Page 3 Advertisements Column 5

West Coast Times, Issue 65, 2 November 1865, Page 3

TO RICIIARF REEVES ESQ., HOKITIKA. C|IR, — From your long rosidonco on tho goldfiolds of Victoria and Otago, and from your thorough acquaintance with and knowlodgo of tho wants and requirements of tho minors of thoWostCoast Goldfields, wo havo great ploasuro in requesting that you will permit yoursolf to bo l)laccd in nomination at tho forthcoming Election for tho Provincial Council, fooling satisfied that you will fully and faithfully reprosont tho intorcsts of tho Merchants and Minors of this district in tho Provincial Council of Canterbury, And, in- tho ovont of your aeooding to our rcquost, wo pledgo oursolvos to uso ovory ondoavor to secure your return as our Roprosontativo. Wo aro, Sir, Yours obodiontiy, H. W. Brackon James H. O'Loughlin Samuel Symms J. W. Pratt and Son M'Boath and Co. J. Harding H. Kennedy and Co. Daniol James Young, M.D. T. J. Fitzpalrick Thomas North. Thoinns Powoll W. H. Day G. Robock W. Pat. Kihnarfcin Thomas Gibson Samuol Grogg James Oit Hugh Camoron J. P. Chris tonson F. W. Eicko I John Nowton Samuol Pahn Robort Ecclcsfiold B. Fuorst J. Rutherford Ryloy, M.R.O.S.E. J. H. Kebblo i A. L. Edgar Jamos Hirsoh John Young ! W. H. Williams Jamos Mulligan & Co. ! Alfred Charlos Prichard ! Lloyd, Taggart and Co. H. M. Woolf | R. Borndt i M. Kolly William Galloway S. M. South J. H. Horn Goorgo H. Ohamborlain Josoph Mills Charlos Malpaa John Mulvihill J. P. Finn F.&G. F. Bullon Aloxandor Camoron Thomas R. Proctor Aloxandor Munro Robort Harold Solby & Spurling G. S. Allon J. W. Roes Arthur C. Russell Cassius and Comiskoy William Porry Job L. Munson J. Bontloy & Co. Victor Frank Henderson & Bonar Ohesnoy & Co. E. & J. Houghton W. Boylo & Co. Swanson, Ryrio, & Co. Benjamin Osborno W. E. M'Lovio Maco & Dixon Jamos Sponce Ching, Churches, & Co, Clarko, W. A. Wobstor M. Jonkins Hokitika; Oct. 81, 1865. ' ft Q.ENTLEMEN, — In reply to your vory fiattoring requisition rcquosting mo to permit mysolf to boplacodin nomination for tho forthcoming election as a eandidato for tho x'oprosontation of tho Wost Coast, I bog to stato that tho naturo of my businoss occupying all my timo and attontion would roudor it impossible for mo to dovoto that attontion to yoiir interests that I fool such an important constituency rcquiro. I must thoroforo most gratefully doclino tho honor you aro disposed to eonfor on mo, And remain, Gontlomon, Yours vory faithfully, RICIID. REEVES. H. W. Braokon, Esq. J. 11. O'Loughlin, Esq. J. F. M'Boath & Co., Esqs., and Tho Gentlemen signiug tho requisition. Hokitika, 30th Oclobor, 1865. '