1624
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 86

Returning Officers appointed.

GLASGOW, Governor.
By his Deputy,
JAMES PRENDERGAST.

WHEREAS by “The Electoral Act, 1893,” it is among
other things enacted that the Governor may appoint
such Registrars, 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, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in
me by the said Act, do hereby appoint each of the under-
mentioned persons respectively to be a Returning Officer for
the election of members of the House of Representatives for
the electoral district the name of which is placed opposite
the name of such person:—

James Stephenson Clendon .. .. Bay of Islands.
Robert Mair .. .. Marsden.
Matthew Angove .. .. Waiemata.
Benjamin Gilmer .. .. Eden.
James Halyday, the younger .. City of Auckland.
George Morley Robertshaw .. Parnell.
Robert Smelt Bush .. .. Manukau.
John Thomas Mellsop .. .. Franklin.
Thomas Kirk .. .. Waipa.
Thomas Jackson .. .. Waikato.
Frederick James Burgess .. Thames.
John Mackintosh Roberts, N.Z.C. .. Bay of Plenty.
William Alfred Barton .. .. Waiapu.
Alfred James Mitchell .. .. Hawke's Bay.
John Ernest Provis .. .. Napier.
Samuel Johnson .. .. Waipawa.
Frederick Henry Ibbetson .. Masterton.
Thomas Hutchison .. .. Wairarapa.
Thomas Shailer Weston, the younger .. New Plymouth.
Walter Anderson Mason .. Egmont.
Henry Hyde Carr .. .. Patea.
Morton Jones .. .. Wanganui.
Alfred Ross .. .. Rangitikei.
William Matravers .. .. Palmerston.
Jeremiah Hurley .. .. Otaki.
William Pattison James .. City of Wellington.
John O'Donovan .. .. Wellington Suburbs.
Thomas Roberts .. .. City of Nelson.
Walter Arnold Hawkins .. Waimea-Sounds.
William George Pring O'Callaghan .. Wairau.
Ernest Charles Kelling .. Buller.
Henry Lucas .. .. Inangahua.
Benjamin Harper .. .. Grey.
Charles Arthur Barton .. Westland.
Maximillian Whatman .. .. Ashley.
Michael Lynskey .. .. Kaiapoi.
Henry Rawe Smith .. .. Avon.
Alexander Lean .. .. City of Christchurch.
Richard Morris Griffiths .. Lyttelton.
Edmund Seaman Leversedge .. Riccarton.
Thomas Quealy .. .. Ellesmere.
Robert Colthart .. .. Selwyn.
Joseph Ward .. .. Ashburton.
John McKeague .. .. Rangitata.
Francis Worcester Stubbs .. Pareora.
Thomas Howley .. .. Timaru.
Jackson Keddell .. .. Waitaki.
William Gabriel Filleul .. Oamaru.
John Thomas Gwynne .. Waihemo.
John Smith .. .. Waikouaiti.
Thomas Hinchliff .. .. Chalmers.
James Taylor .. .. City of Dunedin.
Thomas Riddell Dodds .. Caversham.
John Stewart Kennedy .. Taieri.
Robert Samuel Hawkins .. Bruce.
Henry John Abel .. .. Tuapeka.
Robert Grigor .. .. Clutha.
Charles James Hinton .. Mataura.
Horatio Nelson Firth .. Wakatipu.
Alexander Millar Eyes .. Wallace.
Walter Martin .. .. Invercargill.
William Russell .. .. Awarua.

As witness the hand of Sir James Prendergast, Knight,
Chief Justice, for and on behalf of His Excellency
the Governor of New Zealand, and as his duly-
appointed Deputy, this eleventh day of November,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.

R. J. SEDDON.

Polling-places for General Assembly Elections appointed.

GLASGOW, Governor.
By his Deputy,
JAMES PRENDERGAST.

WHEREAS by “The Electoral Act, 1893,” it is, among
other things, enacted that the Governor may from
time to time appoint, alter, and abolish polling-places for
each electoral district within the limits thereof, 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, the Governor of the Colony of New
Zealand, do hereby appoint the places mentioned in the
Schedule hereto to be polling-places for the electoral dis-
tricts the names of which are therein specified.

SCHEDULE.
Bay of Islands Electoral District—
The Courthouse, Kawakawa (principal).
The Courthouse, Russell.
The Schoolhouse, Pakia, 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.
The Public Hall, Opua.
The Schoolhouse, Awanui.
Mr. Shine's Store, Waihopo.
The Schoolhouse, Waimamaku.
Mr. A. McNaughton's House, Aponga, Kamo.
The Native Schoolhouse, Rangiahua.
The Courthouse, Dargaville.
Nathan's Store, Maropiu.
Mitchelson Brothers' Store, Babylon.
The Public Hall, Aratapu.
The Schoolhouse, Motukaraka.
Thomas's Hall, Oruru.
The Polling-booth, Fairburn.
The Schoolhouse, Victoria Valley.
The Native School, Pamapuria.
The Schoolhouse, Takahue.
The Courthouse, Ahipara.
Evans's Store, Hohora.
Tom's Landing, Mr. Yates's Building, Pana.
The Public Hall, Totara.
Black's Store, Kerikeri.
Hearn's Store, Pukewhau.
Fuller's Store, Kahikatearoa.
May's Building, Ohaeawai.
The Public Hall, Kaikohe.
The Schoolhouse, Hukerenui South.
The Post-office, Ruapekapuka.
The Post-office, Towai.
The Post-office, Broadwood.
The Post-office, Auckland Settlement, Waimamaku.
The Post-office, Canterbury Settlement, Waimamaku.
Mr. Phillips's House, One.
Mr. Kjer's Store, Kai Iwi.
Mr. Harris's Flax-mill, Gordon.
Mr. Hunter's Store, Mangakahia.
The Public Hall, Utakura.
The Public Hall, Okaihau.
The Schoolhouse, Motukaraka.
The Polling-booth, Omarere Lake.
McDonald's Store, Aponga.
The Schoolhouse, Ramarama.

Marsden Electoral District—
The Courthouse, Whangarei (principal).
The Courthouse, Mangapai.
The Public Hall, Kaurihohore.
The Library Hall, Waipu.
The Public Hall, Parua Bay.
The Public Hall, Maungakaramea.
The Schoolhouse, Ruatangata East.
The Public Hall, Whangarei Heads.
The Public Hall, Waikiekie.
Mr. Stokes's Mill, Ruakaka.
The Native Schoolhouse, Poroti.
The Huanui Schoolhouse, Whareora.