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Colonist, Issue 86, 17 August 1858, Page 2

A PUBLIC BALL, in aid of the Sufferers by the LATE FIRE AT AUCKLAND, will take place at the MASONIC HALL on THURSDAY, the 26th INSTANT. Stewards :— John Poynter J. H. Levien N. G. Morse S. Weil A. Richmond J. Sharp W. T. L. Travers W. Wells J. R. Hays C. Elliott G. Duppa M. Bury W. Stanton W. Wilson N. T. Lockhart H. J. Goodman A. Kerr N. Edwards G. Bennett J. L. Winterburn. Gentlemen's Tickets, £1 Is.; Ladies' ditto, 15s. to be obtained by application to any of the Stewards Nelson, August 16. PART OF HOUSE TO LET, consisting of 2 ROOMS, in Collingwood-strect; rent low. Apply to G. C, at 11. J. Goodman's, Bridge-street. <§oteramt |Wm SURVEYING. Provincial Secretary's Office, Nelson, August 16th, 1858. RENDERS will be received at this Office -*- until FRIDAY, the First day of October next, from persons desirous of CONTRACTING to EXECUTE certain SURVEYS required in the undermentioned districts, viz. :— ■: Pelorus, Queen Charlotte's Sound, Waitohi Pass,. and Parra Parra, Massacie Bay. f ~ Specifications may be seen at this Office, and at the Office of the Resident Magistrate, Wairau. ALFRED GREENFIELD, Chief Clerk. ELECTION OP ONE. MEMBER FOR THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL FOR THE DISTRICT OP MASSACRE BAY. TJIS Honor the SUPERINTENDENT -■-*- directs it to be notified, that in the event of a POLL being DEMANDED at the above ELECTION, the House of Mr. JAMES SPITTAL, Takaka, will be an ADDITIONAL POLLING PLACE. ALFRED GREENFIELD, Chief Clerk. Provincial Secretary's Office, Nelson, August 10th, 1858. Pbovince of Nelson, New Zealand,! to Wit. j WHEREAS a WRIT, under the hand of his Honor JOHN PERRY ROBINSON, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Nelson, bearing date the Fourteenth day of July, 1858, hath been directed to me, JOHN POYNTER, Esquire, Resident Magistrate, and Principal Returning Officer for the Province of Nelson, 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 MEMBER for the MASSACRE BAY DISTRICT, in the place of William Robert Nicholson, resigned: Now therefore I, the said John Poynter, do hereby, in pursuance of the said Writ, give notice that I appoint MONDAY, the Sixteenth day of AUGUST next, at Noon, at the SCHOOL HOUSE, MOTUPIPI, for the NOMINATION of one person to serve as Member as aforesaid. And in the event of a Poll being demanded, the POLLING to take place at the said School House, and at the COURT HOUSE, COLLINGWOOD, on MONDAY, the Twenty-third day of AUGUST next, the Polling to commence at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, and close at Four o'clock in the Afternoon of the said day. JOHN POYNTER, Returning Officer. Nelson, 19th July, 1858. If tollmhs, TO HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT. Nelson, August 9th, 1858. CIR,—We the undersigned INHABITANTS of the PROVINCE OF NELSON, respectfully requestyourHonorto CONVENE APUBLIC MEETING, at your earliest convenience, for the purpose of Expressing Sympathy with the SUFFERERS from the LATE FIRE AT AUCKLAND, and of considering what steps are necessary to be taken in order to guard against.the occurrence of a similar calamity in Nelson. We have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servants, Maxwell Bur} 7, Chairman William Norgrove Board of Works Joseph Webb Oswald Curtis ' James Drew Nathaniel Edwards Charles Balme Alexander Kerr v H. Hargraves D. Moore Thomas Foy Samuel Kingdon William Wells George Aiken J. D. Greenwood James Charles Phillips Donald Sinclair George Ridings J. L. Bailey Edmund Buxton T. W. Hackit William Akersten G. Coates S. Weil James P. Black John Luck. Supei-intendent's Office, Nelson, 12th August, 1858. In compliance with the above requisition, I hereby CONVENE A PUBLIC MEETING of the Inhabitants of Nelson, to be held at the ODD FELLOWS' HALL, Nelson, on WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 18th instant, at Seven o'clock in the evening. J. P. ROBINSON, Superintendent. NELSON WORKING MAN'S SHEEP ASSOCIATION. F accordance with the Deed of Settlement, the whole of the PROPERTY of this Association is now OFFERED FOR SALE, until the 15th October next, viz., 2900 Bheep, of all ages 1624 acres of freehold land at the Lake Run The goodwill of the run; the homestead thereon, in good condition The shearing station in Wai-iti Valley, comprising 55 acres. All applications to be in writing, and to bo addressed to the SECRETARY; from whom fuirtTieYi particulars can be obtained. ; ■ By order of theJDirectors, ' C. SEWELL, Secretary. July 30,1858.

IVTOTUEKA and RIWAKA AGENCY-■i~-i- _Mr. W. R. SUTCLIFFE has been appointed, AGENT for the Colonist newspaper, and is authorised to receive Subscriptions and give receipts on behalf of the same. Colonist Office, August 16th, 1858.