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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

claimed, and whether the claim is made as
owner or occupier.

4. No claim shall be received unless it shall
   be made before the twenty-fifth day of
   March next, or in the month of October in
   some succeeding year.

5. Every person claiming a right to vote
   for the election of the members of the Board
   of Trustees, or of the Auditors, shall deliver
   his claim, or cause the same to be delivered,
   at the Resident Magistrate's office, at Nel-
   son.

6. On the tenth day of March next, and
   on the tenth day of November in every suc-
   ceeding year, or as soon after as conveniently
   may be, the said Resident Magistrate shall
   cause a list to be prepared of the claims which
   have been delivered at the places appointed for
   that purpose 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 the number of votes
   claimed, and arranging the names in alpha-
   betical order.

7. The said Resident Magistrate shall, as
   soon as conveniently may be, after such list of
   claims shall be prepared, cause a copy thereof,
   and in every succeeding year shall cause a
   copy of such list of claims which may have
   been preferred in pursuance of this Proclama-
   tion, together with a copy of the Electoral
   Roll then in force, to be posted in some con-
   spicuous place in the towns of Nelson and
   Blenheim, and to be published in a news-
   paper having circulation within the Provinces,
   and shall annex thereto a notice, that all
   objections thereto will be heard and deter-
   mined at a meeting of the Justices, open to
   the public, and to be held on a day to be
   specified in such notice, not being more than
   one calender month after the date thereof.

8. The said Resident Magistrate shall call a
   special meeting of the Justices of the Peace
   residing within the Provinces, to be held at
   the Court-house, Nelson, on the day so to be
   specified as aforesaid, for the purpose of hear-
   ing 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
   Act.

9. Any person whose name shall be on any
   such list or roll may object to any other per-
   son as not entitled to have his name retained
   on the Electoral Roll. But the person so
   objecting shall, six 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 thesaid Resident Magistrate, or other
   person as aforesaid, and also a similar notice
   to be given to, or left at the usual place of
   residence of, the person objected to.

10. At the meeting to be held for the for-
    mation 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 such roll then in force,
    the names of all persons to whom no objec-
    tion shall have been duly made, and shall also
    retain on the said lists and rolls the names
    of every person who shall have been objected
    to, unless the party objecting shall prove due
    service of his notice of objection.

11. In case the party objecting shall prove
    such service of notice as aforesaid, the
    Justices shall require proof of the qualifica-
    tion 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 Justices shall also
    expunge therefrom the name of every person
    who shall be proved to be dead, and shall
    correct any mistake or shall supply any
    omission which shall be proved to have been
    made therein respectively, in respect of the
    name or place of abode of any person who
    shall be included therein, or in respect of the
    local description of his property. And the
    lists and rolls so corrected shall form the
    Electoral Roll for the ensuing year, and shall
    be signed by the person presiding at such
    meeting of Justices as aforesaid.

12. The persons whose names shall be so
    enrolled thereon shall be the electors until
    the completion of the next Electoral Roll, and
    every person whose name shall appear
    upon such Electoral Roll shall be deemed and
    taken to be duly qualified to vote, without
    any further or other enquiry, revision, or
    scrutiny whatever. And when the name of
    any person claiming to be placed on such roll
    shall have been duly enrolled thereon, such
    name shall from year to year continue to be
    published as aforesaid, and be retained on
    the Electoral Roll for the time being, without
    any further claim, until such name be objec-
    ted to and shall be duly expunged in manner
    hereinbefore prescribed.

13. As soon as conveniently can be after
    the annual revision of such roll, the Resident
    Magistrate shall cause copies thereof to be
    published for general information, and the
    original roll shall be preserved by him as long
    as it shall remain in force, open to the inspec-
    tion of any elector at reasonable times, on
    payment of one shilling.

14. The polling places shall be at some
    convenient places in the towns of Nelson and
    Blenheim, to be specified by the Returning
    Officer, and at such other convenient places as
    the Returning Officer shall from time to time
    by public notice appoint.

15. The Returning Officer shall be the
    Resident Magistrate at Nelson, who shall
    have such assistant Returning Officers at
    Blenheim and elsewhere, as he may from
    time to time appoint.

16. When and so often as any vacancy
    shall occur in the Board of Trustees, the re-
    maining or continuing Trustees shall signify
    the same to the Resident Magistrate at Nelson,
    and the Resident Magistrate shall, by notice
    in the Government Gazette of the Province,
    appoint some day (not being less than