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West Coast Times, Issue 233, 21 June 1866, Page 3

Election Notices. John Fox. John Collins. M. D. M'Donald. Franois Creohan. Leonard Bushley. , Charles Waters. M. D. Flannory. Alex. Murphy. James Stool. John M'Mcllon. James Arnold, Donald M'Donald. James Corrigin. William Aldridge. Patrick Drury. Daniel Mullins. Patrick Toker. Fard Fyfo. Michael Gorila. John Irvine. John Driscoll. Nicholas Brady. Michael Casey. Charles Stubbs. David Irving. William Smith. John Rogorson. William Williams. W, M. M'Leod. ' Thos. O'Donald. ' Patrick Caroy. Alex. Simpson. . John Ball. John Nestor. . Michael Komane. Henry Warren. Nathan Scddon. . Thos. Kennedy. j James Crone. Richard Best. Hugh Boyle. Robert Loohore, Patrick Kelly. M. Bogdon. James Oollin. W. Oleland. - Thomas Cahill. Archbald M'Donald. James Darorn, C\ ENTLEMEN,— I thank you for the br . flattoring request you sent mo, to allow myself to bo put in nomination, as a Candidato for tho representation of tho District of Westland in tho Canterbury Provincial Counoil. lam sorry to inform you my business requires all my attention or I should willingly havo allowed myself to bo nominated. I have^tho honor to bo . Gentlemen, Your obedient sorvant, James M'Masteb. To Messrs'. William Kirkpatrick, Edward Lanigan. Charles Shinkwin, Joseph Bealo, Wm. M- R. Thompson, James Clarke, Charles Dee, Honry Bartlett, Wm. M'Mahan, Patrick Moran, and other gentlomou who signed tho request. Right Hand Branch, Waimea, Juno 19, 1866. 3142

r\ ENTLEMEN,— I havo nuieh pleasure in acceding to the request contained in your Requisition of yesterday, inviting me to allow myself to be nominated as one of the members of tho Municipal Council now shortly to be established in Hokitika. I havo watched with much interost tho steady and oortain advancement of Westland 5 and look with tho most cheerful confidonco to its future; and I will, if olected, do my utmost to aid all measures that I may conceive to bo conducive to its prosperity. I must in all fairness tell you that I am rathor inoxporionced on matters connected with Municipal Government 5 so that all I can honostly pledge myself to is, that I will unsworvingly and unflinchingly endeavor to do my duty, should I attain tho honor you aro desirous of ontrusting mo with. 'I have tho honor to bo, Gentlemon and Fellow Citizens, Yours very faithfully, F. W. Eioke. Commercial Salo Yards, Hokitika, Juno 20, 1866. To Messrs &c, &c. '