Southland Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 11

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✨ Provincial Notices

NEW ZEALAND

Government Gazette

PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND.

Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signatures, are to be considered as Official communications made to those persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

By His Honor’s Command,

W. H. AYLMER,
Clerk to Superintendent.

Vol. 6.] SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1868. [No. 11

Superintendent’s Office,

Southland, 24th April, 1868.

It is hereby notified that a Writ issued for the election of one member of the Provincial Council of the Province of Southland for the electoral district of Waiau has been returned with a certificate to the effect that

Robert F. Cuthbertson, Esq.,
has been duly elected.

John P. Taylor,
Superintendent.

SUPREME COURT.

Notice is hereby given that the April sitting of the Supreme Court at Invercargill stands adjourned to Thursday, the 14th day of May proximo, at 10 o’clock forenoon.

W. Stuart,
Registrar.

Supreme Court Office,
Invercargill, 15th April, 1868.

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, the following place was appointed a polling place for the district of Oreti, for the election of Members of the Provincial Council of the Province of Southland, viz.:

The Police Station, Lowther.

And whereas it is expedient to abolish the same:

VUW Te Waharoa — Southland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 11

Built in 1864 as a Masonic lodge, this building was purchased by the Southland Provincial Council as their council chambers in 1866. It still stands today.

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🏛️ Waiau Electoral District Election Results

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated24 April 1868
KeywordsElection, Provincial Council, Waiau, Southland
👱🏽 Names

Robert F. Cuthbertson (Esquire), Elected member of Provincial Council

👩‍💼 Officials

John P. Taylor, Superintendent

⚖️ Supreme Court Sitting Adjournment

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated15 April 1868
KeywordsSupreme Court, Adjournment, Invercargill
👩‍💼 Officials

W. Stuart, Registrar

🏛️ Abolition of Polling Place for Oreti District

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsPolling Place, Abolition, Oreti, Southland
👩‍💼 Officials

G. F. Bowen, Governor

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