THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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
another Act of the General Assembly, intituled "The
Provincial Elections Act, 1858," it is enacted that,
subject to certain provisions therein contained, every
election of the Superintendent or of a Member of
the Provincial Council of a Province shall be con-
ducted in the manner prescribed by "The Regulation
of Elections Act, 1858," aforesaid, and the provisions
of the said last-mentioned Act shall apply to the
elections of Superintendents and Members of Pro-
vincial Councils :

Now therefore I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the
Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the
power and authority in me vested by the said Acts,
do hereby appoint the following place to be an addi-
tional polling place for the District of the Grey for
the election of Superintendent and Members of the
Provincial Council of the Province of Nelson,
namely-

The Court House, Camptown.

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 ninth day of
January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
E. W. STAFFORD.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

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 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 seventeeth day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-six, Mr. Joseph Smith's
house, Tua Marina, and Mr. Michael Maher's house,
Kaituna, were appointed polling places for the District
of Picton for the election of Members 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 polling places for
the District of Picton for the election of Members of
the House of Representatives, and do appoint in lieu
thereof-

The School House, Tua Marina, and
The School House, Renwick Town.

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 ninth day of
January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th January, 1869.

THE following Act passed by the Provincial
Council, and assented to by the Superintendent
of the Province of Auckland, intituled

"The City Board Loan Acts Consolidation Act,
1868"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excel-
lency has not been advised to exercise his power of
disallowance in respect of it.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th January, 1868.

THE following Ordinance, passed by the Provincial
Council, and reserved by the Superintendent of
the Province of Canterbury, intituled

"The Municipal Corporations Reserves Ordinance,
1868,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to assent to the same.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th January, 1869.

THE following Ordinances, passed by the Provincial
Council, and assented to by the Superintendent
of the Province of Canterbury, intituled

"The Diversion of Roads Special Ordinance, 1868;"
"The Reserve No. 254 Ordinance ;"
"The Education Rate in Aid Ordinance, 1868,
Repeal Ordinance ;"
"The Kaiapoi Bridge Ordinance, 1868;"
"The Railway Tolls and Management Ordinance,
1867, Amendment Ordinance, 1868;"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has not been advised to exercise his power of dis-
allowance in respect of them.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1869.

IN conformity with the provisions of "The Muni-
cipal Corporations Act, 1867," the following
Petition from Inhabitant Householders of Blenheim,
for the Town of Blenheim to be constituted a Borough,
and Letter of Assent from Superintendent of Marl-
borough, are published for general information; and
it is hereby notified that His Excellency the Gover-
nor will consider the Petition on the sixth day of
March next.
E. W. STAFFORD.

To His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON
BOWEN, Knight Grand Cross of the Most
Distinguished Order of St. Michael and
St. 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, &c., &c.,

The Petition of the undersigned Inhabitant
Householders resident within the Town of
Blenheim, in the Province of Marlborough:

HUMBLY SHOWETH-

That the Town of Blenheim was incorporated by
an Act of the Superintendent and Provincial Council
of the said Province of Marlborough, intituled "The
Blenheim Improvement Act, 1864."