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years, the least lean say is that I am dm stranger to you. If you think fit to elect me as your representative, I will pledge myself to attend the sittings of the Assembly ; and when there, I will use my best abilities, regardless of personal considerations, to promote tin; welfare and interest of the colony, and of this province in particular. The limits of an address will not permit me to comment upon many questions of political moment, but at a future opportunity I hope to give you every satisfactory assurance. I remain, Gentlemen, Your most, obedient servant, DINGLEY ASKHA.M BIITTTIN. To the Electors of the Town of Christchurch. Gkntlkmkn, IHA.VE the honor to offer myself as a candidate for your suffrages at the approaching election of a member to represent your interests in the General Assembly. Should you deem me worthy of your confidence, and elect me to fill this important post. ] pledge myself t« faithfully and assiduously discharge its onerous duties, and to support such measures'"as may tend to the further advancement of this Province. I have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, John Seagkk Gundry. Avebmy, Oct. 31.1855. To the Independent Electors of Aharoa. r\ ENTLEMEN, — When I first stood VJ forward (at your request) as a candidate for the honour of representing you in the Provincial' Council, you may recollect I stated to you my fears, that my duty towards you would interfere wilh my clerical duties. Those fears have now been fully realized, the difficulty of providing a substitute, during my absence at the Council, becoming every day greater, I beg, therefore, forthwith to resign the trust, when I cannot perform its duties to your benefit or my own satisfaction. In doing so, however, let me assure you I shall always feel a deep interest in the welfare of Akaroa, though not her representative. I am, dear Sirs, Your obliged servant, William Atlmeb. GMencarny, Akaroa, Nov. 12th, 1855. TO J. E. FITZ GERALD, Esq., Sir, We, the undersigned electors of Lyttelton, fully appreciating the services rendered by you to the cause of good government in the late General Assembly, and feeling deeply the importance, in the present juncture, of a continuance of those services, beg that you will allow yourself to be again nominated as the representative for this town in the next General Assembly. [Here follow the signatures.] Christchurcli, Nov. 6, 1855. . Sir,—l have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a requisition signed by yourself and others of the electors of Lyttelton, requesting 'me to allow myself ayain to he put in nomination as the representative for Lyttellon in the ntxt General Assembly. I w;is, as you ate aware, very unwilling again to take any part in the public affairs of the colony generally ; Doth for private reasons and also because the business of the Provincial Government fully en gages my time and attention. It has however, been so stroiiglv urged upon me by many of my friends that I may be of some use in advocating the claims of the Province in the adjustment of those important questions which vvill c>me under discussion in t he next session of the General Assembly, that I can hardly refuse to comply with your request. t have the more pleasure in doing so, because I see the names of so many electors of different political views attached to the requisition that I may hope my election will not be contested : for I should be exceedingly reluctant during the tune I boh! the 'office of Superintendent of the Province again to be placed in a position which Would bring me into collision with any portion of the community. If the electors of Lyttelton should do me the high honour of again constituting me their representative, I need not say that I will do all in my power to promote the interests, both of Lytteltuji and of the Province.