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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 137, 9 November 1877, Page 3

TO THE BURGESSES OF AKAROA. aENTLEMEN.— I h;ive respectfully to solicit your VOTES and INTERESTS at the forthcoming elec-. tion for the office of Mayor of this Borough, for which office 1 am a candidate. I have now been a resident of Akaroa for thirty -seven years, and during the whole of my long residence here, have always taken a part in all public matters tending to advance the interests of the, borough and district. My actions in public business have always been dictated by considerations for the public good, and not for personal aggrandisement in any shape or form ; this, my actions in the late Provincial Council, on the original Works Committee, on the Road Board, and in the Borough Council, will abundantly show. If elected, I promise to give every attention to the duties of my office ; to act with thorough impartiality on all matters concerning tbe borough's weal ; to do my utmost in furtherance of the business of the borough, and to, in every way that I possibly can, work for its ultimate good. I am, Gentlemen, Respectfully, &c, J. WAECKERLE. ~~ TO THE BURGESSES OF. AKAROA. GENTLEMEN,— Having been requested by a number of the leading Burgesses of your Borough, to allow myself to be nominated for the office of Mayor, at the ensuing election. I have great pleasure in acceding to the request, and shall be happy to place my services at your disposal. If elected, it will be my endeavour to at all times further the business of the Borough ; to attend to the duties of the office, and to assist, to the best of my ability, in all matters relating to the welfare and prosperity of the town. I trust that my conduct during the years that I have resided among you will be a sufficient guarantee of my sincerity of purpose, and that it may gain me your confidence and support at the forthcoming election. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, W. MEECH. NOTICE. VICTORIA FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. MR. MEECH has been appointed Agent for the above Company for Akaroa. Fire ancl Marine Insurances taken at lowest rates. Claims promptly settled. R. WALTON &' CO., Agents for Christchurch. SUPPORT OPPOSITION. BY" the request of a large majority of the inhabitants of Akaroa and Bays to re-commence business, the undersigned has again OPENED THE OLD SHOP, where he solicits a fair share of public patronage, by selling Meat at the lowest current rates, as the following list will show : — Beef: —from 4d to Gd per lb. Lamb —Hind-quarter, 4s ; Forequarter, 3s ; Side, 6s 6d. Mutton —Hind-quarter, 3d per lb.; Fore-quarter, 2d ; Sides. 2-|d. Sausages—Beef, 6d ; Pork, Bd. All kinds of Small Goods, always in stock. G. A. OBORN'S former reputation for keeping only First-class QualityMeat, is a sufficient guarantee that Families may rely on being well served. G, A. OBORN, Jollie-street, Akaroa. AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. NOTICE. TENDERS are invited for Widening and Forming 144 Chains (more or less) of the Old Pigeon Bay Road. Specifications to be seen at the Road Board Office, Akaroa, on and after Saturday, the 10th instant. Tenders, endorsed " Old Pigeon Bay Road," to be addressed to the Chairman, and sent in on or before Saturday, the 17th November, at 1 p.m. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. JOHN BARWICK, Clerk to Board. •' Akaroa, Nov. 5, 1877. " THE NEW ZEALAND CHURCH NEWS." THE above paper is edited by the Very Rev. Henry Jacobs, M.A., Dean of Christchurch. It is the Gazette .of the Diocese of Christchurch for official notices, and contains Church news from all parts of New Zealand, together with leading articles, correspondence column, &c, &c. Published monthly, price 7d ; or 6s 6d per annum, Intending subscribers are requested to send in their names to the Rev. P. C. Anderson, Akaroa, who can furnish the number of the " N. Z. C. N." for the present month. CAUTIO N. ANY person found taking Fruit or otherwise injuring any other property on the land now occupied by me in. Waikerakikari, after this date, will be prosecuted according to law. D. OVERBECK WRIGHT. L'e Bon's Bay. Nov. 1, 1877.