NOTICE. i PBOVINCE OF CANTEBBUBY TO WIT W KAIAPOI DISTRICT. HERBRASaW.it under the hand m ot Thomas Gore Browne, Esquire thTESFV* the m°sfc honou-We Oxl, of .the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the colony of New Zealand, &c &v, bearing, date the Fourteenth day of July WnS 8 S eai" f Lo^ One Thousand Eight S^S^W^ hath been directed to me,_ William Cockerill Beswick, Esquire, as Eeturmng Office,; for the District of Kaiapoi, reqmrng and commanding me to cause to be elected by the voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently, and in manner and iorm by law prescribed, two legally qualined persons to serve as members of the Provincial Council, for the said district of Kaiapoi: Now, therefore, I, the said William Cockerill JJeswwk, do hereby, in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice that a Public Meetinof the Electors ofihe Kaiapoi District, will be holden at the Court House, Kaiapoi, on Friday, the 6th day of November next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating two persons to serve as members of the Provincial Council for the said Kaiapoi District; and, in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Monday, the 9th day of November next, at the Court House, Kaiapoi. The voting to commence at any time after 9 o clock a.m., of the said 9th dayof November, and to close at 4 o'clock p.m. of the same day WILLIAM COCKERILL BESWICK, n ,TT ,- . Returning Officer. Court House, Kaiapoi, I September 8, 1857. TO THE ELECTORS OP THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. rTENTLEMEN,—I respectfully solicit \J your suffrages to re-elect me as one of your representatives for the Town of Christchurch in the next Provincial Council. lean only repeat the assurance I gave at the first j election, that I would steadily keep in view and endeavour by every exertion in my power to carry out every measure that would conduce to the advancement of the true interest.of the Province. I have to remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, R. PACKER. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE HEATHCOTE DISTRICT. j^i ENTLEMEN,—Being- favoured with V* a requisition from a considerable number of the electors of the Heathcote District to come forward as a Candidate at the ensuing election, I have been induced to offer myself for the honour as one of your representatives for this District in the Provincial Council. Although I have never appeared before you in any public capacity, and consequently may be unknown to some of you, yet I do not think it necessary to give any lengthened exposition of my political principles here, as that can be better done at the hustings. If you do me the honour to elect me, however, I will devote my attention to promoting the particular interests of this District, as well as the Province in general. I shall never lend my influence to the carrying out of any particular work to the detriment of that which is more immediately useful, but will endeavour to act independently and unbiassed by any political faction or party. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, JOHN MILN. Lower Lincoln Road, Oct. 6, 1857. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE KAIAPOI AND RANGIORA DISTRICT. /GENTLEMEN, —At the request of VX numerous Electors of your District, I beg to offer myself as a candidate for your representation. Should you have sufficient confidence in me to return me as one of your members, I shall use my utmost endeavours to promote the interests of your promising district. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, CHARLES ROBERT BLAKISTON. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE AVON DISTRICT. /~1 ENTLEMEN,—Having- been invited V3T by a numerous body of the Electors of this District to allow myself to be put in nomination as a candidate for your suffrages in the next Provincial Council, I accept this invitation, assuring you that, if elected, I will use my best endeavours to promote the geueral welfare of the colony. Remaining, Gentlemen, Yours, obediently, JOHN SHAND. Avon Lodge, October 14th, 1857. NOTICE. PBOVINCE OF CANTEBBTTBY TO WIT. HEATHCOTE DISTRICT. WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of Thomas Gore Browne, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in md over the Colony of New Zealand, &c, <&c., bearing date the fourteenth day of July, in the pear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
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Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 522, 4 November 1857, Page 7
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