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West Coast Times, Issue 943, 30 September 1868, Page 4

NOTICE OF REMOVAL. HPHE GREATEST WONDER OF THE WORLD. S. AND F. W. ISAACS, HAVE REMOVED THE REMAINDER OF THEIR IMMENSE STOCK OF CLOTHING, To those premises opposite the Tramway and Gridiron Hotels, Revell-street. NO OFFER REFUSED. GOLDEN AGE RESTAURANT GOLDEN AGE HOTEL, REVELL STREET, TO SUIT THE TIMES AND THE POCKETS OF ALL. /"\NE of the oldest and best connected ESTABLISHMENTS in HOKITIKA First-class Dinner, consisting of Soups, Joints (with vegetables), and Pastry— ONE SHILLING AND SIXPENCE. A thoroughly substantial Breakfast, with Tea, Coffee, Chops, Steaks, Cutlets, &c— ONE SHILLING AND SIXPENCE. An excellent Supper, with all the delicacies procurable with Tea — ONE SHILLING AND SIXPENCE. Good Beds, well-aired Kooms, and Excellent Accommodation — ONE SHILLING AND SIXPENCE. { Tbbms, for Weekly Boarders— TWENTY-FIVE SHILLINGS : with Sleeping Accommodation— TlHßTY- SHILLINGS. A. J. SOLOMON AND CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL IRONMONGERS AND IRON MERCHANTS, Revell Street, Hokitika, (next the Dunedin Hotel.) IMPORTERS of every description of mining materials, diggers', gardeners', and surveyors' tools, agricultural implements, furnishing and builders' ironmongery, guns, powder, shot, «cc. ; cutlery in great variety, Yankee clocks and other notions, grindery ship chandlery ; boiled and raw linseed, colza, castor, salad, and kerosene oils ; lamps, chimneys, wicks, &c. ; paints, oils, colors, varnishes, paperhangings, &c. ; glass, china, and earthenware ; fancy goods, stationery, patent medicines, perfumery, combs, and brushware, musical instruments, fishing tackle and other sporting gear, meerschaum pipes, tobacco, cigars, &c, and all kinds of British and foreign hardware. A. J. S. and Co. are celebrated for selling cheaper than any other house on the West Coast. Hours of business — Seven a.m. to Ten p.m. N.B — LICEI^TCP rrXjL FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.

moment's consideration to these subjects, and, at the pres nt moment, my knowledge of them is not sufficient to justify me in coming to a conclu ion. The arguments for and against are, in my mind, about evenly balanced. I prefer to be better informed before committing myself to a decided opinion. Gentlemen, I do not attempt to secur e your votes by any electioneering cry. If i you do me the honor to elect me I will serve you conscientiously and faithfully to the best of my ability. Be/ore the polling day arrives I hope to have one or two op - portunities of submitting myself to the crucial test of being examined by you more closely as to my views. Whether they be in accord with yours or not, I 6hall not flinch from expressing them ; and where I am in doubt I shall not be ashamed of acknowledging my doubts. I am, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, . JOHN WHITE. Hokitika, 25th September, 1868. 3537 Notices. NO T I C E . ~TN consequence of having given up business in Ross, and sold our premises to Messrs Cumming and M'Key, we beg to inform, the public that all outstanding debts due to our firm are requested to be paid on or before the 14th October, otherwise legal proceedings will be taken for their recovery. CARROLL AND RYAN. Ross, Sept. 24, 1868. 3560 NOTICE. TYTITH reference to the above, we are determined to give the same satisfaction to the public of Ross and vicinity as our predecessors, and nothing shall be wanting on our part to merit their support. CUMING & M'KEY. Ross, 24th September, 1868. 3551 MAORI RESERVE GOLD MINING COMPANY (LIMITED.) A GENERAL MEETING of Shnre- ■*■•*- holders in the above Company will be held at the Swan Hotel, Wharf-street, on Thursday Evening, October 1, at seven o'clock, p.m. Business — To elect a Working Manager and general business oftbe Company. By order of the Directors. D. LYNCH, Manager and Secretary, pro. tern. 3546 Gazette Notices. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THU COUNTY OF WESTLAND, HOLDEN AT HOKITIKA. In the matter of " The Bankruptcy Act, 1867." fTiAKE notice that I, William Hlater, of I Hokitika, in the County of Westland, New Zealand, carpenter, have this day filed in the above Court a declaration of my inability to meet my engagements with my creditors.

[Advertisemet.] TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL. ri ENTLEMEN,— As a Candidate seekV3T ing your suffrages at the forthcoming Election, I beg to submit to you my views. The Harbor Works, now under the control of the Corporation, are, in my opinion, by far the most important subject with which the Council has at present to deal. It seems to me nothing short of fatuity to scribble and spout about such matters as making and mending streets, at a time when the river is threatening to destroy our main street, and the commerce of the port is leaving us for want of a navigable channel. Gentlemen, I submit that it is practicable, and within our means, to improve the port and save the town from the danger which now threatens it. If elected, and nothing be done in the meantime, that will be the first thing to which I shall bend my energies, not only by advoaating it in the Council, but also by diligent personal inspection of such works as may be undertaken, with a view of preventing a repetition of the failure which recently ensued, from neglecting to follow up what was really a success. I allude to the channel that was first cut. Despite tho prognostications of a multitude of savans, that channel was a decided success, and would have been open to this day but for the culpable negligence displayed in not following up the work. Upon whom the blame rests is a matter for enquiry. lam i not disposed to cast censure upon this ' person or that, until all the facts transpire to enable me to come to a just conclusion. This much is certain, that had the first sand-bag operations been vigorously carried on, we should have saved the money since spent in attempting to cut a channel south ; we should now have a good navigable channel, and the town would be safe from the incursions of the river. Gentlemen, I am new to Corporation matters ; lam not posted up in figures — like some of my competitors are— as to the Corporation receipts and disbursements. But I promise you that, if returned, I- will give my earnest attention to the acquirement of such knowledge as will best enable me to promote your interests. There is a great outcry just now against the payment of high salaries, and I regret to find that, iv some instances, the outcry is prompted by personal hostility to one or other of the Corporation officers. I am not at present prepared to say whether the salaries paid are too high or not, not being as well informed as I intend to make myself as to the extent of the duties and responsibilities devolving upon each officer. As a general principle I am in favour of securing the services of efficient men and adequately remunerating them. The man who is fairly paid by bis employers is more zealous for their interest than he who is under paid ; and I regard it as being positively injurious to the public service to be constantly clamouring for a reduction in the salaries of public officers. For this reason, and to settle the matter definitively, I will make it my business carefully to inquire into all matters bearing upon this question, and if I find that more money is being paid in salaries than the circumstances "warrant, I shall go in unflinchingly for retrench tnent in that item as well as in all others where it can be effected to the general advantage. I will not descend to the common electioneering claptrap of promising all manner of things in order to secure your votes ; on the contrary, I would rather remain out of the Council than get into it by undertaking to do what may, afterwards, turn out to be an act of injustice to the Corporation officers. Economy— to lighten the burdens of the ratepayers— l will at all times advocate and support ; but I shall sedulously avoid j carrying my views of 6conomy beyond a just limit. A judicious expenditure opportunely made, often prevents the necessity of a much larger expenditure at a subsequent period. Witness the sand-bag operations referred to above. I have been asked my opinion as to cumulative voting, and the election of the Mayor by the people. The limits of this address do not admit of my giving my views in extenso; but I will candidly state that, until very recently, I never gave a