The Wards Petition.
As there has been some discussion relative to the above we extract the following particulars from the Municipal Corporations Act of 1876, a perusal of which will no doubt be interesting to the ratepayers : — Section 21 provides : — lf not less than one fourth of the burgesses of a borough petition the Governor, praying him to divide such borough into wards, the Governor may, by Proclamation, divide such borough into not less than three or more than six wards, and shall m snch Proclamation assign such name and boun* daries to each ward as he thinks fit. Section 66 provides that at the first annual election occurring after such division all the Councillors shall go out of office, and the burgesses of each ward shall elect three parsons as Councillors.
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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1158, 25 January 1884, Page 2
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132The Wards Petition. Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1158, 25 January 1884, Page 2
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