Proclamations and Electoral Notices




578
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

any corps which has been disbanded in terms of the
eighteenth section of the said Act :—
In the Militia Districts of Rangitikei and Manawatu.
The Officer Commanding, or Adjutant of the Militia
and Volunteers.
In the County of Westland (including the West Coast
of the Province of Nelson).

The Officer Commanding, or Adjutant of the Militia
and Volunteers.

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
Auckland, this twentieth day of October,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine.

W. GISBORNE.

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 warrants under the hand of the
Governor, certain places were appointed polling
places for the Electoral Districts hereinafter named
for the election of Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives: 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 all existing polling places for
the Electoral Districts hereinafter named for the
election of Members of the House of Represen-
tatives, and do appoint in place thereof—

For the City of Auckland East District.
The Mechanics' Institute.

For the City of Auckland West District.
Old Court House, Queen Street.

For the Newton District.
The Newton Academy.

For the Parnell District.
The Public Hall, Parnell.

For the Northern Division District.
The Devonport Hall, Flagstaff, North Shore.
Mr. Reid's Residence, Stokes' Point, North
Shore.
Mr. John McPike's Residence, Little Muddy
Creek.
Henderson's Mill.
Store where the Court and Highway Board sits,
Weiti,
The Public Hall, Mahurangi.
The Post Office, Mahurangi Heads.
The Post Office, Waiwera.
Mr. Munro's Store, Matakana.
The Court House, Helensville, Kaipara.
Mr. Keogh's House, Pitoitoi, Riverhead.

For the Mongonui District.
The Court House, Mongonui.
Mr. Ball's Residence, Oruaiti.
Runanga House, Oruru.
Mr. James Matthews' Residence, Kataia.

For the Marsden District.
The School House, Township of Wangarei.
The Resident Magistrate's Station, Wangarei
Heads.
Mr. William Harrison's Residence, Mangapai.
The School House, Waipu.
The Post Office, Mangawai.
Mr. William Bonar's Saw Mill, Aratapu, Wairoa,
Kaipara.
The Post Office, Paparoa.

For the Bay of Islands District.
The Court House, Russell.
The Runanga House, Waimate.
The Court House, Heard's Point, Hokianga.
The Court House, Whangaroa.
Mr. James Tautari's Store, Kawakawa.

For the Raglan District.
The Public Hall, West side of Great South
Road, Otahuhu.
Toll House, Raglan side of Newmarket.
Resident Magistrate's Office, Drury.
Resident Magistrate's Office, Waiuku.
Post Office, Te Awamutu.
Resident Magistrate's Court, Alexandra.
The Court House, Port Waikato.
The Court House, Raglan.
The Court House, West Hamilton.
The Post Office, Upper Mauku.

For the Franklin District.
School House, Wairoa.
Court House, Coromandel.
Resident Magistrate's Court House, Tauranga.
The School House, Papakura.
New Toll House, East Bank of Tamaki, Pan-
mure Bridge.
The Redoubt, East Hamilton.
Toll Bar on Tamaki Road, near Newmarket.
The Court House, Thames Gold Field, Short-
land.
Messrs. Allen and Hall's Store, Tapu Creek,
Thames Gold Field.

For the Town of Onehunga District.
The Court House, Onehunga.

For the Pensioner Settlements District.
The Police Station, Panmure.
The Police Station, Otahuhu.
The Court House, Howick.

And I do also hereby abolish the existing principal
polling places for the Electoral Districts hereinafter
named for the election of Members of the House
of Representatives, and do appoint in lieu thereof—

For the City of Auckland East District.
The Mechanics' Institute.

For the City of Auckland West District.
Old Court House, Queen Street.

For the Newton District.
The Newton Academy.

For the Parnell District.
The Public Hall, Parnell.

For the Northern Division District.
The Devonport Hall, Flagstaff, North Shore.

For the Mongonui District.
The Court House, Mongonui.

For the Marsden District.
The School House, Township of Wangarei.

For the Bay of Islands District.
The Court House, Russell.

For the Raglan District.
The Public Hall, West side of Great South
Road, Otahuhu.



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1869, No 62





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🏛️ Continuation regarding Militia Corps Disbandment (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 October 1869
Militia, Disbandment, Rangitikei, Westland, Volunteers
  • Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor
  • W. Gisborne

🏛️ Abolition and Appointment of Polling Places for House of Representatives Elections

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 October 1869
Polling places, Electoral Districts, Auckland, Mongonui, Marsden, Raglan, Franklin
10 names identified
  • Reid (Mr.), Residence used as polling place
  • John McPike (Mr.), Residence used as polling place
  • Munro (Mr.), Store used as polling place
  • Ball (Mr.), Residence used as polling place
  • James Matthews (Mr.), Residence used as polling place
  • William Harrison (Mr.), Residence used as polling place
  • William Bonar (Mr.), Saw Mill owner
  • James Tautari (Mr.), Store owner
  • Allen (Messrs.), Store proprietor
  • Hall (Messrs.), Store proprietor

  • Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor