OTARIA ROAD BOARD.
A meeting of the settlers ,ffom Otaria, Waipahi, aud Waikaka, .vas held cm Wednesday at the schoolhouse on Block IX, Waikaka, for the purpose of electing members for the; r.ew Road Board. There was a very .large attendance, and great interest was taking in tlie proceedings. Mr John Hunter, the .Returning Officer, presided, when the following persons were nominated '•
Donald Allan Tolmie; proposed by John Lumsden, seconded by James Tern pleton.
James Scott, proposed by Thomas. Bain, seconded by David Gordon. - Alexander Watt, proposed by James Temple« ton, seconded by John Johnston. James Irvine, proposed, by David Gordon, seconded by John Lumsden. A> David Andrews, proposed by Donald Allan Tolmio, seconded Ijy ; Samuel Rogerson.' ''■ William iNelson, proposed by ' Samuel . Rogerson, seconded by David Gordon-. Rol>ert Pattison, sen, proposed - by- .Da rid Andrews, seconded by .Robert Craig. " " James Catto, proposed by P. Hood, seconded by A. M. M'lutyre. ''..,. ; Alexander JkL* lnty re, .proposed by James Catto, seconded by Peter Hood. ,'''" 7 '" Charles Gardiner, proposed by Jan es M'Kenzie, seconded by Alex-inner Allan. ■ ~ ;i John Johnstone* proposed by, Robert Couperthwaite, seconded by James Purvis. ' > «... James Tern pleton, proposed by; David Gordon, secouded by Thomas Bain. ■•>:■'..• y. Adam Diction Johnstone, proposed by Wm. Bauuenuan, seconded by Wm, Armstrong." A show of hands was then takenj with the following result :— -. . r Tolmie ... ... ... 18 M'jrityre.A A. ... 10 Scott 18 Irrin'e •...' ..'. ' ... 8 Andrews... ... ... 15 Pattison ..t A •... 8 Tmipleton .. ... 14 .A. D. Johnstone;... 8 Nelson 14 Catto 7 ■ ••: ..... 6 J. Johnstone 16 Gardiuer... ... , ... 6 Watt A 11 '■ ' 7' - ■ ' Mr Gardiner demanded a poll. The Returning Orlicer then ihtimateu that tho poll would take plucoin the schoolhouse on Wednesday, i'eb. 27, between the h,ours'of 10 a.m. and 4 pm. . -
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Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 189, 22 February 1878, Page 5
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