New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 63

Page 785

✨ Maori Electoral Notices

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 785

indorsed thereon by you, shall be returned to us here
on or before the twenty-second day of July next, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

In witness whereof, His Excellency Sir
Hercule George Robert Robinson, the
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of
New Zealand, has caused the Public Seal
of the Colony of New Zealand to be here-
unto affixed, at Wellington, the eleventh
day of June, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.

HERCULES ROBINSON,
Governor.

Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distin-
guished 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; and
issued at Wellington, this ninth day of
June, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Native Minister.)

Appointing Returning Officers.

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers in me vested, I Sir
Hercule George Robert Robinson, the Governor
of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint
the following persons to be Returning Officers for
the Maori Electoral Districts hereinafter specified :-

Eastern Maori Electoral District.
FRANCIS EDWARDS HAMLIN, Esq., J.P.

Southern Maori Electoral District.
ALEXANDER MACKAY, Esq., R.M.

Given under the hand of His Excellency
Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson,

Resignation of Returning Officer.

Native Office,
Wellington, 26th May, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of

SAMUEL LOCKE, Esq.,
as Returning Officer for the Eastern Maori Electoral
District.

JOHN SHEEHAN.

By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1879, No 63

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🪶 Writ for Election of Member for Southern Maori Electoral District (continued from previous page)

Domain🪶 Māori Affairs
Dated11 June 1879
KeywordsWrit, Election, Southern Maori Electoral District, Public Seal, Governor
👩‍💼 Officials

Sir Hercule George Robert Robinson, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
J. Ballance (for the Native Minister)

🪶 Appointment of Returning Officers for Maori Electoral Districts

Domain🪶 Māori Affairs
KeywordsReturning Officers, Appointment, Eastern Maori Electoral District, Southern Maori Electoral District
👱🏽 Names

FRANCIS EDWARDS Hamlin (Esquire, J.P.), Appointed Returning Officer
ALEXANDER Mackay (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Returning Officer

👩‍💼 Officials

Sir Hercule George Robert Robinson, Governor

🪶 Acceptance of Resignation of Returning Officer for Eastern Maori Electoral District

Domain🪶 Māori Affairs
Dated26 May 1879
KeywordsResignation, Returning Officer, Eastern Maori Electoral District
👱🏽 Names

SAMUEL Locke (Esquire), Resigned as Returning Officer

👩‍💼 Officials

JOHN SHEEHAN

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