GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS. \ New Zealand to wit—Province of Canterbury. | -XXTHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of '. ▼ » Thomas Gork Brownk, Esquire, C<>mpanion oi the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor aud Commander-in-Chief- in and over the islands of New Zealand, &c, <!*__., bearing (fate ihe Fifteenth day of September, jn the year ofour Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, bath been directed lo me, Charles Christopher Bowen, Esquire, as Returning Officer fur. the town of Christchuich, requiring and commanding me lo cause to he elected, by and from amongst the voters duly qualified" for that purpose, freely and indifferently, and in m.nner ami form bj law prescribed, One Person to serve its a member of the House of Representatives, for the said town of Chvistehuvch, the General Assembly ..f New Zealand having been dissolved ; Now, therefore. I, ihe said Charles Christopher Bowen, Esq , Returning Officer for the town of Christchurch, do hereby in pursuance-of the said reciied writ, give notice that a public meeting of the Electors of the to.vn of Christchuich, will be holden in the Market Place of the town of Christchurch, on Tuesday, the lSlh day of December, next, nt noon, for ihe purpose of nominating One Person to serve as a member of the House ot Representatives, for ihe town of Christchurch, and in the event of a poll being demanded for ihe candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Wednesday, the nineteenth day of December next, in the lobby of the Provincial Council Chamber, al Christchurch ; the voting to commence at any lime after nine o'clock, a.m. of the s-'id day, and to close at four o'clock p.m. of the same dayChaki.es Christopher Bowen, Returning Officer. , Government Offices. Chr-ist-h-r-h, Oct. 9th, 1855. New Zealand to wit, — Province of Canterbury. XXTHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of '»' 'liiomas Gore Browne, E-quire, Companion ■of the most honourafde Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in chief in and over the islands of New Zealand, &c, &c, bearing dale the Fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight bun dred and fifty five, hath been directed to me, Charles Christopher Bowsn, 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, "nd in manner and form by law prescribed, Two Persons to serve as membeis of the House of Representatives, for the Christchurch Country District, the General Assembly of New Zealand having been dissolved ; Now, therefure, I, the said Charles Christopher Bowks, Enquire, Returning Officer for the ChristchiiTch Country District, do hereby in pursuance of the said recited writ, give nolice that a public meeting of the Electors of the Christchurch Country District, 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 of nominating Two Persons to serve as members of the House of Representatives, for the Christchurch Country District, and iv the event of a poll beinir demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Thursday, the 20ih day of December next, in the lobby of the Provincial Council Chamber, at Christchurch, in the Police Office at Lyttelton, and at Mr. Black's store, Kaiapoi; tbe voting j 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. Charles Christopher Bowen, Returning Officer. Qoverument O-i'ceß, Cbri__<-'i_ri-h, Oct. Sth, 1855. New Zealand lo wil — Province of Canterbury. 'TTTI2EREAS a Writ, under the hand of » » Thomas Gore Brow.se, Esquire, Companion of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Govern >r and Commander-in-chief in and over the islands of New Zealand, -Sec, &c, bearing dale the Fifteenth day of September, in the year ofour Lord one thousand eighthundred anil fifty-five, hath been directed to me, Charles Christopher Bowen, Esquire, as Returning Officer for the town of LyHelton, re-
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Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 320, 24 November 1855, Page 4
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673Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 320, 24 November 1855, Page 4
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