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New Zealand to wit.—Province of Canterbury.

WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of THOMAS GORE BROWNE, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Islands of New Zealand, &c., &c., bearing date the Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, hath been directed to me CHARLES CHRISTOPHER BOWEN, Esquire, as Returning Officer for the town of Lyttelton, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected, by and from amongst the voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently, and in manner and form by law prescribed, One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, for the said town of Lyttelton, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved:

Now therefore I, the said CHARLES CHRISTOPHER BOWEN, Esquire, Returning Officer for the town of Lyttelton, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ give notice that a public meeting of the Electors of the town of Lyttelton, will be holden at the Police Office in the town of Lyttelton, on Friday, the twenty-first day of December, next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, for the town of Lyttelton, and in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Saturday, the twenty-second day, of December, next, in the Police Office, Lyttelton; the voting to commence at any time after nine o’clock, a.m., of the said day, and to close at four o’clock, p.m., of the same day.

CHARLES CHRISTOPHER BOWEN,
Returning Officer.
Government Offices,
Christchurch, Oct. 9th, 1855.

New Zealand, Province of Canterbury, to wit.

WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of THOMAS GORE BROWNE, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Islands of New Zealand, &c., &c., bearing date the Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, hath been directed to me, John Watson, Esquire, Returning Officer for the Akaroa District, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected, by and from amongst the voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently and in form and manner by law prescribed, One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, the General Assembly of New Zealand being dissolved; Now, therefore, I, the said John Watson Esq., Returning Officer for the Akaroa District, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice, that a public meeting of the Electors of the Akaroa District will be holden at the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Akaroa, on Thursday the 27th day of December next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, for the Akaroa District, and in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling to take place on Friday the 28th day of December next, in the Resident Magistrate’s Court House at Akaroa; the voting to commence at any time after nine o’clock, a.m. of the said day, and to close at four o’clock p.m. of the same day.

JOHN WATSON,
Returning Officer.
Akaroa, 26th Oct., 1855.

PRINTED BY J. WILLIS, AT THE “STANDARD” OFFICE, CHRISTCHURCH.