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Nelson. Where to be preferred for certain districts. 9. Every person claiming a right to vote for the Town of Nelson shall deliver his claim, or cause the same to be delivered, at the Eesident Magistrate's Office, Nelson. 10. Every person claiming a right to vote for the Waimea District shall deliver his claim, or cause the same to be delivered, at the Eesident Magistrate's Office, Nelson, or at such place in the Waimea District as the Superintendent at Nelson may, by public notice, direct and appoint. 11. Every person claiming a right to vote for the Motueka District shall deliver his claim, or cause the same to be delivered, at such place in the Motueka District as the Superintendent at Nelson may, by public notice, direct and appoint. 12. Every person claiming a right to vote for the Wairau District shall deliver his claim, or cause the same to be delivered, at such place as the Superintendent at Nelson may by public notice direct and appoint. Canterbury. Where to be preferred for certain districts. 13. Every person claiming a right to vote for the following districts : the Town of Christchurch, the Christchurch Country District: shall deliver his claim, or cause the same to be delivered, at the Eesident Magistrate's Office, Christchurch. 14. Every person claiming a right to vote for the Town of Lyttelton shall deliver his claim, or cause the same to be delivered, at the Eesident Magistrate's Office, Lyttelton. 15. Every person claiming a right to vote for the Akaroa District shall deliver his claim, or cause the same to be delivered, at the Eesident Magistrate's Office, Akaroa. Otago. Where to be preferred for certain districts. 16. Every person claiming a right to vote for the following districts : the Town of Dunedin, the Dunedin Country District: shall deliver his claim, or cause the same to be delivered, at the Eesident Magistrate's Office, Dunedin. List of claims to be prepared. 17. On the 11th of August next, and on the Ist of August in every succeeding year, or as soon thereafter respectively as conveniently may be, the Eesident Magistrates at Wellington, Whanganui, Nelson, Lyttelton and Christchurch, Akaroa, and Dunedin, or some other fit person or persons to be appointed in that behalf by the Governor of the province, or by the Superintendent at Nelson for that settlement, shall respectively cause a list to be prepared of the claims which have been delivered at such respective offices as aforesaid in pursuance of this Proclamation, setting forth the Christian and surname of every claimant at full length, together with his place of abode, calling, or business, and the ground on which his claim may be made, and arranging the names in alphabetical order, and classing them for the several districts for which they may respectively claim to be entitled to vote. And to be published. 18. On or before the 10th day of September next every such Eesident Magistrate or other person as aforesaid shall, as soon as conveniently may be, cause a copy of the list of claims, and in the month of August in every succeeding year shall cause a copy of the list of claims which may have been preferred in pursuance of this Proclamation, together with a copy of the electoral roll then in force, to be posted in some conspicuous place in the district to which the said list or roll shall respectively relate, and shall subjoin thereto a notice that all objections thereto will be heard and determined at a meeting of Justices open to the public, and to be held on a day to be specified in such notice, not being more than one calendar month after the date thereof. Justices to prepare eiectoral roll. 19. Each such Eesident Magistrate or other person shall call a special meeting of the Justices o1" the Peace residing within the district or districts to which the said claims may relate, to be held on the day so to be specified as aforesaid, for the purpose of hearing and determining objections to such list and roll as aforesaid, and of forming the roll for the ensuing year of persons qualified to vote under the provisions of the said recited Ordinance. Objections to claims. 20. Any person whose name shall be on any such list or roll may object to any other person as not entitled to have his name retained on the electoral roll. But the person so objecting shall, ten days at least before the day appointed for the formation of such electoral roll, cause notice in writing of such objection, and of the ground thereof, to be given to the Eesident Magistrate, or other the person acting for the district, and also to the person objected to. Electoral roll, how to be formed. 21. At the meeting to be held for the formation of the said electoral roll, or at some adjournment of such meeting, the Justices (any two being a quorum) shall retain on the list of claims and on the roll then in force the names of all persons to whom no objection shall have been duly made, and shall also retain on the said lists and rolls the name of every person who shall have been objected to, unless the party objecting shall appear in person in support of such objections, and shall also prove due service of his notice of objection. Proof of qualifications, in what case required. 22. In case the party objecting shall make his objections in person, and shall prove such service of notice as aforesaid, the Court shall, require proof of the qualification of the person so objected to, and in case the qualification of such person shall not be proved to the satisfaction of the Court the name of such person shall be expunged from the list or roll. The Court shall also expunge therefrom the name