Mr Porter said he had great pleasure in seconding the nomination of their old and tried friend Mr Birch as the representative of the Borough in the Provincial Council. He believed if New Zealand were searched all over, a more honest and conscientious man than Mr Birch could not be found, When Mr Birch was in the Council he did not give a long speech, but what he said was well con sidered and to the point. He did not want to see a man in the Council that would make a long rambling speech, but what was said should he said to the purpose. He believed Mr Hall was a very conscientious and honest man. When the present Superintendent was addressing the electors, he heard Mr Hall ksk him a question with regard to the Waste .Lands Regulations, at the same time ex pressing his own opinion on the subject. On the occasion of Mr Hall’s addressing the electors on his own account tome weeks afterwards his views were, he might say, altogether diiferent. Mr Hall would require to lick his own ideas better into shape before he attempted to represent them in the Council. He believed Mr Hall to be rather too much of a novice to work up what Kaiapoi wanted. He hoped that Mr Birch would be elected, for he would not like to see his opponent elected until his ideas were more matured.
