OUBLIC MEETING.' The SUPERINTENDENT OF NELSON requests the inhabitants of the Grey Districts to MEET him at tho Volunteer Hall, Greymouth, on WEDNESDAY, the 16th INST., at Eight o'clock in the evening. Greymouth, 14th November. REQUISITION. TO FRANK GUINNESS, ESQ., SIR— Wo the undersigned electors of Greymouth request that you will allow yourself to be noniiuated a candidate for a Seat in the County Council, at the forthcoming Election, and, in the event of your consenting, we pledge ourselves to use our best endeavors to secure your return. We are, &c. * Daniel Sheedy Martin Kennedy Hamilton Gilmer Thomas Joyce And Sixty -five other Electors. Messrs Sheedy, Kennedy, Gilmer, Joyce, and the other Gentlemen who have signed tbe requisition, GENTLEMEN— I thank you for the confidence in me shown by the numerously signed requisition I have been presented with, and accept with pleasure your invi^ tation to allow myself to be nominated a candidate in the forthcoming Election of Representatives for Greyraonth, in the County Council. ■'■ • J will endeavor to explain my views to the Electors before the day of nomination, and if elected, will do my best to servejthe true interests of my constituents I am. Gentlemen, Yours truly, FRANK GUINNESS. mo THE ELECTORS. OE 'I'IIK BOROUGH OF GREYMOUTH. GENTLEMEN— In answer to your flattering and numerously signed requisition, I beg Ipave to announce myself as a candidate for your suffrage at the next Election of Members for the County Council. I shall take an early opportunity of meeting you, and explaining my views as to how measures my be introduced to meet the requirements of the County of Westland, and, moreover, those of the Grey District. 1 am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servaut, H. H. LAHMAN. Greymouth, November 10, 1870. /BOUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION. REQUISITION. To JAMES PAYNE, Esq. SIR,— We, the undersigned, request that you will allow yourself to be nominated as a Candidate to represent the Borough of Greymouth in the County Council ; and, in the event of your doing so, -we will use our beat endeavors to secure your return. We are, &c, • C. L. MORICE G. F. MAXWELL R. DE COSTA M. LEVY, And 60 ethers. To Messrs C. L. Morice, G. F. Maxwell, R, De Costa, M. Levy, and 60 others. Oextlemgx,— l have to acknowledge receipt of your requisition, asking me to become a candidate for one of the vacant seats in the County Council. In answer thereto, [ beg to say that I have much pleasure in acceding to your request. At some future day, I shall have the honor of addressing you, and explaining my views as io the position Greymouth occupies with respect to the rest of the County of Westland. I have the honor to be, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, JAMES PAYNE. REQUISITION. = To JOHN O'CONNOR, £sq , Chairman of the Paroa Road Board, Paroa District. Sic, — We, the undersigned Electors of the Paroa District, request that you will allow yourself to be nonduatei as a Candidate to represent our interest in the County Council of Westland at the forthcoming election. In the event, sir, of your complying with • ir request, we promise you our support, and will take the necessary steps to secure your return. We are, &c, WILLIAM LEACH HUGH BARNHILL MIOH \EL DOWLING PETER WHITE, And 99 other Electors. Messrs Leach, Barnliill, Dowliug, White, and the other gentlemen who have sigued the requisition. Gextlemkn t , — Iv reply to the numerouslysigned requisition presented to me, I. accept with pleasure your invitation to allow myself to be nominated a candidate at the approaching election of members for the County Council, and can assure you, should I be elected, it will be my study to do the best for the interests of my constituents. I purpose addressing the electors before the day of uomination and explaining my views. I am, gentlemen, Your obedient servaut, [JOHN O'CONNOR.
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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 753, 15 November 1870, Page 3
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