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TO THE ELECfOHS OF THE CITY ‘ OF AUCKLAND. Gentlemen, —At the request of many of the Elector; of your Distinct I beg to offer in yso If us a candidate, for a seat in the House of Representatives and the Provincial Council, for the City of Auckland, at the following elections. 1 am induced to solicit your suffrages for both Houses, believing that the circumstance of my representing you in the Provincial Council would enable me more effectually to promote your interest in the General Assembly. 1 have the honor to bo. Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, Titos. Beckham, i Auckland, 27tlt September. L 855. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF AUCKLAND. ENTL EMEN, -At the repeated revJT quest of a great mapy of my fellowcolonists, I do myself the honour to tender my services to represent your interests in the Provincial Council, trusting that fifteen years’ colonial experience, and a firm determination to support the welfare of our adopted country, will gain for me your suffragesI am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, RoBiCKT bCUUIiTZ. Auckland, 28th Sept., 18oa. TO THE ELECTORS OP THE; CITY OF AUCKLAND. ENTLEMEN, —lu compliance .with the Of desire of a number of my fellowcitizens, I beg to offer myself as a candidate for the honour of representing you in the Provincial Council. My long and immediate residence amongst you has enabled me to obtain an intimate acquaintance with your wants and requirements as a community. The interest which I have generally taken in any movement or undertaking calculated for the benefit or prosperity of the Province affords some proof of the course which by -your suffrages I hope to have it in my power lu adopt in public matters. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, Dwin Gkaiiam. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF AUCKLAND. ENTLEMEN, — Being desirous to see r our internal resources improved, our labour rewarded, our agriculture, manufactures, and commerce cherished and sustained, by united zeal, and application to business in our Councils, I beg leave to offer myself as a Candidate to represent the above interests (winch are ours in common) with all the ability I possess, in (he Provincial Council I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, Thos. Henderson. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF AUCKLAND. -8- the wishes of a numerous and influential body of the electors, and now become a Candidate to represent you in the Provincial Council. 1 feel proud that I am called upon to place my,self in a position to exemplify the liberality of our Constitution, which places it. in the power of every industrious man to become a candidate for the highest offices in the stale, and I trust I shall ever prove myself worthy of the rights that have been conferred. I hj ive always felt that the Working Men should, as well as all other classes, be represented uythose who placed in the same position are well acquainted with their peculiar wants, and sympathize with their wishes; and I am glad to find the justice and propriety of this sentiment so generally acknowledged. It is as a working man that I now appeal to you, and you may rely, as you have a light, to expect, that 1 shall ever be found faithful at my post to advocate with unflinching zeal and steady firmness equal rights and imparjustice for all. I have the honor to be, Fellow Citizens, Your humble servant, War. Guikfin. Hobson-street, Auckland, Wept. 29th, I bOfi. TO THE KLRCTOKS OF THE CITY OF AUCKLAND. Gi ENTLEMEN, —A long residence amongst you,*and an intimate acquaintance with your requirements, induces me to accede to the request of a large number of my fellow electors; and offer myself as a Candidate for your suffrages in the coining election fur the Provincial Council. And should you no me the honour of placing me in the Council, no exertion shall he spared on my part to advance your interests. 1 have the honor to lie, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, JoSLI'II Low. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND. GENTLEMEN,— The General Assembly having been dissolved the duty devolves upon you of selecting two persons as Members of the House of Representatives. I have already had the honor of representing you, and 1 trust that my conduct lias so far met with your approval as to justify mo in again seeking your suffrages. I am, Gentlemen, Yours obediently, Fred. W. Merriman. Parnell, 2Ttli September, R3oo,

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New Zealander, Volume 11, Issue 992, 17 October 1855, Page 1 (Supplement)

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Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 New Zealander, Volume 11, Issue 992, 17 October 1855, Page 1 (Supplement)

Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 New Zealander, Volume 11, Issue 992, 17 October 1855, Page 1 (Supplement)