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New Zealander, Volume 11, Issue 991, 13 October 1855, Page 1 (Supplement)

TO JAMES O’NEILL. Esq. WK, the undersigned Electors of the City of Auckland, approving generally of your conduct as one of our representatives in tiie General Assembly, and feeling assured ' that wc can with confidence again entrust our interests to your charge, request that you ill offer yourself’ as a Candidate for reelection. and you may rely on our efforts to 1 ensure your success, i (Here follow the signatures.) Benburh, North Shore, 28th September, 1b55. Gentlemen, — 1 desire each and all of you to accept my heartfelt thanks for the confidence you place in me in asking me to allow myself to be put in nomination as a Candidate at the next election for members to serve in the General Assembly. I have been your representative in the first Colonial Parliament, and during its continuance I'Jhave, to the best of my ability, served you faithfully. It is my anxious wish to renew that bond of union which has existed between us, and if I am again elected be assured your confidence shall be met on my part by a zealous discharge of the duties of so important a trust. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, J. O’Neill To the Gentlemen signing the Requisition. to \vlll!am connell, esq. WK the undersigned Electors of the City of Auckland, feeling that we can rely with confidence on your support of the rights of this Province and of such measures as are likely io benefit the Colony at large, and believing that your experience in public affairs will enable you to render us efficient service, request that you will allow yourself to be nominated as a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives, as one of the Members for the City, and in the event of your consenting we pledge ourselves to use our best exertions to ensure 3 our return. (Here follow the signatures.) Gentlkmen, — L am deeply sensible of the honour you do me in requesting me to become a candidate for the representation of our Metropolitan City in the General Assembly of New Zealand. From a sense of duty to the community, of which I have been so many years a member, I readily accede to your request, and I trust that, if honoured by the suffrages of this large and important constituency. I maybe enabled in some degree to promote the interests of this using Province and of the Colony at large. I beg you to accept my thanks for your promised support, And remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, W illiam Connell. To Mr. Hugh Coolahan, and the other subscribers to the Requisition. TO PATRICK DIGNAN, Esq., I REELING that it is of the highest importance that we should be represented in the next General Assembly by men who will support our just claims with firmness and discretion, and looking to you os one upon whom we may safely rely, we, the undersigned Electors oftheCitv of Auckland, are anxious to obtain your consent to be put in nomination, as one of the Representatives for the City ; and in the event of your complying with our repuest. we offer you our best support to ensure your return. (Here follow the signatures.) 2Slh September, 1835. Gentlemen,— 1 thank you for the honor which you have conferred by proposing to elect me as one of your Representatives. It was not my intention to become a Candidate for your suffrages at the ensuing election, but at your request I have no hesitation in sacrificing my private wishes to what I conceive to be my public duty. I have the honor to be. Gentlemen, Your mo A obedient servant, Patriok Dagnan. To the Gentlemen signing the Requisition. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PENSION Ell SETTLEMENTS. COMRADES,— -It was not my intention again to offer myself as a Candidate for the representation of our Settlements in the Provincial Council, as I did expect that some more fit person would come forward on the present occasion to take my place. Eut as I find there is no chance of any of ours coming forward, and I am loath to desert my post until regularly relieved by one really belonging to the Settlements, I again offer mvself to you for re-election for a seat in the Provincial Council, and I promise, if returned, to do my best endeavours to forward the interests of my constituents, I hope that the electors will not require any personal attendance at the different {Settlements to canvass. I remain, Comrades, Your very obedient servant, Joseph Bbknnan. Panmuro, October 4, 1855. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SUBURBS. / A ENTLEM EN, — I beg leave to offer VJT myself as a candidate to represent your interests in the House of Representatives, and also in the Provincial Council, with the same independent a iews as advertised on the 2Cth, 28th, and 29th ult. 1 remain, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, Walter Erodie. Carleton Gore, October Ist, 1855.