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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 555, 8 November 1881, Page 3

1 231(>c-iion Notices Election of Mayor TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF AKAROA. pi ENTLEMEN,—At the request of \JC a number ot Burgesses 1 have consented to stand for the office of Mayor at the ensuing election. Yours faithfully, WM. MEECH. TO THE BURGESSES OF THE BOROUGH OF AKAROA. ENTLEMEN, — An influential \JC deputation having waited upon me, at the request of n number of their fellow-lsurgesses, to f>sk me to 'become n candidate for the office of Mayor at the ensuing election, I have much pleasure in acceding to their request. Having been long resident amongst you, I fully understand your requirements, and your personal knowledg-e of me will, I trust, be a sufficient guarantee that I shall faithfully fulfil the duties of the office, if elected. My knowledge of public works is considerable, aiid may be of service to the Borough, and my interests are identical with yoar own. Faithfully yours, THOMAS ADAMS. Ctorvrnora Akar«a M.ig?» School Hoard AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. ""\TOTICE is hereby given, that at .IN the Annual Meeting of the above Council, to be held on Wednesday, 23rd November, 1881, at noon, There will be elected by the above Council, in accordance with section 3 of " The Akaroa High School Act, 1881," Two (2) Governors for the Akaroa High School Board. Persons desirous of being elected are requested to forward their full names to the undersigned, on or before Tuesday, 22nd November, 188 L EDWARD S. LATTER, Clerk of Council. Council Chambers, Duvauchellc's Bay, sth November, 1881.

County Council AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. LE BON'S BAY RIDING. pi ENTLEMEN, — I have much \JC pleasure in seceding to your request by allowing you to nominate me as a candidate for the office of member for your Riding. Should Ibe elected, I pledge myself to do my duty faithfully. I have the honor to be, gentlemen, Yours truly, JOHN E. THACKEII. To Mr Charles Brown ami other gentlemen signing the requisition. OKAIN'S RIDING. I BEG to announce myself as a candidate for the above seat in the County Council, You all know my views, and can depend on my regular attendance and general devotion to your interests. I shall take an early opportunity of explaining my views to the electors J B. BARKER, Little Akaloa. October 22, 1881. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE WAINUI RIDING. GENTLEMEN,— I beg to offer you ray services to represent you in the County Council. If elected, it will be with the understanding that I shall do my best to get the Council to work as a distributive body only, and not to make use of its borrowing or rating powers-; for so surely as tlvey do, the greater portion of the money will be spent on an engineering staff, and I believe we have had enough of that with the Road Board affairs. I have the honor to remain, Yours faithfully, THOMAS BROOKS. AKAROA COUNTY COUNI IL. TO THE ELECTORS OP THE LITTLE RIVER RIDING. fi ENTLEMEN,—I beg to inform \JC you that Ido not intend to seek re-election as your Member for this Riding in the County CounciL Thanking you for past confidence, I am yours faithfully, WILLIAM COOP. Little River, November Ist, 1881. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BERARD RIDING. HAVING been asked by a number of the Electors of the Berard Hiding to come forward as a candidate for the forthcoming County Council Election, I beg respectfully to statthat if elected I shall do my best to foro ward the interests of the Peninsula. W.T. MASEFIELD. I October 31st, 1881.