Election Polling Place Appointments




APPOINTMENT OF POLLING PLACES.

City of Wellington District.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GREY,
Knight Commander of the most
Honorable Order of the Bath,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief
in and over Her Majesty’s Colony
of New Zealand, and Vice-Admiral
of the same, &c., &c., &c.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:—

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly, intituled “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 another Act of the General Assembly, intituled “The Provincial Elections Act, 1858,” it is enacted that, subject to certain provisions therein contained, every Election of Superintendent or of a Member of the Provincial Council of a Province shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858,” aforesaid, and all the provisions of the said last mentioned Act shall apply to the Elections of Superintendents and Members of Provincial Councils.

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 Acts, do hereby appoint the following places to be Polling Places for the District of the City of Wellington, for the Election of Members of the Provincial Council of the said District, namely,—The Resident Magistrate’s Court and the Public Market Place of Messrs. Bethune and Hunter.

And I do further appoint the Polling Place at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to be the principal Polling Place for the said District.

Given under my hand at Government House, at Wellington, this Fourth day of March, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-five.

G. GREY.

By His Excellency’s command,
FRED. A. WELD.

Hutt District.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GREY,
Knight Commander of the most Honorable Order of the Bath,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:—

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly, intituled “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 another Act of the General Assembly, intituled “The Provincial Elections Act, 1858,” it is enacted that, subject to certain provisions therein contained, every Election of the Superintendent or of a Member of the Provincial Council of a Province shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858,” aforesaid, and all the provisions of the said last mentioned Act shall apply to the Elections of Superintendents and Members of Provincial Councils.

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 Acts, do hereby appoint the following places to be Polling Places for the District of the Hutt, for the Election of Members of the Provincial Council of the said District, namely—The Mechanics’ Institute, Lower Hutt; the Stockade, Upper Hutt, and the premises of John Grace, Esquire, at Wainui-o-mata.

And I do further appoint the Polling Place at the Mechanics’ Institute, Lower Hutt, to be the principal Polling Place for the said District.

Given under my hand, at Government House, at Wellington, this Fourth day of March, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-five.

G. GREY.

By His Excellency’s command,
FRED. A. WELD.

Porirua District.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GREY,
Knight Commander of the most Honorable Order of the Bath,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:—

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly, intituled “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 another Act of the General Assembly, intituled “The Provincial Elections Act, 1858,” it is enacted that, subject to certain provisions therein contained, every Election of the Superintendent or of a Member of the Provincial Council of a Province shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858,” aforesaid, and all the provisions of the said last mentioned Act shall apply to the Elections of Superintendents and Members of Provincial Councils.

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 Acts, do hereby appoint the following places to be Polling Places for the District of Porirua for the Election of Members of the Provincial Council of the said District, namely...



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1865, No 12





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🏛️ Appointment of Polling Places for City of Wellington District

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
4 March 1865
Polling Places, Election, City of Wellington, Provincial Council
  • Bethune, Public Market Place mentioned
  • Hunter, Public Market Place mentioned

  • Sir George Grey, Governor
  • FRED. A. WELD

🏛️ Appointment of Polling Places for Hutt District

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
4 March 1865
Polling Places, Election, Hutt District, Provincial Council
  • John Grace (Esquire), Premises at Wainui-o-mata appointed as polling place

  • Sir George Grey, Governor
  • FRED. A. WELD

🏛️ Appointment of Polling Places for Porirua District

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
4 March 1865
Polling Places, Election, Porirua District, Provincial Council
  • Sir George Grey, Governor
  • FRED. A. WELD