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Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 326, 15 December 1855, Page 4

quiring 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, One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, for the said town of liVttelton, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved : Now therefore I, the said Charles Christopueu Bowen, E«q., Returning Officer for the town of Lyttelton, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice that a public meeting of the Electors of the town of Lyttelton, will be holden at the Police Office in the town of Lyltelton, on Friday, the twenty-first day of December next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating One Person to serve as a member of the House o! Representatives, for the town of Lyttelton, and in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Saturday, the twenty-second day of December, next, in the Police Office, Lyttelton ; 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, Christchurch, Oct. 9th, 1855. New Zealand to Wit, — Province of Canterbury. ~YXTHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of * * Thomas Gore Browne, Esquire, Commander of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-chief in and ove 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, John Watson, Enquire, Returning-officer for the Akaroa district, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected, by and from amongst the voters duly qualified for that purpose, freehand indifferently, and in manner and form by law prescribed, One Persmi to serve as a mem- ! her of the House o\' Representatives, for the Akaroa district, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved ; Now therefore, I, the said John Watson, Esquire, Returningofficer for the Akaroa district, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice that a public meeting of the electors of the Akaroa district, will be bolden at the Resident Majristrale's Court, at Akaroa, on Thursday the 27th 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 Akaroa district, and in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such pollinsr shall take place on Friday, the 28th day of December next, in the Resident Magistrate's Court House at Akaroa; 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. John Watson, Returning Officer. Akaroa, 26tn October, 1855. £To the Electors of the Christchurch Country • District. Gentlemen.— The Dissolution of the first General Assembly of New Zealand will soon render it necessary for you to choose two representative!) for a New Assembly from among the candidates for that honor, as one of whom I now venture to present myself. I know that the duties of your Representative will be arduous, though plain ; and, under the piesent circumstances of the colony, must require the devotion of much time and trouble for their proper fulfilment. I therefoie come forward, trusting that, you will find in me the activity and straightforward firmness so necessary in the office to which I aspire. As to my political views, I can only say here, generally, that that line of policy which Was adopted by the majority of the late"Assembly, in all us sessions, seems to me that which must, at this tinie of radical change in the Government of the Colony, procure the greatest benefits to the 1 übhe Service ; and which should, there•orf; recelve lh<-' support of your representatives. ..„ Ihe views which I take of other important questions I hope to be able to explain to your satisfaction, when I solicit your sufTrajres in per.-on. ° I am, Gentlemen, ! Your humble and obedient servant, *r .i.t , r> Ckokuib Ward. mortnbrook, Rangioru, Oct. 15, 1855.