PROCLAMATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume II, Issue 85, 21 August 1852, Page 10

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency Sir George Grey, a Knight Commander of the most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Islands of New Zealand, and Governor of the Provinces of New Ulster and New Minister and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c, &c, &c. ANALYSIS. Preamble reciting Provincial Councils Ordinance, Session XL, No. 6. 1. Number of Members of Council. 2. Number of Members of each District. Whereas, by an Ordinance enacted by the Governor-in-Chief of New Nealand, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, Session XI., No. 6, entituled, "An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of Provincial Legislative Councils, and for the Election, &c. of Members, to serve therein;" it was amongst other things enacted that, for each of the Provinces into which the Islands of New Zealand then were, or might thereafter be divided, there should be a Legislative Council, to consist of such number of members not less than nine, as the Governor-in-Chief should by Proclamation in that behalf from time to time

direct ami appoint, and that two-thirds of the members of tr. *:vv sm;i> Council should be elected by the iiihi».:.'?t:inis oJ'-the Province, as thereinafter provided, and that it should be lawful for the Governor in-Chief of New Zealand until provisions should I>B made by law in that behalf, by proclamation to be published in the New Zealand Government Gazette, to constitute within every such province convenient electoral Districts, and to appoint and declare the number of -members to he elected for each such District, aud to make provision for the Eeo-is-tration and revision of lists of all persons qualified to vote at the elections to be holden within such Districts, and for the appointing of Rei.urmmr Officers, and for issuing, executing and returning the necessary Writs for such elections, and for taking- the Poll thereat, and for determining- the validity of all disputed returns, and otherwise for ensuring the orderly, effective, and impartial conduct of such elections : and by the said recited Ordinance, power was given to the Governor-in-Chief by proclamation to declare certain places to be Towns for the purposes of the said Ordinance.

And whereas, in pursuance of the said Ordinance a Proclamation was issued by the Go-vernor-in-Chief upon the third day of June last, by which it was proclaimed of and concerning the Province of New Munster, that the said Province should be divided into certain electoral Dictricts.

And whereas, by the said Proclamation, provision was made in the Province of New Munster for the Registration and revision of lists of all persons qualified to vote at the elections to be holden within such Districts, and for the appointment ot Returning Officers, and for the issuing, executing, and returning the necessary Writs for such elections, and for taking the Poll thereat, and for determining the validity of all disputed Returns, and otherwise for ensuring the orderly, effective, and impartial conduct of such elections.

And whereas, by the said Proclamation of the third day of June last, the Govemor-in-Chief did not appoint and declare the nurabe of Members to be Elected for the several Elec toral Districts.

Now therefore, I, the Governor-in-Chief o New Zealand, in pursuance and by virtue o the power and authority vested in me by th< said recited Ordinance, and under and by vir tue of all other powers and authorities enabling me in that behalf, do hereby proclaim, declare direct, and appoint that as to and concerning the Province of New Munster, as follows ; tha is to say:

1. That the Legislative Council of the saio Province shall consist of thirty three Members 2. That the number of Members to be Elected to serve for the several Electoral Districts in the said Province shall be as follows, viz.: Wellington. 1. For the City of Wellington, Three Members. 2. For the Welling/ton Country, One Member. 3. For the Hutt, Two Members. 4. For the Wairarapa and Rawkes? Bay, One Member. 5. For the Whanganui and Ranyitihei, One Member. Nelson. 1. For the Toivn of Nelson, Two Members. 2. For the Waimea, Two Members. 3. For the Motueka and Massacre Bay, One Member. 4. For the Wairau, One Member. Canterbury. 1. For the Town of Christchurck, One Member. 2. For the Christchurch Country, Two Members. 3. For the Town of Lyttelton, One Member4. For the Akaroa, One Member. Otago. 1. For the Town of Dunedin, One Member. 2. For the Dunedin Country, Two Members. Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Islands of New Zealand, at Government House, at Wellington, in the Province of New Munster, in the Islands aforesaid, this ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty two. (Signed) G. Grey, Governor-in-Chief. By His Excellency's command, (Signed) Am-ked Domett, Civil Secretary. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN !