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Southland Times, Issue 985, 13 July 1868, Page 3

Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 10th June, 1868. THE following Bill passed by the Provincial Council of the Province of Southland, intituled •' The Appropriation Ordinance, No. 2, 1868," which Bill was reserved for the signification of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased to assent to the same. E. W. Stapfobd. G. F. Bowen, Governor. PRO CLAM ATI ON. WHEREAS by an act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled " The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858," provision is made for the regulation and conduct of elections of Members of the House of Representatives. And whereas by the said Act, after reciting that unforeseen difficulties or delays may arise in carrying into effect the several provisions in the said Act contained, it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to extend the time allowed for the holding of any such election, or for the return of the writ issued for the same, notwithstanding the day may have passed on which such writ shall be returnable,, and to adopt or cause to be adopted such measures as may be necessary to remove any obstacle of a technical or formal nature by which the due course of any such election may have been impeded, and to supply any deficiency that may otherwise affect the same. And whereas by the " The Maori Representation Act, 1867," provision is made for the representation in the said House of Representatives of Her Majesty's subjects of the race of the Native Aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand. And whereas by the said last-mentioned Act, amongst other electoral districts for the return oi Members to represent Her Majesty's subjects of the race aforesaid in the said House of Representatives, is constituted and defined an electoral district called the .Southern Maori Electoral District, for the return of one Member of the House of Representatives aforesaid. And whereas by the said last-mentioned Act it is also enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, by proclamation to be published in the New Zealano Gazette, to make provision for the appointing of Returning Officers, and foi issuing, collecting and returning the necessary writs for election of Members and otherwise for ensuring the orderly effective, and impartial conduct of eacl election under the said last'-inentionec Act. And whereas under and by virtu< of the provisions of the said last-men tioned Act, a writ was directed to th<