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Lyttelton Times, Volume III, Issue 121, 30 April 1853, Page 1

NOTICE. Resident Magistrate's Office, Lyttelton, April 21, 1853. ■ ■ A LL Persons desirous of Registering -*-•*- Claims to Vote at the ensuing Elections of Superintendent, of Members of the Provincial Council, and of the House of Representatives of New Zealand, musi-for-ward "such Claims in writing, on or before the'lsth day of May following, stating the name of the District or Districts in respect of which they shall be made, and" signed either by the claimant, or by some, other person, in his name and by his authority ; also the place of abode, and calling or business of the claimant, and the qualification in respect of which such claims may be made. Claims to-be addressed.to the Resident Magistrate and forwarded as follows: — . For the Toiun of Christchurch —To the Land Office, Christchurch. For theChristchurchCountry District —To the Land Office, Christchurch; or Resident Magistrate's Office, Lyttelton. For the Town of Lyttelton —To the Resident Magistrate's Office, Lyttelton. The words " Claim to Vote" being inserted above the direction. Charles Simeon, Resident Magistrate. To the. Electors of Lyttelton. Gentlemen,'.--|_l AVING, more than three months sinca, -*-*- received a Requisition, signed by 72 householders, requesting me to. offer myself as a Candidate for a seat in the Legislative Council for the Town of Lyttelton, and repeatedly urged since then to comply with the wishes of so many Electors ;—that longer silence on my part may not be construed into neglect or apathy, I now respectfully beg to inform you that I will accept the honor conferred on me of being a Candidate at the ensuing election.. Perhaps the following may be deemed- ai justification for so doing. On my arrivalat Lyttelton it was my intention to avoid politics, and would continue to do so, only the recent events at Wellington have at once convinced me of the importance to the Colony (and this Settlement in particular), of having men in the Legislative Council who are advocates of the speedy reduction iii the price of Waste Zand. Had this valuable boon been conferred long since on the colony, many hundreds of industrious settlers would be now in the enjoyment of cheerful homesteads On their own soil, and would also be the*means of inducing thousands to make this colony their adopted home, enhance the value of property, and improve the condition of the working classes. ' Nearly 14 j'ears experience in New Zealand, actively occupied during the most of that period opposing misrule, struggling for free institutions, and the advancement of the Colony, are my claims to your, suffrages. Should you return me, you may faithfully rely on my constant attention to your interests, and my most strenuous efforts to promote the prosperity of the Canterbury Settlement. I have the honour to be, Your obedient servant, Rowland Dayis.