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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 245, 15 October 1891, Page 8

Meetings. TniGHT HOURS' DEMONSTRATION J COMMITTEE. A Special Meeting of the above will be held TO-MORROW (Friday) EVENING, at 7.30, m Trades' Assembly Rooms. Upper Queen-street. All members requested to attend. W. F. CONNOLLY, Secretary. jeT 7 GENERAL MEETING PfWjg*, JrL. OF ORANGEMEN will be mMZ held TO-MORROW (FRIDAY) JmsMr EVENING, Oct. 16, m the ProtestHall, Newton, at 8 o'clock, i»wJi fol ' tue P ur P° se of appointing new in room of those who left Auckland or died. arranging about removal of honse at back of premises, and other important business. A full meeting is requested. On behalf of the Trustees.—D. Goldie, Convener. Electoral. ifiItOWTHER,, 'fJ^SQ., AUCKLAND. Sik,— We, the undersigned Ratepayers of the City of Auckland, recognising the valuable services you have rendered to the City in your capacity as Councillor, request you to allow yourself to be nominated for the Office of Mayor. From your proved ability, your long experience in Municipal matters, and your thorough knowledge of our requirements, we feel that you would be of service to the City in the position of its Chief Magistrate, and we pledge oureelves.should you allow yourself to be nominated, to spare no effort to secure your return. We have the honour to be, Sir, Yours Respectfully, J. H. Upton E. T. Dufaur Hon. W. Svvanbon W. J. Courtney E. B. Martin T, Thompson, JVLH.R. Wμ. Mahoney E. Porter and Co. Fkank Phit-lipps Wilsons and Hok'jjon Alfred Kidd David Goldie and all the Councillors, and about 150 others. [reply.] Gentlemen,— Kindly allow me to sincerely thank you for the honour you propose to confer upon me. However gravely I may feel the responsibility, I could not say no to such an influeniial requis'tion ; if I am acceptable to you, and the tittest that is available, 1 see no reason "why I should. I am now out of business, so that I can devote more time and attention to Council matters than hitherto. As a very large number of persons on the requisition are so well known to me, I do not think it necessary to single out any of them for the purpose of publicly complying with your request. Whether I am elected or not, that such a large number of my fellow-citizens (and I am told that it has been simply a matter of asking* are prepared to trust me in such a responsible position ia proof, beyond a doubt, that my acts in the past have been generally approved. It has been my desire, as a Councillor in the past, to do my duty impartially; if your requisition is given effect to. I shall, in the higher position, with the help of the Council, continuously and faithfully try to do the same in the future. I have recently paid a visit to other New Zealand towns, and I must say I have come home better satisfied, comparatively, with our own. I found that in Wellington they are paying a 2s !)d rate, with an immediate prospect of more, while ours still stands at 23 id. Notwithstanding this, their conveniences are not equal to ours. I may say also that I am well pleased that in these trying times we are still reducing an overdraft that was created in much more prosperous times (very much against my wish). If I am elected in terms of your requisition, I shall most carefully watch our iinances with a view ana an eager desire to get out of debt altogether. If we had not had great reductions in valuations and rents I believe we should have been without an overdraft now; at any rate I am satisfied that we should have been within a measurable distance of such a desirable end. As I have been so long before you as a Councillor, I neeri not at present go any further into details than to say that I am honestly desirous, in whatever way I can, to promote the welfare and prosperity of our city. With consistent economy and careful management we certainly can keep from further taxation. Should a dark horse come out later on, I believe with the help of those who have signed the requisition I may reasonably expect to finish at the top of the poll. Again I sincerely thank you. 1 am. Yours respectfully. W. CRO V7THER. ©rapery, ClotliSng, <&c MULTIPLE CUTTING V? RULE. to' tailors, dressmakers, and the heads of families. With the use of the a.bove Rule, anyone can be taught to CUT ALL CLASSES AND SIZES OF GARMENTS in less than quarter the time taken by any other system. r Separate Classes for Ladies. For terms, etc., apply by letter to JOHN WHITE, TAILOR. 225, QUEEN-STREET. SUMMER HAS COME. GENTLEMEN, ORDER YOUR "ftTEW CJUMMER QUITS NOW ! NOW ! ! NOW !! ! NOW !!!! A. WOOLLAMS & CO.'S SPECIALTIES FOR THE SEASON NOW ON VIEW. ELEGANT qUMMER QUITS, 50s 63s 70s 84s 90s BEST SELECTION IN THE CITY. ATSHSTOOLLAMS & |^O M • w v> TAILORS, 9 0, QUEEN-STH BE T. SPRING MILLINERY AND DRAPE RrY. Wβ have now Opened and are Showing-a Choice Assortment of MILLINERY AND DRESS MATERIALS WITH TRIMMINGS TO MATCH, Suitable for the Spring Trade, RIBBONS, &'LACE WEL LESLEY-STREET. THE GOLDEN BOOT, renowned for Gents' Boots, English sewn Balmorals, from 10s 6d—250, Queen-aireet, Try them.