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No. 24. The Undee Seceetaet to the Betuening Offices, Hawkesbury, Otago. Sic, — Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 13th September, 1865. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter (29th August, 1865,) forwarding Electoral Bolls for tho District of Hampden, in which tho number of Electors appear as 783. In your former letter you stated the number to be 786, and I am directed by Mr. Bichmond to request you to explain the discrepancy. I have, &c, John Murdock, Esq., Beturning Officer, W. Gisboene, Hawkesbury, Otago. Under Secretary. No. 25. The Betuening Offices, Hampden, to the Undee Seceetaet. Sib, — Hawkesbury, 22nd September, 1865. Tour letter of the 13th instant, acknowledging receipt of the Electoral 801 l for the District of Hampden, and requesting information as to a discrepancy in the numbers therein, I had the honor to receive by yesterday's post. In reply I beg to state that the discrepancy in the Electoral 801 l as printed, and the numbers mentioned in my former letter, arose from the printer leaving out three names already on the Boll; and as I saw that his omission was in fact a correction that would have been made when the next lists were got ready, I did not consider the alteration of such importance as to make a delay for reprinting advisable, as the Electoral 801 l is essentially correct. I have, &c, "Wm. G-isborne, Esq., Under Secretary, J. W. Muedoch, Wellington. Begistration Officer, Hampden. No. 26. The Undee Seceetaet to the Betuening Officee, Hampden, Otago. Sic, — Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 29th September, 1865. By direction of Mr. Bichmond, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter (22nd September, 1865), and to inform you that your explanation as to the discrepancy between the number of names on the Electoral 8011, and the number given in your former letter, is satisfactory. I have, &c, J. W. Murdoch, Esq., Beturning Officer, W. Gisboene, Hampden, Otago. Under Secretary. No. 27. The Undee Seceetaet to the Betuening Offices, Bruce. Sis, — Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 29th September, 1865. I am directed by Mr. Bichmond to acknowledge the receipt of the Electoral Bolls for the District of Bruce the year 1865-66, in which the number of electors is 1,172. In your former letter you stated then umber as 1,207, and I am to request you tobe good enough to explain the discrepancy. I have, &c, John Dewe, Esq., Beturning Officer, W. Gisboene, Bruce. Under Secretary. No. 28. The Betuening Officee, Bruce, to the Hon. the Colonial Seceetaet. Sic, — Tokomairiro, sth October, 1865. I do myself the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th ultimo. Having carefully collated the present 801 l of Electors for the District of Bruce with that of the preceding year, and with the Claims for Begistration sent in for the present year, and finding the existing 801 l correct, I can only account for the discrepancy in the numbers by my not having deducted the names struck off one of the lists by the Bevising Officer, and those who have made additional claims for properties in the district. I have, &c, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, John Dewe, Wellington. Beturning Officer, Bruce. No. 29. The Undee Seceetaet to the Betuening Officee, Bruce. Sic, — Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 13th October, 1865. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the sth October, 1865, ou the subject of the discrepancy in the number of Electors on the 801 l for Bruce and the number given in your former letter. I have, &c, John Dewe, Esq., Beturning Officer, W. Gisboene, Bruce, Otago. . Under Secretary.

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