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

TO JAMES O’NEILL. Esq. WE, 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 we can with confidence again entrust ; our interests to your charge, request that you > will offer yourself as a Candidate for re- • | election, and you may rely on our efforts to i ensure your success, i (Here follow the signatures.) Benburb, North Shore, 28th September, 1855. 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|have, 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 arn again elected be assured your confidence shall be met oo 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 VULITaM CONNELL, ESQ. ITTE the undersigned Electors of the * y 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 to 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 lor 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 your return. (Here follow the signatures.) Gentlemen, — I am deeply sensible of (he honour you do me in requesting me to become r candidate .for the representation of our Metropolitan Cijfl in the General Assembly of New ZeaTwbrn a sense of duty to the community, of whnfh I have been so many’ years a member, j I readily accede to your request, and 1 trust ; that, if honoured by tire suffrages of this | large and important constituency. I may be | enabled in sume degree to promote the ini terests of this rising Province and pf the j Colony at large. I beg you to accept my thanks tor your promised support, And remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, William Connell. To Mr. Hugh Coolahan, ami the other subscribers to the Requisition. TO PATRICK DIGiNAN, Esq., I REELING that it is of the highest impor--1 tance that we should be represented in the next General Assembly by men who will j support onr just claims with firmness and I discretion, ami looking to you os one upon j whom we may safely rely, we, the umierj signed Electors oftheCiu of Auckland, are | anxious to obtain your consent to be put in ! nomination, as one of lhe Representatives for j the City ; and in the event of your complying with our icpuest. we offer you our best suppoit to ensure your return. (Here follow the signatures.) 28th September, 1855. Gentlemen, — I 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 most obedient servant, Patrick Diqnan. To the Gentlemen signing the Requisition. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PENSIONER 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. Rut as I find there is no chance of any of ours coming forward, and 1 am loath to desert my post until regularly relieved by one really belonging to the Settlements, I again offer myself to you for re-election for a'soat 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. 1 remain, Comrades, Your very obedient servant, Joseph Rrennan. Panmure, October A, 1855. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SU PURRS. p.ENTLEMEN,— I bog leave to offer !'3 myself as a candidate to represent , your interests in the House of Representatives, and also in the Provincial Council, with the sumo indept ndent views as advertised on the 26tl , 28th, and 29th alt. I remain, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, Walter Brodie. Carleton Gore, j October Ist, 1055.