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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 414, 9 May 1871, Page 3

TTAEBOUE BOABD ACT. Superintendent's Office, Auckland, May 8, 1871. It is hereby notified that, in pursuance ©f Section 7 of the Auckland Harbour Board Act, 1871, on MONDAY next, the I6th May, 1871, at the hour of Noon, a MEETING of the ELECTORS duly qualified for the Election of Members of the Auckland Harbour Board, will be held in the Hall of the Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, at -which Meeting three members of the said Board shall be elected by ballot, by a majority of the Electors then present. THOMAS B. GILLIES, Superintendent. The following sections of the Act are published for theguidarce of electors as to their qualifications, and ■ mode of proving such qualification :— I 6. Three members of such Board shall be elected in the month of May, 1871, by and out of the persons who shall have paid two pounds or upwards of port, harbour, pilotage, or wharfage dues or charges within the port of Auckland during the preceding year, or who at time of such election shall be, or within twentyeight days preceding such election shall have been, the owners or part owners, and whose names shall appear as such owners or part owners within such twentyeight days on the books of the Custom-house at Auckland, of any vessel to the extent of twenty tons or upwards. Provided, however, that in any case where such dues or charges shall have been paid by two or more persons jointly, or where any such vessel as aforesaid shall be owned by more than one person, only one of such persons paying or owning, as the case may be, shall be entitled to vote in respect or such payment or ownership. 7. On the third Monday in the month of May, 1871, at the hour of noon, in a place to be previously notified by the Superintendent of the province, a meeting of the electors qualified as in the hist preceding sections mentioned shall be held, at which meeting, not less than ten electors being present, the aforesaid three members of the Board shall be elected by ballot by a majority of the qualified electors then present, the said meeting having power to elect its own chairman, who shall have a casting vote, but no deliberative vote, and who shall decide all question* of qualifications to vote by causing the claimant then and there to produce receipts in his favour for the before-men-tioned dues or charges, or a certificate of ownership, or other sufficient document from the Collector of Customs or other proper officer, as the case may be.

"W" O T I C E. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. The Offices of the Electric Telegraph are This Day REMOVED from the Post-office, Shortland-street, to the CUSTOM-HOUSE, FORT-STREET. Public Office for the reception of Telegrams on the Ground Floor. ALFRED SHEATH, , District Inspector. Auckland, April 29,1871. fTIENDEKS will be received at the _L Superintendent's Office, Emily Place, until noon of MONDAY next, the Bth May, 1871, from persons desirous of RENTING the PREMISES at the Old Supreme Court-house, Queen-street, recently used as the Sheriff's Office. Tenders to state the weekly rental offered. JJ , O T I G E, CURE, RED QUEEN, AND CENTRAL ITALY G.M. COS. (REGISTERED). MR. J. FEATON, Jun., is authorised to act as my Agent in Auckland for the above companies at the branch office, corner of West Queen-street DAVID PHILP, Legal Manager, May 1,1871. £20 B E w ac p. "Whereas some evil disposed person or persons did wilfully and maliciously lay down poison on the grounds ot the undersigned, in Remuera District, between Saturday and Sunday last, whereby several Valuable Doga belonging to them were poisoned. The ahove reward will be paid to any person who will give such information as will lead to the conviction of the offender or wretch. S. MORRIN, A. CLARK, ■n «• o ,«., A- BEYEBIDGE. Remuern, May 8,1871.