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|amwwipniiMiMnimiiwiMMangm«wwiiwj. , »iMWn«wi'' ll 'ii n 'thi——m—— ■■" Meeting - * ■GERMAN BAY SIDE SCHOOL. CHILDREN'S SPORTS AND PIC-NIC. m C\ RAND ENTERTAINMENT in yJT aid of the funds of the above will be given in tho Side School, German 3ay, on Friday Evening, December 9th, 1381, when will he produced the stirring lid exciting Drama, TSN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM (Adapted from the original), bj the BANKS PENINSULA AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB. Admission, 2s. Children under 12 half-price. A Dane* to follow the Entertainment T, H. GILES, {[Hon. Wee. Xiection Notice** Crenernl AMneinbly TO THIS ELECTORS OF THE AKAROA DISTRICT. ENTL-MEN,—I beg to return VJT you my sincere thanks for again electing me as your Representative in the General Assembly. It is peculiarly , gratifying to me to be returned without opposition. I I aye always endeavored to show a just appreciation of the generous confidence you have reposed in me for so many years, by fearlessly doing ivhat I considered to be my duty as a public man ; and I have to-day a convincing proof that the Eiectors wish their Member to be a Representative, and not a Delegate. I can assure you, ■gentlemen, that I will never forget your loudness, or cease to remember that you fliavc confided to me a trust, carrying with it the obligation to do my utmost ! to promote the welfare of this district, •and the Colony of which it forms a -partI have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, W. MONTGOMERY. I Akaroa, Ist December, 1881.

Election of IHuynr BOROUGH OF AKAROA. ELECTION OF MAYOR. IT WILLIAM STM'S, Returning JL, Officer for the Borough of Akaroa, !* .. hereby declare that at the Election of ..,. Mayor held this 30th day of November, 1 1881, the candidates polled the number -of votes set op[iosite their respective sjiatms :— Thomas Adams ... 40 Willi.mi Meech ... 33 And I furh r declare the said THOMAS ADAMS to be duly elected to the above office. WILLIAM SIMS. Returning Officer B* rough Council O.'lice, Akaroa, Nov. 30, 1881. MAYORAL ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF AKAROA. r\ ENTLEMEN,—I have to'thank V_X you very sincerely for the high honor you did mc on Wednesday by electing me to the honorable and responsible position of the Chief Magistrate of ■one of the oldest settlements in the Colony. This honor I shall n vcr forget, and, » trust me, it will he my earnest endeavor to promote your interests in every way that lies in my power. THOS. ADAMS. — ________________________________ _ TO THE-ELECTORS OF THE BOHOUGH OF AKAROA. GENTLEMEN,— I wish to cordially thank those Electors who recorded their votes in my favor, and, "though not landing me a winner, made the contest a very close one. Though not successful, my motto is Nil desperamhunn In encountering Mr Adams I know I have no mean element to contend with, and that is, the old residents of Akaroa, men who can look back to the time U when our main street—or rather where A our main street is now—was nothing hut tussock. I can readily understand the teeiing prompting that support. Wm On the other hand, I certainly must ~ confess I see ho reason for a man-being --. .returned because he is an old resident. I do think past services ought to rank i high in elections generally. I have preferred standing for election instead of going in unopposed, a thing I could have done previous to this, though some of my opponents seem to have forgotten this. I have not looked upon an unopposed election with so much favor as contested m ones, preferring rather to allow Electors r ' to have the opportunity to express their \ decision. When persons have put in v their nomination paper knowing there v >ias no opposition, I have styled this going in by the back door. Now I feel bound to say, on thinking the matter out,'that I n-ust put a different construction on an election under those circumstances, and rather say that an unopposed election is a higher compliment. Thanking you again, gentlemen, for your support, I am, etc., W-ME ECU.