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NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.
Published by Authority.
All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those Persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.
JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD,
Superintendent.
Vol. I.] FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1853. [No. 11.
Superintendent’s Office,
Christchurch, Sept. 27, 1853.
HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified, that he has been pleased to confirm the election of
CHARLES SIMEON, Esq.,
on the 27th day of September, 1853, to be
Speaker of the Provincial Council.
Edward Puckle,
Private Secretary.
Superintendent’s Office,
Christchurch, Oct. 3, 1853.
HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified, that he has been pleased to confirm the Election of
GEORGE ROSS, Esq.,
on the 30th day of September, 1853, to be
Clerk to the Provincial Council.
Edward Puckle,
Private Secretary.
Superintendent’s Office,
Christchurch, Oct. 4, 1853.
HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs the following Despatch from the Honourable the Civil Secretary to be published for general information.
Edward Puckle,
Private Secretary.
Civil Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th August, 1853.
Sir,
As it is probable that persons, particularly seamen, belonging to vessels trading to the Ports of the Provinces, will be frequently sentenced to short periods of Imprisonment, in whose cases there may be many mitigating circumstances; and as it would perhaps frequently be inadvisable to detain those persons in such cases in Gaol until an application could be made to the Officer administering the Government of the Colony to obtain a remission of their sentences; and as in like manner persons will often be sentenced to a fine, penalty, or forfeiture, not exceeding twenty pounds, which may accrue or become payable to the Crown: His Excellency will confirm the immediate remission by your Honor of the whole or of any part of such sentence, provided that no delay occurs in reporting the same for His Excellency’s information.
I am directed by Governor Sir George Grey to acquaint you, that in all cases of the above nature where persons are sentenced to undergo a period of imprisonment not exceeding three months’ duration; or to a fine, penalty, or forfeiture, not exceeding twenty pounds, which may accrue or become payable to the Crown...
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1853, No 2
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🏘️ Appointment of Speaker of the Provincial Council
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government27 September 1853
Appointment, Speaker, Provincial Council, Canterbury
- Charles Simeon (Esquire), Appointed Speaker of the Provincial Council
- Edward Puckle, Private Secretary
🏘️ Appointment of Clerk to the Provincial Council
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government3 October 1853
Appointment, Clerk, Provincial Council, Canterbury
- George Ross (Esquire), Appointed Clerk to the Provincial Council
- Edward Puckle, Private Secretary
🏘️ Publication of Despatch from Civil Secretary
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government4 October 1853
Despatch, Civil Secretary, Imprisonment, Fines, Sentences
- Edward Puckle, Private Secretary
- Honourable the Civil Secretary
⚖️ Guidelines for Remission of Sentences
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement5 August 1853
Remission, Sentences, Imprisonment, Fines, Penalty
- Honourable the Civil Secretary
- Governor Sir George Grey