Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1855 – No. 6

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✨ Provincial Government Notices

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.

By His Honor’s command,
JOHN HALL,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. II. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1855. [No. VI.]

Proclamation.

WHEREAS, I, James Edward Fitz Gerald, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, did, on the Fourteenth day of February last past, in pursuance of the Powers vested in me in that behalf, prorogue the Provincial Council of the said Province, until the fifth day of April next ensuing, and the said Council both stand prorogued accordingly;

Now therefore, I, James Edward Fitz Gerald, in further pursuance of the powers vested in me in that behalf, do hereby further prorogue the said Council until Wednesday the Eleventh day of April next ensuing, and do hereby summon the said Provincial Council to meet for the despatch of business at the Council Chamber, at Christchurch, at One o’clock in the afternoon, on Wednesday the eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

Given under my hand at Christchurch,
this eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

James Edward Fitz Gerald,
Superintendent.

God save the Queen.
By His Honor’s command,
John Hall,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 20th March, 1855.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified for general information, that Writs for the Election of Members of the Provincial Council for the undermentioned Districts in the Province of Canterbury, having been issued, in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Parliament passed in the 16th and 17th years of the reign of Her present Majesty entitled An Act to grant a Representative Constitution to the Colony of New Zealand, and of an Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the said Province, entitled “The Provincial Council Extension Ordinance, Session III., No. 1,” The Returning Officers for the said several Districts have returned the said Writs with certificates to the effect that the undermentioned Gentlemen have been duly elected to serve as Members of the said Provincial Council for the said several Districts.

For the Town of Christchurch:

Charles Berjew Fooks,
Joseph Brittan,
Alfred Charles Barker,
Richard Westenra.

For the Town of Lyttelton:

Charles Robert Blakiston,
William Donald,
Henry Sewell.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1855, No 6

The Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings (depicted) were constructed between 1858 and 1865 and are the only purpose-built provincial government buildings in New Zealand still in existence.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Prorogation of Provincial Council

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated18 March 1855
KeywordsProrogation, Provincial Council, Christchurch
👩‍💼 Officials

James Edward Fitz Gerald, Superintendent
John Hall, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Election Results for Provincial Council

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated20 March 1855
KeywordsElections, Provincial Council, Christchurch, Lyttelton
👱🏽 Names

7 names identified

Charles Berjew Fooks, Elected for Town of Christchurch
Joseph Brittan, Elected for Town of Christchurch
Alfred Charles Barker, Elected for Town of Christchurch
Richard Westenra, Elected for Town of Christchurch
Charles Robert Blakiston, Elected for Town of Lyttelton
William Donald, Elected for Town of Lyttelton
Henry Sewell, Elected for Town of Lyttelton

👩‍💼 Officials

John Hall, Provincial Secretary

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