PUBLIC NOTICES. THE CANTERBURY SEED COMPANY HAVE IN STOCK rpHE UNDERMENTIONED VARIETIES OF TURNIP SEED:— Description. Growth. GREEN TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN 99 Per Cent. PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN 96 „ FOSTERTON HYBRID YELLOW ... 97 ~ IMPERIAL GREEN GLOBE.. ~ 96 „ LLSrCOLNSHIRE RED GLOBE „ 94 , DEVONSHIRE GREY STONE - 99 WHITE STONE .. .. > 99 PURPLE TOP SIASIJIOTH WHITE ..99 , YELLOW TANKARD .. ..98 „ CHAMPION PURPLK TOP SWEDE.. 98 „ PURPLE TOP SWEDE „ ..97 „ ELEPHANT SWEDE _ 99 „ NEW SEEDS DIRECT FROM THE GROWERS. And have also in Stock the Chief Sorts ot MANGELS AND CARROTS. ROOTS grown from our Seeds carried off the Prizes at the Christchurch Winter Show. NOTICE TO WOOL SHIPPERS. REDUCTION IN FREIGHTS TO LONDON. Tn. STANLEY and CO. are orepared to BOOK . WOOL FROM LYTTELTON to LONDON, via Sydney, at the following Kates of Freight :— Greasy, 7/16 of a penny per lb. Washed, 17/32 „ Throng Bills of Lading granted immediately the i Wool is delivered aboard the Sydney steamer* at ■ Lyttelton. If Wool is dumped an allowance of 1/9 per bale will be made, otherwise it will be dumped in Sydney at ship's expense. J. H. STANLEY and CO., ~ 894 Crawford street, Duflgdin. A. H. TURNBULL AND CO., INOLTS , BUILDINGS, CHRISTCHURCH. T>UYERS of ALL DESCRIPTIONS ot COLONIAL PRODUCE. SHIPPING AND FREIGHT AGENTB. FOR SALEENGLISH SUPERPHOSPHATE COLOSIAL MANURES ISLAND GUANOS KAST INDIAN MIOROTANDISE CALVKRTS SHEKP Dll* BINDER TWINE. 3M9 ELECTION NOTICES. I" JOHN WtUTßLAW, , Returning Officer for the' * Electoral D stnct.of 4he City ot CiirUtchureb, dollereby GflVe* Pnf»Kc- Notfce'tfiat'tfje *oll«ywinjr i** the Number of Votes Ueceived by each Candidate at the Poll on the'4th in3t.':— Charles Lewis -~ ..> .. 6570 George John Smith .. ...5940 Thomas Kdvvnrd Taylor .. .. 5445 William Whitehouse Collins .. 5309 Henry .George Ell ..... 4705 Marry Joseph lies wick .. ..3874. Michael Donnelly .. .. 3709 William Cullen .. .. .. 3365 ~ James AUred Henry Marciel .. 2982 \l Richard Moleeworth Taylor .. 555 , . James Timothy Partridge .. 97 And I DKOI.AKK CHARM4S LKWIS, • GKORGK JOHN SMITH and 'XITOMAS EDWARD TAYLOR to be DOLY KLKiJTKD as MEMBERS of the House of Representatives of toe C'>!ony of New Zealand for the Klectoral Distiict r.f the City of Christchurch. JOHN WHITKLAW, . Returhinff Officer for the Klectoral District of the City of Ohristchurcb, ' Christeliurch, December sth, 1896. And that, in accordance with the provisions of the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act Amendment Act, 1595, Public Notice is Hereby Given of the Reault of the Local Option Poll taken on the 4th instant, under the provisions of the said Act. NUMBER OF VOTES RKOORDKD. That the number of licenses existing in the district continue .. .. .. .. 8235 That the number of licenses existing in the dis-. trict be reduced .. .. 5952 That no licences be granted in the district .. 5261 The total - number of voters whose votes were recorded wr.s 14,534,.and as. the number of votes recorded in favour of' the proposal thftt the EXISTING NUMBKR OF LICENSBS IN THB DISTRICT CONTINUE is an Absolute Majority of the total number of voters as aforesaid, I hereby DECLARE such proposal CARRIED, JOHN WIHTELAW. 931 Returning Officer. ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF AVOW. I HENRY JIAWE SMITH, Returning .Officer for « the Klectoral District of Avon, do hereby give public notice of the number of vot'S received by each candidate at the poll taken on the 4th day of December, 1896 :- ■ " •'.'•... Burgess, Charles.. — _ 84 I Mclntyre, George .. .. 1095 ■ ' Swarm, George .. .. .. 307 Tanner, William Wilcox .. .. 1552 And I DECLARE WILLIAM WILCOX TANNER to be DULY KLECTKD to serre as Member for the said Electoral District of Avon. • H. B. SMITH, Returning Officer. Linwood, sth December, 1896. 955 RICCARTON ELECTORATE. RESULT OF POLU THE following: is the number of votes received by each Candidate at the Poll taken on the 4th day of December, 1896:— William Rolleston „ .. 1834 votes George Warren Russell.. .. 1443 „ 1 hereby BKOLARE WILLIAMJtOLLESTON to lie DULY ELKCTKD a Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of New Zealand, for the Electoral District of Riccarton. F. W. BAST, ' Returning Officer. Prebbleton, sth December, 1896. 946 TO THE ELECTORS OF LYTTZLTON. q J' ADIES AND GENTLEMKN—I desire to BEJL TURN MY SINCERE THANKS to those Electors who Supported mc in the recent Contest, and especially those Ladies and Gentlemen who worked so energetically on my behalf. Though unsuccessfnl on this occasion I feel gratified with the kindly reception I met with throughout the Electorate. I am, yours respectfully, Wμ. JACQUES. m CITY COUNCIL ELECTION. NOBTHKAST WARD. TO Dβ. A F. J. MIOKLE, CJIR.—We the undersigned Burgesses of the City ot tO Chr'stchurch, have much pleasure in asking you TO ALLOW YOURSBLK TO BE NOMINATED for the Seat on the Council vacant by the election of Councillor W. IL Coope/ to the Mayoral Chair. Should you consent, .we pledge ourselves to use every endeavour to secure your election. (Signed) A. F. da Vaux, E. Simpson, Hy. Allison. Frederick Hobbs (ex-Mayor), li. Painter, James Slack, P. Preece, D. B. McLaren, & C. Bishop, and twenty others. ■ . GKNTLEMKN,—In reply to your requisition I have much pleasure in COMPLYING WITH YOUR REQUEST.—I am, &C-, 947 A. F. J. MICKLE. M.D. LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY. IBERKBY GIVE NOTICE, in pursuance of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1886, an i the Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876, that an KLKCTION of a COUNCILLOR to fill an Kxtraontiuanr Vacancy created by the election of Councillir Chalmers to the Office of Mayor, will be hekt at the Colonist Hall on FRIDAY, the 18th. day of December, 1896. Nominations must be sent in to mc before 12 o'jlock noon on Wednesday, the 9U» day ot December, 1836. - H. J. V. ROGKRS,