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Otago Witness, Issue 278, 28 March 1857, Page 7

NOTICE, Province op Otago, New Zealand, TO WIT. WHEREAS a Writ under the hand of His Honor William Cargill, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, bearing date the Twelfth day of February, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-seven, . and under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago aforesaid, hath been directed to me Alfred Chetham Strode, Esquire, Returning Officer for the Eastern District of the said Province, requiring and ! commanding me to cause to be elected from and 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 for the Eastern District, in the Provincial Council of the said Province, in the place of Mr. James Adam, who has resigned his seat in the said Council. Now, therefore, I, the said Alfred Chetham Strode, Esquire, Returning Officer for the said Eastern District, do hereby, in pursuance of the said recited Writ, give notice that a Public Meeting of the Electors of the said Eastern District will be holden at the residence of Mr. John M'Gibbon, Caversham, near Dunedin, on Saturday, the 28th day of March, instant, at twelve o'clock, noon, for the purpose of nominating one person, to serve as a member for the Eastern District, in the Provincial Council of the said Province ; and in the event of a Poll being demanded for the Candidates, or any of them, such polling shall take place on Thursday, the 2nd day of April instant, at the residence of Mr. John M'Gibbon aforesaid — the voting at the above-named Polling Place to commence at any time after nine o'clock in the morning of the said day, and to close at four o'clock in the afternoon of the said day. Dated at the Resident Magistrate's Court, at Dunedin, this Twelfth day of March, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-seven. A. CHETHAM STRODE, R.M., Returning Officer. DUNEDIN PUBLIC LAND BOARD. ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS. TN pursuance of the Dunedin Public •*- Lands Ordinance, Session 1, No. 5, 1, the Superintendent of the Province of Otago, do hereby appoint the Electors of the Province to assemble upon Tuesday, the 31st clay of March, 1857, at 12 o,clock, noon, within the Provincial Council Hall, Dunedin, for the purpose of then and there electing three Commissioners, in room of — Messrs. Robert Chapman, Dunedin, William Purdie, Dunedin, John Anderson, Forbury, who go out of office ~by rotation, and are eligible for re-election : And further, in pursuance of said Ordinance, I hereby appoint Alfred Chetham Strode, Esquire, R.M., to preside at said meeting. W. CARGILL, Superintendent. Provincial Government House, Dunedin, 10th March, 1857. ROADS. "OT'ANTED immediately, a Few Able-bodied >V LABOURERS. Apply to ! THOMAS OLIVER, Road Engineer and Inspector of Works to the General Board of Road Trustees. TOWN BOARD OF DUNEDIN. A GENERAL Meeting of the Town Board -£3L of Dunedin will be held in the Mecha- \ nics' Institute, on Wednesday the Ist day of April next, at 2 o'clock, p.m., for the purpose of taking the Assessment into consideration, receiving Tenders, and for transacting the general business of the Board. MALCOLM GRAHAM, | Clerk to the Board. Dunedin, 18th March, 1857. ! FOR SALE, ARDEN BAY, comprising Thirty Acres of Land, Ten of which are Cleared, and about Seven under Grass, with a Substantial House. For further particulars apply to the Office of this Paper. NOTICE. IT is requested that all Debts due to Robert Williams, Esquire, Surgeon, may be paid to Messrs. Johnston and Davidson, Solicitors. Dunedin, March 19, 1857. FOR SALE. v A FEW SUPERIOR RAMS. Apply to James Smith, or to E. Cameron Smith and Allan's station, Tokomairiro. March 12, 1857. WANTED, A FEMALE SERVANT, as COOK. £40 per annum will be given to an experienced Hand. Apply to GEORGE DUNCAN, | _________ Commercial Inn. TO BE LET, Q Comfortable DWELLING HOUSE, situated in the North-east Valley, with Wood and. Water within a few yards of the door. The tenant can likewise have a small piece of graund attached if required. " Apply to Mr. Hutchieson, North-east Vallej\ , ,