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Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 3131, 11 December 1899, Page 1

Sporting. . ' ASHBURTON COUNTY KAOING CL.UB. SUMMER* MEETING, JAN. Ist ANI 2nd, 1900. TVTOMINATIONS ULOSE at Afthbnr ±\ ton at 9 p.m. TUESDAY, December 12 th. All Stakes Paid m Full. A. A. FOOKS, Secretary. TEMUKA TROTTING CLUB. THE TEMUKA TROTTING CLUB'S MEETING Win be Held m MR W. CRONIN'S PADDOCK, MONDAY, DEO. 18th, '*■' No(r3£th v aa originally notified. CONVENIENT TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS. A. O. WATSON, Hon. Sec. Notices. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF ELECTORAL POLL, TIMARU DISTRICT. I JOSEPH MARIE HICKSON, Re- , turning Officer for the Electoral District of Timaru, hereby give public Notice that the votes recorded at the said poll, on the 6th day of December, 1899, are as follows : — tfor William Hall-Jones ... 3091 votes For James Stephen Keith ... 818 votes For Joseph Mahoney ... 7_ voteß And I hereby declare the said WILLIAM HALL-JONES, of Scarborough, Tiraaru, Minister of Public Works, to be DULY ELECTED as Member of the House of Representatives of the colony of New Zealand for the Electoral District of Timaru. JOSEPH M. HICKSON, Ketnrning Officer. Timaru, Bth December, 1899. OFFICIAL DECLARATION of the result of the Licensing Poll of the Electoral District of Timaru. I JOSEPH MARIE HICKSON, Re- , turning Officer for the Electoral District of Timaru, hereby give public notice that the result of the said Licensing Poll, on the 6th day of December, 1899, for each of the under-mentioned proposals is as follows :— That the number of Licenses existing In the district continue 1985 votes That the number of Licenses existing m the district be reduced 1869 votes That no Licenses be" granted ia the district 1921 votes The total number of voters whose votes were recorded was 3983, and as none of the propofals respecting Licenses m the district obtained the prescribed majority, I declare none of them to be carried. Dated at Timaru, this Bth day of December, 1899. JOSEPH M. HIOKSON. Returning Officer. MOUNT COOK HERMITAGE. HHHE season for ALPINE WORK com_L menced on Ist November. The Hotel is m charge of Mr and Mrs Ross, as before. Mr Clark will act as guide up till the end of February. The huts have been provisioned to meet the wants of tourists and climbers. HANMER SPRINGS. The daily coaching season commenced on Ist November. For invalids afflicted with RHEUMATISM, SKIN-DIBEASAB, &c , the BATHS are ample, and are still m charge of Mr and Mrs Rogers, The SANATORIUM has accommodation for visitors, and is m charge of Mr and Mrs Macdonald. A new building for board and Lodging at lower rates will be ready about the New Year. There are other houses where ample accommodation and excellent rooms may be obtained. For coach and railway fares and timetable Bee Railway Time-Table and Tourist Guide. S. WEETMAN, Commissioner of Crown Lands. INBPECTOR OF MACHINERY AND ENGINEER SURVEYOR. Marine Department, Wellington, N.Z., 20th November, 1899. NOTICE is hereby given that applications will b". received at this office for ihe appointment of Inspector of Machinery and Engineer Surveyor attached to this Department. Applicants to be eligible for this appointment muat have served an apprenticeship as an engineer or ironshipbuilder, must be not less than twenty-five and not more than forty-five I years of age, and must have served at sea m charge oi engines for at least five year.". They must also, at the time oi application, possess a first-class certificate of competency as engineer. They must forward a medical certificate showing that they are m good health and oi a robust constitution. Applicants must give full particular? of their service on shore and at sea, and forward copies of any letters of reeom mepdation, testimonials, discharges, and certificates that they may poasese. The salary payable will beat the raU of n£275 per annum. The selected np plicant will be required to undertake the duties of Inspector of Machinery Engineer Surveyor, Examiner of En«l neers, and generally such work as he may be required to perform by this De partment.. The appointment will be subject t< the provisions of " The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886," and "The Civil Ser vice Insurance Act, 1893." Applications will be received up to tin 31st December, 1899, and the selectee candidate will be required to commeue his duties about the beginning of Feb ruary next. By order. W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary.