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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 580, 13 November 1869, Page 2

TEAM TO THE THAMES KJ GOLDFIELDS, CALLING- AT NELSON. The fast and favorite P.S. CHARLES EDWARD, Thos. Holmes, Commander, Will be despatched for the above ports, ON SATURDAY, 20th INST. For freight or passage, apply to A. W. BENNETT, Agent, on Board. O EGULAR FORTNIGHTLY KS) COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE WEST COAST AND THAMES GOLDFIELDS, CALLING AT NELSON THE S.S. JOHN PENN, M. Caret, Commander, Will be despatched for Manukau, Yia Nelson, on or about THE 25th NOVEMBER, 1869. For freight or passage apply to D. R. GELLION, Agent, on board. Westport, Nov. 10. TO MR. JOHN BRAITHWAITE, Caledonian Terrace. SIR, —We, the undersigned electors in the Buller District of Westland North, feeling that the miners' interests would be more efficiently represented and attended to were a practical and experienced Representative of their own class selected and returned to the Provincial Council—a Representative with personal knowledge of their requirements, combined with the requisite capacity, character, and qualifications which are known to be possessed by you —beg that you will allow yourself to be nominated as one of the Representatives of this district in the Nelson Provincial Council, at the forthcoming election. Should you accede to this, our sincere and most earnest request, we pledge ourselves to vote for you and to use our utmost endeavors to secure your return. We remain, Sir, Yours truly, Robt. M'Farlano Charles Bull John M'Gill C. Bruun Jas. M'Farlane Thos. M'Connachie Thos. Ronaldson A. Anderson And 107 others. To Messrs R. M'Farlane, Charles Bull, John M'Gill, C. Be airy, and the other requisitionists. Gentlemen, —In answer to your very flattering requisition, I beg to inform you that I shall be most happy to represent you in the Provincial Council. I make bold to aspire to that honor, seeing that the miners have hitherto been unrepresented in the Council. I hope to have an opportunity of addressing you early. Meantime, I remain Your most obdt. servant, J. BRAITHWAITE. Caledonian Terrace, Nov. 11, 1860. TO MR. JOHN BRAITHWAITE, Caledonian Terrace. SIR, —We, the undersigned residents of the Buller, and electors of the district, beg that you w r ill allow yourself to be nominated as a member of the Provincial Council at the present Election. Your knowledge of mining matters, and your acquaintance with the want 3 of the bulk of the population on the goldfields, along with your general private worth, warrant us in promising you support should your com-, plianco be given to this requisition. We are, Sir, Your obdfc. servants, W. H. Ratcliffe Robert Whyte Thos. Anslow Robert M. Sunley A. Horn S. Bb.ulb.off David Emanuel Win. Struthers Geo. Pirie Fred. White James Milne W. Whiteiaw Jas. Simpson John Southern John 11. Dutton J. Powell James Weston Thos. Field Samuel Hughston Edmond Roche J. W. Humphrey Hunger &Meldrum C. Norman H. Cuthberrson Ruebeu Carne Thos. Rawlins Thos. Bailie R. C. Sneirs R. C. Reid Wm. M'Farland Robert Alcorn J. S. FJen John Tyrrell Thomas E. Price Angus Ambros3 Joseph Parer W .Robertson P.J. Casey A. Neill Charles Lempfert Samuel Gilmer Samuel Alexander W. Bowman A. Brown E. H. Bullen Louis Tortoni J. Graves Geo. F. Chesswas G. Harris Hamilton J. M'Konna A. Simpson Robert Cooper John Overend Andrew Lawren J. Colvin Jas. G. Hay Felix West John Stitt Walter Bishop Alexander Stitt Henry M. Wilson John R. Denniston