THORNDON ELECTORATE. NOTICE OF POLLING DAY. IN pursuance of " Tho Regulation of Elections Act, 1881," I, JAMES HAY, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Thorndon, do hereby give notioa that in consequence of a poll having been demanded at the nomination of candidates for the said Electorate, which took place this day, a poll will be taken at the following polling places of the said District on Friday, the 9th day of December, 1881 : — Commencing at 9 a m., and closing atG p.m. The Premises adjoining Mr. R. Barrett's Stationery Establishment, opposite Government House, Wellington (principal) ; Premises formerly occupied as the New Zealand Times Ofiice, Willis-street, Wellington. JAMES HAY, Returning Officer. Ist December, 1831. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE THORNDON ELECTORAL DISTRICT. fN ENTLEMEN— I have the honor to \J4~ inform you that I shall be a candidate for tho representation of yonr district at the coming election, and in soliciting your Buffragea, I trust that my past acts aa a public man justify me in asking your support and the oontinuance of the confidence bo genorI oualy reposed in me during the time I have I represented the City of Wellington. In the event of your placing mo in the position to which I aspire, you may rely on my every oifort being devoted to the advancement of your interests and the progress and prosperity of this city, with which I have been all my life identified. I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, W. H. LEVIN. Wellington, 24th September. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF WELLINGTON. /~N ENTLEMEN,— The new Representation \Jf Act having now received the Governor's assent, I shall shortly be compelled to hand baok to you the truat you have confided to my keeping for the past two years. While I much regret the voice of Parliament haa decided that the unity of the city constiuenoies is to be disturbed, I yet hope to be selected to servo the electoral district of Thorndon in the next Assembly, and, in the event of my election, I shall none the less devote my energies, as hitherto, to the advancement of the city as a whole. No words that I can tise would give adequate expression to my feelings of gratitude for the consideration I have invariably experienced at your hands, and I shall ever entertain a warm recollection of tho confidence reposed in me during tho time I have had the honour of repreaenting you. , I am, Gentlemen, Youra faithfully, ! W. H. LEVIN. Wellington, 24th September, 1881. TO THE ELECTORS OF THORNDON ELECTORAL DISTRICT. (^ ENTLEMEN,— At the request of my \X friends, I beg to state that I now have fully determined to offer myself as a candidate for a soat in the House of Representatives for the above elect >ral district. I Bhall avail myself of the honour of addressing you personally before the day of election. The principles I purpose enunciating shall bo thoroughly radical. My snpporterß ara hereby cautioned not to pay any attention to stupid reports that I am only running as an advertisement to my business or in favour of any other candidate, as euch reports are only malicious electioneering canards. To tire faifchfuUy, THOS. IJWAN. TO THE ELECTORS OF TE ARO. /^ ENTLEMEN,— I beg to inform you that I am a candidate for the honour of representing you in Parliament, and I Bhall on an early occasion fully explain to you my politioal opinions. The largo and influential requisition lately presented to me encourngea me to solicit your support with some degreo of confidence, and if eleoted I shall do my utmost to prove worthy of so great a trust. I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, CHAS. J. JOHNSTON. TO THE ELECTORS OF SOUTH WELLING! ON. f^i ENTLEMEN— In respouse to numerous requests, I beg to inform you that I am a candidate for the representation of your district in tho House of Eeproaentatives. I ahall take an early opportunity of putting my political opinions fully before you, and as I believe that they will be found to be in harmony with those of the majority of tho electors, I trust to be favoured with your support on tho day of polling. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Yonr obedient servant, W. B. EDWARDS. Island Bay, 27th October, 1881. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SOUTH WELLINGTON DISTRICT. AT the request of many friends and electors, I beg to inform you that I am a candidate for the honour of representing you in the next Parliament of New Zealand. I Bhall take an early opportunity of personally explaining my views to you ; and if you deem me worthy of so great a trust, it will be my earnest aim at all times to promote the interesta of this district, and New Zealand in general, irrespective of parties. Yours obediently, PAUL COFFEY. Clyde Quay, 29th Oct., 1881. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE HUTT DISTRICT. /"N ENTLEMEN,— Being a candidate for the honour of representing this district in Parliament, I beg to solicit your Bupport at the eleotion. I will invite you to hear me state my political views in the several parts of the district at an early date, of whioh due notioe will be given. Yours faithfully, DUNCAN SINCLAIR. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE HUTT. /"N ENTLEMEN— At tho request of my friends I am induced to offer myself as a candidate for the seat in the new Parliament as the representative for the Hutt eleotorate. At an early date I propose to state my views on the great questions of the day. My endeavour will be in the future, as it has been in the past, to promote the welfare and progress of the colony in general, and of the electorate in particular. Yours faithfully, THOMAS MASON. Taita, 23rd Sept., 1881. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE HUTT DISTRICT. f^i ENTLEMEN— In answer to your nuOT merously signed requisition asking me to allow myself to be nominated as a member of the House of Representatives for your district, in compliance therewith I have much j pleasure in accepting the same, and will take the earliest opportunity of explaining my politioal views, and, if in accordance with your own, I beg most respeotfully to claim your support. I am, Gentlemen, Yours respectfully, M. L. MARKS. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE HUTT. _T1 ENTLEMEN — I have the honor to V7T solicit your suffrages aa a candidate for the seat in Parliament at yonr disposal. I trust shortly to have the pleasure of meeting you in various parts of the District, when I will explain the political opinions that I entertain, and sketch out before you the course of action that I intend to pursue if returned as yonr representative. I »m, Gentlemen, Youra very faithfully, I henry Jackson. WELLINGTON MEAT EXPORT CoMPANY, LIMITED. npHE Share List has been re-opened, and JL . applications, accompanied by a deposit of Ten Shillings per share, will be received by any Branch of the Bank of New Zealand, or the Company's Brokers. H. H. WOLTERS, Secretary pro tern.
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Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 131, 3 December 1881, Page 4
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