Nomination of Councillors.
On Monday at noon the Returning Officer announced that the following persoiis . had /been proposed ;and nominated for the office of Councillor for the Foxton Borough Council; ' ' '• Austin, Robert, nominated by A. E. Nixon and Henry Border.
McMillan, John hobert, nominated by Thomas Bowe and John Westwood. ,• ,y\ .., ■ - „_.. ..,, McPherson, John, nominated by' John Guerin and Thomas Westwood. Osborne, Edmund, nominated by Phillip J. Hennessey and Thomas Westwood. .• .. ■
Startup, Stephen, nominated by Henri Thompson McCloskey and John Harris; ; " v • >-«-■* .■■
Wilson, Thomas, nominated by Thomas P. Williams and Ernest JS. Thynne.
Walden, Richard, nominated by Thomas Westwood and Matthew Henry Walker.
Mr Gibson also stated that the; election would be held in the Library on Thursday, Bth September between the hours of 9 o'clock and 6 o'clock.
Those present called upon the candidates for a speech.
Mr S. Startup said, he would go hammering away to reduce the ad* vertising. He thought he had been the means of reducing it considerably.
Mr R. Austin said he would do his best as he had done in the past and hoped for the support of the ratepayers.
Mr J. R. McMillan said he was going to try and get in through thick and thin, but his pet hobby was a water supply, which he considered
ii 11 n ii ■iirmi'in-i , T-~i., i ill of the utmost importance to the town. Mr Osborne said if he was returned he would do his best- A new man had a difficulty to do better than the old Councillors, who he thought had acted to the best oi their ability. A ohange was sometimes good, and it might be in this case. If returned he would try and do better than the old Councillors, but he 'would 'l not. bind himself to any promises. Mi* Willams said that on behalf of Mr T. Wilson he desired to explain th-t he was not standing against then\ personally, but that the Outside ratepayers wanted some of their neighbours to look after ther interest. Mr McMillan proposed, and Mr Startup seconded, a VptCof thinks to the Returning Officer. •-' V : -
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Manawatu Herald, 30 August 1892, Page 2
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