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Kumara Times, Issue 1591, 2 November 1881, Page 3

WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS. T ALFRED FREDERICK FlTZ- *■* ROY ETHERIDGE, Returning Officer for the County of Westland, do hereby give notice that by an Order in Council, his Excellency the Governor has appointed WEDNESDAY, the 16th day of NOVEMBER, 1881, as the day upon which the ELECTIONS will take place. In accordance with section 11, of "The Regulation ot Local Elections Act, 1876," NOMINATIONS signed by TWO Electors and the Candidate will be received as hereunder stated. ARAHURA RIDING. NOMINATIONS for the return of THREE MEMBERS to represeut the ARAHURA RIDING, may be forwarded to the Court House, STAFFORD, addressed to the Returning Officer, up to Noon on TUESDAY, the Bth day of November. Printed forms of Nomination papers may be obtained from the Returning Officer, or of the Clerks at the several Court Houses. A. F. F. ETHE RIDGE, Returning Officer for the County of Westland. Dated this 31sfc day of October, 1881. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE ARAHURA RIDING. Gentlemen—l beg to offer myself as a candidate at the forthcoming election for a saat in the County Council of Wedtland. Your obedient servant, P. DUNGAN. Larrikins, October 26th, 1881. mo THE ELECTORS OF THE x ARAHURA RIDING. Gentlemen—l beg to inform yon that I am again a Ca?ididate for your suffrages at the ensuing Election for the Arahura Riding in the County Council of Westland. Throughout the long period during which I have had the honor of being one of your representatives, I have invariably striven to advance your interests, and the interests of the County generally. I have had no personal ends to serve ; and my Bole desire has been the welfare of the electors who honored me with their confidence. A very large sum of money is spent on the maintenance of main and district roads, by the County Council annually. I amaware that you are generally in favor of another system than that adopted by the Council, for the maintenance of these roads. With that syatem I entirely agree ; and I should feel it my duty to make an effort to get your views carried out, by adopting the system of public competition, under contract for all works costing over £2O, and all works under that amount to be let by local tender if practicable. I voted against a resolution to let road maintenance by contract, at a meeting of the Council on the 12th October, ilot° because I disagreed with the principle, but because I knew that that resolution Was not proposed in earnest, and was brought forward at a time when its being carried would not have the slightest effect, as it will rest with a new Council to decide the matter. I need not tell you that I have no pecuniary interest nor other interest in the question one way or another ; and I hope a Council will be elected to carry out your views and mine on this matter. I have invariably supported and voted for the reduction of miners' rights to 10s, and shall do so again the first favorable opportunity; and if a fair and just equivalant is propounded in lieu of the Gold Duty, I shall, as I have before done, vote for its total abolition. I am desirous of opening up the country by the construction of roads and tracks, and I may say that several new Works of this kind have been constructed in the district through my efforts. I have given every attention to the business of the Council, and have acted as Chairman of the Finance Committee during the last two years. I shall ask you to meet me at the various centres of population before the day of Election. Should you elect me I shall strive still to serve you as faithfully as I have endeavoured to do in the past. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, H. W. SANDLE. Stafford, 31st October, 1881. fiOUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION. Having received a numerously-signed requisition to offer myself as a Candidate for the ARAHURA RIDING of the COUNTY OF WESTLAND, I feel in duty bound to accede to the request, and am therefore a candidate. Yours faithfully, FERGUS BARROWxMAN. larrikin Terrace, Nov. 2, 1881.