VALIDITY OF AN ELECTION
BOROUGH COUNCILLOR CHALLENGED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Pahiatua, Last Night. I A peculiar position has arisen regarding the seat of Mr. J. F. Fox, on the Paliiatua Borough Council. In May last, when a vacancy occurred, Mr. Pox was elected unopposed, but it appears that he was not then a British subject, and has only been granted letters of naturalisation since. The validity of his election luts now been challenged. Mr. Fox, when questioned on the subject, explained that prior to his nomination for a seat lie had taken the oath of allegiance and applied for letters of naturalisation. He believed that everything was in order, and that he could sit on the council. Ho explained that there had been some delay in receiving the papers, and when subsequently he enquired at the office, of the Minister of Internal Affairs he was informed that they were waiting till they signed a batch of naturalisation papers. As an objection 'had been raised he thought the proner course -was for him to retire from the ■council-. Mr,-.Tfor-Jii. nnw tfikiM Iffflll
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 321, 10 July 1912, Page 5
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181VALIDITY OF AN ELECTION Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 321, 10 July 1912, Page 5
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