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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 344, 25 December 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING. POET OF TAURANGA. High waist at tbe Heads this day Morning, 45-1 ; Evening, 5.15. Sun rises and seta this day j— Morning, 4.46 ; Evening, 7.15. Moon : New moon, 28tb, 6.43 a.m. Arrivals.— Nil. Departures.— December. 22 Atalaata, schooner, Stephens, for Tairua, in ballast. 23 Isabel, cutter, Woodlock, coastwise, with sundries. The u?oful little steamer Southern Cross, for some time in the trade between this port and Auckland, and latterly running between Onobunga and Kaipam, is about to proceed from the Manukau to New Caledonia, where she will be disposed of. 2'ko a s Rowena loft Aucbland for this port yesterday afternoon at halfipaet five o’clock. Passengers : Messrs Reid, Coburg, Westphal, R Horne, T. Wrigley, W. Kelly, Sandford. Notice. fT'HE following Gentlemen have been elected to act as a Committee on behalf of Capt. Morris at the ensuing election :■ — Chairman—Mr James Eodoll. MrD. Asher E. Sherratt Jonathan Brown P. Grant llamiora Tu E.llill Jos. Faulkner Stephen Earl J. Vorcoo J. McLean Hare Makaauria P. Bidols E. Leo L. L. Loo Hori Ngatai Mr G. A. Crabbo Tareha Xiharoa Eodmoml W. Meehan Fairfax Johnson Captain Norris Mr James Oarthy E. J. Wood Enoka A. Sanders L. Eidois F. McMillan J. W. Gray Noah Parsons T. Sanders A Meeting will take place at the Store next Limdon and Conway’s Timber Yards (Lot No. 70) on Monday next, at 10 a.m. E. J. WOOD, Secretary. Tuesday Evening, Dec. 21, 1875.

WO OPEN LODGE MEETING this month. Full attendance of Members requested on Monday next. Business after Lodge meeting to arrange for Picnic and other amusements. IL S. WOODRUFFE. To the Electors of the East Coast Residing at Maketu and Opotiki. WILLIAM KELLY will ADDRESS the Electors at the abovementioned places as follows Maketu—On Wednesday next, at 8 p.m. Opotiki— On Friday next, in the Town HaH, at 8 p.m. Tauranga District School Annual Election. rpHE ELECTION of the Tauranga District Committee for 1876' wiU take place at the School-house on Friday, the 7th of January, 1876, at 7 p.m. SAMUEL L. CLARKE, Chairman. Dec. 23, 1875. To the Electors of the East Coast. QENTLEMEN,— In presenting myself as a Candidate for your suffrages, I have the honor briefly to submit for your consideration my views upon the leading questions now before thn colony. I am in favor of the Abolition of Provinces, and against appointed Superintendents; I am against Insular Separation, and in favor of Property Tax, triennial Parliaments, and Shire Councils, or enlarged powers of Road Boards as the only necessary substitute for Provincial Councils. In other matters I shall claim to be independent, and will not give a blind support to either Government or Opposition. —1 am, Gentlemen, yours faithfully, G. B. MORRIS. Tauranga, fe December 20, 1875.