ELECTION COMMITTEE. A MEETING will tako place at tho -£*- Victoria Hotol, Revoll street, at 2 o'clock (This Day) shaip. Business oi importance. Waimea, 28th October, 1865. To Edmund Barff, Esq. tttE tho Undersigned Residents in tho * ' Waimea District, request that you will fdvor us by standing as a candidate at tho onsuing election to roprcsont the interests of tho West doast in tho Provincial Council of Canterbury, aud hereby promiso you our support. Jamos Clarko M. Lawscn John M'Grcgor Joseph Bealo Joseph Collyor Joseph K. Patrick M'Farlano and Co. James Stool John Tobin Jno. Whito Robert Frith Thomas Brown Thomas Donolly Charles Stockman John Watson Waimea, October 80th. Gentlomon, — In answer to your address I havo tho honor to state that I havo much plcasuro in acceding to your request, and will, if elected, do my best to represent honestly aud fairly your interests, and those of tho West Coast gonorolly in tho Provincial Council. — I have the honor to bo, Your obedient servant, Edmund Barff. THIS DAY, TUESDAY, 31st OCTOBER, At 12 o'clock. To Storekeepers, Ilotelkeepors, and Traders. RICHARD REEVES & CO. TXT ILL soil by auction, at thoir rooms, This Day, at 12 o'clock, a largo and valuable assortment of general merchandise, comprising — 20 casos kerosene 35 casks bottled alo, Allsop's 20 do do porter do 8 tons Chilian flour 4i do Adelaide do 65 boxes candles 3 cases coffee, 1 and 2 lb., Nelson ground 6 cases Sharp's axes 6 tons corrugated iron, 6 and 7 feet, 26 and 28 guago lg tons prime colonial bacon 40 kegs Cork butter 8 qr-casks Martoll's brandy, palo 4 do do dark 30 cases brandy, Hennossy's 65 do gonova, JDKZ and key 60 do whiskey, Stewart's Kirkliston 3 qr-casks Stewart's wliiskoy 35 mats sugar, Java 30 do do Mauritius 26 half chests tea 30 boxes do., Mathildo, 6 chests tea, Musio 2 casos tobacco, Dixie's Own 3 „ „ Knight Templar 6 qr casks sherry 25 cases do. 1 caso Swiss cigars 1 „ Manilla do. 37 „ port, in caso 6 hhds portor, inbiilk 16 casos champagno Ay Moussoux THIS DAY, TUESDAY, 31st OCTOBER, At 12 o'clock. To Rostaurant-keopors and Others. RICHARD REEVES & CO. TyILL sell by auction, at thoir rooms, This Day, at 12 o'clock, 3 casks suporiorSydnoy-ciircdprosorvod moats, in small and largo tins, comprising — Roast bcof) l'oasfc mutton, Ox clicolc, rump stoaki mutton broth Stowed beof) boiled bcof, boof a lft modo, pork pio Pork snusagos, &o. 6 casks suporior Sydnoy-curod boof, each about 100 lbs*