RANGITiKUI ELECTION. NOTICE OF POLLING DAY. IN pursuance of " The Electoral Act, 1893," I, Thomas Watson, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Rangitikei, do hereby give notice that, by virtue of a writ bearing date tbe twentieth day of November, 1896, under the hand of the Clerk of the Writs, an election will be held for the return of one qualified person to serve as Member for the said disdistrict ; and that the latest day for receiving nominations of Candidates will be the twenty seventh day ot November, 1896, and that the Poll (if necessary) will be taken at the several polling-places of tlie said district on the fourth (4th) day of December, 1896, Every man desirous of becoming a candidate must be nominated by not less than two electors of the district by a nomination paper, as prescribed by section seventy-five of " The Electoral Act, 1893," delivered to tbe Returning Officer not later than five o'clock in the afternoon of the seventh day before the day appointed for the Poll. The following are the Polling Places for the Electoral District of Rangitikei : — The Drill-shed, Feilding (principal) Tbe Foresters' Hall, Feilding Tbe Schoolhouse, Halcombe The Schoolhouse, Makino The Schoolhouse, Stanway The Schoolhouse, Cheltenham The Schoolhouse, Waituna Mr A. H. Atkinson's House, Pakihikura The Schoolhouse, Obingaiti The School, Sandon Block The Schoolhouse, Rangiwahia The Public Hall, Utika (Kaikora) Batley's Woolshed, Moawhango The Schoolhouse, Apiti The Schoolhouse, Pohangina The Schoolhouse, Ruahine The Schoolhouse, Uolyton The Schoolhouse, Awahou Bartholomew Bros ' House, Upper Pohangina Surveyor's Whare, Apiti- Norsewood Road, Salisbury Block Bell's Woolshed, Oroua River, opposite Fowler's The Schoolhouse, Cunningham's Mr Fowler's House, Peepo'-Day The Schoolhouse, Mangaweka The Town Hall, Fowler's The Schoolbouse, Taihape McGinn's Whare, between Mangaweka and Utika The School, Kawhatau, Timaru Set-, tlement « THOS. WATSON, Returning Officer. PALMERSTON ELECTION. NOTICE OF POLLING DAYIN pursuance of "The Electoral Act, 1893," I, William Matravebb, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Falmerston, do hereby give notice that by virtue of a Writ bearing date of the twentieth day of November 1896, under the hand of the clerk of the Writs, an election will be held for the return of one qualified person to serve as member for the said District, and that the latest time for receiving nominations of Candidates will be five o'clock of tbe afternoon of the 27th day of November, 1896, and that the poll, if necessary, will be taken at the several polling places of the said district on the 4th day of December, 1896. Every man desirious of becoming a candidate must be nominated by not less than two Electors of the District by a nomination paper as prescribed by action seventy-five of " the Electoral Act, 1893," delivered to the Returning Officer on or before the time above mentioned, that is, to say five o'clock on the afternoon of the 27th day of November, 1896. The following are the polling places for the Electoral District of Palmerston : — The Court House, Palmerston North (principal). The School House, Campbell street, Palmerston North. The School House, Terrace End, Palmerston North. The School House, College Street, Palmerston North. The Fire Brigade Station, The Square, Palmerston North. The School House, Longburn. O'Connor's Flaxshed, Oroua Bridge. The School House, Linton. Tiritea School House, Fitzherbert. The School House, Fitzherbert East. The School House, Kairanga. The School House, Taonui, Rangitikei Line The Maori Council House, Te Awaburi. The School House, Bunnythorpe. The School House, Upper Taonui. The Schoolhouse, Ashurst. The School House, Stoney Creek. The School House, Hiwinui, Watershed Road The School House, Jackeytown The School House, Kelvin Grove. WM. MATRAVERS, Returning Officer. mHE JUNCTION CREAMERY commenced working on MONDAY, October sth. W. W. OORPE, Makino. THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY, Lti>. S.B. TONGARIRO. THIS Magnificent Steamer will steam from Lyttelton direct for London, leaving on the 30tb November, 1896. For freight or passage apply to BAKRAUD & ABRAHAM, Agents, Palmerston N., Feilding, and D-nue-virke.. ■ MUSIC iteff BB w> D> JAMBB iB ***$*** to receive Papih foe th« PJANOFOBTE , Address : Quixa Snuun.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 127, 27 November 1896, Page 3
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665Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 127, 27 November 1896, Page 3
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