✨ Polling Warrants and Court Sittings




For Buller District:
The Warden's Office, Lyell.
For Cobden District:
The Court House, Cobden.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson,
Baronet, a Member of Her Majesty's Most
Honorable Privy Council, 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 seventh day of October,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-three.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Warrant abolishing Polling Places and a Principal
Polling Place, and appointing others in lieu
thereof, in Nelson.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,
GREETING:

WHEREAS by "The Regulation of Elections Act,
1870," 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 within one mile of the
limits thereof, and to appoint any one of such
Polling Places to be the Principal Polling Place
for the district, and all or any of such Polling Places
from time to time to abolish, and, if he think fit, to
appoint other Polling Places in lieu of those abolished,
and that every such Warrant shall be published in
the New Zealand Gazette: Provided always that no
Polling Place shall be appointed by the Governor
under the said Act unless he shall be first satisfied
that the place to be appointed is more convenient
than any other for at least twenty electors to record
their votes thereat:

And whereas, by Warrants under the hand of the
Governor, certain places were appointed Polling
Places and Principal Polling Place for the Province
of Nelson for the election of Superintendent thereof:
And whereas it is expedient to abolish the same:

Now know ye that I, Sir James Fergusson, Baronet,
the Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of the
power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do
hereby abolish all existing Polling Places for the Pro-
vince of Nelson for the election of Superintendent
thereof, and do appoint in lieu thereof-

The Provincial Hall, Nelson.
The Odd Fellows' Hall, Nelson.
The Hill Side Schoolroom, Suburban North.
The Institute, Richmond.
The Institute, Stoke.
The Institute, Wakefield.
The Schoolroom, Spring Grove.
The Schoolroom, Upper Wakefield.
The Library, Motueka Valley.
Mr. Gillows' Station, Wangapeka.
The Southern Schoolroom, Waimea West.
The Schoolroom, Upper Moutere.
The Schoolroom, Dovedale.
The Institute, Motueka.
The Schoolroom, Riwaka.
The Schoolroom, Lower Moutere.
The Schoolroom, Ngatimoti.
The Court House, Collingwood.
The Government Building, Slate River.
The School House, Clifton.
The School House, Takaka.
The Court House, Waiau-ua.

DANIEL POLLEN.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 567

Mr. Delamaine's, Woolshed, Hanmer Plains.
The Warden's Office, Lyell.
The Warden's Office, Matakitaki.
Steele and Lynch's Homestead, Upper Mataki-
taki.
The Court House, Westport.
Mr. Byrne's Post Office Store, Addison's.
Mr. Harrison's Store, Giles Terrace.
The Court House, Charleston.
The Court House, Brighton.
The Court House, Ahaura.
The Court House, No Town.
The Police Station, Granville.
Mr. Geo. Muir's Store, Hatter's Terrace, Nelson
Creek.
Mr. Boyd's Shop, Moonlight.
The Court House, Reefton.
The Reading Room, Black's Point.
Gallagher's Receiving Store, Boatman's.
Christy's Receiving Store, Inangahua Junction.
The Court House, Cobden.
The Government Building, Brunnerton.

And I do hereby abolish the existing Principal
Polling Place for the Province of Nelson for the
election of Superintendent thereof, and do appoint in
lieu thereof-

The Provincial Hall, Nelson.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson,
Baronet, a Member of Her Majesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council, 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 seventh day of October,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-three.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Fixing Sittings of District Court, Otago Gold Fields.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and
authority in this behalf enabling me, I, Sir
James Fergusson, Governor of the Colony of New
Zealand, do hereby fix and appoint that sittings of
the District Court of the Otago Gold Fields, during
the months of November and December next, shall
be held as follows:-

In the Resident Magistrate's Court at Naseby
on the second Wednesday in November next.
In the Resident Magistrate's Court at Clyde
on the Monday next after the second Wednes-
day in November next.
In the Resident Magistrate's Court at Queens-
town on the Monday second after the second
Wednesday in November next.
In the Resident Magistrate's Court at Lawrence
on the second Tuesday in December next.

Provided that in case any of the days so fixed as
aforesaid shall happen to be a holiday, then the
Court appointed for that day shall be holden on the
first day thereafter, not being a holiday.

Issued this seventh day of October, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-
three.

JOHN BATHGATE.

Port of Tauranga to be a Warehousing Port.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

IN exercise of the power in me for this purpose
vested by "The Customs Regulation Act, 1858,"



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1873, No 60





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🏘️ Warrant Abolishing and Appointing Polling Places in Nelson Province (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
7 October 1873
Polling Places, Appointment, Abolition, Nelson Province, Buller District, Cobden District
  • Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
  • Daniel Pollen

🏘️ Warrant Abolishing and Appointing Polling Places and Principal Polling Place for Nelson Superintendent Election

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
7 October 1873
Polling Places, Appointment, Abolition, Nelson Province, Superintendent Election, Principal Polling Place
  • Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
  • Daniel Pollen

βš–οΈ Fixing Sittings of District Court for Otago Gold Fields

βš–οΈ Justice & Law Enforcement
7 October 1873
District Court, Sittings, Otago Gold Fields, Naseby, Clyde, Queenstown, Lawrence
  • Sir James Fergusson, Governor
  • John Bathgate

🏭 Declaring Port of Tauranga a Warehousing Port

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Port, Tauranga, Warehousing Port, Customs Regulation
  • Sir James Fergusson, Governor