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Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2246, 30 November 1886, Page 3

Notices.

LECTION NOTICE. Western Maori District.

In pursuance of the Maori Representation Act, 1867, and the Amendments thereof, I, George Thomas Wilkinson, Returning Officer for the Western Maori Electoral District, do hereby give notice that, by virtue of a Writ bearing date the sixteenth day of November, 1886, under the Public Seal of the Colony, an Election will be held for the return of one qualified person to serve as a Member of the House of Representatives for the said Electoral District, and that the Nomination of Candidates will take place at the Court-house, Whanganui, at noon on THURSDAY, the second day of December, 1886, and that the Poll (if necessary) will be taken on THURSDAY, the twenty-third day of December, 1886. GEORGE THOMAS WILKINSON, Returning Officer.

The following arc the Polling places for the Western Maori Electoral Distiict : — Coromandel — Courthouse. Manaia (Hauraki)— Ruuanga House, Meicury Bay— Police Station. Wairoa (Hauraki)— Hori te Whetuki'ri House. Waiheke Island— Ropata te Rous Honse. Shortland— Old Courthouse, Miranda — Schoolhouse. To Hoe a Tainui (Piako)— Runanga House. Hikutaia (Thames)— Mr William Greer Scott's House. Ohinemuri— Public Hall, Paeroa. Te Aroha — Courthouse. Waterford (Katikati) - Courthouse. Tauranga— Courthouse. Rangiwaea (Tauranga) — Akuhata Tupaea's House. Te Puna (Tauranga)— Te Purus House. Waihi (Tokaano, Taupo) -Runanga House. Waipapa (Taupo)— Hitiri Paerata'a House. Patea (Taupo) -Henare's House. Otukou Rotoaira (Taupo)— Matuahu's House. Tapapa — Hoera's House. Waotu — Arakatera's House. Cambridge— Courthouse. Horohora— Te Kipihana Whina's House. Aoteroaroa (Wharepuhunga)— Whiti Patato's Runanga House. Te Miro-a-Huiao (Upper Mokau)— Runanga House. Otorohanga ( Waipa)— Courthouse. Mangawhitikau (Te Kuiti) —Te Kereama's Hon*e. Alexandra — Courthouse. Kihikihi — Schoolhouse. Otewa (Waipa)— Te Kooti Rikirangi's House. Whatawhata— Schoolhouse. Maungakawa (Waikato)— Runanga House. Takauwhata (Waikare Lake)— Te Wharepu's House. Mercer — Courthouse. , Huntly— Schoolhouse. Tupekurui'ga (Churchill) — Schoolhouse. Kohanga — SchooHiouse. Putataka (Waikato Heads) Mr Charles Torr's Store. Weraroa (Raglan) — Tamihana Tunui's House. Raglan— Courthouse. Kawhia — Armed Constabulary Barracks. Takatahi (Kawai South) —Mr Fen-all's Store. Waiuku — Courthouse. Mangere —Mr Robert Barlow's House. Mokau Heads North — Mr Reardon's Store. Te Koura (Tuhua)— Te Hiihi's House. Waitara —Schoolhouse. New Plymouth — Courthouse. Okato — Schoolhouse. Opunake— Courthouse. Hawera— Courthouse. Patea— Taurua's House. Kaipo (Waitotara) — Committee House. Whanganui — Courthouse. Awapuna— Runanga House. Koroniti (Whanganui)— Hori Pukehika's House. Parakino (Whanganui) — Schoolhouse. Iruharama — Schoolhonse. Pipiriki— Te Kaioroto's House. Ranana— Meetinghouse. Karioi (Murimotu)— Mr Edward McDonnells House. Taumarunui— Ngatai's House. Te Riu-o-Puanpa— Hiraka te Rango's House. Turakina— Courthouse, Bull's— Courthouse, Foxton — Courthouse. Otaki— Courthouse. Waikanae— Te Kakakura's House. Paikakariki— The Polling-booth. Waikawa— lhaka's Meetinghouse. Ohau— Tamati Ranapiri's House. Poroutawhao — Tamihana te Hoias House. Poutu (Manawatu)— Runanga House. Oroua Bridge— Te Rangimarie's House. • Awahuii— Hoeta's House. Kakariki— Wiari Turoa's House. Te Reureu— Whareo-o-te-Tikanga. Porirua— Ferry Schoolhouse. Lower Hutt — Courthouse. Wellington— Volunteer Drill-shed.

POOTITANGA MO TETAHI MEMA MAORI. MO TE TAKIWA XI TE HAUAURU.

Na, i runga i nga ritenga o Te Ture Whakatu tangata hei reo mo teiwi Maori ki roto i te Paremata o Nui Tireni, 1867, meugaTure whakatikatikaita.ua Ture. Ko ahau tenei ko Hori Tamati Wirikihana, ko te tino kai whakahaere o te Pooti mo te Takiwa Pooti Maori Whaka-te-Hauauru, ka panui, nei ki nga iwi Maori katoa o taua takiwa, koia teoei : — I runga i te mana o tetahi pukapuka whakahau i tuhia i te 16 o nga ra o Noema, 1886, he mea tuku i raro i te Hiri o te Koroni, ka turia tetahi pooti hei whakatu i tetahi tangata tika hei Mema ki roto ite Paremata o Nui Tireni mo te Takawa Pooti Maori Whaka-te-Hauauru. Heoi, he whakaatu tenei naku ka tv te Pooti Whakahuatanga ingoa ki te Whare Whakawa i Whanganui a te Taite, a te Rua o nga ra o Tihema, 1886, i te tekau-ma-rua o nga haora o te awatea hei whakaatu mai i te ingoa o te tangata c hiahiatia ana kia tv, a ko te pootitanga, ma meinga kia kooti, ka tv a te Taite, a te rua tekau-mo-toru o nga ra o Tihema, 18S6, ki nga wahi katoa kua oti nei te tuhi ki raro nei. GEORGE THOMAS WILKINSON (Hori Tamati Winkihana), Tino kai-whakahaere o te Pooti.

Koromaene—Te Whare Whakawa. Manaia ( Hauraki)— Te Whare Runanga. Mercury Bay— Te Whare o nga Pirihimana. Wairoa (Hauraki)— Te Whare o Hori te Whetuki. Waiheke— Te Whate o Rapata te Rou. Hoterenetaone— Te Whare Whakawa Tawhito. Miranda -Te Whare Kura. Te Hoe-a-Tainui ( Piako)— Te Whare Runanga. Aikutaia (Hauraki)— Te Whare aTe Kota (Mr William Greer Scott). Ohinemuri —Te Whare Huhuinga (Public Hall), Paeroa. Te Aroha— Te Whare Whakawa. Waterford (Katikati) —Te Whare whakawa. Tauranga — Te Whare Whakawa. Rangiwaea (Tauranga)— Te Whare a o Akuhata Tupaea,