Page 3 Advertisements Column 2

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 862, 13 August 1879, Page 3

TO THE EAST COAST ELECTORS a ENTLEMEN,— In seeking thi honor of representing you ii Parliament, I do so on strictly indepen dent grounds. I come not forth at th< ' hest of any man or party. My viewi are liberal. I desire only the good o the district, and the welfare of all, an< nothing will cause me to swerve fron that undeviating line of conduct I thinl just. Fourteen years' residence m the dis trici has made me thoroughly <sonversan with its every requirement. My sympa thies are with the people— Maorifiß ant Europeans. My family, my property all are here. 1 have no outside interest) • save those. which I share m commot with every colonist— the welfare of th< country. It may savor somewhat o: selfishness to say that m serving th< «, District, I also serve myself. I have, with many of the early settlers > passed through vicissitudes of which fey, of the younger , settlers can have anj conception. I have endured hardships starvation, and fought for the District and am ready to do so- again, even t( the sacrifice of property and life. My energies have ever "been at th< public service. On Road Boards, Schoo > Committees, School Commissioner, Member of the County Council, Borougl Council, Mayor, &c. ; also officially ir Command of the District, as Staff- Ad jutant, Native Agent, Land Purchase Commissioner, and many other position! to which I need not allude. My long acquaintance with every par! of the country, and the Settlers, Euro- . .pean, and Maori,- together with.mj knowledge of the language and requirements of each, qualifies me to repreaenl you m Parliament. " I cannot, m this address, touch upon and do justice to the many subjects affecting our welfare, and I trust to have the honor of giving my views upon the following questions of the day : — (1.) Native Lwds. ■ (2.) Settlement of Titles. (3.) Public Works, Railway and Roads. (4) Education. f5.) Taxation— lncome and Land. (6.) Representation, and upon the various local matters, ac Harbors, Roads, Reserves, Railways, Commonages, Special Settlements, &c. Feeling assured I shall receive justice at your hands, I am, Gentlemen, Most faithfully yours, 1 T. W. PORTER. TO THE ELECTORS' OF THB EAST COAST^ DISTRICT. J^ ENTLEMEN,— It is not my intenVJT tion to come forward to represent you m the forthcoming Parliament. No, I have too much consideration for your welfare, there being already too many candidates m the. field. I have no wish to split votes and prevent you sending a good man and true, to represent your interests m Wellington, when the time shailacome. I must be content to stay m Gisborne, to LOOK AFTER and endeavor TO SUPPLY your WANTS AND DEMANDS on the MOST REASONABLE TERMS. ■■•[■ H. LEWIS. TO THE NON-ELECTORS. I ALSO intend to devote my time and attention, and to LOOK to YOUR INTERESTS likewise. To attain this end, I have determined TO REDUCE PRICES to so small a remunerative profit that it will be to the interest of all to patronise my establishment. H. LEWIS. f ADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— I 4 Besides serving your interests, I must CLEAR off A LARGE STOCK OF WINTEE GOODS, to make room for Spring & Summer Shipments, now on the way from England, and am compelled to seek your suffrages to paxry out this object. H. LEWIS. THE ITt O.CK CONSISTS OF — Men's, Boy's, and Youths 1 Clothing, every description. Shirts and Hosiery, all kinds. Ties, Braces, Belts, Hats, and Caps Wool Cravats, Shawls, Blankets. Rugs. Calicoes, Prints, Flannels, Serges, Merinoes, Winseys, Alpacas, Toilet ana Table Covers. Counterpanes, Towels & Towelling. Corsets, Chemises, Night Dresses. Silk and Fancy Skirts. Cutlery, Fancy Goods, Sewing Machines Teas, Groceries, Oilman's Stores, and* Tobacco. (The best selected Stook m Gißborne.) No Prices quoted, they only tend to deceive the unwary. (COME AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELVES. Plump for the Popular Candidate, JL LEWIS. NOTE THE ADDRESSGLADSTONE ROAD, GISBORNE.