Municipality of Cromwell. ELECTION OF MAYOR. EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY. KTOTL E fa hereby given, that the Nomination of Candidates for the Office of Mayor will take place at the School House, Cromwell, on Wednesday, the 4th day of September next ensuing, and the Poll '(if necessary) will take place on Saturday, the 7th day of September. R. F. BADGER, Town Clerk. Town Clerk's Office, Cromwell, Aug. 27, 18G7. Polling-places: Bridge Ward—Town Clerk's Office. Kawarau Ward—Cromwell Hotel. Municipality of Cromwell, REQUISITION. Oeorce Wellington Goodgek, Esq. well, have the honor to request that you will allow yourself to he nominated as a candidate for the Mayorship of this town at the'ensuing election. Sir, You are one of the oldest resi dents in the town of Cromwell, and from the sincere interest you have always taken in its prosperity, and the public spirit you have shown on many occasions, we have ■every commence mat, Mayor, the interests -of the town ami district would be most materially beneIf yon, Sir, will allow yourself to be nominated we will use every fair and •honorable effort to secure your return. We have the honor to be, Sir, | Your obedient Servants, ■(Signed by) Messrs. Whcttcr, Edwards, Ividd, Booth, and others. ■Cromwell, Sept. 2, IBG7. 'To the Gentlemen signing the above Requisition. ' Thank you for the honor which you have conferred upon me, and, after due •consideration, feel it to be my duty to •comply with your request. Gentlemen, —It will be my study, if ■elected -as your |Mayor, to restore that harmony which once existed inxmr township, by acting impartially and with judgment in all public matters. Under the exceptional circumstances in which the necessity for a fresh election has arisen I would not have become a candidate were I not convinced that a change in the occupation of the Mayor's office is absolutely necessary for the pcaoc and well beiii" of the citizens of the town and for the adTancement of its best interests, I again beg to thank you, and have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your Obedient Servant GEORGE WELLINGTON GCODGER Cromwell, fcpt. 2, 18G7.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 280, 6 September 1867, Page 2
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