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Southland Times, Issue 1321, 14 October 1870, Page 3

Public Notices Gh F. BOWEN, GOVERNOR. PROCLAMATION. i WHEREAS by the Eleventh Section of "The Otago and Southland Union Act, 1870," i it is enacted that, notwithstanding the dissolution of the Provincial Council of the Province of Southland, the persons , who, immediately before the coming into operation of this Act, were members of the said Council shall, on a day and at a time and place to be fixed Ey the Governor by Proclamation in the New Zealand Gazette, assemble, and by lot or by ballot, as and to be taken in such manner as shall be prescribed in and by such Proclamation, select seven of their number, who, with the present Superintendent of the Province of Southland, shall represent, in the Provincial Council of the new Province, that part of the new Province which immediately before the coming into operation of the Baid Act was included in the Province of Southland. Now, therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, K.G.C.M.G., in exercise arid pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, do by this Proclamation fix Thursday, the twentieth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, as the day arid time, and the Provincial Council Chamber, Invercargill, as the place, on and at which the persons who, immediately before the coming info operation of the said Act, were members of the Provincial Council of the late Province of Southland shall assemble as and for the purpose in the hereinbefore recited section of the Baid Act is provided ; and I do by this Proclamation prescribe that the selection by the said persons of seven of their number to represent, with the person who at the time of the passing of the said Act was Superintendent of the late Province of Southland, in the Provincial Council of the new Province of Otago that part of the said new Province which was within the late Province of Southland, shall be by Ballot, to be taken in the manner following — that is to say : 1. William Wood, Esq., lately Superintendent of the Province of Southland, shall preside at the taking of and shall take the said Ballet at the said meeting. : ' 2. The taking ' of ' the saidi Ballot shall commence at eleven o'clock in the forenoon that said twentieth day. of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy. 3. The said William Wood, Esq., shall, before tHe T said twentieth - day -of October, cause 'to be ' printed Ballot Papers the Christian or first names and aurnames of all t the persons who, were members of the Provincial Council of Southland, immediately' before the coming into operation of the said Act, except the name of Wm. Wood, Esq., and of no other persons, in full, in the form following:— BAXXOT PAPER. A.B. CD. Etc. ! DIBECTIONB. •' The roter is to strike out the name of every person for whom he does not intend to vote, by drawing a line through the name with a pen or pencil ; he must-be careful not to leave uncancelled the names of more than seven, or the paper will be invalid. The Ballot-paper must then be folded bo as to conceal all the names of the persona printed on the paper, and the Ballotpaper must then be put in the -Ballot-box by l the voter.- - ••'• -■•'■■- ' •---;; The Ballot-paper must not be taken out of the room in which the Ballot is taken. The above directions shall be printed on the paper, and shall be complied with and enforced. 4. The ballot shall be taken in the said Chamber; and the said Chamber shall be, so arranged ph&t there shall be in- the same an inner compartment ; and there shall be provided by the said William Wood therein pencils , and. pens, and ink for the use of the voters. : -' •--.,■• . 5. The said William Wood shall also provide a BaUotbox, with an. opening therein to receive' the Ballot-papers,!* and with, a lock and key. 6. Before proceeding to take the poll the Baid William Wood shall exhibit for inspection of the voters the Ballot-box open and empty ; and shall then forthwith take the same, being still empty, and set the same empty and, unopened on a table in front of him, and in view of the persons present in the said Chamber, and so keep , the same till the Ballot is concluded. .7, There shall be delivered at the said meeting, by the said William Wood, to each person entitled to vote, and who shall desire to vote, . a Ballot paper; and every person to whom a Ballot paper shall be delivered shall forthwith retire alone to the said compartment, and shall there alone, and . without delay, strike out from such Ballot paper the names of the persons for whom he does not intend to vote, and shall forthwith fold up such Ballot paper in such manner as will conceal the names of the persons on the Ballot paper, and deposit it in the Ballot box in the presence of the said William Wood. 8. Each voter may give one vote to each of the persons qualified to be selected, not exceeding seven in number, and- he may vote for himself, if he think fit, as one of the seven ; and any Ballot paper recording more than seven votes shall be. rejected at the close of the poll.. 9. At twelve of the clock at noon of the said day the said William Wood shall close the poll, and shall then open the Ballot box and proceed to ascertain the number of votes given for each person in view of those present in the Chamber, and shall both then and after abstain from inspecting the writing upon the back of the Ballot papers, and take care that the same is not seen by any person present, and shall then and there announce the number of votes given to each, person, and declare those, not exceeding seven in number, who have received ; the greatest number of votes to be duly elected ; and if two or more, of such persons shall have received an equal number of votes, the said William Wood shall have a casting vote; but he shall not have an original vote; and the names of the persons so declared shall be certified to the Governor by the the said William Wood, and be published by the Colonial Secretary in the General Government Gazette. Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand ' Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in arid over the said Colony of New Zealand and ita Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, at the Government House, at Wellington, and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, this seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord one. thousand eight hundred and seventy. W. Gkbobkh. Gob sate the Queen? IMMIGRATION TO OTAGO. /CONDITIONS.— £6 for each adult, and the \J Jialf of that. Bum for persons between the ages of laand 12,, must be paid in Otago before the names are sent home to the Agent in Edinburgh. If the parties remain three years in Otago, no further payment will require to be made. If they do not remain three years, another payment of £8 10s must be made. All : Immigrants must be approved by the Agents for the Province at Edinburgh. Shipß sail from London and Glasgow. Sohedules, &c., may be obtained from JOHN LOGAN, Immigration Agent, Dunedin. WANTED to purchase, sections in Block 57, town of Invercargill. Apply Box 6, Post Office,