Page 3 Advertisements Column 4

West Coast Times, Issue 60, 21 October 1865, Page 3

TO EDWARD M'GLASIIAN, Esq., J.P. QIR,— Wo, tho undorsignod oleotors and non-olectors of tho Wost Coast Can. torbury Goldfiolds, havo much ploasuro in requesting you to allow yourself to bo put in nomination as a Candidato to roproscnt us in tho Provincial Council. As from your long rosidonco in a digging community, and your intiraato knowlcdgo of tho forms and usages of Provincial Legislation, from having so long represented a portion of tho Otago Provinco, wo feel assured that our interests cannot bo loft in bettor hands. And wo pledge oursolvos to uso our influonco to roturn you as our representative Wo romain, Sir, Yours obediontly, Henderson and Bonar M'Landross, Hepburn and Co, Jamos It. Anderson and Co. James Miller and Co. Thomas Polo and Co. E. and J. Houghton ■ J. Nash D. W. Virtuo Morison, Law and Co., per R. Macintyro William A. Wood Richard Reeves and Co. Swanson, Ryrio, and Co. Francis Cook A. Boylo and Co» Samuel Palmor Hall and Finlay James C. M'Guiro Sponco Brothors and Co, Lloyd, Taggart, and Co. G. Porriman G. W. Binney James Clark Haro, Pratt, and Co, James Lambton F. Lulming James C. Mallach A. Huugerford and Co. H. S. Fish James Affleck Henry Wiso and Co, S. Isaacs W. Ferris A. Mansford Geo. Bond G. S. Wagner Pro Messrs. Turnbull and Co., Edw. Roovcs James M'Culloch Cassius and Comiskey R. B. Martin and Co. Jamos Heron Chas. Stephonson Daniol H. Clove Stanford and Co. W. Lando F. Hamilton A. P. Priehard E. Prossor H. W. Bracken James H. O'Louglilin J. Harding S. M. South John Robertson Fritz Soldutor G. H. Aldrich Boujamin Osborno Hokitika, 19th Ootobor, 1865. To Messrs Hondorson and Bonar, and tho other gontlomon whoso names are attached to tho requisition. QENTLEMEN,— I am in receipt of your vory kind and flattering requisition to allow myself to bo placed in nomination as a candidate to represent you in tho Provincial Council of tho Provinco of Canterbury $ and it is with much ploasuro I accedo to tho request of so numerous and influential a body of gontlomon. Tho largo and important intorosts now connected with tho West Coast Goldfiolds I am awaro will require a groat amount of attontion and time from any ouo that may bo olectod as your representative. That I am propared to givo, should I havo tho honor of boing roturned as your roprosontativo ; and it will bo my object in and out of Council, to reprosent tho wants and desires of this vory largo and increasing population to tho bost of my ability. Since my arrival in Hokitika, I havo observed many things that require immcdiato attontion ot tho hands of tho Canterbury Government, and I feol assured thoso only requiro to bo sufficiently represented to tho authorities to moot with that duo attontion which tho magnitude of tho mining and mercantile intorosts of tho Wost Coast require I regret, Gontlomon, that important matters require my immodiato roturn to Otago for a short time, and that I will bo uuablo, from this oauso, to bo present at tho nomination. Should I, howovcr, have tho honor of boing roturnod as ono of your roprosontativos, I shall tako tho earliest opportunity of meeting tho Electors, in tho various districts connected with tho goldfiolds, so as to mako myself hotter acquainted with thoir requirements. I havo tho honor to bo, Gentlemen, Your obodiont sorvant> ED. M'GLASHAN. Hokitika, 20th Octobor> 1866> FIVE POUNDS REWARD. WHEREAS somo Person or Porsons did, on Monday Evening or Tuofldoy Morning last, feloniously take my boat from Iho Long Ford on tho Hokitika Rivor, tlu's is to giyo notico that tho abovo roward will bo paid to nny one giving such information as fihnll lead to tho conviction of tho oflondor. JOHN PERRIAM, Kauiori.