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warrant under his hand, from time to time
to appoint polling places for each Electoral
District within or without the limits thereof,
and to appoint any one of such places to be
the principal polling place for the district,
and all or any of such polling places at any
time to abolish and to appoint other polling
places in lieu thereof.

der of the Bath, Governor and
Commander-in-Chief in and over
Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand
and its Dependencies, this
fourth day of February, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-seven.

E. W. STAFFORD.

And whereas by warrant under the hand
of the Governor certain polling places were
appointed for the election of Members of
the Provincial Council for the Province of
Hawke’s Bay:

And whereas it is expedient to abolish
the same:

Now know ye, that I, Sir George Grey,
the Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the power and authority in me
vested by the said Act, do hereby abolish
all existing polling places for the Province
of Hawke’s Bay, for the election of Members of the Provincial Council, and do appoint in lieu thereof:—

The Town of Napier—The Resident Magistrate’s Court, Napier.
Napier Country District—Mr. H. S. Tiffen’s Woolshed, at Meeanee; Colonel Whitmore’s Woolshed, at Pekapeka.
Clive—Mr. Ferguson’s Store, at Clive.
Havelock—School-house, Havelock; Mr. Alex. McLean’s Woolshed, Maraekakaho.
Petane—School-house, Petane.
Te Aute—The Court House, Waipawa; Rev. S. Williams’ Woolshed, Te Aute.
Hampden—Mr. Mathews’ store, Hampden.
Waimarama—Mr. E. S. Curling’s Woolshed, Te Kopunga; Messrs. Nairn’s Woolshed, Pourerere; Messrs. Price’s Woolshed, Tukituki.
Waipukurau—Mr. Purvis Russell’s Woolshed, Woburn; Mr. A’Deane’s Woolshed, Ashcott.
Porangahau—Messrs. Hunter’s Woolshed, Porangahau; Mr. Ormond’s Woolshed, Wallingford.
Mohaka—Messrs. Pearse’s Woolshed, Mohaka.
Wairoa—The Court House, Wairoa.

And I do also further appoint the following
places to be the principal polling places for
the respective Electoral Districts set opposite their names:—

Town of Napier—The Resident Magistrate’s Court, Napier.
Napier Country District—Mr. H. S. Tiffen’s Woolshed, at Meeanee.
Clive—Mr. Ferguson’s Store, at Clive.
Havelock—School-house, Havelock.
Petane—School-house, Petane.
Te Aute—The Court House, Waipawa.
Hampden—Mr. Mathews’ Store, Hampden.
Waimarama—Mr. E. S. Curling’s Woolshed.
Te Kopunga.
Waipukurau—Mr. Purvis Russell’s Woolshed, Woburn.
Porangahau—Messrs. Hunter’s Woolshed, Porangahau.
Mohaka—Messrs. Pearse’s Woolshed, Mohaka.
Wairoa—The Court House, Wairoa.

Given under the hand of His Excellency
Sir George Grey, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Or-

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th Feb., 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint the following persons
to be Returning Officers for the election
of Members of the Provincial Council
of Hawke’s Bay for the districts set opposite
their names respectively, viz.:—

JOHN CURLING, Esq., Town of Napier.
GEORGE ANDREW OLIVER, Esq., Napier Country.
GEORGE ANDREW OLIVER, Esq., Clive.
JOHN GARRY, Esq., Havelock.
OSWALD CARR, Esq., Petane.
GEORGE SISSON COOPER, Esq., Te Aute.
THOMAS TANNER, Esq., Hampden.
FREDERICK JOHN TIFFEN, Esq., Waimarama.
JOHN RUSSELL DUNCAN, Esq., Waipukurau.
WILLIAM SOUTHER HUNTER, Esq., Porangahau.
JOHN MARTIN PHILLIPS LAVIN, Esq., Mohaka.
SAMUEL DEIGHTON, Esq., Wairoa.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 20th Feb., 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint the following gentlemen
to be Deputy Returning Officers for
the election of Members of the Provincial
Council, in the Province of Hawke’s Bay,
for the districts set opposite their names
respectively:—

GEORGE ANDREW OLIVER, Esq., Town of Napier.
JOHN CURLING, Esq., Napier Country & Clive.
JOHN ALFRED COOPER, Esq., Mohaka.
GEORGE B. WORGAN, Esq., Wairoa.
WILLIAM ANDERSON, Esq., Havelock.
JAMES BUCHANAN McKAIN, Esq., Petane.
WILLIAM RATHBONE, Esq., Te Aute.
SAMUEL WHITAKER HARDY, Esq., Hampden.
JAMES BALDWIN REDWARD, Esq., Porangahau.
GEORGE WILLIS, Esq., Waipukurau.
JOSEPH WITHEROW, Esq., Waimarama.

E. W. STAFFORD.