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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 103, 8 November 1873, Page 1 (Supplement)

To Cr. E. Read, Esq. —We the undersigned Electors of the Electoral District of Turanganui, have the honor to request that you will allow yourself to be put in nomination as a Candidate to represent this District in the Provincial Council. T. W. Porter C. J. Shaw T. M. Bryant 11. E. Webb AV. Daly T. E. Shirley J. Cuff R. Cooper M. Hall H. McCaffery C. G. Goldsmith Robjohns, Teat & Co. A. Blair E. G. Skipworth R. M. Steggall H. Steel Jas. AVoodbine Johnson B. J. Hartnett G. G. Mill R. Thelwall J. AVyllie G. J. Winter R. M. Sheet J. Morgan Bedford Sherriff A. F. Hardy A. Kempthorne W. King J. Siddons M. G. Nasmith A. Graham AV. Langford J. Hervey and others. Gisborne, October 18, 1873. To C. J. Shaw, T. Al. Bryant, EL E. Webb, and other the Electors of the Turanyanui Electoral District. ENTLEMEN, —I am sorry to say that from private reasons I am compelled to decline your Requisition that I should allow my name to be placed in nomination as your Member of the Provincial Council. Yours Obediently, G. E. READ. [copy.] To James Woodbine Johnson, Esq. S I1! , — Captain Read having this day positively declined to allow himself to be put in nomination to represent this district in the Provincial Council. We the undersigned Electors, request that you will allow yourself to be named as as a Candidate, and we undertake to support you with all our influence. We are Sir, Your Obedient Servants ( Signed ) A. Blair C. Westrup J. Cuff J. Drummond and others.