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Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 324, 8 December 1855, Page 4

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS. New Zealand to wit,—Province of CanterburyWHEREAS 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, He, bearing date the Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five,'bath been directed to me, Charles Christopher Bowes, Esquire,as Returning Officer for the town of Chrisichureh, 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 Bowes, 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 tov»n of Chrisichureh, will be bolden in the Market Place of the town of Christchurcb, on Tuesday, the 18th day of December, next, at norm, 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 Christchureb; 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. Chaet.es Chbistophbr Bowes, Returning Officer. Government OSces, Christchorcii, Oct. 9th, 1555, Jffeu. Zealand to wit, — Province of Canterbury. WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of Thomas Gore Browse,E-qnite, Companion 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 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, ond in manner and form by law prescribed, Two Persons to serve asmembeis of the House of Representatives, for the Christchurcb Country District, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved ; Now, therefore, I s the said Charges Cjuustopher Bowes, Enquire, Returning Officer f»r the Christehurch Country District, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice that a public meeting of the Electors j of the Christchurch Country District, 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 Tvjo 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 shai! take place on Thursday, the 20th day of December next, in the lobby of the Provincial Council Chamber, at Christchurch, in the Police Office ;it Lyttelt<m, <md 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 at four o'clock, p.m., <»f the same day. Ciiarles Christopher Bowks, Returning Officer. Government O:iires, Chrii.t,-hurc-h, Oct. 9tii, ife'ss. New Zinland l>, wit — Province of Canterbury. ~YffI~IiEREAS a Writ, under the hand of * * Thomas Go he Bitow.vi;, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Govm>jr and Commander-in-chief in and over the islands of New Zealand, -Sec. fee, bearing date tlu- l-'ifteiMith .lay of September, ill the year of our Lur.i one thousand ei»hl hundred and fifty-lire, hath been dirfctc<f to me, Cv Ani.KsCniusrcPHKß Bowkn, I>q:ire. a« R< ; .' turning Officer fur the town of Lyuekoii, re-