GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS. New Zealand to wit,—Province of Ca7iterbwy. WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of Thomas Gore Browne, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the islands of New Zealand, &c, Sec, 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 town of Christchurch, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected, by and from amongst the voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently, and in manner and form bj law prescribed, One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, for the said town of Christchurch, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved ; Now, therefore, I, the said Charles Christopher Bowen, Esq., Returning Officer fur the town of Christchurch, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice that a public meeting of the Electors of the to-arn of Christcliuich, will be holden in the Market Place of the town of Christchurch, 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, and 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 next, iv the lobby of the Provincial Council Chamber, at Christchurch : 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. (rorerament Offices, Christchnreh, Oct. 9ft, 1855. New Zealand to wit, — Province of Canterbury. T£T HEREAS a Writ, under the haud of »J Iho__as Gobe Browne,Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-inch ief in and over the islands of New Zealand, &c, Sec, bearing date the Fifteenth day of September, in the year ofour Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, hath been directed to me, Charles Christopher Bowen, Esquire, as Returning Officer for the Christchurch 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, and in manner aud form bylaw prescribed, Two Persons to serve as membeis of the House of Representatives, for the Christchurch Country District, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved; Now, therefore, I, the said Charles Christopher Bowen, Esquire. Returning Officer for tbe Christchurch Country District, do hereby in pursuance of tbe said recited writ, give' notice that a public meeting of the Electors of the Christchurch Country District, will be holden in tbe Market Place of the town uf Christ-lurch, on Tuesday, the 18th day of December next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating Two Persons to serve as members of the House of Representatives, for the Christchurch Country District, and in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Thursday, the *20ih day of December next, in'the lobby of tiie Provincial Council Chamber," al Christchurch, in the Police Office at Lyttelton, aud at Mr. Black's store, Kaiapoi; the voting to commence at any time after nine o'clock, a.m., of the said day, and to close ai four o'clock, p.m., of the same day. Charles Christopher Bowen, Returning Officer. Government Olnces, Clir'-l-hiurch, Oct. 9th, 1855. New Zealand lo wil—Province of Canterbury. "^TBEREAS a Writ, under the hand of Thomas Gore Brow.<e, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the : Bath, Govern .r and Commander-in-chief in and over the islands of New Zealand, /fee, Sec, bearing date the Fifteenth day of September, in the year ofour Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, hath been directed to me, Charles Christofhkr Bowen, Enquire, as Returning Officer for the town of Lyttelton, re-
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Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 316, 10 November 1855, Page 10
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672Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 316, 10 November 1855, Page 10
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