New Zealand Gazette – 1865 – No. 16

Page 139

✨ Elections and Official Reports



Numb. 16.
139

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1865.

Warrant appointing a Polling Place in lieu of another.
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 Ma-
jesty'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:-
WHEREAS 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 District, within or without the limits there-
of; 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 place to be a Polling Place for the Electoral
District hereinafter specified, as constituted by "The
Representation Act, 1862," for the Election of
Members of the House of Representatives, namely-
for the District of the Bay of Islands:
THE RUNANGA HOUSE, WAIMATE,
instead of the Young Men's Association Rooms,
Waimate, as appointed by Warrant, dated the 2nd
January, 1861.
Given under my hand, at the Government
House, at Auckland, this twenty-second
day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.
G. GREY.
By His Excellency's command,
FRED. A. WELD.

Robert James Creighton, Esq., elected to House of
Representatives.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th April, 1865.
IT is hereby notified that a Writ, issued for the
election of a Member of the House of Repre-
sentatives for the Electoral District of Parnell, has
been returned with a certificate to the effect that
ROBERT JAMES CREIGHTON, Esquire,
has been duly elected.
FRED. A. WELD.
Wm. Buckland, Esq., elected to House of Representatives.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th April, 1865.
IT is hereby notified that a Writ, issued for the
election of a Member of the House of Repre-
sentatives for the Electoral District of Raglan, has
been returned with a certificate to the effect that
WILLIAM THORNE BUCKLAND, Esquire,
has been duly elected.
FRED. A. WELD.
Report on the West Coast District.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, May 5, 1865.
THE following Report by W. Seed, Esq., in reference
to the West Coast District, is published for
general information.
FRED. A. WELD.
Custom House, Wellington,
15th April, 1865.
SIR,—In compliance with the instructions con-
tained in Mr. Gisborne's letter to me of the 10th
ultimo, wherein I was requested "on behalf of the
"General Government to enquire into and report
"for their information generally as to all the circum-



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🏘️ Warrant Appointing New Polling Place for Bay of Islands District

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
22 April 1865
Polling Place, Election, Bay of Islands, Waimate, Warrant
  • Sir George Grey, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
  • FRED. A. WELD

🏛️ Notification of Election of Member for Parnell Electoral District

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 April 1865
Election result, House of Representatives, Parnell District
  • Robert James Creighton (Esquire), Elected Member of House of Representatives

  • FRED. A. WELD

🏛️ Notification of Election of Member for Raglan Electoral District

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 April 1865
Election result, House of Representatives, Raglan District
  • William Thorne Buckland (Esquire), Elected Member of House of Representatives

  • FRED. A. WELD

🏛️ Publication of Report on the West Coast District

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
5 May 1865
West Coast District, Official Report, W. Seed, General Government
  • W. Seed (Esquire), Author of West Coast District Report
  • Gisborne (Mr.), Mentioned in reference letter instructions

  • FRED. A. WELD

🏛️ Official Correspondence regarding instructions from Mr. Gisborne

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
15 April 1865
Custom House, Wellington, Official Correspondence, Gisborne
  • Gisborne (Mr.), Sender of instruction letter