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Otago Witness, Issue 431, 3 March 1860, Page 3

T,yE, the Undersigned Electors of the Dun- " edin Country District, including the Electors who recorded their votes iv your favour at your election do hereby call upon you to Eesign your Seat as Representative to the General Assembly of New Zealand for the Dunedin Country District. We make this call upon you, because we feel great dissatisfaction with your conduct and views in regard to the Not Provinces Act and the Southern Separation question. Your conduct in supporting the New Provinces Act, and your views recently expressed, appear to be wholly at variance with the professions made by you at your election ; and we therefore respectfully call upon you immediately to resign your seat, so that we may have the opportunity of sending to next meeting of the Assembly some some ladividual who will properly represent us on these and other most important questions : John M Glashan George Shand Wm rurdie John Sidey William H. Bejnolds Donaid Reid John Bl.ick Allan Boyd James Hunter "John Boyd R. L. Jeffreys Donald Boyd James Gebbie Alexander Boyd John Duncan, N.E. Valley John Dempster J. S Douglas David Howden Bobert Christie Allan Cameron Hugh M'J'sfigen John Johnston 'Wm, Chapman "William Kerr David Calder Peter McLarens Robert Short John Mills Andrew Watson Win. Blackie Petev Lindsay George Lloyd James Kilgour A J. Burns William Barr ' John Andrew Charles Robertson James Shand E, K. M'Liskcy John Stoddart David Mason David Andrew John Duncan, Dunedin Thomas Howoith Jumes Smith James Scott John Adams William Benneft A. W. Morris Wni. Welsh W. Mills John Bailantyne Wm. ScweU William Kirkland James Scaton Alexander Kirklaud G H. Cleanvnter Fred L J affray Hugh M'Dermid James Kirkland James Christie Thopias Calcutt Lewis Edwards Richird Runciman Bobert Hastie Janus Runciinau John Hill David J.Marshall Frederick Walker Dennis Heenan Andrew Boyes Hugh Caldcr George Smith Jolin Reid James McKay E. Elioart Jolin Dewe James Gibson John Hardy David Bower William Black Adam Begg Andrew Kay William Sandersou John L. Gilliea Thomas Graiiiger Henry Clark James Brown Peter McGill Johu Sommervillc Bciijiinnn Dawsou ft Q Duckworth I) Loudon Thomas Robertson James Elder Brown \y. n. Cutten James Murtne Janus Lothian John Burnside Dauiel Weir George Lindsay James Patrick Alexander Ayson Charles Smaill Edward Jtaitin Ch;>rleK Rpiii Alevandcr Duthie Fred. Coxhead George Elder Brown David W. Ougiiton Tlioni.ts Dall Gco Hepburn W J. S Keid Angus McMiUar Peter siicrmor A Chalmers William Mathcson Bobert Hood Robert Marguire D.i\id Hood ! George Cameron John Graliam A. Thomson John Matthew 3 I Daniel GiUies, William Hepburn Thomas Brooks James Shanks . Gordon Hughan James Galloway Jfmes George Le-.via David Hood \Vm Wilson Alexander McKay H. Street

THE MANIATOTO DISTRICT. To William Lambert, Esq. SIR— We beg that you will allow yourself to be nominated for the representation of the Maniatoto District in the Proviucial Council. Should you do this, we promise you our votes, and as we form the majority of the constituency, this pledge would secure your election. It is our aim to have for our Representative a man of practical judgment, and who will bring it uninfluenced by prejudice, to the consideration of questions which concern the public weal — a man vhose political vision is not likely to be distorted by class interest or party strife. We take you to be such a man : and as the interests of the class to which we belong are bound up in the general safety — as they cannot be assailed without every other interest in the Province sharing the danger — we are anxious to commit them to your care. Our constituency is a small one, but insignificant as it is in point of numbers, if it be the means of re-instating you in the Council of the Province, it will have established a claim to the respect of the community, which cannot be conceded to some of those constituencies whose roll carries a larger number of names. Alex. M'Master W. D. Murison C. F. Black W. G. Filled Jno. Borton Pro William Black C. P. Black Watson Shennan John Shennan Pro Alex, Shennan W. Shennan P7'o .lames Murison W. D. Murison William Hepburn David M. Martin Henry P. Morse. [REPLY.] Stafford-street, February 29, 1860. /^.ENTLEMEN— It would be a display both vX of affectation and ingratitude in me were I to refrain from acknowledging my gratification at the expression of confidence with which you have unexpectedly honoured me— coming as it does, from a constituency which, though comparatively small in number, is composed of gentlemen of whose good opinion any public man may well be proud. In cordially acceding to the request conveyed in such nattering terms, I feel especial satisfaction in the recognition of the fact, that, conscious of the justice and reasonableness of your own views, you do not seek a mere clas3 representative ; for, while every interest in the Province possesses its own peculiar claims, all are inseparably united, and none can be unduly fostered or neglected except at the sacrifice of the general welfare. In the settlement of any new country, it is perhaps inevitable that a certain amount of rivalry must exist between the pastoral and the agricultural interests ; but this rivalry need not, at least for many years to come, in the Province of Otago, involve any hostile collision. In the very nature of things, the pastoral must eventually recede before the agricultural; but it would be suicidal to tamper with an interest by which our staple export is, and will long continue to be produced, and on which, therefore, the prosperity ,of the Province so largely depends, for any purpose short of the requirements of honnfide settlement and occupation. It is, I presume, unnecessary, and would saVour too much of egotism, for me to enter into any detailed exposition of my views on the various questions before the public, as these are pretty well known ; and in truth, new phases of our circumstances are so constantly developing themselves, that it appears to me both short-sighted and presumptuous to profess stereotyped views upon any but general principles. Upon these I trust I shall ever be found consistent ; and in again thanking you for the honour you have conferred upon me, permit me to assure you that, in the event of my becoming your representative, on the repassing of the Oouncil'Enlargemcnt Ordinance, it will be with a lively sense of the responsibility attached to such a position ; and that my best efforts shall be used to justify your confidence, by the support of every measure calculated to promote the advancement of the Province, and the welfare of its inhabitants. I remain, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, W. LAMBERT. To Alex. M'Mastdr, Esq , and other Gentlemen signing the Requisition.