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For the District of Waikari:
The Drill Shed, Kaikorai.

For the District of Port Chalmers:
The School House, Port Chalmers.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished 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, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

J. C. Richmond,
(for the Colonial Secretary.)

G. F. Bowen, Governor.

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, bearing date the seventeenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, certain places were appointed polling places and principal polling places for the election of Members of the House of Representatives for the districts following, viz.—District of the Northern Division, District of the City of Dunedin, District of Waikouaiti, District of Roslyn, District of Manuherikia, and District of Gold Fields: And whereas it is expedient to abolish the same;

Now know ye, that I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do hereby abolish the polling places for the aforementioned districts for the election of Members of the House of Representatives, and do appoint the following polling places in lieu thereof, viz. —

District of the Northern Division:
Devonport Assembly Hall, North Shore.
Little Muddy Creek, Mr. John M’Pike’s residence.
Henderson’s Mill.
North Shore, Mr. Reed’s residence, Stokes’ Point.
Weiti, Mr. Lloyd’s barn.
Mahurangi, the Public Hall.

District of the City of Dunedin:
The Provincial Government Buildings.
The School Room, North Dunedin.

District of Waikouaiti:
The Court House, Hawksbury.
The School House, Palmerston.
The Station of Messrs. Douglas, Alderson and Co., Highly.

District of Roslyn:
The Drill Shed, Kaikorai.
Caversham.
The School House, North-east Valley.
Mornington.

District of Manuherikia:
The Court House, Alexandra.
Cromwell.
Hamilton.
Clyde.
Roxburgh.
Naseby.
St. Bathans.

District of the Gold Fields:
The Court House, Clyde.
Lawrence.
Queenstown.
Alexandra.
Cromwell.
Arrowtown.
Hamilton.
Waipori.
Maori Point.
Havelock.
Roxburgh.
St. Bathans.
Naseby.
McRae’s Flat.
Police Station, Black’s, No. 1.
The Camp, Nokomai.
Cardrona.
Nevis.
Switzer’s.
Hyde.

And I do hereby appoint the polling places herein-after specified to be the principal polling places for the following districts:

District of the Northern Division:
Devonport Assembly Hall, North Shore.

District of the City of Dunedin:
The Provincial Government Buildings.

District of Waikouaiti:
The Court House, Hawksbury.

District of Roslyn:
The Drill Shed, Kaikorai.

District of Manuherikia:
The Court House, Alexandra.

District of the Gold Fields:
The Court House, Clyde.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished 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 twenty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

J. C. Richmond,
(for the Colonial Secretary.)

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