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Lyttelton Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1635, 13 March 1866, Page 4

Election Notices TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH. GENTLEMEN,— -As several Candidates are presenting themselves for your suffrages at the approaching dissolution of the Provincial Council, I have the honour to acquaint you that I purpose offering myself for re-election as one of your representatives. I have had the honour to hold a seat in the Council since its enlargement in 1855, and may, without much egotism, ask you to judge of my qualifications for the trust I seek at your hands by my past career. Opportunities will doubtless be afforded to the Candidates to explain their sentiments more fully than is usual in an address of this nature when I shall have the pleasure of meeting you. I shall endeavour to call upon you indil vidually, if possible; but, as this is necessarily a work of time, and time is our most valuable commodity, I trust you will at least do me the favour to retain in your minds a recollection, of the past as an inducement to withhold the pledge of your votes to my disadvantage. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, J. OLLIYIER. 324 c TO THE ELECTORS OF THE - SELWYN DISTRICT. GENTLEMEN,— I have received a requisition from many of the influential electors of your district asking me to allow myself to be nominated, at the forthcoming general election, as a candidate to represent you in the Provincial Council, and I have much pleasure in complying with their request. The fact that my own personal interest so much depends on the general prosperity of the district will probably be considered sufficient guarantee that I will carefully watch over all matters affecting our common welfare, and as I intend soon to be a resident among you, I shall be able to make myself further acquainted with your requirements; and, should you return me as your member, to advocate them to the best of ability, provided they are not inconsistent with the general prosperity of the province. With my best thanks to the gentlemen who signed the requisition, I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, 766 EDWD. JOLLIE. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE HEATHCOTE DISTRICT, GENTLEMEN. —I have the honour to offer myself as a Candidate to represent your district at the coming election, in the Provincial Council. I have resided amongst you for some years and am personally known to many of you; possibly my political opinions may not be. On that ground I may be allowed to statebriefly:—lam of opinion that centralization and an undue creation of departments, and as a necessary consequence an opening for place seekers, exists, far beyond the requirements of an efficient administration of the Government of the province; and this has in a measure tended to bring about the present financial difficulties. I should, if elected, support any well devised measures calculated to develope the resources of the province and am of opinion that nothing will effect this short of a judicious extension of railways and good roads. I am also in favour of a system of promoting a sound education, consistent with the existing requirements. I should be prepared to support any measure to conserve the landed estate of the province, especially with a view of modifying the present system of granting pre-emptive rights. I think that the present system of Road Board administration is very defective, especially in the outlying districts ; and I cannot see the justice of the farmers' industry being taxed; and the holders of unimproved lands, and the run-holding community being exempt, or nearly so, from local taxation. My motto would be "Economy, retrenchment, and no special class legislature." The farming and other interests being vested, and, to my mind, paramount, should be as faithfully represented as the sheep and commercial interests. If you think me competent to represent you in the Provincial Council I am willing to place my services at your disposal, and hold myself in readiness to meet you at any time more fully to explain my views. I am, Your obedient servant, JOHN JEBSON. Fountain villa, Lincoln road, Feb. 16, 1866. c 446 TO W. C. WALKER, ESQ. SIR,— We, the undersigned, Electors of the Ashburton District, request that you will allow yourself to be put in Nomination for this District at the ensuing Election for the Provincial Council, and we will use our best exertions to secure your retnrn. John M'Lean / W. S. Peter C. Hurst Chas. H. Greenstreet William Turton John M'Lea* A. M'Lean James D. Rogers Foster F. Nixon Francis Pitt Kermode and Co. Michael S. Campbell E. M. Templer John Stace Joseph Hill. To JOHN M'LEAN, Esq., and the other Gentlemen signing the requisition. GENTLEMEN, I shall be most happy to accept the honour of being put in Nomination for your District at the ensuing election for the Provincial Council; and, if returned, I shall use my best endeavours to further the interests of the District, and of the Province in general. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, W. C. WALKER. March 11, 1866. C 945