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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4986, 16 March 1877, Page 3

; - Public Notices CONTRACTORS for Queen's Wharf extension. ' Quantities. W. C. Chatfield, [Panama; Chambers. CAUTION-CHEQUE STOPPED. I j A cheque given by Hie for £245, to purchase ,6Q ■' head of cattle from Messrs. Wyllie and . Girdlestone, has rbeen stopped, payment at the ißank of New Zealand, Wellington,; in consequence of the, cattle not having been taken. (And all persons are warned against taking the said cheque, or negotiating the same. j . JOHN MARTIN. j Otaraia, March 9,1877. ~ ' 10 COAL MERCHANTS AND SHIP _;:— •::•;:.. OWNERS! The Coalpit Heath; Coaiminingr Company, Greymouth, will, on and after 1 aist'Marcbr/be prepared to supply shipping with cargoes of a superior sample ef Coal at reduced rates. i RICHARD NANCARROW, - j Secretary. TONDON AND LANCASHIRE IN-. A SURANCE COMPANY. : QUARTER DAY, 25th MARCH,:IB77. i INSURERS in the '■ above Company whose Policies expire on the 25th instant are hereby Reminded that they, must be renewed on or before the 24th instant. . ■ ~- ! The usual reduction of 12-J percent, will be made on all Town premiums. i JOHNSTON & CO. ' "•.'. •, Agents.j Wellington, 15th March, 1877. , : ' ! Legal Notices ! -IN BANKRUPTCY. IN THE MATTER. OF THK DEBTORS AND CREDITORS ACT, 1876, And, Of the Bankruptcy of JAMES LAWRIE, a i Debtor. THIS is to notify that JAMES LAWRIE," of'Wellington, plumber,' has r thw, day filed a statement that he is unable to"'meet" his j engagements with his creditors.', ■ The first meeting of creditors to be held at the ' Supreme" Court House, Wellington, on Tuesday, 20th day of March, 1877, at noon. H./C. WJLMKR, I ' .' , Registrar. William Sefton Moobhouse, Solicitor," Wellington. 15th March. 1877.

IN BANKRUPTCY. IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1867, And the Amendments thereof, And In the Matter of LEONARD PARRANT, of Wellington, Bankrupt; k MEETING of Creditors in this estate is hereby called, and will be held at toy office on FRIDAY, the 16th MARCH, 1877, at 2.30 p.m. ■.:-'' ; ' ; S. CARROLL, Trustee. . _Electoral Notices JL tions Act,, 1870," I, James Coutts Crawford, F.squire, Returning Officer for the District of City of Wellington, do hereby give notice that by virtue of a Writ bearing date the 15th day of March, 1877, under the Public Seal of the colony, an Election will be held for the return of a qualified person to serve as Member of the House of ■Representatives for.the said Electoral District; and that the J Nomination of candidates will take place at the Resident Magistrate's Court House, Wellington, at TWELVE o'clock at NOON on the 24th day of MARCH, 1877; and that the Poll -(it necessary) will be taken on the TWENTY-SEVENTH day of MARCH, 1877. ' JAMES C. CRAWFORD, , Returning Officer.

• The following are Polling Places for the Electoral District of City of Wellington : Resident Magistrate's Court House, Wel- -.;• lington. .■■'-■..- •' ' •■■•■ .■■•»■ The Market-place of Messrs. Bethune and Hunter. , . .. . .. JAMES 0. CRAWFORD,. Returning Officer. no THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY L OF WELLINGTON. i GENTLEMEN.—In offering myself as a candidate for the vacancy in the representation of the city, I do so in the conviction'that my political opinions are very much in unison with those of a majority of the electoral body. i I am very strongly in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the Public Works policy, in so far as the completion, of unfinished lines of useful railway and other reproductive undertakings is concerned.' I regard it as a public loss that railway. lines, such as that from Wellington- to Masterton, .Bhould not Have been pushed on more expeditiously. in the past. . .■.:■',' > The group of Local Government Acts which became' law in 1876 are essentially siiund in' , principle. They preserve the true tradition of 'British liberty ; but having been factiously o'pposed in their progress, and ultimately passed in haste, the Acts themselves require 'amendeut in detail;.' Their- consideration and improvement should'form an important item of parliamentary busiuess next session. - ;' To derive the full benefit which an extension of Public "Works and~the "institution, of Local Government is capable of conferring Upon' the country, our land laws require further revision,. so that settlement by an industrious population may easily bo effected without burdensome conditions. ; A general system of free primary education, whereby the children of the colony can be taught useful knowledge, without reference to' religious dogma, ought to be one of the earliest measures brought before Parliament, a measure I should have much satisfaction in supporting. : I am an earnest advocate of economy and retrenchment in._ Government expenditure, wherever these can be applied without detriment to the public service. i Knowing that the members of the Government are administering the affairs of the country satisfactorily ; believing, : moreover, that they are fully aware of the requirements cjf the colony, and will be prepared at the proper time, to submit to the Legislature such measures as may be necessary to meet their requirements,—l have no hesitation iu stating that the present Government should have my firm support., . It seems almost unnecessary for me to add that any proposals likely .to militate against the: permanent establishment of the city of .Wellington as the seat-of. Government for a United colony,, would encounter'nay most strenuous opposition; while everything tending to a'dyance its. interests might reckon,; with equal certainty, on my hearty support. And . I can see ' no. reason to anticipate the least likelihood of divided counsels. amongst those who are actuated;by similar views on these points. ~ ■.• i Respectfully soliciting your suffrages, I have: the honor to be, Gentlemen, ." Your'obedient servant, WILLIAM HUTCHISON. March 5.