Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1867 – No. 54

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✨ Royal Reception Commission

Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

VOL. XVI.] WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1867. [No. 54.]

NEW ZEALAND ROYAL RECEPTION COMMISSION.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 4th December, 1867.

The following Commission, issued by His Excellency the Governor, is re-published from the New Zealand Gazette, for general information.

J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.

G. GREY, Governor.

TO The Honorable Edward William Stafford, Esquire,
President of the Executive Council.

The Honorable Theodore Minet Haultain,
Member of the Executive Council.

The Honorable John Hall, Member of the Executive Council.

The Honorable James Crowe Richmond,
Member of the Executive Council.

The Honorable John Larkins Cheese Richardson,
Member of the Executive Council.

The Honorable John Hyde Harris,
Member of the Executive Council.

The Honorable Thomas Houghton Bartley,
Speaker of the Legislative Council.

The Honorable John Johnston, Member of the Legislative Council.

The Honorable Ponsonby Peacocke, Member of the Legislative Council.

The Honorable Sir David Monro, Knight,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

His Honor Alexander James Johnston Esquire, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court.

His Honor Isaac Earl Featherston, Esquire,
Member of the House of Representatives, and Superintendent of the Province of Wellington.

His Honor John Williamson, Esquire,
Member of the House of Representatives, and Superintendent of the Province of Auckland.

Hugh Carleton, Esquire, Member of the House of Representatives.

Alfred Ludlam, Esquire, Member of the House of Representatives.

James Edward FitzGerald, Esquire,
Comptroller-General.

Whereas official intelligence has been received by me that His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh intends to honour the Colony of New Zealand with a visit,

And whereas it is desirable that a Reception Commission should be appointed for making arrangements for a fitting reception of His Royal Highness:

Now know ye that I, Sir George Grey reposing special trust and confidence in your knowledge and ability, have thought fit to constitute and appoint, and by these presents do constitute and appoint you—

VUW Te Waharoa — Auckland Provincial Gazette 1867, No 54

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

🏛️ Appointment of New Zealand Royal Reception Commission

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated4 December 1867
KeywordsRoyal Visit, Duke of Edinburgh, Reception Commission, Government Appointment
👱🏽 Names

16 names identified

Edward William Stafford (Honourable), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
Theodore Minet Haultain (Honourable), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
John Hall (Honourable), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
James Crowe Richmond (Honourable), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
John Larkins Cheese Richardson (Honourable), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
John Hyde Harris (Honourable), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
Thomas Houghton Bartley (Honourable), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
John Johnston (Honourable), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
Ponsonby Peacocke (Honourable), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
David Monro (Sir), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
Alexander James Johnston (His Honor), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
Isaac Earl Featherston (His Honor), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
John Williamson (His Honor), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
Hugh Carleton (Esquire), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
Alfred Ludlam (Esquire), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission
James Edward FitzGerald (Esquire), Appointed to Royal Reception Commission

👩‍💼 Officials

J. Williamson, Superintendent
G. Grey, Governor

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