Polling Places and Land Selection




MAR. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 705

City of Dunedin Electoral District—
The Garrison Hall, Dowling Street.
The Normal School, Moray Place, Dunedin.
St. Joseph’s Girls’ School, Dowling Street.

Caversham Electoral District—
The Oddfellows’ Hall, Main Street, Caversham.
St. Peter’s Hall, Alexander Street, Caversham.
The Post-office, Parkside.
Mr. James Eager’s Shop, Bay View Road, Musselburgh.
Mr. John Bone’s House, Shiel Hill, Anderson’s Bay.
The Wesleyan Schoolroom, Duncan Street, S. Dunedin.

Taieri Electoral District—
Messrs. Peat’s Woolshed, Mount Gowrie, Clark’s.
Mr. William Fauld’s Homestead, Green Island Bush.

Awaraa Electoral District—
The Building presently used as a Public School, Waikiwi.

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

POLLING-PLACES APPOINTED.

Waitemata Electoral District—
The Settlers’ Goods-shed, Whangaparaoa.
Mr. Attrill’s Residence, Waitakerei East.
Bradley and Mander’s Mill, Waitakerei West.

Parnell Electoral District—
The Borough Council Office, Parnell (principal).
Victoria Hall, Eden Terrace.

Manukau Electoral District—
Cucksey’s Store, Mount Eden.

Thames Electoral District—
McGill’s Store, Mill Creek.

Waiapu Electoral District—
McFarlane’s Hall, Customhouse Street, Gisborne (principal).
J. Macfarlane’s Store, Takapau.

Waipawa Electoral District—
Mr. Thompson’s House, Matamau.
The Library, Makotuku.
The Hall, Norsewood.
May’s Hall, Takapau.
The School, Wanstead.
The Public Hall, Porangahau.
Mr. Chadwick’s House, Maharahara.
Mr. King’s House, Blackburn.
Durham’s Hall, Ashley Clinton.

Hawke’s Bay Electoral District—
The Courthouse, Hastings (principal).
Mr. McKenzie’s Shop, Fernhill.
Mr. H. Bodley’s Schoolhouse, Pohui.
Mr. Williams’s Rooms, Rissington.
The Schoolhouse, Tarawera.
Mr. Donnelly’s Shed, Waimarama.

Pahiatua Electoral District—
The Courthouse, Woodville (principal).
The Hall, Herbertville.
Mr. Smith’s Residence, Waipatiki.
The Public Hall, Kumeroa.
The Hall, Ballance.
Mr. Wolff’s Office, Mount Wolff.

Wairarapa Electoral District—
The Public Hall, Tauерu.
The Public Hall, Kaiwaiwai.

Hawera Electoral District—
The Theatre Royal, Hawera.

Rangitikei Electoral District—
Gay’s Hall, Apiti.
The Public Hall, Pohangina.
The Public Hall, Colyton.
Bartholomew’s House, Komako.
The Public Hall, Fowler’s.

Otaki Electoral District—
The Polling-booth, Village Settlement, Levin.
The Schoolhouse, Hutt.

Wellington Suburbs Electoral District—
Mr. Moffatt’s Store, Wadestown.
The Methodist Schoolroom, Donald McLean Street, Newtown.
Mr. Majendie’s Woolshed, Ohariu.

Wairau Electoral District—
The Schoolhouse, Marlboroughtown.
The Schoolhouse, Cullensville.

Grey Electoral District—
The Schoolhouse, Upper Moonlight.
The Schoolhouse, Twelve Mile.

Ashley Electoral District—
The Schoolhouse, Waiau.
The Schoolhouse, Hanmer Plains.

Riccarton Electoral District—
St. Paul’s Schoolroom, Papanui.

Ellesmere Electoral District—
The Schoolhouse, Rabbit Island.

Geraldine Electoral District—
The Volunteers’ Hall, Temuka.
The Schoolhouse, Geraldine.

Timaru Electoral District—
Mr. Alexander Sinclair’s late Shop, Stafford Street, Timaru.

Waitaki Electoral District—
The County Council Chambers, Fairlie.
The Schoolhouse, Duntron.

Oamaru Electoral District—
The Schoolhouse, Cave Valley, Weston.

Waihemo Electoral District—
The Schoolhouse, Nenthorn.

City of Dunedin Electoral District—
The Town Hall Buildings, Octagon (principal).

Caversham Electoral District—
The Council Chambers, College Street, Caversham.
St. Peter’s Schoolroom, Alexandra Street, Caversham.

Bruce Electoral District—
Mr. R. McIndoe’s Private House, Berwick.

Awaraa Electoral District—
The Schoolhouse, Waikiwi.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

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Rural Lands in the Hawke’s Bay Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and the one hundred and thirty-sixth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, James Prendergast, the Administrator of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said one hundred and thirty-sixth section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on and after the twenty-first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven; and that the said lands may be selected on lease in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892”; and I do hereby declare that the rentals at which the said lands shall be leased shall be those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto opposite the description of such lands respectively.

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SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—COOK COUNTY.—POUPARAE SETTLEMENT.

Section. Block. Area. Lease in Perpetuity.
Rent per Acre. Half-yearly Rent.

Turanganui Survey District.

| 13 | I. | 40 2 11 | 1 4 11 | 25 6 0 |
| 14 | " | 35 1 26 | 1 3 8 | 20 19 0 |
| 15 | " | 42 2 14 | 1 5 0 | 26 12 6 |
| 16 | " | 49 0 13 | 1 5 4 | 31 1 6 |

Waimata Survey District.

| 26 | I. | 53 2 37 | 1 3 11 | 32 2 6 |
| 27 | " | 53 1 4 | 1 2 11½ | 30 11 6 |
| 28 | " | 16 0 39 | 1 4 0¾ | 9 15 6 |
| 29 | " | 22 2 28 | 1 3 3½ | 13 4 0 |
| 30 | " | 22 3 0 | 1 3 0 | 13 1 6 |

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this eleventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1897, No 26





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Polling Places for Various Electoral Districts

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
10 March 1897
Polling places, Electoral districts, Voting locations
  • J. Carroll, Acting Colonial Secretary

🗺️ Rural Lands Open for Selection in Hawke’s Bay

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
11 March 1897
Land selection, Lease in perpetuity, Hawke’s Bay, Rural lands
  • James Prendergast, Administrator of the Government
  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands