Change of Address

Lake County Mail, Issue 17, 17 September 1947, Page 5

Change of Address

Will Correspondents, Advertisers and Subscribers kindly note that the address of the Lake County Mail now is 157 Battray street, Dunedin, C.l. P.O. Box 928, Dunedin. C.l.

The Vulcan Quartz reef claim, Skipper’s, were sold the other day to Messrs Bullen and McGlashan and other parties for the sum of £2125. McConochie and Powell, proprietors Lake View Nursery Gardens (present camping ground), advertised that they have added to the gardens shower baths. A bathroom is replete with every convenience. The first election for councillors for the borough took place on August 1, 1866. The polling was as follows; — North Ward: D. Weaver, 13; M. J. Malaghan, 13; E. Burns, 10; M. Fraer, 4 . The first two were elected. In South Ward election the voting was as follows: B. Hallenstein, 20; D. Powell, 16; J. Turner, 16. The returning officer was unable to make a declaration in this election until next morning when a further election was held, when Powell was defeated by three votes. The first meeting of the Queenstown Municipal Council was held on August 15, 1866. A motion that Mr Manders ' be appointed town clerk at £SO per annum was not seconded. It was decided to call for applications for the position. Mr H. Manders was subsequently elected at £IOO per annum and to give legal advice free. Mr Wright was appointed surveyor for the town. A notice of motion concerning the desirability of securing the peninsula as a reserve for public purposes was tabled. At a subsequent meeting of the council the following tenders were received for cleaning streets, vacant allotments, etc.:—J. McDougall £75, H. Prince £65, S. G. Cook £3O.