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Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 402, 10 September 1856, Page 1

New Zealand to wit,~-Province of Canterbury. VITHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of ? f Thomas Gore Bkowne, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Cdramarider-in-Chief in and over the islands of New Zealand, &c, &c, bearing date the Eighth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, hath been directed to me, Chabxes Christopher Bowen, Esquire, as Eeturning Officer for the Christchurcb Country District, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected, by and from amongst the voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indiffer- - entlj', and in manner and form by law prescribed, One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, for the Christchureh Country District, in the room of Dingley Askham Brittin, Esquire, resigned:, Now,-therefore, I, the said Chaki.es Chkistobhek" Bowax, Esquire, Reluming1 Officer- for* the 'Chrfctehurch Country District, do hereby, in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice- that a public meeting of the Electors of tbe Christchureh Country District will be hold en] at the Offices of the Provincial Government, in the town of Christchurch, en Monday, the 13th 'day of October next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, for the Christchureh Country District, and in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Tuesday, the 14tb day of October next, in the lobby of the Provincial Council Chamber, at Christcburch ; in the Police Office, at Lytteltdn ; and at Mr. r ß!ack's Store, Kaiapoi: the voting to commence at any time after nine o'clock, a.m. of tbe said day, and. to close at four o'clock p.m., of the same day. Chables Christopher Bowen, Returning Officer. Government Offices, Lyttelton, August 29th, 1856. 8300 oil

HORSES, HORSES. EOR SALE, The remaining Twelve Mares and - Horses, ex " Daniel Webster," consisting of nearly all Draught Stock, on view in Mr. Sutcliffe's Paddock, opposite Mr. Allan's,. Ferry Road. Apply to John T. Paekixsox 5274 c.

PUBLiG NOTICELand Office, Christchureh, 19th August, 1856. FOTICE is Hereby Given that the . undermentioned Section of Rural Land, containing less than 20 acres, having been' applied for, the same will be sold by Public Auction, by direction of His Ho^oit the StrPEHiTfiEjS'BEJifT, in accordance with the Waste Lands Regulations, at the Board Room of the Land Office, Christchureh, on Tuesday, the 23rd day of September, 1856, at Twelve o'Clock at noon precisely. DESCRIPTION. UPSET QUANTITY. WHERE SITUATED. TRICE. *'■'&• p- . L. s. d. At the X orth-wester'n corner of section No 24, atiove Ric- • carton, in the Christchureh District, bounded on the -west 1 n n,a by a road separating it from 0 ■ ] 1 uou section No. 17S;jon the north- J ° # east, by a road separating it from section 117 ; and on'tlie south by a branch of the'Wairaairi stream...««»«,„„«.««„«„ Joseph Britta**, 5231 s 20 Chief Commissioner,