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Requisition. f|l O E D W A R ; D GEORGE WRIGHT, ESQSir, — We, the undersigned electors of Wakanui District, recognising ynur political ability and experience in public affairs, request that you will allow yourself to be nominated for the vacant seat in the House of Representatives for the Wakanui District. In the event of your acceding to this request we pledge ourselves te use our best exertions to secure your election : Donald Williamson Andrew Orr J. J. Dawson George Cola James E. Trevor James Hampton Wm. Harvey Bell B. Clarke G. Grice Thomas Holmes T. Franks Thomas Seal F. Hydes P. Stigley Albert Batts O. Thornton Dudley John Smith T. Richardson Gilbert McLean . B. Hampton E. Collison David Wilson B. Graham David McLeary George Brown Robert Maxwell Malcolm Milleif Peter Stewart James Elliot George W’ilson William Brown David Johnson John Withell Alfred Megson James Wilson Andrew Leatham James Trevurza David McGombe W. T. Sutton Andrew Sturgeon George W. Leech Thomas Tilson A. J. Huston John Mawson G. N. Raymond Joseph Megson A. Hight H. Margetts D. Marietta C. E. Fawcett R. Lancaster Joseph Lloyd F. Cass John Gudsell John Tait Henry James G. W. Leadley Peter Chalmers Thomas Patterson Samuel Brown James Allan Samuel Thomas George Coe Peter Innis 'fliomas P. J. Hughes Henry Lockett Robert Bennett William Jamieson Thomas Wilson John H. Dean James Jamieson Thomas Glephane W. J. Wilson Samuel McLeary W. L. Allen Edwin Thomas George Tait G. W. Leadley W, H. Williamson A. Cookson William Tunis John Cochrane John Shearer W, Gibson W, Luscombo O. Newbury J. 0. N. Grigg Hugh McGuigen Caleb Dailey Peter Carson Thomas Sampson James Milne James Prior Stephen Poole P. Reeves G. Gilmour M. Griffon E. H. Dobson W. T. Lill M. Hammond M. Bruce J. Lambie G. T. Smith William Dawson L. Mangham William Straohan J. Q. Cox R. McDonald R. Friedlander A, Roberts J. Baylis P. Crumb G. Tutty James Allen H. Dailey William Adams Q. W. Andrews T, Sealy C. W. Purnell W. H. Zouch F. Fernman James Leonard William Cheat J. Crum £. Caske E. Wiggins A. Crowfoot T. Andrews T. Pritchard Thomas Tilley J. W. Baker R. Rooke T. Physic J. Hunt William Rose M. Ibell W. 6. St Hill H. M. Jones W. Cairncross W. B Denshire J. W. Hampton J- Sealy D, McLean J. O. Bell E. G. Crisp William Patching L. Rattray T.Revell H. H. Secretan J. Orr M. Friedlander J. A. Caygill W. D. Beaumont John Jeffs J. Gill W. Dailey J. Edwards T, Dunn hi. I: vans D, Phelps J. Addis L. Cawsey R. Jamieson P. Fawcett J. Ashton J. Hurrell A. James J. R. Steel A. Mulford B. Williamson H. Hunt William Bradbury Thomas Langley William Sparrow S. Mullins D. Rood J. M. Smith John Johnston William Baxter George Parkin John Curtis W. H. Gundry J. Sturgeon J. Taj lor Alfred Curtis F. McGuire C. Homersham William Harding William Anderson John Harrison J. Dick Hugo Friedlander W. H. McGuinness James Osborne Robert Beattie John Beattie James Beattie EdwaM Sydney Lowe J. H. Rogers W. Harrison H. J. Harrison James Moore Thomas Dalton David Butterick Robert Cleland James Nicholson George Lamb Thomas Greenaway Alfred Gary John Bell Thomas Steel J. H. Bond T. W. Hocken James Millar John Murray Robert -’-tephenson William Hawkina William Lidstona P. MoOonnel James Swan W. G. Stoddart Andrew Dawson Edwin Horsey 0. P Cox R. Gilmour E. Ciucaa Joseph Taylor W.H. Roe James Gellatley James Scott H. Grayburn Thomas Perks William Mcßae O. Digby D. Thomas 1

Windermere, 6tb Jane, 1885. Gentlemen, — Your requisition, inviting me to stand for Wakanui, adds one more to the many tokens of goodwill which I have received from my fellow settlers in the County of Ashburton. Although I would much prefer at the present time to take no further burdens upon my shoulders, I feel that a requisition such as that which you have preseated to me is almost of the nature of a command to discharge a public duty. I therefore have the honor to accept your invitation, and will take an early opportunity of addressing the electors. Having been amongst the first to invite Sir Julius Vogel to stand for Ashburton I shall, if .returned, be prepared to support whatever measures he may bring forward in the interests of the Colony. I would support such measures of the Customs Tariff as would conduce to the establishment of any industry which gave promise of flourishing in the land ; but I would object te the imposition of heavy duties to stimulate enterprises which would collapse whenever that support might be withdrawn. I should vote for the purchase of the District Railways, at an equitable price, as between the shareholders of the railways and the ratepayers of the colony, and would advocate the lepeal of the Act as a measure which should never have been placed upon the Statute Book. The Railway between Canterbury and the West Coast I regard as a work of Colonial importance, which the G overnment should take in hand immediately, should it not be taken up by a London Syndicate. Upon the question of Federation, I am of opinoin that New Zealand should, as far as possible, retain independence of action, and that the questions to be determined by a Federal Council should be limited to defence against a common enemy, the exclusion of European criminals from the Islands of the South Seas, and other matters in which there could be no clashing of Australian with New Zealand interests I am, Gentlemen, Your very obedient Servant, EDWARD G. WRIGHT. To Donald Williamson, Esq., and the other gentlemen signing the requisition. COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT. R. S. BEAN Is now landing (ex Sunbeam) A SPLENDID SAMPLE OF NEWCASTLE COAL. A trial solicited. R. S. Bean, WXBT STBBIX, 6 1147 v - um *. pROPERTY ASSESSMENT. Applications are invited from thoroughly competent VALUERS who are to aot as Assessors for the next triennial assessment, which will be commenced on or about Ist August, A memorandum stating the nature of the duties to be performed, and forms of ap plication, may be obtained by applying personally or by letter addressed to the Postmaster at any Post Office which is a Telegraph or Money Order Office. References will, in all oases, be required. J. SPERRY, Commissioner. Property Tax Department, , Wellington, 4th May, 1885. 570