OKAIN'S ROAD BOARD ELECTION.
To the Editor of the Akaroa Mail
Sir,—At the present, when the case of my election as a member of the Okain's Bay Road Board is to some extent siib judice, I do not wish to go into a newspaper correspondence, but I cannot but remark that your correspondent, D. Wright, in your issue of the 12th inst, quite overlooks the charge made by me, viz., that the Returning-officer did, in contravention of clause 32 of the Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1875, draw through the name of a voter who intended to vote for myself. The great difficulty I had with the Returning-officer in obtaining the necessary nomination forms is a matter of notoriety to many of my neighbours, and must be the result of more than the usual care taken by these officers in seeing that the law is complied with. As to the objection being taken by one of my supporters, I have no remarks, only that I wish to take my seat legally, and to see that the business of the Board is carried on, if not legally, at least honestly. Yours, &c, PATRICK CALLAGHAN.
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 182, 16 April 1878, Page 3
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193OKAIN'S ROAD BOARD ELECTION. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 182, 16 April 1878, Page 3
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