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C-Rghni (Mjmimrnl <Sa)Rfte C-rghni (M jm im rnl <Sa)rfte EXTRAORDINARY. Publt8^Bb b£ Suf^BrttE. No. 7,416 — FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1924. Part I.—General. Separate paging is given to each Part in order that it may he filed separately. o GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS. “ T h e Ce y l o n (L e g isl a t iv e C o u n c il ) O r d e r in C o u n c il , 1 9 2 3 .” The Constituency of the European Electorate {Urban). OTICE is hereby given that Mr. Thomas Lister Villiers, Merchant, “ Steuart House,” Colombo, has been duly elected as Member of the Legislative Council for the above-named constituency. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Ce c il Cl e m e n t i, Colombo, September 12, 1924. ______________________ Colonial Secretary. “ T h e Ce y l o n (L e g is l a t iv e Co u n c il ) O r d e r in C o u n c il , 1923.” The Constituency of the European Electorate {Rural). X JO T IC E is hereby given that Mr. Thomas Yates Wright, of Kadirane, Katunayaka, Negombo, has been duly JLM elected as Member of the Legislative Council for the above-named constituency. Colonial Secretary’s Office, , • ' Ce c il Cl e m e n t i, Colombo, September 12, 1924. _________ ^ ________ Colonial Secretary. t! T h e Ce y l o n (L e g is l a t iv e C o u n c il ) O r d e r in C o u n c il , 1923.” The Constituency of the Commercial Electorate. ' ~\T~OTICE is hereby given that Colonel Edwin James Hayward, Merchant, Walker, Sons & Co., Ltd., Colombo, I N has been duly elected as Member of the Legislative Council for the above-named constituency. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Ce c il Cl e m e n t i, Colombo, September 12, 1924. _____________ ____________ Colonial Secretary, “ T h e Ce y l o n (L e g is l a t iv e Co u n c il ) O r d e r in C o u n c il , 1 9 2 3 .” The Constituency of the Colombo Town {South) Electorate. OTICE is hereby given that Mr. James Peiris, of “ Rippleworth,” Turret road, Colombo, has been duly elected as Member of the Legislative Council for the above-named constituency. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Cecil Clementi, Colombo, September 12, 1924. Colonial Secretary. 2257 ( 1 ) 2258 Part I. — CEYLON GOVT. GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY — Sept. 12, 1924 “T h e Ceylon (L egislative Council) Order in Council, 1923.” The Constituency of the Colombo District Electorate. OTICE is hereby given that Mr.- Don Baron Jayatilaka, of 30, Regent street, Colombo, has been duly elected * v as Member of the Legislative Council for the above-named constituency. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Cecil Clementi, • Colombo, September 12, 1924. * Colonial Secretary. The Ceylon (L egislative Council) Order in Council, 1 923 .” ' The Constituency of the Negombo District Electorate. ATOTICE is hereby given that Mr. Don Stephen Senanayeke, of “ Woodlands,” Kanatta road, Colombp, has been 1 M du ly elected as Member of the Legislative Council for the above-named constituency. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Cecil Clementi, Colombo, September 12, 1924. Colonial Secretary “ The Ceylon (L egislative Council) Order in Council, 1 9 2 3 .” The Constituency of the Northern Province (Northern Division) Electorate. J^TOTICE is hereby given that Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, K t., K.C., C.M.G., of, Inuvil, has been duly -LN elected as Member of the Legislative Council for the above-named constituency. , Colonial Secretary’s Office, • Cecil Clementi, Colombo, September 12, 1924. • Colonial Secretary. “ T he Ceylon (L egislative Council) Order in Council, 1 9 2 3 ,” t: . ■ . & . ' -,/ The Constituency of the Northern Province (Eastern Division) Electorate. V T OTICE is hereby given that Mr. Kadirvalepillai Balasingham,'Advocate, Colombo, has been duly elected as M em ber of the Legislative Council for the above-named constituency. “ Colonial Secretary’s Office, . \ ■■ Cecil .Clementi, Colombo, September 12, 1.924. ^ Colonial Secretary. “ The Ceylon (L egislative Council) Order in Council, 1923.” The Constituency of the Northern Province (Western Division) Electorate. OTICE is hereby given that Mr. Wytialingam Duraiswamy, Advocate, Jaffna, has been duly elected as M em ber • of the Legislative Council for the above-named constituency, ' Colonial Secretary’s Office, Cecil Clementi, Colombo, September 12, 1924. Colonial Secretary. “ T h e Ce y lo n (L e g isl a t iv e Council) Or d e r in Co u ncil, 4 9 2 3 .” The Constituency of the North-Central Province Electorate. 1 S T OTICE is hereby given that Mr, Herbert Rayner Freeman, of Anuradhapura, has been duly elected as Member of the Legislative Council for the above-named constituency. ' • Colonial Secretary’s Office, Cecil Clementi, Colombo, September 12, 1924. Colonial Secretary. “ The Ceylon (L e g isl a t iv e Council) Or d e r in Council, 1923.” The Constituency of the Province o f Uva Electorate. 1 ^ * Mr. ,Don Henry Kotalawala pf B^ uUa> has been duly elected as Member of the. Legislative Council for the above-named constituency. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Cecil Clementi, Colombo, September 12, 1924. Colonial Secretary. Part I. — CEYLON GOVT. GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY — Sept. 12, 1924 2259 T h e Ce y l o n (L e g isl a t iv e C o u n c il ) O r d e r in Co u n c il , 1 9 2 3 .” The Constituency of the Burgher Electorate. The names of the candidates and of their proposers and seconders are as follows :— 1. Candidate : Osmund James Clement Beven, Rev., St. Paul’s House, Kynsey road, Colombo . Proposed by Arthur William van Cuylenburg. Seconded by William Edmund Mack. 2. Candidate : Nathaniel John Martin,.Proctor and Notary, Chilaw. Proposed by W illiam Sperling Christoffelsz. Seconded by Oliver Rowland Pereira. 3. Candidate : George Alfred Henry Wille, Kensington Gardens,. Bambalapitiva. Proposed by Edward de Kretser. Seconded by William Arnold Speldewinde de Vos. The places at which the polls will be taken and the districts assigned to each polling station are— Polling Station. i District assigned. The Kaehcheri, Colombo ’.. Colombo District Registrar-General’s Office, Fort, Colombo ,■ .. do. Ceylon Medical College, Kynsey road d o. Negombo Urban District Council do. The Town Hall, Kalutara .. Kalutara District* The Kaehcheri, Kandy .. Kandy District The Local Board Office, Hatton d o. The Local Board Office, NawalapitiyA .. do. The Kaehcheri, Matale .. .. Matale District The Kaehcheri, Nuwara Eliya . .. Nuwara Eliya District The Kaehcheri, Jaffna .. Jaffna District The Kaehcheri, Treasury Room, Mullaittivu Mullaittivu District The Kaehcheri, Galle* Galle District The District Court, Matara .. Matara District The District Court, Tangalla Hambantota District The Kaehcheri, Batticaloa .. Batticaloa District The Kaehcheri, Trincomalee .. Trincomalee District The Town Hall, Kurunegala Kurunegala District Assistant Government Agent’s Office, Chilaw .. Puttalam and Chilaw Districts The Kaehcheri, Anuradhapura Anuradhapura District The Kaehcheri, Badulla.. Badulla District The Police Station, Passara .. do. The Court-house, Bandarawela d o. The Kaehcheri, Ratnapura .. .. Ratnapura District. The District Court, Kegalla Kegalla District N o t e .— The Register of Voters in force is that certified to by the Registering Officer on June 9,1924. It gives the. names of the voters and the polling stations to which they have been assigned. * . By order, Ce c il Cl e m e n t i, The 12th day of September, 1924. Colonial Secretary. “ T h e Ce y l o n (L e g is l a t iv e Co u n c il ) Or d e r in Co u n c il , 1 9 2 3 .” The Constituency of the Town of Colombo (North) Electorate. OTICE is hereby given that a poll will be taken for the purpose of electing a Member of the Legislative Council _LN for the above-named constituency on September 27, 1924. The names of the candidates and of their proposers and seconders are as follows:— ■ 1. Candidate: Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene. • Proposed by Don John Wijewickreme Samarakone.. Seconded by Joseph Rajadurai Peter. 2. Candidate : Charles Edward Victor SeneviratnelVijesekara Abayaratne Gooneratne Wickramasuncfara Edirimanasuria Corea. Proposed by Don James Hector Ferdinando. Seconded by Anthony Xavier Anandappa. The places at which the polls will be taken and the numbers of voters assigned to each polling station are— Polling Station. Numbers of Voters assigned. Statistics Office .. .. 1- 259 in the Register of Voters for Colombo North, Fort Harbour Engineer’s Office No; 1 .. 1- 500 in the Register of Voters for Colombo North.’ Pettah Harbour Engineer’s Office No. 2 .. 501-1000 d o . Harbour Engineer’s Office No. 3 .. 1001-1561 d o . 2260 Part I. — CEYLON GOVT. GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY — Sept. 12,1924 Polling Station. Numbers of Voters assigned. Municipal Court 1-1755 in the Register of Voters for Colombo North, San Sebastian Wolfendhal Girls’ School No. 1 1- 500 in the Register of Voters for Colombo North, St. Paul’s Wolfendhal Girls’ School No. 2 501-1000 do. Wolfendhal Girls’ School No. 3 1001-1500 do. Wolfendhal Girls’ School No. 4 1501-1982 do. Kotahena Market No. 1 1- 500 in the Register of Voters for Colombo North, Kotahena Kotahena Market No. 2 501-1000 do. Kotahena Market No. 3 1001-1500 do. Kotahena Market No. 4 1501-2000 do. Kotahena Market No. 5 2001-2500 do. Kotahena Market No. 6 2501-2884 do. District Court No. 1 1 - 500 .in the Register of Voters for Colombo North, New Bazaar District Court No. 2 501-1000 do. District Court No. 3 , 1001-1500 do. District Court No. 4 1501-1891 do.
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