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West Coast Times, Issue 234, 22 June 1866, Page 3

Election Notices. TO WILLIAM SHAW, ESQ., Weld Stbeet, Hokitika. QIR,— As the time approaches for tbo election of members to form tbo Municipal Council, we desire that early measures bo takon to secure your election, should you consent to bo nominated. Wo are confident that tho interests of tbe town will not suffer in your bands. Your long experience in businoss, both in this Colony and in Victoria, is a guarantee that, if elected, tho Various Municipal matters brought before you will bo dealt with in a practical manner. Difficulties of a peculiar nature will arise in tbo first sittings of the Council ; we are confident these difficulties will be more easily surmounted, if the council bo composed of gontlemon like yourself, possessing vovy considerable oxporicnoo in tbo formation of now settlements and districts.

Riobard'Reeves and Co. Fisher Brothers. Anderson and Mowak . Louttit, Reid, and Co. A. Boyle and Co. Hawkes aud Strouts. F.W. Eicke. Jones, M'Glashan, and Co. William Efans* H. Kennedy. W. L. Reos. Moir and Staito. Jamos Clark. James Cbosnoy and Co. John White, Homlerson and Bonar*. Hall; Finbay, and Co. , d. W. Sbepperd' arid Co. Alfred Olovo, Spenco Brothers. Cassius and Comiskey. Joseph Churches. J. F. Byrno and Co. F" « and G, F. Bullen. Stanford and Co. itdyb and Osborno* Mark Sprot; O. W. dakes, Thomas Gibson. Jones and Meo. White and Pirie. J. Powell and Co. Boylan and Cullon. dimming and Plumridgo, James J. Bartlett. Forsytb and Masters. 1 Jamos Keir and Cd M'G\iire and Lynch", Ecclesfield Brothers. John Whittaker. John Solomon and Co. Alwin Pahn. James Hirsch. Thos. R. Procter. G. W. Biuuoy and Co. Thos. Nelson. Hugh Gordon. Jamos Pizzey. W. S. Lockharfc. , W. Cross J. Pottor; June 16, 1866.

n ENTLEMEN,- I feel mysolf highly *-* flattered by the Requisition you have presented me with, to offer myself as a candidate for a seat in tho Municipal Council of Hokitika. My oxporionce and ability I feel sure you over-estimate 5 but such as they aro I placo them at tho disposal of tho electors, should they confer upon mo tho bonorablo distinction of being one of their representatives. I cannot but regard with deep interest tho groat responsibility that may, and most probably will, dovolvo upon tbo first Council that will be selected to represent this long neglected and; misgoverned district. Independent of tho ordinary business of a Municipal Council, occasions may arise when it may be necessary for that body, as tho only recognised representative institution hero, to embody tho spirit and independence of tho people who bavo cast their fortunes in this country, md manfully to insist upon a full measure of justico for them. • I may boro mention, with regard to tbe ate contest between Mr W. S. Moorhouso and mysolf for tho representation of Westland in tho Gonoral Assombly, that no one can bo bettor pleased at my defeat than I am myself, and that I sincorely rojoico at tho return of my opponent, who, at tho time, was a stranger to most of us, but in whom I ro cognise an able and staunch advocate of our common intorests, ami through whom, with tbo aid