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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11727, 30 November 1905, Page 1

_ raHI _ I p__ l __ K _(_______(___«_a________M______n«n Pnblic Hotioes "TIIE ELECTORAL ACT, 1905." NOTICE OF POLLING-DAY. IN pursuance of "Tlie • Electoral Act, 1905," I, THOMAS DICK CUMMINS, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Wanganui, do hereby give notice that, by virtue of a Writ bearing date the 22nd day of November, 1905, under the hand of the Clerk of the Writs, an election will be held for the return of .a qualified person to serve as member for the said district; and that the latest day ior receiving nominations of candidates will be the 28th day of November, 1905; and that ( the poll, if necessary, will be taken at the several polling-places of the said district on the 6th day of December, 1905. Every man desirous of becoming a candidate must be nominated by not less than two electors of the district, by a nomina-tion-paper as prescribed by section 97 of the said Act, delivered to the Returning Officer on or betore the 28th day of November, 1905. And I further give notice that under the "Licensing Act, 1895." a Local Option Poll will be held at the same time and place. The followiug are the polling-places for the Electoral District of Wanganui: — THE DRILL HALL (Principal). SCHOOL-HOUSE, Liverpool Street A.B.C. HALL, .Aramoho. COUNCIL OFFICES, Eastown. PRIMITIVE METHODIST SCHOOL, S-edgebrook. HARVEY'S STORE, Taylorville. THE PUBLIC HALL, Castlecliff. THE SCHOOL-HOUSE. Mosstown. MISS BALEY'S SCHOOL, St. John's SchoolDated this 24th day of November, 1905. T. D CUMMINS, Returning Officer. NOTICE OF [ LICENSING POLL. IN pursuance of "The Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, 1895," I Thomas Dick Cummins, Returning Officer for the Wanganui Licensing District, do hereby give notice that on the 6th day of December, 1905, the day appointed for taking the Electoral Poll of the Electors of the Electoral District of Wanganui, simultaneously therewith a Licensing 'Poll will be taken upon the following proposals: — 1. I vote that the number of licenses existing in the -tftdiriet continue. 2. I vote that the number of licenses existing in the district be reduced. 3. I vote that no licenses be granted in the district. Nominations for the appointment o£ scrutineers in accordance with "The Licensing Poll Regulation Act, 1899," must be lodged with me not later than 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the 29th day of November, 1905. And f hereby give notice th.it I shall, on the Ist day of December. _905, at the hour of 9 o'clock in the forenoon, at my office, Ridgway Street. Wanganui. pub' licly consider all nomination papers of persons to appoint scrutineers in respect of the Licensing Poll for the said Licensing District which have been duly lodged. T. D. CUMMINS, Returning Officer. ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI. NOTICE is hereby given that the following candidates have been duly nominated in terms of tho "Electoral Act, 1905," for the election of one Member for the House off Representatives for the above-mentioned Electoral District. Tho Poll whereof is announced for WEDNESDAY, the sixth day of December, 1905, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the different Polling Places advertised: — BASSETT, William George. GATENBY, Robert Mackenzie. HASELDEN, Frederick Henry. HOGAN, James Thomas. WILLIS, Archibald Duddingston. Dated at Wanganui this 28th day of November, 1905. T. D. CUMMINS, Returning Officer. ( CASTLPCLIFF RIFLES. THE members of the above corps are requested^ to attend at Rountree's Rooms, on THURSDAY, 7th December, at 7 p.m., to consider under section 66 of the Defence Act re disposal of the assets of the corps. G. S. ROBERTSON, Headquarters, Castlecliff. WANGANUI BOROUGH COUNCIL. NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the rubbish depot, .Heads Road, will be closed on and after the Ist December, 1905, after which date rubbish may be deposited at the new depot, Purnell Street, on payment of 6d per load to the caretaker. . , ' GEORGE MURCH, Town Clerk. Lost and Found. O TOLEN or. Strayed^ (from Aramoho).— ..One dark brown Gelding, long tail and mane, tan muzzle. £1 reward. Anyone detaining same after this date will t be prosecuted. T. Marshall, Aramoho.