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Otago Witness, Issue 207, 10 November 1855, Page 2

Dunedin, Ist November, 1855. James Macandrew, Esq.. J.P. S IE,— The General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved, and "Writs issued for new Elections, it again devolves upon the Constituencies to look out for properly qualified gentlemen to represent them in the new Assembly. In again soliciting you to represent the Town of Dunedin in the General Assembly, we are fully aware of the great sacrifice of personal interest which your acceding to our request will involve. We feel assured, however, that the very great importance of the measures which will engage the attention of the next Assembly — measures, the importance of which, as bearing upon the material and moral interpsts of this Province, it is impossible to overestimate — the active pnrt which yon have hitherto taken, and the efforts you have made to promote the welfare of this Pro\ii'.ce, will induce you again to become our Representative. " In the event of your acceding to our request, we pledge ourselves, so far as our votes and interest extend, to secure your election. We are, Sir, Your very obedient Servants, (Signed) P. Proudfoot James Paterson i John Healey William Blackie John Duncan John Curie Thomas Harrison John Logan John Shepherd James Adams John Duncan Andrew Summers William Puidie James Souness George Matthews Alexr. Williamson 4 W. Cargill John Buchanan James Kilgour Robt. Chapman John Hill John M'Gibbon Alexr. Rennie Andrew Boyrs James W'ilkie John Proudfoot J.imes Jones Thos. Thomson Angus Gun John Falconer Thomas Birch S.imucl Shaw John Gallic William Simpson William Young David Wilson Dai id T.ij lor Chillies lleid J. M. Napier j Thomas i>tirns Donald Iloss (iooige Duncan j James Biowu J. 11. Johnston. j John Duff R. Cramund John Adams Dunedin, Bth NovnVbcr 1555. /p ENTLEMEN,— I have the honor to acvX knowledge the receipt of your requisition, requesting me again to represent the Town of Dunedin in the General Assembly of New Zealand. It is very gratifying to me to receive the renewed expression of the confidence of my fellow-citizens as being the best reward which they can confer for past services. Although compliance with your request will, if I am elected, involve considerable personal inconvenience, as well as pecuniary loss, on my part, yet the importance of the results either for good or for evil, which must flow out of the proceeding':! of the next General Assembly, and the vast influence which those proceedings cannot fail to exercise upon the welfare of all New Zealand, are such that I shall not feel warranted in shrinking from the duty which you seek to impose upon me. The number of signatures at the requisition, together with those friendh to me who have not had an opportunity of appending their signatures, forming together a large majority of the constituency, may, I presume, be considered as securing my election. I need only add, that such a manifestation is one of which I am not a little proud, and that it shall be my constant aim to act worthly thereof. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your faithful and obedient Servant, JAMES MACANDREW. To Peter Proudfoot Esq., J.P.,) and the other Gentlemen > signing the Kequisition. j To the Electors of tlie Town of Dunedia District. f^ ENTLEMEN,— I beg to offer myself as a vJT Candidate for election as Member to represent you in the Provincial Council. In again coming before you, I feel that it is unnecessary for me to enter into any minute details of my po'ilical opinions, as from my hay irs> been a member of the last Council, and having held a sent in the iirst General Assembly, my opinions iniu-it be very generally known. I shall therefore briefly state that I consider the Land Regulations passed by the late Council substantially meet the wishes of the public, and I should object to any material alteration of those regulations, especially should any attempt be made to return to the high price system. I am still of opinion that it is absolutely necessaiy that the Executive of the Province should represent and be under the control of the majority of the Council, and should I be elected, I shall take all constitutional means to carry this principle into effect. I believe that the excessive waste of time in the last session of the Council was mainly attributable to the fact of the Executive being in a decided minority, and I am firmly persuaded that the v business of the Province cannot be satisfactorily carried on, nor can the country be properly represented, if the sessions of the Council are to continue for so long a period as the last one did. No country member can afford to waste a whole year in le-