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Southland Times, Issue 2250, 30 December 1875, Page 4

PUBUO S OTIC 18 TO W. WOOD, ESQ. SIR, — We, the undersigned electors of the Mataura District hereby request you to allow yourself to be placed in nomination for its representation in the General Assembly. We do so, knowing your.v.ie.ws on the land question to be such as experience has proved sound, and in the full belief that you will consistently advocate, as you have hitherto done, those measures most conducive to the welfare of the community with whose interests your own are inseparably connected. The circumstances of the colony appear to us to indicate the especial desirability of returning as our Member a local man fully alivo to the fuct that he must share whatever of good or evil may result from any alteration of existing institutions. J Trusting to receive a favorable reply, and assuring you that we will use our best endeavors to secure your return, We remain, yours respectfully, [Here follow 95 signatures. TO WILLIAM WOOD, ESQ. SIK^ — "We, the undersigned electors of the Mataura District, judging from your views as to the settlement of the people on the land, and from your former political services both in the Assembly and Provincial Council, believe that you are well fitted to represent this district in the Assembly, respectfully request you to become a candidate at the next election, and we hereby pledge ourselves to use our best endeavors to secure your return. (Here follow 116 signatures.) REPLY, To Messrs George Dawßon, Hugh Cameron, W. Balfour, and the other 208 gentlemen whose names appear on the requisitions. ("i ENTLEMEN,— In acknowledging the reT eeipt of jour requisitions, asking me to allow myself to be placed in nomination for the representation of the Mataura District in the General Assembly, I he.' e to thank you for the honor you desire to confer on me in seeking to return me as representative of so large and important a district. Believing the present to be a most important crisis in the affairs of New Zealand, having leisure, and Bome experience gained in the Assembly, I have much pleasure in acceding to your request. In reference to the great constitutional question now before the country, knowing as 1 do that the cry ior Abolition was not raised by the people or in their interest, I should, if elected, feel it my duty at once to unite with those gentlemen who — though a minority I during the late session of the Assembly — so nobly defended our rightßand privileges, Being an advocate of purely representative G-overnment, I am lavorable to a change in the constitution of the upper branch of the Legislature by which it would become an elective instead of a nominated body. As 1 consider that agriculture will most conduce to the prosperity and progress of the colony, I should still be prepared to use every effort to prevent any monopoly iu land.and to encourage bona fide settlement under the Bystem of deferred payment. As you are aware, lam no new convert to these views, and my convictions have been very much strengthened by such experience as we have gained by recent occurrences. I will taks early opportunities of addressing the electors in various parts of the district, ■when I shall have much pleasure in explaining at greater length my views on the above and other subjects of public interest. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, WILLIAM WOOD. East Road, November 15, 1875. TO JAMES MACKINTOSH, ESQ., M.P-C Strathmore, Otautau. SIR,— We, the undersigned Electors of the District of RiveTton, believing your views on the re-construction of the form of Government for New Zealand to be sound and in accordance with the general wishes of the majority of the electors within this district, hereby request you will allow yourself to be nominated as a candidate for our suffrages at the iorthcommg election as a member ot the House of Repsesentatives. In the event oi your acquiescing to this request we pledge sou our cordial co-opera-tic n and support in securing your return. — "We are Sir, T Daniel, M P C George Printz John Petcheil John Wilson H B Cassels D M Cameron Geo Jas Grant John Pattieon James Hood Wm Gunn E Simpson, «enr., Wm Sergeant Chas Williams J Robinson Edward Hopgood E Simpson, junr., T Gilchrist Jno Bell Richard Stovena James Stuck E Franeko R W Harvey R B Lindsay Jus McDonald Jno Stewart Geo Woods M McDonald J W Smi'h *jeo Reid, junr., Alfred Ciode Jatcos Ivi'nian James Reid Chas McFarlane John Sluck James launders Wm Pankhurßt John Horr and 77 other?. Riverton, November 20, 1875. Stiutl.uiore, Olautau. To Messrs Da id, Petcheil, Casscls, Bell, Wilson, and others signing the above requisition, QEKIL£M£N, — In repiy, permit tnc to return you my most sincere thanks for the coi fidence you have placed in me, and to stale lhat I shall be most hapry to at'tede to your request. Having so recently rippeurtd before you during the lale Aparinia election, many of you are cognirant of my views upon the most impoiiiJiit political eubjecis likely to engage the attention o( the ensuing Purliaroent. However, previous to the, day o! nomination, it is my intention to address the electors throughout the distr ct, when my opinions will be more fully explained. I remain, Gentlemen, ■ Yours respectfutly, JAMES MACKINTOSH. TO THE ELKCIOKS OF 'IRE DISTEICT OF WALLACE. GEKILEMEN, —Ae it is my intention to cfi'er n ysell again as a Candidate for the representation of the District of Wallace in the Assembly, 1 tube this opportuniiy ol onnouDCiDg that I Trill make it my buciunse to meet the Electors in the various localities of that extensive district ut an eurly period, in order to explain fully wy views on ihe questions of public intertst which are tow before the country. I am, Grntli'iix n, Your obedient servant. C. BASSTIAN. WTNDHAM ANNUAL HACKS. WJU. BE HELD ON Ist JAKUAKY, 187G. Programme of Events may be seen ut the different hotels.