Public Companies. A CSTRALIAN ALLIANCE ASSCR A ANCK COMPANY (with which is incorporated the Colon>al Insurance Company, etnpowrrwl under Act of Parliament), for Fire, Life and Marine Insurance, and Guarantee for Fidelity. Capital—£2so,ooo. Agents for Canterbury, 1.23 Thxbx, Myttoh & Co. mHE VICTORIA FIRE, MARINE, A AHD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES. Agents:— Waxtoot, Wasctx A Co* 64 Lyttelton and Christchurch. TWTEW SOUTH WALES MARINE JN ASSURANCE COMPANY. Maiine Risks taken on Wool, General MerAc., at lowest current rates. Policies on wool issued in duplicate, payable in London, in ease of loss, by the Company's Agents, Messrs. Aitken and Co. Bxowxaxx. A Co., 3_17 Canterbury Agents. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capixaz £1,600,000. EbTa«ijbhm> 1803. Fire Risks taken at Lowest Current Rates. E. 8. Daxsbtt A Co, 10-7 Lyttelton and Christchurch. Election Notices. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE LINCOLN DISTRICT. GENTLEMEN,— It is with much regret I am compelled to relinquish my intention of offering my self as a candidate for the Lincoln district in the next Provincial Council. Continued weakness renders mc incapable of performing, in a satisfactory manner, the duties of one of your representatives, and I have consequently no alternative but to retire from publio affairs until my health is reestablished. With my best thanks for the confidence you hare placed in mc, I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, WrxxxAic B. Toaswrn. Templeton, May 2, 1866. 6-4 A. a KNIGHT, ESQ. DEAR BD2,—W. B. Tosswill, Esq .having communicated to us his inability to comply with our wishes for re-election in the Provincial Council, in consequence of continued ill health, we, the undersigned Electors, beg respectfully to request that you will allow yourself to be put in nomination for the Lincoln District at the coming election. This being exclusively an Agricultural District, and you having resided amongst us as a practical agriculturalist several years, eminently qualifies you to represent our interests in tbe Provincial Council, and we pledge ourselves to use our utmost endeavors to secure your return. William Slater Henry Ingle Wilham Prebble John Craighead R Prebble George Horrell A Whinoop Patrick Carman MichL Downey A Stephens James Maakrey James Rogers John N Tosswill Sam Bailey Wilbam B Tosswill James Lockheed W J Walter Edmund Langstreth Thomas Thompson W Rogers Charles Thompson Bartholomew Ward Samuel Harwood George Marsh John StiUwell John Taylor William Jackson Henry 81ater William Paterson Robert Day George Carey David Dunn Robert Grinter Skinner Helms John Mills Wilham Tod Geo Gisklmga James Blackler George Thompson Thos Barrett George White James Blair Edwin White W McLauchlan William White R Wright James Winter J G Murray William Robinson James Roberts Fred White Henry Paunett Jos McClintock Dugald McFarlane A Wade W Hislop John Harding J C Angus April 30,1866. TO WILLIAM SLATER, ESQ* AND THE OTHER GENTLEMEN SIGNING THE REQUISITION. CtarxxsaTjor,--It is with much regret I learn that Mr. W. B. Tosswill is compelled, ' from continued ill health, to resign his intention of coming forward as a representative of the Lincoln district. I beg to thank you for the confidence you have expressed in mc, and have much pleasure ia complying with your request. I shall take an early opportunity of meeting you for the purpose of explaining my views on the various important mettorn which are likely to be brought before the next Provincial Council. Should you dome the honor to elect mc, my utmost endeavors shall be used to promote the interests of the district, and of the province at large. I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, Abthtjb 0. KinoHT. Newlands, May A 5-4 TO Tine ELECTORS OF THE HEATHCOTE PROVINCIAL DISTRICT. GJfcrH.'l«KM KN,-—As your Constituency returns three members to the Provincial Oeuncfi at tbe general election which will take ptaee m a few weeks, I now do myself the honor of intimating my intention of becoming a Candidate for one of the seats at your disposal I shall take the opportunity, where possible, of making a personal canvass of your votes, and acquainting you with my views on subjects of provincial interest. Meanwhisa, Gentlemen, I beg to remain, Your obedient servant, 2-96 Thojcab Wx. Matox. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE MANDEVTLLE DISTRICT. GENTLEMEN,— In a few days the Provincial Council will be dissolved, and yon w3H then hrve to elect two members to represent you in the new Council. I have the honor to announce that I shall offer myself for re-election, and hope to receive the same «encrous support that you accorded to mc four years ago. I shall take an early opportunity of meeting the electors in different parts of the district. lam, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, JosaYH BXSWICX. Gresthorpe, Kaiapoi, March IQ, S-20 HE. TRAVEBS'B COMMITTEE. jkJrB.TRAVKRS'B COMMIT YRE ROOMS JUrJL are Open every Day, from twelve to tferee o'clock, at Colombo House, corner of Gloucester and Colombo streets. k PnOTAL PXABCZ, *-W Secretary.
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Press, Volume IX, Issue 1089, 5 May 1866, Page 4
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