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West Coast Times, Issue 235, 23 June 1866, Page 3

Election Notices. TO WILLIAM SHAW, ESQ., Weld Steeet, Hokitika. CJIR, — As tho thno approaches for the election of members to form tho Municipal Council, wo desiro that early measures bo taken to sccuro your election, should you consent to bo nominated. We are confident that tho interests of the town will not suffer in your hands. Your long experience in business, both in this Colony and in Victoria, is a guarantee that, if elected, tho various Municipal matters brought- beforo you will bo dealt with in a practical manner. Difficulties of a peculiar nature will arise in tho first sittings of tho Council : wo aro confident these difficulties. will bo more easily sur« mounted, if tho council bo composed of gentlemen like yourself, possessing very considerable experience in tho formation of new settlements and districts. Richard Reeves and Co. Fisher Brothers. Anderson and Mowat. Louttit, Heid, and Co. A. Boylo and Co. Hawkes and Strou«s. F. W. Eicko. Jonos, M'Glashan, and Co. William Evans. H. Kennedy. W. L. Rees. Moir and Slaito. James Clark. James Chesney and Co. John White. Henderson andßonar. Hall, Finlay, and Co. G. W. Shepperd and Co. Alfred Cleve, Sponce Brothers. Cassius and Comiskey. Joseph Churches. J. F. Byrno and Co. F. and G. F. Bullen. Stanford and Co. Hoyt and Osborno. Mark Sprot. O. W. Oakes, Thomas Gibson. Jonos and Meo. White and Pirie. J. Powell and Co. Boylan and Cullon. Cumming and Plumridgo .- James J. Barfclott. Forsyth and Masters. James Keir and Co. M'Guire and Lynch. Ecclesfiold Brothers. John Whittakor. John Solomon and Co. Alwin Palm. James Hirsch. I Thos. R. Procuor. G. W. Binney and Co. Tlios. Nelson. Hugh Gordon. Jamos Pizzoy. W. S. Lockharfc. W. Cross J. Potter. June 16, 1866. p ENTLEMEN,- I feel myself highly flattered by tho [Requisition you havo presented me with, to offer mysolf as a candidato for a seat in tho Municipal Council of Hokitika. My oxporience and ability I feel sure you over-estimate ; but such as they are I place them at the disposal of tho electors, should they confer upon mo the honorable distinction of boing ono of thoir representatives. I cannot but regard with doop interest tlio great responsibility that may, and most probably will, devolve upon the first Council that will bo selected to ropresont this long noglected and! misgoverned district. Independent of tho ordinary business of a Municipal Council, occasions may arise when it may bo necessary for that body, as the only recognised representative institution hero, to embody tho spirit and independence of tho people who have cast their fortunes in this country, and manfully to insist upon a full measure of justice for them. I may hero montion, with regard to the ate contest botweon Mr W. S. Moorhouso and myself for tbo /opresontation of Westland in tho Gonoral Assembly, that no one can bo better pleased at my defeat than I am myself, and that I sincerely rojoico at tho return of my opponent, who, at tho time, was a stranger to most of us, but in whom I ro cognise an ablo and staunch advocate of our common interests, and through whom, with tho aid