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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Admiral of the same, at the Government
House, at Wellington; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, this fourth
day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-eight.

E. W. STAFFORD.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

W HEREAS by "The Petty Sessions Act, 1865,"
it is enacted that, as soon as conveniently may
be after the establishment of a Petty Sessions Dis-
trict, and afterwards from time to time as may be
deemed expedient, the Governor shall, by Proclama-
tion in the New Zealand Gazette, appoint a meeting
of the Justices of the Peace resident in such district
to be yearly held within such district, at some
specified time and place, for the purpose of choosing
a Chairman of Petty Sessions and settling a rota of
attendance: And whereas by an Order in Council,
bearing date the twenty-second day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, His Ex-
cellency the Governor did define and establish
certain Petty Sessions Districts, including amongst
others the districts hereinafter named :

Now therefore I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen,
the Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance and in
exercise of the power and authority in that behalf
vested in me, do hereby proclaim and appoint that
for each of the districts named in the Schedule
hereto a meeting of the Justices of the Peace
resident within such district shall be yearly held at
the place whereof the name is in the said Schedule
set opposite to the name of such district, at twelve
o'clock noon, on the first Tuesday in the month of
December, for the purpose of choosing a Chairman
of Petty Sessions and settling a rota of attendance.

SCHEDULE.
Name of District. Place of Meeting.
Taringatura Downs Dis- Police Barracks, Lowther.
trict.
Waiau District. Accommodation House,
Easter Bush.
Riverton District. Court House, Riverton.
Pahia Gold Fields Dis- Warden's Court, Ore-
trict. puki.
Mataura District. Police Barracks, Gore.
Invercargill District. Police Barracks, Winton.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, at the Government
House, at Wellington; and issued under
the Public Seal of the said Colony, this
fourth day of November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-eight.

E. W. STAFFORD.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

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
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: And whereas, by
warrant under the hand of the Governor, bearing date
the sixteenth day of October, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight,

The Court House, Clyde,

was appointed the principal polling place for the
District of the Gold Fields, for the election of Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives: And whereas
it is expedient to abolish the same:

Now know ye that I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen,
the Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the
power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do
hereby abolish the above-named principal polling
place for the District of the Gold Fields, for the
election of Members of the House of Representatives,
and do appoint in lieu thereof

The Court House, Naseby.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, at the Government
House at Wellington, this sixth day of
November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

E. W. STAFFORD.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

W HEREAS by "The New Zealand Institute Act,
1867," provision is made for the appointment
of Members of a Board of Governors of the New
Zealand Institute, and it is enacted that on the first
day of November, 1868, and on the first day of
November in each succeeding year, three members
of the said Board of Governors (other than the
Governor, the Colonial Secretary, and the Superin-
tendent of the Province of Wellington respectively
for the time being) shall retire from office, but shall
be eligible for re-appointment: And whereas the
Honorable Sir David Monro, Alfred Ludlam, Esq.,
and James Edward Fitzgerald, Esq., three of the
Governors of the said Board, have retired from office
and are eligible for re-appointment under the pro-
visions of the said Act:

Now therefore I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the
Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance and in
exercise of the power and authority in that behalf
vested in me, do hereby re-appoint

The Hon. Sir DAVID MONRO,
ALFRED LUDLAM, Esq., and
JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD, Esq.,

to be Governors of the Institution called "The New
Zealand Institute."

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, at the Government
House, at Wellington; and issued under
the Public Seal of the said Colony, this tenth day
of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
eight.

E. W. STAFFORD.