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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9916, 16 December 1899, Page 3

Public Notices. WANGANUI GIRLS' COLLEGE. I^HE'annual Distribution of Prizes will . be held at the Girls', College on Monday tho 18th inst , at 7.30 pm. Parents and Guardians of pupils, and ladies and gentlemen interested in the cause of Education are invited to attend. A. A. BROWNE, Secretary. 10th December, 1809. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. HPHE Offices of the Solicitors practising -I in Wanganui will close for the Christmas holidaja on the evening of Thursday, the 21st mst., and re-open on Friday, tho sth January next, PUBLIC NOTICE. f¥^HE Castlecliff Railway Company, JL Limited, hereby givo notice that on and after THURSDAY NEXT, 14th December, anyone tro^pnssing on the Railway Liio, on Bicycle or otherwise, will be prosecuted without any further notice. BY ORDER. SPECIAL BANK HOLIDAYS. -^TOTICE is hereby given that WiSDJLI NESDAY. tho 27th of December. 1899, has been appointed a Special Bai k Holiday at the under-mentioned Banks throughout New Zealand, in tprms of "The Banks and Bankers Act, 1880 and Amendment Act, 1882 " :— Tho Bank of New South Wales— E. J. FINCH, Inspector. Tho Bank of Australasia — C. WINTER, Inspector. Tho Bank of Now Zealand — C, G. TEGETMEIER, General Manager. Tho National Bank of Now Zealand, Limited — J. H. B. COATES, General Manager. The above Banks will also be closed on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 25th and 2Gth December. THE COLONIAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Ltd. ON account of the increased business and increasing importance of the Wanganui District, Mr Robin Hay has been specially appointed to represent tho above Society in conjunction with the Local Agents, Messrs Liffiton Sc Nixon. F. THOS. WARD, Local Secretary, Auckland. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS. ON FRIDAY, 22nd December, the 1 20 p.m. train from Wellington (Manawatu Company) will run through to Wanganui, arriving there at 11.10 p.m. On SATURDAY, December 23rd, tho mail trains will run between New Plymouth and Wangauui, connecting, as ou ordinary mail days, with tho Wellington trains at Aramoho and with steamers for Auckland at New Plymouth. The I South mail train will leave Wnaganui at 12.45 p.m., instead of 1.5 p.m. Special Passenger Trains will leave Wellington (Manawatu Coy.) at 11 p.m., Wanganui 8 a.m. (Sunday), arriving at New Plymouth at 2.30 p.m. (Sunday). The usual 4 p.m. train from New Plymouth will run through to AVellington, arriving thero at 8.15 a.m. (Sunday). A train will leave Wanganui at 11.30 p.m. for Aramoho, returning at 11.55 p.m. from Aramoho for Wanganui, connecting with above train. On CHRISTMAS DAY tho usual train servico will he run in tho New Plymouth- Woodville-Foxton District. BOXING DAY. SPORTS AT PATEA AND WANGANUI. On TUESDAY, 20th . December, tho usual 4 p.m. train to Hawera and 4.40 p.m. to Palmerston will bo delayed to leave Wanganni at 5.35 p.m. and 5.25 p.m., and run respectively ono hour and thirty-fivo minutes, and forty minutes later than usual to destination. The 1 p.m. train from Mangaonoho to Marton and tho 3.15 p.m. Marton to Mangaonoho will not rim. A train will leave Mangaonoho at 5.45, p.m. for Marton, returning from Marlon at 8.15 p.m. for Mangaonoho, connecting with trains from Wanganni and Palnierston. FEILDING SPORTS AND PALMERSTON RACES. A Special Passenger Train will leave Wanganui at 6.35 a.m., Fordell 7.25 a.m., Feilding 10.5 a.m., arriving at Palmerslon at 10.45 a.m., returning from Palmerston at 6.15 p.m., Feilding 7 p.m., arriving at Wanganui at 10.25 p.m. For cheap fares and further particulars see posters at stations. BY ORDER. DECLARATION OF LICENSING POLL. LICENSING DISTRICT OF WANGANUI. IN PURSUANCE OF "THE ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS SALE CONTROL ACTS, 1895, AND AMENDMENT, 1899." I HEREBY give notice of the result of tho Local Option Poll, taken under tho provisions of tho said Act, December 6th, 1899. STnmber. of Voters on Roll . . . . 6401 ill - i Polling Placos. .2 g £ 2 g g *8 o -S •§ Q tt >a > 3 Drill Hall (principal) .. ..1652110413683101 73 L ivor pool Street , (schoolhouse) .. 288 250 289 604 17 Aramoho (Hall) .. 346 151 193 563 20 Mosstown (Schoolhouse) .. .. 52 52 60 117 2 Castlecliff (Hall).. 128 18*33 165 4 Uv)Okongaro(school house) .. .. 85 14 20 110 7 Fordell (schoolhouse) .. .. 81 41 50 142 7 Brunswick (schoolhouse) .. .. 41 15 32 82 5 Westmere (school house) .. .. 39 28 44 94 8 Kai Iwi (schoolhouse) .. .. 42 23 31 76 2 Maxwelltown(Hall) 41 35 42 93j 7 2795 1731 2162 5207^152 Voters ' . . 5207 Less Informal ■ 152 5055 Number of Men Voted .. .. 2781 Number of Women Voted . . . . 2426 5207 Informal 152 5055 The total number of Voters whoso votes were recorded at the Poll was 5055, and as the number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal— That the Existing Number of Licenses in the Distiict Continue— is an absolute majority of the totil number of voters as above, I hereby declare such proposal to be carried. Dated at Wauganni the 15th diy of December, 1899. MORTON JONES, Returning Officer.