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Now know Ye that I, Sir George Grey, the Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do hereby abolish the above-named Polling Place for the Hampden District for the Election of Members of the House of Representatives.
Given under my hand at New Plymouth, this twenty-seventh day of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.
G. Grey.
By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett.
WARRANT
Abolishing Polling Places and Appointing others.
By His Excellency Sir George Grey, Knight Commander of the most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.
To ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:
WHEREAS by “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858,” it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, by Warrant under his hand, from time to time to appoint Polling Places for each Electoral District, within or without the limits thereof, and to appoint any one of such places to be the Principal Polling Place for the District, and all or any of such Polling Places at any time to abolish, and to appoint other Polling Places in lieu thereof:
And whereas by Warrant under the hand of the Governor, James Mitchell’s Store, Waikouaiti, was appointed Polling Place for Hampden District, for the Election of Members of the House of Representatives:
And whereas it is expedient to abolish the same:
Now know Ye that I, Sir George Grey, the Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do hereby abolish the above-named Polling Place for the Hampden District, for the Election of Members of the House of Representatives, and do appoint in lieu thereof:
The School-room, Hawksbury.
Given under my hand at New Plymouth, this twenty-seventh day of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.
G. Grey.
By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett.
WARRANT
Abolishing Polling Places and Appointing others.
By His Excellency Sir George Grey, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c.
To ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:
WHEREAS by “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858,” it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, by Warrant under his hand, from time to time to appoint Polling Places for each Electoral District, within or without the limits thereof, and to appoint any one of such Places to be the Principal Polling Place for the District, and all or any of such Polling Places at any time to abolish and to appoint other Polling Places in lieu thereof:
And whereas by Warrant under the hand of the Governor, the Government Store at Oamaru was appointed Polling Place for Hampden District, for the Election of Members of the House of Representatives:
And whereas it is expedient to abolish the same:
Now know Ye that I, Sir George Grey, the Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do hereby abolish the above-named Polling Place for the Hampden District, for the Election of Members of the House of Representatives, and do appoint in lieu thereof:
The School-room, Oamaru.
Given under my hand at New Plymouth, this twenty-seventh day of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.
G. Grey.
By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett.
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Warrant Abolishing Polling Places
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration27 April 1863
Elections, Polling Places, Hampden District, Dunedin
- Sir George Grey, Governor
- Alfred Domett
🏛️ Warrant Abolishing and Appointing Polling Places
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration27 April 1863
Elections, Polling Places, Hampden District, Waikouaiti, Hawksbury
- Sir George Grey, Governor
- Alfred Domett
🏛️ Warrant Abolishing and Appointing Polling Places
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration27 April 1863
Elections, Polling Places, Hampden District, Oamaru
- Sir George Grey, Governor
- Alfred Domett
Otago Provincial Gazette 1863, No 246