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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 567, 20 December 1881, Page 3

Itoail Qttard lattice * PIGEON BAY'ROAD BOARD. "TTNDER the provisions of "The L_/ Canterbury Roads Ordinance, 1.572," the Annual M.ietin«of the Ratepayers of Pigeon Bay Road District will be held in the Sell olrooni at noon on Saturday, the 7th day of January, 1882, for the nomination and Eelection of Two of their number to serve on the Road Board as Members, in room of Messrs James Pettigrew and John Budua,who retire by rotation, but who are eligible for re-election. If demanded, a poll will be taken at the same place and time. DONALD STEYVART, Returning Officer. Road Board Office, Pigeon Bay, December 15, 1881. OKAIN'S DISTRICT ROAD BOARD. ELECTION OP TWO MEMBERS. "PURSUANT to " The Canterbury JL Road Ordinance, 1872," and " The Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876," I, CHARLES MOORE, Returning Officer for the Okain's Road District, hereby give notice that an Election of Two Members, in room of William Moore and Thomas Aldridge, who retire in terms of the above Ordinance, will be held at the Office of the said Board, Okain's Bay, on Saturday, the 7th day of January next. The Nomination of Candidates, j which must be in the form in the second schedule to the above Act, will take place at the said Road Board Office at noon on Saturday, the 24th instant, and a Poll (if necessary) will be taken at the said Office, the 7th day of January, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nomination forms may be obtained from the undersigned, at the Road Board Office. CHARLES MOORE, Returning Officer. Road Board Office, Okain's Bay, 12th December, 1881. N.B.—Take notice, that no ratepayer is eligible for election as a Member, or has aright to vote at the present election, unless all rates due to the Board have been paid to date. Rales can be paid to the Returning Officer at each polling booth, in the event of a contested election.

Sporting , VI l\ Vβ r' J HEAD OF THE BAY it ACES, To be run on MONDAY, DECEMBER 26th, 1881 STEWARDS. Messrs H. Buchanan, S. Lee, J. Barker, and Alexander E. Hay. JUDGE. Mr F. Birdling. STARTER. L Mr S. Johnson CLERK OF COURSE. Mr J. Wallace. CLERK OF SCALES. Mr A. Wallace. jFIANDICAPPERS. Messrs S. Lee and It. Main. TREASURERS. Messrs S. Lee and T. Brooks. PROGRAMME. Maiden Plate, of soys, for district horses that have never won public money (hack races excepted); post entrance, 20s; Wainui Plate, open handicap of soys ; post entrance, 50s. Trotting Eace (district horses) ; nominations, 15s ; acceptance, 10s. Publicans' Pubse, open handicap of soys ; post entrance, 355. Hack Race (district horses only), for soys ; post entry, 10s. Consolation Race, of soys, for all beaten horses ; entrance, 10s, RULES AND REGULATIONS. No one allowed to run a horse unless a subscriber of at least one guineas to the funds. All the races to be run in heats, except the Hack Race. Qualification fee to be paid the night of general entry. Nominations to be sent in writing to the Secretary, stating age and previous performances, not later than Dec. sth, Acceptance and general entry, Dec, 17th. District horse means the property of bond fide residents in the district three months previous to the races. District to be a line from Port Victoria to Gebbie's Flat. Three horses to ;■ tart for each event, or no race. The decision of the Stewards to be final in all cases where a dispute arises. 5 per cent, to be deducted from all winnings. JOHN BARWICK, Sec. Duvauchelle's Bay, ' 7th November, 1881.