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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 558, 18 November 1881, Page 3

i CU'itcrnl A«»«««l>ly TO THE ELECTORS OF THE AKAROA DISTRICT. j ENTLEMEN,—I have the honor X to stnte tint I shall be a CANDIDATE for your suffrages at the ELECTION shortly to be held for the return of a Member to the House of Representatives. Having been honored with your confidence for upwards of seven years, during the whole of which time 1 can '' truly say that I endeavored to do my duty as your Representative, and having publicly received .repeated expressions of your approval of my conduct, I shall again 'lefully appeal for the continuance o. your confidence. f , I intend ,to ask you, gentlemen, to meet me in various parts of the-district b'fore the day of election, at which . places I shall have the honor to address you on questions of public interest. I have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, W. MONTGOMERY.

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE * BOROUGH OF AKAROA. ENTLEMEN,—At the request of VX 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. f] ENTLEMEN, — An influential . \JC deputation having waited upon me, at the request of a number of. their fellow-burgesses, to Jisk me to become a 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 kuowledge of me will, I trust, be a sufficient guarantee that I shall faithfully fulfil the dutips of the office, if elected. My knowledge of public works is considerable, and may be of service to the Borough, and my interests are identical with your own. Faithfully yours, THOMAS ADAMS. BOROUGH OF AKAROA. * ELECTION OF MAYOR. PURSUANT to "The Regulation of Local E lections Act, 1876," and sec. 51 of "The Municipal Corporations Acr. 1876," I hereby give notice that the Annual Election for the o.Tice of Mayor of the above B rough will be held at the Council's Office on WEDNESDAY, November 30th, 1881. Nominations in the form of the second Fcliedule of the first of the abovo-recited Acts, and accompanied by a deposit of £10, will be received at the Council's Office up to noon on FRIDAY, November 18th, 1881. WILLIAM SIMS, Returning Officer.

County Council AKAUOA COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION. DECLARATION OF POLLS, T ALEXANDER INNES JL, McGREGOR, Returning Officer for the County of Akaroa, hereby give public notice, in terms of sec. 35 of " The Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876," that at an Election of ONE m Member for each of the undermentioned Ridings, in the said County, held this clay, the following Candidates received the number of votes set opposite their respective names :— LE BON'S RIDING. William Barnett 53 John Edward Thacker... 40 OKAIN'S RIDING. John Beilby Barker 26 James Boleyn ... 26 fcr * John Hunter ' 24 ' WAINUI RIDING. Thomas Southey Baker 57 Thomas Brooks 14 BERARD RIDING. George Armstrong, Senior 42 Hi Edwin fttone Chappell... 17 'William Taylor Maeefield 62 George Henry Saxton ... 13 Benjamin Shadbolt 41 LITTLE RIVER RIDING. William Birdling, Senior 24 George Russell Joblin ... 2!) And I further declare that WILLIAM BARNETT, • THOMAS SOUTHEY BAKER, WILLIAM TAYLOR MASEFIELD, and GKORGE RUSSELL JcBLIN, having received the highest number of voles, are elected as Members of Hie said Council for the Ridings under N wliii.li their names appear. v John Beilby Barker and James Boleyn paving received an equal number of votes, I, as Returning Officer, give my casting vote in favor of JOHN BEILBY BARKER, and I declare him also to be duly elected a Member of the snid Council for the Riding of Okaiu's, all in terms of the above-recited Act. Given un ler my hand at the Offices of the said Council, Duvauchelki's Lay, thi* lOtii day of November, 1881. a. innes McGregor, Returning Officer for the County of Akaroa.