Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 6

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✨ Land Sale Proclamation and Patriotic Fund Letter

AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

VOL. IV.] AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 1856. [No. 6.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Honour JOHN LOGAN CAMPBELL, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland.

BY virtue and in pursuance of the powers in me vested in that behalf by the provisions contained in the thirteenth section of the Regulations issued on the eighth day of February one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five by His Excellency the Officer administering the Government of New Zealand, for the sale letting, disposal, and occupation of the Waste Lands of the Crown within the Province of Auckland in the said Colony, I, the Superintendent of the said Province, do hereby, with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, proclaim and declare that the portions of land hereinafter described, shall be open for sale on and after the 28th day of March next ensuing.

All those portions of land set apart as special occupation land in the district of Waiuku, in the County of Eden, containing 10,000 acres more or less.

J. LOGAN CAMPBELL,
Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, February, 26, 1856.

PATRIOTIC FUND.

THE following letter, with its enclosure, is published for general information.

J. LOGAN CAMPBELL,
Superintendent.

Colonial Secretary’s Office, Auckland,
14th February, 1856.

Sir,—I have the honor, by the directions of his Excellency the Governor, to transmit for your Honor’s information the accompanying letter, conveying the thanks of the Royal Commissioners for the effectual assistance rendered in New Zealand in carrying into effect Her Majesty’s gracious intentions regarding the Patriotic Fund. His Excellency would feel obliged if your Honor would give publicity to that letter in the Provincial Government Gazette.

I have, &c.,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

His Honor the Superintendent,
Auckland.

16 A, Great George Street,
Westminster, 12th March, 1855.

GENTLEMEN:—We have much pleasure in informing you that we are commanded by His Royal Highness Prince Albert to convey to you the thanks of the Royal Commissioners for the effectual assistance you have hitherto given them in carrying into effect her Majesty’s gracious intentions.

We are further directed to request that you will confer on them the additional favour of conveying their grateful thanks to the various subscribers.

We have the honour to be,

Your obedient servants,

E. GARDINER FISHBOURNE,
Capt. R. N.

J. H. LEFROY,
Capt. R. A.

} Hon. Secs.

To the Commissioners in aid,
Chairmen, Treasurers, and
Secretaries of Patriotic
Fund Local Committees.

VUW Te Waharoa — Auckland Provincial Gazette 1856, No 6

After Parliament moved to Wellington in 1865, the Auckland Provincial Council sat in General Assembly House (depicted).

It was nicknamed the 'Shedifice' as it was large and drafty, with a leaking roof. First premier Henry Sewell described it as 'a great wooden barnshaped affair, which might serve for a Hospital, a Jail, or a Barrack'.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🗺️ Proclamation for Sale of Waste Lands in Waiuku

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated26 February 1856
KeywordsLand sale, Waste lands, Waiuku, Eden County, Auckland
👩‍💼 Officials

J. Logan Campbell, Superintendent

🏛️ Publication of Letter Regarding Patriotic Fund

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated14 February 1856
KeywordsPatriotic Fund, Royal Commissioners, Governor, Colonial Secretary
👩‍💼 Officials

Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary
J. Logan Campbell, Superintendent
E. Gardiner Fishbourne, Hon. Secs.
J. H. Lefroy, Hon. Secs.

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