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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 253, 20 December 1878, Page 3

O'KAIN'S DISTRICT ROAD BOARD. ELECTION oF MEMBERS. "VTOTICE is hereby given in Accor_J_N dance with the Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876, that an Election will be held on SATURDAY, the 4fch day of January, 1879, for the return of Three duly qualified persons to serve as Members of the above-mentioned Road Board in the places of Messrs Callaghan, Pawson, and Sefton, who retire by rotation, but are eligible for re-election. The nomination of Candidates will take place at noon on Saturday, the 28th December, 1878, in the Library, Okain's Bay, and the Polling if necessary, will take place in the Libraries, Little Akaloa, Le Bon's, and Okain's Bay, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the day above mentioned. D. WRIGHT, Returning officer. Road Boad Office, Okain's Bay, 19th December, 1878.

BOROUGH OF AKAROA. ELECTION OF COUNCILLOR. IN conformity with the provisions of ** The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876," and "The Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876," clause 46, I hereby give notice that an ELECTION will be held at the offices of the Akaroa Borough Council, on FRIDAY, the 10th day of January, 1879, for the I purpose of electing ONE Councillor .to fill an extraordinary vacancy. Tbe NOMINATION of Candidates, which must be made in the manner provided in the 11th clause of the second recited Act, will take place at the said Borough Council Offices, at noon, on MOND _V, the 30th day of December, current, and a Poll (if necessary) will be taken at the said offices between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., on Friday, the 10th day of January, 187!). JAMES F. ROBERTS, Returning Officer. Council Chambers, Akaroa, Dec. 20, 1878. INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. THE Committee desire to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following donations for prizes for the above exhibition :—Mrs Latter, 20s ; J. Ivess, 21s ; Sundowner, clock ; Miss Council, books, value 20s ; J. Daly, 20s; Crersr Whitcombe & Co., 2 vols., Life of Wellington ; H. Billens, Album and Binocular ; W. Meech, book ; Mrs Montgomery, work-box, do. basket, case mnthematic-i] instruments, and paint box ; Justin Aylmer, 10s ; 11. G. Watkins, two dresses ; C. J. Waeckerle, 10s ; A. Rodrigues, 2s fid ; R. I Jay ley, 5s ; P. O'Reillv, 5s ; Press Company, 10s Od ; Mrs Nicholls, book ; A. Nichols, books for various prizes ; Wilkie and Co., 3 vols, books ; Mrs Garwood, eggstand ; J. D. Garwood and Co., 2 vols books ; Mrs Dawber, embroidery scissors und silver thimble ; A. Wiggins, books, value 20s ; W. Sims, 2s 6d ; W. Johnson, ss. THE EDUCATION BOARD OV THE DISTRICT 0_ NORTH CANTERBURY. "THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES SUBSIDIES ACT," 1877." "VTOTICE is hereby given that the 1 1 Board has received authority to DISTRIBUTE within the District of North Canterbury a sum of Nine Hundred and Sixteen Pounds five Shillings and Sevenpence, which, under section 2 of " The Public Libraries Subsidies Act," is to be allotted " to libraries maintained or partly maintained by voluntary subscriptions in their respective districts, in accordance with and in proportion to the amount of voluntary subscriptions received by the respective libraries." Applications to share in the distribution must be sent to the Chairman of the Board on or before MONDAY, the twentieth day of January next, accompanied in each case by a statement of the amount of tbe voluntary subscriptions for the year ending 31st December, 1878, exclusive of subscriptions in respect of which any portion of last year's vote was paid. J. V. COLBORNE-VEEL, Secretary. Christchurch, Dec. 19, 1878. SAW MILL FOR SALE. TO BE SOLD, the Barry's Bay Steam Saw Mills, in excellent working order, and including Lath and Shingle Benches, Saw-sharpening Machine, Lathe for turning iron, &c. Purchaser would have the option of cutting timber in the bay for about a year, by which time the construction of the Railway "to. Little River will create first-rate openings for saw mills in that district. Liberal terms would be given to per sons acquainted with saw-milling. E. C. LATTER. Barry's Bay, Dec. 9, 1877. COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO W. MONTGOMERY, ESQ., M.H.R., AND HON. JOHN HALL, M.L.C. TENDERS are invited for Supplying the above, to he sent to the undersigned on or before Thursday, the 26th instant, from whom all particulars can be obtained. JAMES F. ROBERTS, Hon. Sec. Akaroa, Dec. 17, 1878. , .. ..i