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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1879.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1879.
Warrant appointing Additional Polling-places.
NORMANBY, 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 law-
ful 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 poll-
ing-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 ap-
point 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:
Now know ye that I, George Augustus Constan-
tine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of New
Zealand, in pursuance of the power and authority in
me vested by the said Act, do hereby appoint the
following places to be additional polling-places for the
electoral district hereinafter specified, for the election
of Members of the House of Representatives,
namely:—
For the Electoral District of Mataura,—
The Courthouse, Gore ;
The Courthouse, Fortrose.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl
of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and
Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the
County of York, in the Peerage of the
United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave
of New Ross, in the County of Wexford,
in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of
Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy
Council; 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 Wellington, this fourth
day of January, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
nine.
J. T. FISHER,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)
Appointments of Valuers under "The Land-Tax Act, 1878."
Land-Tax Department,
Wellington, 1st January, 1879.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments of Valuers under
"The Land-Tax Act, 1878":—
AUCKLAND LAND-TAX DISTRICT.
| Name and Address. | County. | District. |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Kempthorne Roskruge, Parnell | Eden | Borough of Parnell. |
| Patrick Donovan, Onehunga | " | Whau Riding. |
| Edward William Morrison, Newton | " | Newton. |
| Thomas Cheeseman, Auckland | " | Grafton Highway District. |
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NZ Gazette 1879, No 3
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🏛️ Warrant Appointing Additional Polling-places for Mataura District
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration4 January 1879
Polling-places, Elections, Governor, Mataura, Gore, Fortrose
- NORMANBY, Governor
- George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby
- J. T. Fisher (in the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)
💰 Appointments of Valuers under The Land-Tax Act, 1878 for Auckland
💰 Finance & Revenue1 January 1879
Valuers, Land-Tax Act 1878, Appointments, Auckland, Eden County, Parnell, Newton
- Charles Kempthorne Roskruge, Appointed Land Tax Valuer
- Patrick Donovan, Appointed Land Tax Valuer
- Edward William Morrison, Appointed Land Tax Valuer
- Thomas Cheeseman, Appointed Land Tax Valuer