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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4904, 9 December 1876, Page 3

Meetings -\TTELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL W SOCIETY. A MEETING- will be held in the Lecture Hall, Colonial Museum, on SATURDAY, the 9th INSTANT, at 8 p.m. - Papers. 1. On the Longitude of Wellington Observatory, by Ven. Archdeacon Stock, B'.A. 2.. On the System' of Survey for New Zealand from a Legal Point of View, by W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. 3. On Anemometry, considered in reference to the recent Storms, by C, R. Marten, F.M.S. 4. On Cetaceans of New Zealand, by Dr. He»tor, F.R.S. 5. Notes on New Zealand Fishes, by Dr. Hector, F.R.S. ' 6. Was New Zealand a Post-glacial Centre of Creation, by T. C. Hood, F.G.S., &c., &c. R. B. GORE, Secretary. WELLINGTON GAS COMPANY (LIMITED). NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held on Friday, 15th December, at 4 p.m., at the gideroom, Odd Fellows' Hall. By order of the Board. J. R. GEORGE, Manager. BUSINESS. ' To confirm the following resolutions passed at the last meeting:— That the capital of the company be increased to £50,000. That the price of gas be reduced to 10s. per 1000 ft- as soon as the'Directors can see their way to do so. Wellington, December 6, 1876. WELLINGTON TYPOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION. The Half-yearly, Meeting of the Wellington Typographical Association will be held in the Sideroom of the Odd Fellows' Hall, THIS KVKNING (SATURDAY), the 9th December, at 7.30 sharp. By order. E. BANNISTER, Secretary. Electoral Notices (BOUNTY OF HUTT, MUNGAROA J RIDING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election, under the Counties Act, 1876, of one member for the Mungaroa riding, Caunty of Hutt, will take place at the Schoolhouse, Upper Hutt, on FRIDAY, 22nd day of DECEMBER, 1876. . Any person desirous of nominating a candidate must, before noon on Saturday, 16th day of December, 1876, deliver at the polling place, Schoolhouse, Upper Hutt, addressed "To the Returning Office," a nomination paper in the prescribed form, which must be signed by not less than two persons duly qualified t» vote at such election, and also by the person named therein as candidate, in token of his assent to being so named. Nomination papers may be obtained at the polling place, Schoolhouse, Upper Hutt, on application to me. WILLIAM THOMPSON, Returning Office, Mungaroa Riding. Upper Hutt, December 7, 1876. \0 THE ELECTORS OF EPUNI RIUING, HUTT COUNTY. TAKE NOTICE that'THURSDAY, the 14th day of DECEMBER, 1876, has been appointed for the Nomination of two members for the County Council, under the Counties Act, 1876, at the Courthouse, Lower Hutt, at the hour of 12 noon. By order. . HENRY ASHTON, Returning Officer. /BOUNTY OF MANAWATU, HOROI WHENUA RIDING. I, ADAM MACKAY, Returning Officer for the Riding of Horowhenua, do hereby appoint SATURDAY, the 16th DECEMBER, at Noon, for the nominating of a member to represent the Riding of Horowhenua in the Manawatu County Council. Number of members to be returned one, and place of nomination Court House, Otaki. Should more than one candidate be nominated, and a poll be demanded, FRIDAY, the 22nd day, of DECEMBER, has been proclaimed by the Governor as the day for taking said poll at, the Court House. ADAM MACKAY, Returning Officer, Horowhenua Riding. Corporation Notices XTTELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL. ELECTION OF MAYOR. NOTICE is hereby given that an Election of Mayor for the City will take place on I WEDNESDAY the 20th day of DECEMBER instant. • | Any person desirous of. Nominating a, Candidate must; before ONE O'CLOCK on the AFTERNOON of SATURDAY the 9th day of DECEMBER instant, deliver at the Office of the Town Clerk, addressed "To the Returning Officer," a nomination paper in the prescribed form, which must be signed by not less than three persons duly qualified to vote at such election, and also by the person named therein as a candidate, in token of his assent to being so named. Nomination Papers may be obtained at my office. WM.. HESTER, - .'■ Town<3lerk. Wellington, December 4, 1876. WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL. 'extension OF time. i time for receiving tenders for the L formation of footpath, drainage, and metalling, &c., of the south end of Taranakistreet,' has been extended till TUESDAY NEXT, the 12th instant, at 4 o'clock p.m. K. MARCHANT, City Surveyor. O B U L D E R S. TENDERS for Erecting three Shops and Dwelling. Houses, in Willis-street, will be received at my office, where plans and specifications can be seen until NOON of THURSDAY, December 14. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. ,C. TRINGHAM, Architect. Molesworth-street, December 1. J D E R S. PERSONS wishing to contract for the erection of a Store in Masterton can see plans and specifications at Messrs. Wylie and Girdleston, Masterton, and at my office, Wellington, where tenders will be received up to noon of WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13. ; The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. '>'•■ C. TRINGHAM, Architect. Moleewortb-Btrect, December 1.