✨ Polling Place Warrants




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

For the District of Sefton:
Resident Magistrate's Court, Leithfield.
School House, Ashley Bank.
School House, Mount Grey Downs.
For the District of Mandeville:
Resident Magistrate's Court, Kaiapoi.
School House, Woodend.
School House, Eyreton.
School House, near Cout's Farm.
For the District of Waimate:
Spencer's Woolshed.
Mr. Campbell's Homestead Station, Peak.
Mr. Cooper's Woolshed, Creek Station.
And I do further appoint the following places to
be the Principal Polling Places for the above-named
Districts:-
For the District of City of Christchurch:
Odd Fellows' Hall.
For the District of Sefton:
Resident Magistrate's Court, Leithfield.
For the District of Mandeville:
Resident Magistrate's Court, Kaiapoi.
For the District of Waimate:
Spencer's Woolshed.

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 twelfth day of March,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-four.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Warrant appointing Polling Places.

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 for the Province of Canterbury, 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 pur-
suance of the power and authority in me vested by
the said Act, do hereby abolish all existing Polling
Places for the Province of Canterbury for the
election of Superintendent thereof, and do appoint in
lieu thereof,-
Christchurch-Odd Fellows' Hall.
Lyttelton-Colonists' Hall.
Riccarton-School House.
Papanui-School House.

Heathcote-Road Board Office, Ferry Road.
School House, near Lunatic Asylum.
Lincoln-School House, Prebbleton.
Kaiapoi-Resident Magistrate's Office.
Rangiora-Resident Magistrate's Office.
Mandeville-School House, Woodend.
" School House, Eyreton.
Oxford-Road Board Office.
" Cust School House.
Waipara-Woolshed, Glenmark.
Sefton-Resident Magistrate's Office, Leithfield.
School House, Mount Grey Downs.
" School House, Ashley Bank.
Port Victoria-School House, Governor's Bay.
Akaroa-Resident Magistrate's Office.
Wainui-School House, Duvauchelle's Bay.
The Bays-School House, Okain's Bay.
School House, Pigeon Bay.
Selwyn-School House, Halket's Road.
" Road Board Office, Leeston.
" School House, Springston.
Rakaia-School House, junction of Hororarata
and Old South Road.
School House, Kowai Pass.
School House, Hororarata.
Ashburton-Police Station, Ashburton.
" Nixon's Woolshed.
Geraldine-Resident Magistrate's Court, Aro-
whenua.
Mr. Cox's Woolshed, Raukapuka.
Timaru-Resident Magistrate's Court, Timaru.
Seadown-School House, Pleasant Point.
Waitangi-Spencer's Woolshed.
" Mr. Campbell's Homestead, Station
Peak.
" Mr. Cooper's Woolshed, Creek Station.
Waimate-Resident Magistrate's Court, Wai-
mate.

And I do also hereby abolish the existing Principal
Polling Place for the Province of Canterbury for the
election of Superintendent thereof, and do appoint in
place thereof,-
Christchurch-Odd Fellows' Hall.

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 twelfth day of March,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-four.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Warrant appointing an additional Polling Place.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,
GREETING:

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly
of New Zealand, intituled "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 places
to be the Principal Polling Place for the district,
and all or any of such Polling Places from time to



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πŸ›οΈ Appointment of Polling Places for Sefton, Mandeville, and Waimate Districts

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
12 March 1874
Polling Places, Appointment, Sefton, Mandeville, Waimate, Principal Polling Places
  • Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Governor
  • Daniel Pollen

πŸ›οΈ Warrant abolishing and appointing Polling Places for Canterbury Superintendent Election

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
12 March 1874
Warrant, Abolition, Polling Places, Canterbury Province, Superintendent Election, Christchurch, Lyttelton
  • Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Governor
  • Daniel Pollen

πŸ›οΈ Continuation of Warrant appointing an additional Polling Place (continued from previous page)

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
10 March 1874
Polling Place, Appointment, Electoral District, Regulation of Elections Act, Governor
  • JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor