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GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS. jVew; Zealand to toil,—Province of Canterbury. WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of Thomas Gokk Browsk, Esquire, C<nnpanu>n of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the islands of New Zealand, &c, &zc, bearing date the Fifteenth day of September, in due year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred a'ud fifty-five, hath been directed to me, Charles Christopher Bow en, Esquire, as Returning Officer for the town of Chrisichurch, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected, by and from anmugst the voters duly qualified- for thai purpose, freely and indifferently, and in manner and form bj law piescri'bed, One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, for ihe said town of Clmstchurch, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved ; Now, therefore, I, the said Charles Christopher Bowes, Esq., Returning Officer for the town of Christehureh, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice that a public meeting of the Electors of the town of Chrislebuieh, will be bolden in the Market Place of the town of Christehureh, on Tuesday, the 18th day of December, next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, for the town of Christchurch, aud in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Wednesday, the nineteenth day of December nest, in the lobby of the Provincial Council Chamber, at CbristcLurch ; the voting to commence at any time after nine o'clock, a.m. of the said day, and to close at four o'clock p.m. of the same day. Charles Christopher Bowen, Returning Officer. Government Offices, Christehureh, Oct. 9th, 1855. Next Zealand, to wit, — Province of Canterbury. WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of Thomas Gore Browse, Enquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in chief in aud over the islands of New Zealand, &c, &c, bearing date the Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, hath been directed to me, Charles Christopher Bowen, Esquire, as Returning Officer for the Christehureh Country District, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected, by and from amongst the voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently, nnd in manner and form by law prescribed, Two Persons to serve asmembets of the House of Representatives, for the Christchurcb Country District, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved; Now, therefore, I, the said Charles Christopher Bowen, Esquire, Returning Officer for the Christehureh Country District, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice that a public meeting of the Electors of the Christehureh Country District, will be holden in the Market Place of the town oi Christehureh, on Tuesday, the 18th day vr December next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating Two Persons to serve as members of the House of Representatives, for the Christehureh Country District, aud in the event of a poll being demanded fur the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Thursday, the 20ih day of December next, in the lobby of the Provincial Council Chamber, ai. Clii'istchurcii, in the Police Oflice at Lytteltnn, and at Mr. Black's store, Kaiapol ; the voting to commence at any time after nine o'clock, a.m., of the said day, and to cluse at four o'clock, p.m., of ihe same day. Charles Christopher- Bowen, Returning Officer. Government Offices, Chrifctchurch, Oct. 9th, 1855. New Zealand to wit — Province of Canterbury. WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of Thomas Gore Bkow.sk, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Govern Mr and Oimnnandi-r-in-chief in and over the islands of New Zealand, -Sic., -Sec, bearing date the Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one inmraiKl ci^ht hundred and fifty-five, liatb been directed to me, Charles Cuhistgphkr Bowkn, Enquire, as Returning Officer for the tuwn of Ly Mellon, re-

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Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 312, 27 October 1855, Page 12

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Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 312, 27 October 1855, Page 12

Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 312, 27 October 1855, Page 12

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