Page 3 Advertisements Column 5

West Coast Times, Issue 61, 24 October 1865, Page 3

TO EDWARD M'GLASHAN, Esq./J.T. CJIR, — Wo, tho undorsigncd electors and non-oloctors of tho Wost Coast Canterbury Goldfiolds, have much ploasuro in requesting you to allow yourself to bo put in nomination as aCandidatoto roprosont us in tho Provincial Council. As from your long rosidonco in a digging community, and your intimato knowlodgo of tho forms and usages of Provincial Legislation, from having so long represented a portion of tho Otago Provinco, wo feel assured that our intorests cannot bo loft in b6ttor hands. And wo pledge oursolvcs to uso our influonco to roturn you as our representative. Wo remain, Sir, Yours obodiontly, Hondorson and Bonar M'Landross, Hepburn and Co. James It. Anderson and Co. Jamos Miller and Co. Thomas Polo and Co. E. and J. Houchton J. Nash D. W. Virluo Morison, Law and Co., por R. Maointyro WiHini" A. Wood Richard Rccvos and Co. Swanson, Kyrio, and Co. Francis Cook A. Boylo and Co. Samuol Palmor Hall and Finlay James C. M'Guiro Spcnco Brothers and Co. Lloyd, Taggarb, and Co. G. Porriman G. W. Binnoy Jamos Clark Haro, Pratt, and Co. James Lnmbton F. Luhning Jamos C. Mallach A. Hungorford and Go. H. S. Fish Jamos Afllcck Homy Wise and Co. i S. Isaacs W. Ferns A. Mansford Geo. Bond G. S. Wagnor Pro, Mossrs. Turnbull and Co., i Edw. Roovos James M'Culloch Cassius and Comiskoy R. B. Martin and Co. James Heron Chas. Stephonson Daniel H. Clovo Stanford and Co. W. Lando F. Hamilton A. P. Prichard E. Prossor H. W. Bracken Jamos H. O'Loughlin J. Harding S. M. South John Robertson Fritz Scldutor G. H. Aldrioh Bonjamin Osbomo Hokitika, 19th Octobor, 1805\ To Mossrs Hondorson and Bonar, and tho other gontlomon whoso names aro attached to tho requisition. QENTLEMEN,— I am in receipt of your very kind and flattoring requisition to allow myself to bo placed in nomination as a candidato to roprosontyou in tho Provincial Council of tho PrOviuco of Canterbury ; and it is with muoh ploasuro I acccdo to tho request of so numerous and influential a body of gontlomon. Tho largo nnd important intorosts now connected with tho Wost Coast Goldfiolds I am awaro will rcquiro a groat amount of attontion and time from any ono that may bo olectod as your ropresontativo. That I am proparod to give, should I havo the honor of being roturned as your representative ; and it will bo my object in and out of Council, to roprosont tho wants and desires of this very largo and increasing population to tho bost of my ability. Sinco my arrival in Hokitika, I havo obsorvod many things that roquiro immodiato attontion at tho hands of tho Canterbury Govornmont, and I fool assured theso only rcquiro to bo sufficiently roprosented to tho authorities to meet with that duo attontion which tho magnitude of tho mining and morcantilo intorosts of tho Wost Coast roquiro. I rogrot, Gontlomon, that important mattors roquiro my immodiato roturn to Otago for a short time, and that I will bo unablo, from this causo, to bo present at tho nomination. Should I, howovor, havo tho honor of bciug rolurnod as ono of your roprosentativos, I shall tako tho oarliost opportunity of mooting tho Electors, in' tho various districts connootod with tho goldfiolds, so as to mako nvysolf bottor acquainted with thoir requirements. I havo tho honor to bo, Gontlomou, Your obodiont sorvaut, ED. M'GLASHAN. Hokitika, 20th Ootobor, 1865. FIVE POUNDS REWARD. T\f IIEREAS somo Porsbn or Persons ' » did, on Monday Evening or Tuosday Morning last, foloniously tako my boat from tho Long Ford on tho llokilika Kivoi', this is to givo notico that tho abovo roward will bo paid to any ono giving such information as shall load to tho conviction of the oftbudor. JOHN I'EltlllAK, Kaniori,