✨ Election Warrants and Appointments




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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;

Now know ye, that I, the Governor of
New Zealand, in pursuance of the power
and authority in me vested by the said
Act, do hereby appoint the following places
to be Polling Places for the Electoral Dis-
tricts hereinafter specified, as constituted by
the "Representation Act, 1862," for the Elec-
tion of Members of the House of Representa-
tives, namely,-

For the District of Dunedin and Sub-
urbs North,
The Court House, Dunedin.
For the District of Dunedin and Sub-
urbs South,
The Court House, Dunedin.

And I do further appoint the Polling Place
hereinafter specified to be the principal Polling
Place for such Districts namely, -
The Court House, Dunedin.

Given under my hand, at the Govern-
ment House, at Auckland, this
seventh day of February, in the
year of Our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-three.
G. GREY.
By His Excellency's command,
ALFRED DOMETT.

Warrant appointing Polling Places.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE
GREY, Knight, Commander of
the Most Honorable Order of
the Bath, Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief in and over
Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand, and its Dependencies,
and Vice-Admiral of the same,
&c., &c., &c.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL
COME, GREETING:-

W
HEREAS by "The Regulation of
Elections Act, 1858," it is enacted
that it shall be lawful for the Governor, by
Warrant under his hand, from time to time, to
appoint Polling Places for each Electoral Dis-
trict, 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:

Now know ye, that I, the Governor of New
Zealand, in pursuance of the power and
authority in me vested by the said Act, do
hereby appoint the following places to be
Polling Places for the election of members of
the House of Representatives, namely,-
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For the election of the Gold Field
Representatives, in the Province of
Otago,
The Police Station, or such other place
as may be designated by the Return-
ing Officer, at each Gold Field.

And I do further appoint the Polling Place
hereinafter specified to be the principal Polling
Place for such District, namely,-
The Police Station at the Gold Fields
of Tuapeka.

Given under my hand, at the Govern-
ment House, at Auckland, this
seventh day of February, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-three.
G. GREY.
By His Excellency's command,
ALFRED DOMETT.

Offices of General Government in
Auckland to be Closed on Tuesday,
the 17th instant.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, Feb. 13, 1863.

HIS Honor the Superintendent of the
Province of having, on
the requisition of a numerous body of the
inhabitants of that Province, invited the
observance of Tuesday, the 17th instant,
as a day of mourning for the loss of
those who perished in the wreck of
H. M. S. "Orpheus," at Manukau, it
is hereby notified that the Offices of the
General Government in Auckland, will
be closed on that day.
ALFRED DOMETT.

J. Gillies, Esq., appointed Returning Officer
for Election of Members of House Represen-
tatives, for certain Electoral Districts in
Otago.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 14th February, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
JOHN GILLIES, ESQ,
to be Returning Officer for the Election of
Members of the House of Representatives for
the Electoral Districts of
Dunedin and Suburbs North,
Dunedin and Suburbs South,
and for the election of Gold Field Represen-
tatives in the Province of Otago.
ALFRED DOMETT.

C. Hovall, Esq., appointed Coroner.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Judicial Department,
Auckland, 8th Feb., 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
CHARLES HOVALL



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🏘️ Continuation of Warrant Appointing Polling Places for Dunedin Districts (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
7 February 1863
Polling Places, Court House, Dunedin, House of Representatives
  • G. Grey
  • Alfred Domett

🏘️ Warrant Appointing Polling Places for Otago Gold Field Representatives

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
7 February 1863
Polling Places, Police Station, Tuapeka, Otago, Gold Fields
  • Sir George Grey
  • Alfred Domett

πŸ›οΈ Notification of Closure of General Government Offices in Auckland

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
13 February 1863
Office Closure, Auckland, Day of Mourning, H. M. S. Orpheus, Manukau
  • Alfred Domett

🏘️ Appointment of Returning Officer for Otago Electoral Districts

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
14 February 1863
Returning Officer, Election, Dunedin, Otago, House of Representatives
  • J. Gillies (Esquire), Appointed Returning Officer

  • Alfred Domett

βš–οΈ Appointment of Coroner for Judicial Department

βš–οΈ Justice & Law Enforcement
8 February 1863
Coroner, Appointment, Judicial Department
  • Charles Hovall (Esquire), Appointed Coroner

  • Alfred Domett