, grants ipkaid to road boards, <fee. In abolishing Proviiljialism, much of the repic sentath c element in thagovernment of the country • will of course be swept {Fvay ; and to compensate for that, it will, I thinll be necessary to alter the Constitution of the Upler House, by making ti larsje pioportion — say ww'O-thirds, if not all — th« members of that branch If the Legislature elective, instead of nominee, as al present. I think, al^f, that it would ha\e a sahitary effect if the term for which members are electld to the House of Representatives, were reduced Ip three years, and if members of either House, wh<J accepted office, werecompelled to come back to Jheir constituents for if election, as in England, in Victoria, and elsewhere. As to what should bl substituted for Provincialism, I think little wil be required beyond i-. - re-anangement of certain departments of the General Government, and anl increase of powers apd grants of money to road blards. Sucji amendment-, of the Constitution Act aa I have briefly sketclie : above, would place in tlieihandd of Uie people f.u more real power than th ly now pi^ssess. Would promote public spirit, of ■ fhich we st&nd much iv need, and would impart t > public opinion throughout the country such fore i and effect that no government would dare to disre ;ard it. "With regard to mi fcters more immediately relating to the duties of Superintendent, you vilt remember that during thelList session -of Council 1 ' joined in .successfully opposing the "Education Ac introduced by Messrs. Sheihan, Dignan, and Re tl, which Act proposed to abllish l^e 'Central Bourn of Education and vest the cowers in the hand of a commissioner to be appointed by the Provinci.,l Council. I also opposed tile present house-tax «i.*i * manhood-tax for education! and defeated the Government of Mr. Sheehan pn the question of the transfer of the control of the police from the General to the Provincial Authority. \ I think the Thames forelhore should be give • as an endowment to tkellocal-gprerning bod. there. 1 If elected, I shall endoavlur to co-operate in *< friendly spint with the Geifral Government, an<! so watch over the interests <r the Province that, ns regards linance at all events, its declining yeanshall be less of a struggle fir existence than the years just past. I - v I bhall also endeavour to sle that when the va x< state of things h being inaugurated this portion < i New Zealand shall not bo placed at any disadvantage as compared with the! South, and that it* great natural resources and Iplendid geographic^ • pofitior shall be so far utilize! that the jiredictiou cii.i. ii^.ijt the giass giowir.J in our streets, shall be Ph'.vn to l«o tie ju.^ctioiJof a false prophet. I am, Genti-menJ