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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 61

Returning Officers appointed.

ONSLOW, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1881,” it is enacted that the Governor may appoint such Returning Officers, clerks, and other officers as may be required to carry the provisions of the said Act into execution, and that every person so appointed shall hold office during the Governor’s pleasure:

Now, therefore, I, William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, do hereby appoint the under-mentioned persons to be Returning Officers for the election of members of the House of Representatives for the electoral district placed opposite to their respective names:—

Helyar Wedderburn Bishop .. Bay of Islands.
Robert Mair .. Marsden.
Thomas Seaman .. Waitemata.
Malcolm Nicoll .. Eden.
John Alexander Beale .. Newton.
Samuel Yeoman Collins .. City of Auckland.
William Esdaile Thomas .. Parnell.
James Galbraith .. Manukau.
John Thomas Mellsop .. Franklin.
Frederick James Burgess .. Thames.
Theodore Minet Lawlor .. Te Aroha.
William Nicholas Searancke .. Waikato.
James Booth .. East Coast.
Charles Cargill Kettle .. New Plymouth.
Wilfred Rennell .. Egmont.
Edward Nolloth Liffiton .. Waitotara.
Garland William Woon .. Wanganui.
Alfred Ross .. Rangitikei.
Edward Rawson .. Palmerston.
William Beilby .. Hawke’s Bay.
Edward Patten .. Napier.
George Augustus Preece .. Waipawa.
Joseph John Freeth .. Masterton.
John Mackintosh Roberts.. Wairarapa.
William Pattison James .. City of Wellington.
Henry Damant .. Hutt.
Arthur Ashton Scaife .. City of Nelson.
John Allen .. Waimea-Picton.
John James Winsbury White .. Wairau.
Ernest Charles Kelling .. Buller.
Henry Lucas .. Inangahua.
Jackson Keddell .. Grey.
Duncan Macfarlane .. Westland.
Caleb Whitefoord .. Ashley.
Michael Lynskey .. Kaiapoi.
Frederick John Kimbell .. Avon.
George Leslie Lee .. City of Christchurch.
William Thomas Campion Mills .. Heathcote.
Alexander Lean .. Halswell.
William Shanaghan .. Akaroa.
Frank William East .. Selwyn.
William Green Lunn .. Ellesmere.
James Roland Colyer .. Ashburton.
Caleb Ezekiel Sherratt .. Geraldine.
Thomas Howley .. Timaru.
George Henry Graham .. Waimate.
William Gabriel Filleul .. Oamaru.
Bateman Thomas Missen .. Waitaki.
Samuel Meade Dalgleish .. Mount Ida.
Frederick George Downes .. Port Chalmers.
Thomas Riddell Dodds .. Peninsula.
James Taylor .. City of Dunedin.
William Stronach .. Dunedin Suburbs.
John Stewart Kennedy .. Taieri.
Alexander Nelson .. Bruce.
John Alexander Algie .. Clutha.
William Horton Revell .. Tuapeka.
Irven Willis Raymond .. Mataura.
Horatio Nelson Firth .. Wakatipu.
Alexander Millar Eyes .. Wallace.
John Borrie .. Invercargill.
William Russell .. Awarua.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fifth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety.

W. R. RUSSELL.

Polling-places for General Assembly Elections appointed.

ONSLOW, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1881,” it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint, alter, and abolish polling-places for each electoral district within the limits thereof, and may appoint any one of such polling-places to be the principal polling-place of the district, and that no polling-place shall be appointed unless the Governor 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, therefore, I, William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the places mentioned in the Schedule hereto to be polling-places and principal polling-places for the electoral districts therein specified.

SCHEDULE.

Bay of Islands Electoral District—
The Courthouse, Kawakawa (principal).
The Courthouse, Russell.
The Schoolhouse, Pekia, Hokianga Heads.
The Courthouse, Mangonui.
The Courthouse, Waimate.
The Schoolhouse, Kaitaia.
The Courthouse, Whangaroa.
The Public Hall, Kohukohu.
The Schoolhouse, Okaihau.
Hare’s Hall, Kaeo.
The Native Schoolhouse, Victoria Valley.
The Schoolhouse, Herekino.
The Native Schoolhouse, Tekao, Parengarenga.
The Courthouse, Rawene.
Mr. Jarvie’s Store, Kawerua.
Mr. Glover’s Store, Taheke.
Mr. Black’s Residence, Hukerenui.
The Public Hall, Opua.
The Schoolhouse, Awanui.
M. Tynan’s Store, Waihopo, Ohora.
The Native Schoolhouse, Peria.
The Schoolhouse, Waimamaku.
Mitchelson Brothers’ Store, Tangiteroria.
Mr. A. McNaughton’s House, Aponga, Kamo.
The Native Schoolhouse, Rangiahua.
The Courthouse, Dargaville.
Nathan’s Store, Maropiu.
The Schoolhouse, Arapohue.
Mitchelson Brothers’ Store, Babylon.
Clark’s Barn, Whakahara.
The Public Hall, Aratapu.
The Public Hall, Kopuru.
The Schoolhouse, Motukaraka.

Marsden Electoral District—
The Courthouse, Whangarei (principal).
The Courthouse, Mangapai.
The Public Hall, Kaurihohore.
The Courthouse, Waipu.
The Public Hall, Parua Bay.
The Post Office Central School, Maungakarama.
The Schoolhouse, Ruatangata.
The Public Hall, Whangarei Heads.
The Public Hall, Waikiekie.
Mr. Simpson’s Store, Ruakaka.
The Native Schoolhouse, Poroti.
The Public Hall, Maungaturoto.
The Schoolhouse, Whareora.
The Public Hall, Mareretu.
The Schoolhouse, Opuawhanga.
The Schoolhouse, Whananaki.
The Native Schoolhouse, Ngunguru.
The Public Hall, Matakana.
The Public Hall, Omaha.
The Public Hall, North Albert.
The Temperance Hall, Port Albert.
The Schoolhouse, Tauhoa.
The Public Hall, Pahi.
The Post Office, Paparoa.
The Public Hall, Matakoe.
The Courthouse, Hakaru.
The Schoolhouse, Tokatoka.
The Schoolhouse, Mangawai Flat.
The Schoolhouse, Kaiwaka.
The Public Hall, Hikurangi.
Mr. Munro’s Building, Kamo.
The Schoolhouse, Te Arai.
Jones’s Store, Welsford.
Turner’s Store, Otaika.
The Schoolhouse, Mullet Point.

Waitemata Electoral District—
The Borough Council Office, Devonport (principal).
The Courthouse, Helensville.
The Schoolroom, Henderson.
The Public Hall, Kaukapakapa.
The Schoolroom, Lucas Creek.
The Schoolroom, Wade.
The Cottage by Post Office, Waiwera.
The Schoolroom, Wainui.
Bayfield Hall, Northcote.