CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. WE, the undersigned, believing the state of public affairs in this colony to be full of peril -—that the war at present existing will entail additional burdens on the people, already taxed to the utmost limit :— that the present excessive taxation paralyses the best efforts of the colonists, and prevents intending emigrasts from coming to these shores : and believing, also, that the Colonial Government and the General Assembly, as constituted, can neither legislate for, nor administer satisfactorily, the affairs of the colony — Hereby form ourselves into AN ASSOCIATION With the following objects in view . — To return Members to the House of Representatives pledged to vote against war expenditure for the sub jugation of the native race. To collect and diffuse statistical information, and endeavour, by public meetings and all other lawful means, to induce the people of both Islands to petition her Majesty and the Imperial Parliament to revise the Constitution, and thereby obtain separate legislatures for the Northern and Middle Islands, with a Federal Congress for the establishment of a Customs Tariff; the maintenance of the public credit by payment of interest and sinking fund on Colonial Loans ; . the management of the Marine Postal Services; and providing for and conducting external defence. W. Wilson, Mayor of Charles Treleaven Christchurch Wm. Manson G. Gould John Studholme, W. Montgomery, M.H.R. M.P.C. Robert Swan R. H. Rhodes, M.P.C. Walter Kennaway, ! W. Reeves, J. P. M.P.C. James George Hawkes, Chas. S. Howell M.P.C. C. R. Blakiston, J.P. Joshua S. Williams, William Black M.P.C. Edward Richardson W. H. Wynn Wil- R. M. Morten Hams, M.P.C. James Wood, saddler A. Hornbrook, M.P.G. L. E. Nathan Jas. S. Turnbull, M.D. W. J. Mills John D. Enys, J.P. C. C. Aikman Courtney Nedwill, B. Petersen &Cc M.D. C. Prebble L. Harper H. Montgomery W. G. In maa J. Woodford Frank Pitt C. W. Turner T. Nottidge G. Simmons Forster F. Nixon J. G. Ruddenklau C. Clark Thos. Osborn Alexander J. Walker Thos. Pya Chas. Kiver, jun. David Nairn Thomas Fisher, M.D. E. Mitchell H. P. Marray-Ayns- John 11. Caton ley, M.P.C. Alex. Matthews Wm. Norman A. Ayers j H. H. Hennah David Scottg eorge W. H. Lee Henry A. Scott, J.P. W. H. Lane J. H. Bennett W. Sidney Smith W. Savage F. W. Delamain,M.P.C.M. Dixon, M.P.C A. McLean H. C. West J. C. Helmore W. Hislop T. H. Wigley, J.P., C. Fredk. Beeby and M.P.C. Nelson H. S. Brown Walter John Carew, B. J. H. Carew A.8., J.P. H. P. Cele M. Sandstein E. H. Maude P. Laurie B. Walton rloberfc Sutherland John Griffiths W. L. Hawkins Jno. Morgan Thos. Harrison G. T. Chisnall T. Wallace to Co. Fred. W. Thiel Frederick Hobbs W. Hall William Hobbs H. F. Poore W. H. Hobbs J. W. Oram Edwin Oatway Alfred Simpson Henry Nicholls Richard Robinson Wm. Storer Fred. Lane Colton Fowler Hymnn Marks Jeremiah Newsome Henry Sawtell John Dempsey Joseph Baiicy John G. Wood R. Rrunsden John Parkinson Robt. I. Crosbie Thomas Hayward A. J. Stevens J. C. F. Lawrence Alfred Osborn W. Brice Thos. Kent Thos. Pavitt Stephen Harper George Rutherford J. W. Slade G. McWilliams Thos. I. Joynt G. Coates to Co Thos. Grantham C. Dearing John C. Angus Wm Calvert Henry Matson W. Pengelly George Jones J. Mills Thomas Wyous N. J. Suckling J. D. Smith Wm. Hy. Lord James Carter Henry Wilkinson William Allan Pearce John Suckling Charles Oswald W. H. Davenport A. C. Barker A.Moore J. S. Barker S. B. Stiffe S. Gundry W. D. Barnard D. C. &.ndersoa W. B Jones C. Cooper William Pratt W. Withey Edward Hamilton Chas. J. Hill John Williamson Henry Scrimshaw farmer, Sandhills W. Harris T. M. Hassal J. B. Moles, farmer, Benj. Bailey, Henry Riccarton l'opp, farmers, John Goodman Woodend J. W. Anderson Wm.Bramley, farmer, John McCallum Rangiora T. Wallace Augustus Floraace, B. Simpson Senr., L.S.A. John N. Wood C. E. Briggs Wm. Wheeler Wm. Collins W. il. Butler Ebenezer Long Edward Salter Edwin Green Daniel Pine George T. Hawker William Milton GamWiii. Ness ble John Moran John BronghUm ; John Maber Matthew Henry Oram I Robt Newton Joseph Milsom
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 181, 10 December 1868, Page 4
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