Requisitions. fTIO RICHARD NANGARROW, ESQ;, J.P., GREYMOUTH. Dear Sir,— We, the undersigned Ratepayers of tb,e Borough cf Greymonth, beg respectfully to request that you will allow yourself to be NOMINATED for the office of MA'S OR of GREYMOUTH at the forthcoming Election, and in the event of your acceding to our request we beg to assure you that we shall use our best endeavors to secure your return. We remain, you** faithfully, Gilmer Bros., A. R. Guinness, Joseph Kilgour, ■ ■ P. Smith, S Roalston, D. Sheedy, R. C. Forsyth, John Glune, A. Hildebrand, Thos. Foxcroft, Win. Rae, Duncan M'Lean, Morris Levy, W. G. Smith, J. W. Parkinson, Joseph Petrie, And Sixty other Ratepayer?. TO THE RATEPAYERS SIGNIwG THE ABOVE REQUISITION. Gentlemen,— I have great pleasure in acceding to your request, and if the confidence implied therein is endorsed by the majority of the Ratepayers at the forthcoming election, in return ing me to the office of Mayor for the ensuing year, you may rely that my earnest endeavor will be to discharge the important duties appertaining thereto in the same impartial manner which I respectfully claim to have exercised hi the past. am, Gentlemen, Yours respectfully, RICH. NANCARROW. Greymouth, 15th October, 1879. Tpo FRANCIS HAMILTON, ESQ., GREYMOUTH. Dear Sjr,— We, as Ratepayers, beg to request that you will allow yourself to be NOMINATED for the Office of MAYOR, and, in the event of your consenting, will use every effort within our power to secure your return. • We are, Yours faithfully, F. W. Lahman, C. Holder, J. Barkley, W. S. Smith, P. M. Griffen, F. Campbell, F. C. Dupre, G. W.,M088, J. G. Thomas, John Walton J. A. Eisseohardt, R. Gamble, F. Badger, M. M'DonneP, M, Kennedy J. Bustard, E. Ashton, A. Matheson, P. B. Cameron, F. Austin, W. Briaco, J. M'Davitt, Aud the other Gentlemen signing the Requisition. Greymouth, September 29, 1879, Gentlemen,— I have great pleasure in complying with your request. Should the ratepayers do me the honor of returning me, I shal discharge the duties of the office in a faithful and impartial mauner. I am, Gentlemen, Yours respectfully, F. HAMILTON. Greymouth, October 16, 1879.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3486, 22 October 1879, Page 2
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