Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 6

Page 34

✨ Electoral and Immigration Notices

Election of Provincial Council Member for the Wairarapa District.

ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF WAIRARAPA.

IN pursuance of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "An Act to amend the Law relating to the Election of Superintendents of Provinces, and Members of Provincial Councils, 1858," I, William Jarvis Willis, Esquire, Returning Officer, for the Electoral District of Wairarapa, do hereby give notice that by virtue of a Writ, bearing date the thirteenth day of January, 1864, issued under the hand of Isaac Earl Featherston, Superintendent of the Province of Wellington, an Election will be held for the return of a qualified person to serve as a Member of the Provincial Council of the Province of Wellington for the said Electoral District of Wairarapa; and that the nomination of Candidates will take place at the School House, Greytown, on the 16th February, 1864, and that the poll will be taken (if necessary) on the 19th February.

WILLIAM JARVIS WILLIS,
Returning Officer.
Dated this first day of February, 1864.

The following places are Polling Places for the Electoral District of Wairarapa:--

At Greytown—The School House (principal polling place).
At Masterton—The School House.
At Castle Point—The premises of Mr. Guthrie.
At Otarai—The premises of Mr. Gillies.

Election of Provincial Council Member for City of Wellington.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th February, 1864.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified for general information that a writ for the election of a member to serve in the Provincial Council for the City of Wellington having been issued in accordance with clause 12 of "An Act to grant a Representative Constitution to the Colony of New Zealand," the Returning Officer has returned the said writ with a certificate that the undermentioned gentleman has been duly elected to serve as member of the said Provincial Council for the said City of Wellington—

ROBERT HOLT CARPENTER,
of Molesworth Street, Wellington.

By His Honor’s command,
J. WOODWARD,
Acting Provincial Secretary.

Wanganui Immigration, &c., December Quarter, 1863.

RETURN of Immigration and Emigration at the Port of Wanganui during the Quarter, ending the 31st of December, 1863.

FROM AND TO.	IMMIGRATION.			EMIGRATION.
	Adults.	Children.	Totals.	Adults.	Children.	Totals.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
United Kingdom	...	...	...	...	...	...
Australian Colonies	...	...	...	...	...	...
Other British Ports	...	...	...	...	...	...
Other Ports of New Zealand	78	31	10	5	88	36
Foreign States, viz.—	...	...	...	...	...	...
Totals	78	31	10	5	88	36

JAMES G. WOON,
Emigration Officer at the Port of Wanganui.

Custom House, Wanganui,
This 4th January, 1864.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1864, No 6

The Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted) were shared with Parliament after 1865

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Election of Provincial Council Member for Wairarapa District

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated1 February 1864
KeywordsElection, Provincial Council, Wairarapa District, Nominations, Polling Places
👱🏽 Names

William Jarvis Willis (Esquire), Returning Officer for Wairarapa District
Isaac Earl Featherston, Superintendent of the Province of Wellington

👩‍💼 Officials

William Jarvis Willis, Returning Officer

🏘️ Election of Provincial Council Member for City of Wellington

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated5 February 1864
KeywordsElection, Provincial Council, City of Wellington, Member Elected
👱🏽 Names

Robert Holt Carpenter, Elected member of Provincial Council for City of Wellington

👩‍💼 Officials

J. Woodward, Acting Provincial Secretary

🛂 Wanganui Immigration and Emigration Statistics, December Quarter 1863

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated4 January 1864
KeywordsImmigration, Emigration, Wanganui, Statistics, December Quarter 1863
👩‍💼 Officials

James G. Woon, Emigration Officer at the Port of Wanganui

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