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Lyttelton Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1664, 17 April 1866, Page 3

Election Notices. TO THE ELECTORS CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH. " ENTLEMEN.-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 individually, 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 tojmy disI have the honour to be, Your most obedient servant, J. OLLIVIER. TO THE ELECTORS TOWN OF LYTTELTON.' GENTLEMEN,-In compliance with the wish of a large majority of your body I offer my services to you as one of your representatives in the next Provincial Council. Should you do me the honour to return me, it will be a pride and pleasure to me to jealously guard your interests, and advance as much as possible the well-being of the Port and Town of Lyttelton. I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, 1149 c ALBERT T. BRADWELL. TO THE ELECTORS TOWN OF LYTTELTON. GENTLEMEN,-At the request of several influential fellow-townsmen I am persuaded to offer myself a candidate as one of your members for the Provincial Council, the elections for which will shortly take place. Having hitherto kept apart from politics, I have no particular scheme that may have been laid before the public which I can advise you as to my adherence, but can only assure you that, in the event of my being elected as one of the members to represent your interests, I will endeavour to support all measures that may calculate to be most beneficial to the province generally and Lyttelton in particular, Your obedient servant, BEVERLY BUCHANAN. Lyttelton, March 22,1666. c 12( TO THE ELECTORS LYTTELTON r\ ENTLEM&N,—A General Election of ' Members for the Provincial Council of Canterbury, will shortly take place, and I beg to offer myself as a candidate and request the favour of your votes. If Ihavethe honour of beingre-electedas one of your members, I shall continue to do all in my power to promote the interest of Lyttelton and the province in general. I remain Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, ell 12 H. P. MURRAY AYNSLEY. TO MAJOR WHITE. » » respectfully request that you will allow yourself to be put in Nomination as Member of the Provincial Council for the Oxford District : C. A. Denby Richd. Walker Salathiel Redfem William Archer Reed William Wilson Friedrich Luers William Tucker John Patterson James Flanagan Henry Sedcole John Paget Thos. Ryan Jean Clolus A, D. Dickenson James Crallan Henderson GordaE Philip Briggs Wilson Fisher Josej.li Pearson John M nn David Fisher John Sloper R, Kyffln Kenrick Thos. Woodfield Joseph Weber Edwin B. Walker Thos, Whallis Thomas Cusden William Clark Henry Terry Thomas Marsh, TO THE GENTLEMEN SIGNING THE REQUISITION. Gentlemen,—lt gives me much pleasure to accede to your wish that I should consent to be Nominated for Election to the Provincial Council. If elected, I will do my best for the interests of the district, although no longer a resident in it. Thanking you for your continued confidence. lam, Yours faithfully, THOMAS WOOLLASTON WHITE. Sherwood, Makikihi, Timaru, March 26th, 1866. c 1375