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Star (Christchurch), Issue 237, 15 February 1869, Page 4

£ s. d. A Friend 10 0 Llewellyn Powell 10 0 a. Redwood, junr., Nelson ... 10 0 S. S. Tancred 10 0 Rev R. Bavin ... 015 0 J. A. Bird 0 10 0 Jones, Brothers 0 5 0 Dr Haast wishes to thank Bincerely those who have so readily and liberally answered the appeal made by him in favour of the Museum. He now trusts confidently that he will he able to raise the sum required to render the building worthy of the object and of the province. He begs that the Working Classes will particularly understand that he will be happy to receive the Smallest Contributions. Dr Haast hopes that further subscriptions will be added, sufficient to carry out Mr Mountfort's plans. Following the suggestions of a correspondent in the Lyttelton Times, he begs to invite the teachers of public and private schools to make collections for the same purpose among their pupils for the instruction of whom the Canterbury Museum will in future be always available. For the convenience of Subscribers, Lists have been opened at the following places : — The Bank of New Zealand Messrs Miles and Co., E. S. Dalgety and Co., Wilson and Alport, J. P. Jameson, Cook and Robs, Lyttelton Times, Press, Evening Mail Star, Literary Institute. 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 emigrants from coming to these Bhores : and believing, also, that the Colonial Government and the General Assembly, as constituted, can neither legislate for, nor administer satisfactorily, the affairs of the oolony — 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 collectand diffuse statistical information, and endeavour, by public meetings and all other lawful meims, to induce the people of both Islands to petition her Majesty and the Imperial Parliament to revise the Constitution, and thereby 6btain separate legislatures for the Northern and Middle Islands, with a Federal Congress for the establishment of a Customs Tariff ; the maintenance of the publio 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. Moeraki Downs. MH Macready William Morrison, John Carter Thos Bell Howson William Crysell John Jefferson Benn Thomas Talbott William King) William Richmond John Messent John Bawick Robt R Free James Begg Isaac Waiting A Nottingham Hudson Little James Tipping George Searleß George Biddle John Inch Hugh M'Ribbin James Moone William Bradley James Cooper Thomas Rountree John Shepherd John Irwin William Cooper Thomas Hutt Charles Hawnsley John Olson Henry McCauly James M'Kie Morty Kennady Walter Crysell James Cams Thomas Richardson Andrew O'Loughlan Donald Banks George Cook George Collier Alex Garland Daniel F. M'Vicar William Smith John W. Carter A Smith Thomas O'Farrell Richard Dawson Hugh Henry Robert Hopkins T Walker William Jordan Robert Hopkins Wm Bradley Joseph Way land Edward Rester George Beere J Maindonald W H Zouch Hilliary Maindonald T H Zouch Peter Cumming R Collier John Skurr S Early Hugh Watt William Turner James M'Dowal Charles H Petrie Thomas Hutt B Tipping Thomas M'Dowal G Gardner Patrick Kavanagh Andrew Frizzell Edward Ellis Edmund Tipping Cornelius Donovan John Donnovan Edward M'Gowan H Robinson Stephen Sheat Thomas M'Cullough John Horrell Neil M'Phee John Wood Waiapara North. JWMallock,M.P.C. D Devine T M'Donald W C Tinkler R Carver T Marsh D M'Kay M V Mathias John Brown R Keating Michael Griney T Newberry K Mackenzie John Bennett F Griffin Stephen Bennett James Niven George Piper Morris Fruhaug P Brodrib William Wilson Pat Brodrib Richard Carten A Duff Harry Marsden D Mitchell