REMEMBER THE ELECTION MEETING TO-NIQHT A T tho Hokitika Hotol, at 8 o'clock, whon Mr. Prossor will address tho olootors. MR. EVAN PROSSER TX7TLL address tho electors of tho Wost Coast as follows :—: — HOKITIKA, To-night, at 8 o'clock, At tho Hokitika Hotol, Rovoll-stroot. KANIERI, Friday Ist, at 7 o'clock. At tho Star Hotol. TOTARA, Saturday Ist, at 8 o'clock. GREY, Tuosday Ist, at 8 o'clock, At Swconoy's Hotol. WAIMEA, Thursday next, at 8 o'clock. TO MR. WILLIAM HAWICES, KANIERI. T"\EAR SIR,— Wo, tho undorsigned minors and others of this district, fooling tho absoluto nocossity of roturning at least ono practical minor to roprosent tho Goldfiolds' Distriot in tho Provincial Council of Canterbury, and bolioving that you would officiontly and independently do so, request that you will allow yoursolf to bo put in nomination as ono of our roprosontativos, and wo plodgo oursolvos to use every oxortion to insuro your return. Wo aro, Dear Sir, Faithfully yours, Frederick Dale Peter Conlly A. G.:Hankin H.W. Schubart' Michael Byrne H. Brown John M. Ryan H. L. Robinson William Mailer Thomas Shanks Charlos Selby Oharloa Maxwell Thomas Loarmont Hector Sutherland Robort Louttit William Anton Atwoll H. Morton Shadforth Anderson, M.D, Thos. F. Baker John O'Gorman Michael M'Mahon William O'Brien Simon Kelly James Callaghan Patk. O'Brien Miohaol O'Brien J. Gladin Josoph Luokott Wm. Walkor Henry Wall D. Mitchell H. 0. Pago Ed. Jamoa Jas. Goo. Hawkos G. B. Young and Co. A. F. Gwatkin P. H. Elliot Kaniori, 30th October, 1865. Q.ENTLEMEN,— In roply to your kind requisition to mo to offor mysolf as a candidato to roprosont your intorosts in Provincial Council, I tondor you my thanks, and bog to inform you that I feol a groat pleasure in complying with your request } boing a digger of long standing and knowing tho roquiromonta of a mining population, I shall, if returned, act to tho best of my abilities in forwarding and protecting tho Mining and Commercial interests of tho Wost Coast. Tho following aro some of tho moasuros I should advooato :— Tho cutting of tracks, so as | to enable tho diggors to prospect tho country; establishment of a Court of Minos, and Mining Board at Hokitika; oxtondod claims in wot Binking ; oponing of tho ports on tho Wost Coast for tho importation of cattlo; tho placing tho placing tho Hospital undor a Local Committco. — I am, Gontlomon, Yours sincoroly, William Hawkes. Kaniori, Ootobor, 30, 1865.
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West Coast Times, Issue 65, 2 November 1865, Page 3
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