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Otago Witness, Issue 495, 25 May 1861, Page 4

PROCLAMATION By His Honor John Larkins Cheese Richabpson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago. WHEREAS a Writ was issued by the Governor of New Zealand to the Principal Returning Officer of the Province of Otago, requiring«and commanding him to cause to be Elected; by the Voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently, and in manner and form by law prescribed, a legally qualified Person to serve as Superintendent for the said Province of Otago : And whereas (after a Nomination on the 30th day of April, and a Poll on the 17th day of May current) the said Principal Returning Officer did, upon this 24th day of May, 1861, at a Meeting fixed and notified by him for that purpose at Dunedin, openly declare and publicly notify that I, John Larki"ns Cheese Richardson, Esquire, was duly elected to be Superintendent of the Province of Otago: Now, therefore, I do hereby proclaim and declare that I have assumed the Office of Superintendent of the Province of Otago accordingly, and I hereby call upon the Inhabitants of the said Province to be aiding and assisting me therein. Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago, at Dunedin, this Twenty-fourth day of May, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-one. J. L. C. RICHARDSON, Superintendent. PROCLAMATION By John Lakkins Cheese Richardson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, New Zealand. IN pursuance of the power and authority vested in me in that behalf, I do hereby fix and proclaim that the Twelfth Session of the Provincial Council of the Province of Otago aforesaid, shall be holden within the Provincial Council Hall, Dunedin, in the said Province, and shall commence upon WEDNESDAY, the Nineteenth day of June, 1861, at Twelve o'clock noon ; and the Members of the said Council are hereby warned to give their attendance at the said time and place accordingly. Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago, at Dunedin, this twenty-fifth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. J. L. C. RICHARDSON, Superintendent of the Province of Otago. Election Notice. ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO. IN pursuance of the Provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, entituled "The Regulation of Elections' Act, 1858," and also an Act of the aforesaid General Assembly, entituled "The Provincial Elections' Act, 1858," I, John Gillies, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of the Northern District of the Province of Otago, Do Herehy give Notice, that by virtue of a Writ bearing date the Twenty-fourth day of May, 1861, signed under the hand of his Honor John Larkins Cheese Richardson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, an Election will be held for the return of ONE qualified person to serve as a Member of the Provincial Council, for the Electoral District of the NORTHERN DISTRICT of the Province of Otago, in room of William Henry Teschemaker, who has resigned his seat in the said Council ; and that the Nomination of candidates will take place at James Mitchell's Store, at Waikouaite, on WEDNESDAY the Twelfth day of June, 1 861, at 12 o'clock noon, and that the Poll, if necessary, will be taken on THURSDAY, the Fourth day of July, 1861. JOHN GILLIES, Returning Officer. The following are Polling places for the Electoral District of the Northern District of the Province of Otago : — At James Mitchell's Store, Waikouaite, At Mr. Fenwick's Station, Otepopo, At the Provincial Government Store, Oamaru. JOHN GILLIES, Returning Officer. Election Notice. ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF THE CLUTHA DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO. IN pursuance to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled " The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858," and also an Act of the aforesaid General Assembly, intituled '' The Provincial Election Act, 1858," I, John Gillies, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of the Clutha District, Do hereby Give Notice, that by virtue of a Writ, bearing date the twentyfourth day of May 1861, issued under the hand of his Honor Jehn Larkins Cheese Richardson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, an Election will be held for the return of ONE qualified person to serve as a Member of the Provincial Council for the Electoral District of the CLUTHA DISTRICT in the said Province of Otago, in room of the said John Larkins Cheese Richardson, who ha? resigned his seat in the said Council; and that the Nomination of Candidates will take place at the Warepa School-house on TUESDAY, the twentyfifth day of June 1861, at 12 o'clock noon ; and that the Poll, if necessary, will be taken on THURSDAY, the 27th day of June 1861. I Dated this twenty-fourth day of May 1861. JOHN GILLIES, Returning Ofßeer. ' The following places are Pollings-places for ; the Electoral District of the Clutha District of the Province of Otago : — . The School* house at Warepa. The School-house at Inch Clutha. I Mr. Steel's House at Popotunoa. • JOHN GILLIES, Returning Officer. WAKARI ROAD DISTRICT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a MEETING of the Road Trustees re- | cently elected for the Wakari Road District will be held at the School-House, within said district, upon TUESDAY, the 28th day of May, at Six o'clock evening, for the purpose of electing two of their number as Representatives to the General Road Board, and for general business. JAMES A. CHEYNE, Clerk to General Road Board. TOWN ROAD DISTRICT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a MEETING of the Trustees recently elected for the Town Road District, will be held at the premises of Mr. Calder, in said District, upon MONDAY, the 27th day of May, at Six o'clock in the evening, for the purpose of electing two of their number to act as Representatives to the General Road Board, and for general business. , JAMES A. CHEYNE, Clerk to the General Road Board,.