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Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 317, 14 November 1855, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS. New Zealand to wit,—Province of Canterbury. WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of Thomas Gore Browne, Esquire, Companson of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and 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 Bow en, 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 b) 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 for 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-.yn of Christchurch, 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 j 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 nest, in 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. Gorenunent Offices, Christchoreh, Oct. 9th, 1855, Mew Zealand to wit, — Province of Canterbury. WHEREAS* Writ, under the hand of IiioMAS Goee Browne,Enquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-inch ief in and over the islands of New Zealand, &c, &c, bearing dale the Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, hath been directed to me, Chablks Christopher Bower, 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 and form by law prescribed, Two Persons to serve as members 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 Bowes, Esquire, Returning Officer for the Christchurch Country District, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice that a public meeting of the Electors of the Christchurch Country District, will be holden in the Market Pi'aee of the town of Christchurch, on Tuesday, the 18th clay 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 20lh day of December next, in the lobby of the Provincial Council Chamber, at Christchurch, in the Police Office at Lyttelton, and at Mr. Black's store, Kaiapoi; the voting to commence at any time after nine o'clock, a.m., of the said clay, and to close at four o'clock, p.m., of the same day. Chables Christopher Bowen, Returning Officer. Government Offices, Cbristchureh, Oct. 9th, 1855. New Zealand to wit — Province of Canterbury. ~VXTBEREAS a Writ, under the hand of * * Thomas Gore Bjiownk, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-chief in and over the islands of New Zealand, 3tc, &c, bearing date the Fifteenth dny of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, hath been directed to me, Chablks Christopher Bowen, Esquire, as Returning Ofiicer for the town of Lytteltou, re-