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Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 434, 20 December 1861, Page 4

iflknmtent Joticcs. Election of Trustees and Auditors under the * Nelson Trust Funds Act. T^THEREAS WRITS under the hand of " his Honor John Perry Robinson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Nelson, bearing date the fourteenth day of December instant, have been directed to me, John Pointer, Esquire, Resident Magistrate and Returning Officer, requiring and commanding mo to cause to be elected by at>d from amongst the persons duly qualified for that purpose freely and indifferently, and in manner and form by law prescribed, SEVEN PERSONS to serve as TRUSTEES under the said Act for the ensuing three years, and also TWO PERSONS to serve as AUDITORS under the said Act far the ensuing year. Now therefore I, the said John Poynter, do hereby, in pursuance of the said Writs, give notice that WEDNKPDAY, the first day of January next, 1862, is appointed for the NOMINATION to take place at noon, at the Court House, Nelson, and in the event of a Poll being demanded, I hereby further appoint TUESDAY, the 28th January next for tho POLLING \ to take place. The polling to commence at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, and close at Four o'clock in the afternoon of the said day. JOHN POYNTER, Returning Officer. Nelson, 16th December, 1861 673 Notice of Mail Tenders. rf "ENDERS in duplicate will be received ■ at this Office until TUESDAY, 3lst instant, at Noon, from parties willing to contract for the Conveyarce of Mails, ONCE a WEEK, until 30th June, 1862, between Nelson and Collingwood—leaving r3a<rsat Appleby, Upper and Lower Mouiere, Motueka, Riwaka, Motupipi, Takaka, and Collingwood. Security for the due performance of the service will oe required, and the Postmaster-General will have power to employ parties for the conveyance of the Mails at the expense of the contractor, should he fail in the pel fonnance thereof. By order of the Postmaster-General, B. WALMSLEY, Chief Postmaster of the District. Post Office, Nelson, 14th Dec, 1861. 567 Education Rate. Provincial Secretary's Office, Nelson, November Ist, 1861. PURSUANT to the provisions of the "Education Amendment Act, ISoB,"^ his Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified, that the ANNUAL RATE imposed by the Baid act upon all Householders residing within Educational Districts, will be LEVIED on THURSDAY, the 2nd day ot January next; and that the same will be received at the following places, between the hours of ten, a.m., and four, p.m., viz :— Court House, Nelson, by the Serjeant Major of Police; School-house, Clifton-terrace, Suburban North, by Mr. Alexander Wragg ; School-house, Stoke, by Mr. E. Austin; School.house, Waimea East, by Mr. W. Stanton; ' School-house, Waimea West, by Mr. Georg Walker; Schnol-house, Spring Grove, by Mr. Thomas Andrews; School-house, Wakefield. by Mr. R. Buruush; ■ Sctiool-houne, Upper Moutere, by Mr. George M. Taylor; School-house, Lower Moutere, by Mr. W. Guy ; School house, Motueka, by Mr. VV. Andrews; School-hovse, Itiwaka, by Mr. C. Pattie; School-hou-,e, Motupipi, by Mr. J Baird ; House of Mr. G. Taylor, Takaka, by Mr. G. Taylor; Police Station, Collingwood, by Mr. Robert Strange. Tne aforesaid Act requires that ' every householder in each educational district shall pay, annually, twenty shillings, and a further sum of five shillings for every child of such householder between the ages of five and fourteen years : Provided always, that no person shall be liable to pay for more than four childien, nor for any child residing more than th^ee miles from any school established under this Act; nor for any child attending any school not established under this Act, in respect of whom such person shall produce to the Collector a certificate, signed by the teacher ot sucli school, showing that tueh child has attended during the three months previous to the levying of the rate.' ALFRED DOMETT, 317 Provincial Secretary. Electoral District of Motueka. TN pursuance of the provisions of an Act, ■*- of the General Assembly of New Zealand, inti tuled ' The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858,' I, Alexander Le Grand Campbell, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Motueka, do hereby give notice, that, by virtue of a Writ bearing date the 4th day of November, 1861, issued by his Excellency the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, an ELECTION will be held for the return of TWO qualified persons to serve as MEMBERS of the PROVINCIAL COUNCIL for the said Electoral District; and that the NOMINATION of candidates will take place at the Institute, Motueka, on MONDAY, the Sixth day of January, 1862, at noon ; and that tho POLL (if necessary) will take place on MONDAY, the 13rh day ot January, 1*62 ; and the result of the Poll declared at Four, p.m., on the same day. ALEXANDER LE GRAND CAMPBELL, Returning Officer. The following is the PULLING-PLACE for the Distiict:— Motueka, Institute, Motueka. ALEXANDER LE GRAND CAMPBELL, Returning Officer. Dated this 4th day of December. 1861. 552 Electoral District of Moutere. TN pursuance of the provisions of an Act, •*- ot the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled ' The Regulation of Elections Act, 1855.' 1 Alexander Le Grand Campbell, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of .Uoutere, do hereby nive notice, that, by virtue o r a Writ bearing date~the Fourth day of November, 1861, issued under the hand of his Excellency the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, an ELECTION will be held for the return of ONE qualified person to serve as a MEMBER, of the PROVINCIAL COUNCIL for the said Electoral District, and that the NOMINATION of Candidates will take place at the School-house, Lower Moutere, on TUESDAY, the Seventh day of January, 18^2, at noon ; and that the PoLL (if necessary will take place on Tuesday, the 14th day of January, ]862 ; and the result of the Poll declared at six o'clock, p.m., on the same day. ALEXANDER LE GRAND CAMPBELL, Returning Officer. The following are the POLLING-PLACES for the District:— School-house, Lower Moutere; School-house, Upper Moutere. ALEXANDER LE GRAND CAMPBELL, Returning Officer. Dated tins fourth day of December. 1861. 553 Nelson Harmonic Society. 'THE NEXT PRIVATE CONCERT ■*- will take place at the Provincial Hall on MONDAY evening, the 23rd instant, when " THE MESSIAH " will be performed. ■ _ Each member and subscriber w'ilhbe entitled to two tickets of admission for friends, and to a proportion of a limited number of extra tickets, each of which will be charged one shilling. Applications for Tickets under Rule 19 must be made at. Mr. tanton's, on Thursday, the 19th instant, and all not then applied for will be disposed of as extra tickets, for which no applications will be received after One o'clock on 21st instant. The tickets will be issued at Mr. Stnnfon's, on Friday, the 20th instant, from Two to Five nVlouk. Bonks of the words may be had at Mr. stantonv' on and utter Thursday next; and at the door on the evening of the Concert. ' By order, THOMAS CONNELt, _ Secretary. Nelson, Deonmber 13. 569