Electoral Notices rjlJ THE HON. W. B. D. MAMTELL, Dear SinWe, the undersigned ratepayers of Thorndon'Ward, request you to allow yourself to be placed in nomination at the fi rthcoming election. Should you consent, we pledge ourselves to use our best endeavors to ensure your return. We remain, Sir, William Tinney James Riddick John Bethell J. and H. Barber J. Brands Owen Daly John Butter C. J. Pharazyn W. B. E. Brown J. Marchant D. Drake James Martin John Gascoigne James Cattell William Isaac Thos. Smith J. J. Curtis Geo. Briend William Cook Yours respectfully, S. Taylor K. M. Cl eland Robert Hardie J. W. Thompson S. J. Birch J. Salmon E. Clark K. E. Bannister A. A. Barnett T. Clapham A. J. MoTavish J. Beard • Chas. E. Bisher D. Chisholm Wm. Breeman J. S. Jaca Arthur Williams W. S. Eeid To Mb. Tinney and the other Gentlemen SIGNING THE REQUISITION. Wellington, 4th Sept., 1878. Gentlemen, —I have to acknowledge your request that I should offer myself as a candidate for the Thorndon Ward at the ensuing municipal election. In reply I have only to assure you that I should have felt much pleasure in acceding to your request, but since the matter was first suggested to me I have learned that Dr. Newman, a gentleman whom I hold to be far better qualified than myself, has been mentioned as a candidate for the vacancy. I therefore feel it to be my, duty to decline the honor proposed to me by your requisition. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient Servant, W. B. D. MANTELL. TO THE RATEPAYERS OB THORNDON WARD. Gentlemen, —Having received from you a numerously signed requisition, asking me to become a candidate for the representation of your ward, I beg to say that I have much pleasure in acceding to your request, and that I shall take an early opportunity of addressing you. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, A. K. NEWMAN. POET, ESQ., WELLINGTON’ Wellington, August 30. Sik, —We, the undersigned Ratepayers of Cook Ward, beg respectfully that you will allow yourself to be nominated as a candidate for the above Ward at the coming election, and we pledge ourselves to support you, feeling sure that, if elected, you will do your utmost to promote the interest of Cook Ward and the city generally. We are, Sir, TO THE ELECTORS OB COOK WARD SIGNING THE ABOVE REQUISITION. Gentlemen, —With pleasure I accede to your request, and can only say that, it elected, I shall do my best for the interest of Cook Ward and the city in general. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, B. PORT. Wellington, September 2. PJIO J. S. M. THOMPSON, Esq. Sib, —We, the undersigned Ratepayers of Lambton Ward, in the city of Wellington, beg respectfully to request that you will allow yourself to be placed in nomination as a candidate for the office of Councillor for our Ward. Should you do so, we pledge ourselves, in the event of there being a contest, to use our utmost efforts to secure your return. We have the honor to be, Sir, Yours, &c., H. W. Diver, J.P. Ladd and Co. Philip Moeller Williams, Cameron, - Whittem, Nicholson, and Co. ' and Co. Hyams and Co. Levin and Co. Wilson and Richardson William Dawson and H. E. Liardet Co. W. J. Raymond Kohn and Co. Henry Moss Chas. Hill B. J. Duncan Samuel Banks Robert Laing James Maokay Nathan J. Isaacs John Kirkcaldie J. E. Hayes J. Hughes Casey and Macdonald L. S. Harris G. L. Jenness A. C. Shaw B. M. Ollivier Sam. W. Alcorn John W. Stevenson • C. Gamble J. H. Bethune Henry Willin George Thomas M. J. Mulligan E. W. Mills J. H. Marriott W. and 6. Turnbull James Cattell and Co. W. H. Quick 0. Napper W. Wiggins Walter N. Johnston W. G. Jackson Hart and Buckley To Dr. Diveb, Messrs. P. Moeller, Whittem, Nicholson, and Co., Levin and Co., and others signing the above requisition. Gentlemen, —I have much pleasure in acceding to your request to become a candidate to represent the ratepayers of Lambton Ward in the City Council, and should I be returned to the Council, I shall use my best energies towards the advancement of the City of Wellington. I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, J. S. M. THOMPSON. Wellington, September 2. rj\o ANDREW YOUNG ESQ., Sib, —We, the undersigned ratepayers of Te Are Ward, beg respectfully that you will allow yourself to be nominated as a candidate for the above Ward at the coming election, and we •pledge ourselves to support you, feeling sure that, if elected, you will do your utmost to promote the interest of Te Are Ward and the city generally. We are, Sir, Yours faithfully, Thomas Kobbell J. L. Moffit Wm. Shannon , Phillip Barron Geo. W. Pauling A. B. Sheath B. Cooper S. S. Griffiths George Dixon J. P. O’Shea Samuel Parkes Goorga Roxburgh H. Best Thomas Hoggard Charles White E. H. Crease D. T. Stuart W. Tusliu R. B. Haybittle W. Jameson & Co. N. Reid Henry Mshvm B. 0. Kreoft John Mclntosh William Widdop George U. Jackson J. B. E. Wright C. Reus Marten Brauk Wills J. Blundell George Crawford To THE B ATErAYKKS WHO SIGNED TUB ABOVE Requisition. Wellington, 4th September, 1878, Gentlemen, —I have much pleasure in consenting to become a Candidate for To Aro Ward. If elected, I will do my utmost to advance the welfare of the Ward and the city at large. Thanking you for the confidence you are placing in me, " ' ; I am. Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, : ANDREW YOUNG.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5442, 5 September 1878, Page 3
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