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GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS. New Zealand to wit,—Province of Canterbury. 'TXTHEREASn. Writ, under the hand of v V Thomas Gore Browne, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the islands of New Zealand, &c, &c., bearing date the Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, hath been directed to me, Charles Christopher Bow en, Esquire, as Returning Officer for the town of Christchurch, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected, by and from amongst the voters duly qualified" for that purpose, freely and indifferently, and in manner and form by law prescribed, One Person to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, for the said town of •Christchurch, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved ; Now, therefore, I, the said Charles Christopher Bowen, Esq., Returning Officer for the town of Christchurch, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice that a public meeting of the Electors ofthe to-.vn of Christchurch, will be holden in the Market Place of the town of Christchurch, on Tuesday, the 18th day of December, next, at noon, for the purpose ot nominating One Perso7i to serve as a member of the House ot Representatives, for the town of Christchurch, and in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Wednesday, the nineteenth day of December next, iv the lobby of the Provincial Council Chamber, at Christchurch ; the voting to commence at any time after nine o'clock, a.m. of the said day, and to close at four o'clock p.m. ofthe same day. Charles Christopher Bowen, Returning Officer. Government Offices, Christchurch, Oct. 9tb, 1855. New Zealand to wit, — Province of Canterbury. WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of IIIOIIAS Gobe Browne,Enquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-chief in and over the islands of New Zealand. &c, &c, bearing date the Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, hath been directed to me, Charles Chkistopher Bowen, Esquire, as Returning Officer for the Christchurch Country District, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected, by and from amongst the voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently, and in manner and form by law prescribed, Two Persons to serve as members of the House of Representatives, for the Christchurch Country District, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved; Now, therefore, I. the said Charles Christopher Bowen% Esquire, Returning Officer for the Christchuich Country District, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice that a public meeting of the Electors ( of the Christchurch Country District, will be hoSden in the Market Place of tbe town of Christchurch, on Tuesday, the 18th day of December next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating I'ivo Persons to serve as members of the House of Representatives, for the Christchurch Country District, and in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Wednesday, the l9ih day of December next, in the lobby of the Provincial Council Chamber, at Christdiureh, in the Police Office at'Lyttelton, and at Mr. Black's store, Kaiapoi; the voting to commence at any time after nine o'clock, a.m., of the.said day, and to close at four o'clock, p.m., of the same day. Chables Christopher Bowen, Returning Officer. Government Oniceis, Cliribtci.urch, Oct. 9th, 1855. ISew Zealand to wit — Province of Canterbury. 'JTSTREREAS a Writ, under the hand of ' v Thomas Gore Browne, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-chief -in and over the islands of New Zealand, -Sjc, &c, bearing (hue the Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-Jive, hath been directed to me, Chaklks Chsistophkh Bowen, Enquire, as Returning Officer for the town of Lyttelton, re-

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Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 310, 20 October 1855, Page 8

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Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 310, 20 October 1855, Page 8

Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 310, 20 October 1855, Page 8

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