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Southland Times, Issue 3319, 8 February 1879, Page 4

Publio Notioes. TO THE RATEPAYERS OF THE BOROUGH OF EAST INVERCARGILL. NOTIFICATION OF THE VALUATION LIST. TAKE NOTICEjr-The Valuation List for the North, East, and West Wards of the of East Invercargill for 1879-80, is !• now open for inspection at Mr Mackay's Post Office Btore,corner of Mary and Yarrow streets. All objections thereto must be left at the Resident Magistrate's Court, on or before the, 15th day of . February Prox., addressed to the Assessment Court, and a copy of every such objection must be left at the Town Clerks Office, iotf less than seven days . before the next sitting of the said Court. ■ ,W,,G. MacKAY, Town Clerk, j East Invercargill, January 15th, 1878. TO THE ' RATEPAYERS OF INVERCARGILL. Gentlemen,— Not having been present at the -nomination,. for the Bluff Harbor Board, I have thought it expedient to address you shortly through the local press. . , , I*hadbeen in hopes. that. another citizen would have beeninducedby my friends.toscome forward to contest, the election, and, indeed, until the arrival of the evening paper, was not aware I had; been nominated. It was, therefore, through no want of courtesy to the electors that I was not, present at the nomination. Disapproving, as I do, in common with a number of citizens, of -many features of the past management of 'the Bluff Harbor Board, I am prepared to,serve should you do me the honor to elect me. Nevertheless I was anxious that some other citizen with more leisure and greater ability or ambition should have been brought forward to test the feeling of the citizens on the Board's past action. - Certainly I for one do not think it is desirable to' return members to the r ßluff Harbor Board incapable of discharging the duties thereof. One of the candidates, 1 Iperceive, a ' member of the late Board, informs the ratepayers that Capts. Elles, Brodrick, and Thomson were the advisers in matters the other members were incapable 'of " 'adjudicating.upon. Sarely then it need not be wondered at that after taking advice from one of their; own salaried; servants, the Board's action in some cases was arbitrary and unjust. Need it be wondered at that gross mistakes were made, as- the - other late member aid candidate declares. Nor will theirrepefcition need to be wondered at should you again entrust those gentlemen to represent you. for to a certain extent they admit their incapacity by pleading they were not all sailors. I think they should have with equal frankness added that some of them were " sodgers." ; - It,is true that lam not known as a public man, for it is now about 14 or 15 years since I resigned my seat as a member of the Town Board of Invercargill, and until now the whole of my time has been tasked to the very utmost in fighting the " battle of life" through the most despondent period, I believe, that" Invercargill is destined to see. Still, I have always taken a lively interest in the various public matters of the^day, and with 30 years colonial experience, 17 of which have been spent amongst you, I do not see how I can; be justly accused of pushing myself forward as a public man, or of any nndue ambition to become such. As to my ability to judge on nautical ' matters pertaining to the Harbor -Board, I shall only state that I hold a chief officer's ! certificate "by the Lords of the Committee of; Privy Council for Trade," and should ton' do me the honor to return me as one of your members to the Bluff Harbor Board, I can - only say that I shall not, allow my own pri- ,: vate to interfere with my duty to you, c and Vthat r I shall; endeavor to serve you to the best of my humble ability, but, as it is • notmyintentionto personally solicit a single vote, I do not venture to hope that my return is likely; nevertheless, should such be the ■ ..;■: case, then it will be all "the greater honor, • and I shall 'be stimulated all the more to > ■ serve you faithfully and honestly. Otherwise, I shall be quite content to remain: in the retirement from which my'- friencfe have drawn me, continuing still to cultivate my own " kail yard." lam, Gentlemen* Your obedient servant. DAVID SMYTH. Invercargill, Feb. sth, 1879. ' ', TV UN ED IN CUP,; 18f 9.; A consultation on the above event will be held by 3000 subscribers ai-£i each, to be divided as follows : — ; First ! prize ;■''';„; .... .„ £1200 Second prise, „, ... ... 500 • Third prize- 300 .:! Siarter^(:divided>. _... 500' Non-starters, (divided) ... >500 ■■.■:■!: •■■. ... £3000 Crossed cheques, with exchange (Is) added,, and. stamps for reply and result. ; , Earjj application for tickets necessary. GEORGE DODSON, .'■; :Treasurer. Address— Box 27, Port Chalmers. ?t\ ;u ; n : e din;: c up, i 8:79 A CONSULTATION on the above event will be held by 2000 Subscribers, at £1 each to be divided as follows : — First prize ... .... ... £1000 Second prize ... ... 400 Third prize ... .v ; . .;. ... 200 Starters (divided)... , ... ,200 Non-starters (divided) ... 200 x . „ £2000 Crossed cheques,.with exchange (Is) added, and stamps for reply and result. HERBERT BENTLEY, 1 Treasurer. - Address— Box 37, Invercargill, and offices, Rodgers' Buildings, Dee street, Invercargill. r\UNEDIN CU P— lß 79 FIFTY^NINE NOMINATIONS. Mr A. A. Cameron has opened his annual consultation on the above important event. 4000 Members at 20s Each. First (definite) £1000 Second (definite) - 500 - Third (definite) 300 Fourth (definite) 100 ' Other Starters (divided) ... 600 Non-starters (divided) ... 1500 £4000 . Exchange, Is for .cheques. Two stamps "required, one for reply and ona for result. ALFRED A. CAMERON, Box 251 ; or Prince of Wales Hotel, Dunedin TtTcCORMICK REAPER AND BINDER The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Co.. (Limited)^ have been- appointed local agents for the abovje celebrated harvesV ter, which has taken the highest prizes at the - competitions with other machines in Otago and Canterbury. • ' ' One of these machines has been set up, and is now on view at the' Company's' Store,. Esk street. T AND T A X.. The Office of Mr Denniston, valuer "for Awarna Riding, is behind the shop 'of J Mr Rose, Bookseller. Holders of property in the Riding desiring information about filling* up their valuation papers will please call. fIIHE Working Mens' Club is now open to -L Subscribers. Members will please appTy fbrthetir'-^tsto W.H. -HOMER,. Secretary. Club Room, Dee street. "^"" O T I C E. .All accounts due 'to undersigned must be paid to Messrs Hawson, Petchell& Co., on or before Ist proximo, — otherwise legal » proceedings will be taken for recovery without further notice* WBAGGE & CO., In Liquidation, , Bi,' " . *' '