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Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 508, 16 September 1857, Page 5

tlie Bath, Governor and Cominander-iri-Cbief in and over the Colony of New Zealand, &c, &c, bearing date the fourteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, has been directed to me, George Arthur Emilius Ross, Esquire, as Returning Officer for the Rakaia District, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected by the voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently', and in manner and form by , law prescribed, a legally qualified person to serve as a Member of the Provincial Council , for the said Rakaia District: Now, therefore, I, I the said George Arthur Emilius Ross, do hereby, ' in pursuance of the said recited Writ, give \ Notice that a Public Meeting of the Electors \ of the Rakaia District" will be held in the Wool- : shed, Waireka Station,on Monday, the 2nd day of November next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating a person to serve as a Member of the Provincial Council for the said Rakaia 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 3rd day of November next, at the following polling places, .. ' viz:— ;At Mr. E. Chapman's Station, on the Ralcaia, ! and at the Woolshed, Waireka Station, on | the Wai-aniwa-niwa Creek. \ The Voting to commence at any time after ; 9 o'clock, a.m., of the said .Tuesday the 3rd ; day of November, and to close at 4 o'clock, 1 p.m., of the same day. | GEORGE A. E. ROSS, i Returning Officer. ; Waireka, Rakaia District, Sept. 11, 1857. I—-■ . . . • i "VTOTICE is hereby given that his Honor I JJ^I the Superintendent has appointed I Mr. _ TORLESSE'S WOOLSHED to be a i Polling Place for the Election of the Superin- ■ : teudent and member of the Provincial Council : for the Ashley District, instead of Mr. ; Torlesse's House. i By his Honor's command, | RICHARD PACKER, | Provincial Secretaiy. ' Provincial Secretary's Office, j Christchurch, Sept. 12, 1857. REVISION OF LISTS OP VOTERS. ASHLEY DISTRICT. rfIHE List of Claims to Vote for the JL Ashley District having been made up and posted at the places appointed for that purpose, I hereby give notice that I will attend at Mr. Torlesse's Woolshed, at 11 o'clock, on Thursday, the Ist day of October next, to hear and determine objections to such list, and to form the Electoral Roll for the said District. JAMES TOWNSEND, JUN. Revising Officer. Sept. 12,1857. NOTICE. REVISION OF LISTS OF VOTERS. RAKAIA DISTRICT. I hereby give notice that the List of Claims to Vote for the Rakaia District has_ been made up and posted at my Station, Waireka, on the Wai-aniwa-niwa Creek, and that all objections thereto will be heard and determined by me on Tuesday, the 28th day of September. GEORGE A. E. ROSS, Revising Officer. Waireka, Rakaia District, Sept. 13, 1857. TO STOREKEEPERS, SETTLERS, AND OTHERS. npHE undersigned,' having established !JL themselves in Sydney as Commission i Merchants for some time, beg to inform the inhabitants of Nelson and Surrounding districts that they are prepared to execute business in the Sale of Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, Grain and other produce, or in the furnishing of goods from the Sydney markets, giving intimations of prices current from time to time as may be requested or necessary. j. & d. McDonald Sussex Street North, Sydney, N. S. Wales. PUBLIC NOTICE. rTIHE attention of all persons selling arms JL ammunition, or other warlike stores is called to the Governor's Proclamation, republished in the Provincial Government Gazette of this day. By this Proclamation the regulations now in force in this province, in reference to the importation, landing, sale, or other disposal of aruis,"gunpowder, or other warlike stores, and all licenses heretofore issued for the above purposes, will, on and after the Ist. of October next, become null and void. Fresh licenses, in accordance with the terms of his Excellency's Proclamation, can, on and after the same date, be obtained on application at the Resident Magistrate';? Office, in Christchurch or Ly tteiton, or to ilr. W. J. W. Hamilton, Lytteltou. All persons landing, selling or disposing of arms, ammunition, &c, contrary to Jaw, are liable to a penalty of £500. The existing regulations respecting the making, constructing, amending, or repairing of arms, gunpowder, or other warlike stores, are not affected by the Proclamation above referred too. JOHN HALL, Resident Magistrate. f . Resident Magistrate's Office, , '*" T Christchurch, oth September, 1857. i ,S' ■'■■■■■ / /"•