Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 23

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✨ Proclamation of Election

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

VOL. XVII. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1870. No. XXIII.

PROCLAMATION

By his Honor WILLIAM ROLLESTON, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury.

WHEREAS, a Writ was issued by the Governor of New Zealand to William Donald, Esquire, Principal Returning Officer for the Electoral District of the Province of Canterbury, requiring and commanding him to cause to be elected, by the Voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently, and in manner and form by law prescribed, a legally qualified Person to serve as Superintendent for the said Province of Canterbury : And whereas (after a Nomination on the Eleventh day of April, ultimo, and a Poll on the Second day of May, instant) the said Principal Returning Officer did, upon this Tenth day of May, at a Meeting fixed and notified by him for that purpose at the Town Hall, Christchurch, openly declare and publicly notify that I, WILLIAM ROLLESTON, was duly elected Superintendent of the said Province :

Now, therefore, I do hereby proclaim and declare that I have assumed the office of Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury accordingly,

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Canterbury, at Christchurch, this Tenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy.

[L.S.]

WM. ROLLESTON,
Superintendent of Canterbury.
Vol. XVII, No. 23.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1870, No 23

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Proclamation of William Rolleston as Superintendent of Canterbury

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated10 May 1870
KeywordsElection, Proclamation, Superintendent, Canterbury
👱🏽 Names

William Rolleston, Elected Superintendent of Canterbury

👩‍💼 Officials

William Donald, Principal Returning Officer
William Rolleston, Superintendent of Canterbury

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