Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 11

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✨ Proclamations and Public Notices



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PROCLAMATION.

JAMES EDWARD FITZ GERALD,
Superintendent of the Province of
Canterbury, in the exercise of the
powers vested in me in that behalf, do
hereby this day prorogue the Provin-
cial Council of the said Province until
the third day of March next, and
the said Provincial Council is hereby
prorogued accordingly.

Given under my hand at Christ-
church, this 23rd day of May, in
the year of our Lord, 1856.

JAMES EDWARD FITZ GERALD,
Superintendent.

By command of his Honor,
Joseph Brittan,
Provincial Secretary.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, May 30, 1856.

All Persons are hereby cautioned
against encroaching upon the un-
sold portion of the Town Reserves,
either by making banks or digging
ditches thereon, as persons so offend-
ing will be proceeded against according
to law.

By order of His Honor the Super-
intendent,

Joseph Brittan,
Provincial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 16th April, 1856.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
has been pleased to direct that
the name of the undermentioned Gen-
tleman should be added to the Commis-
sion of the Peace for the Province of
Canterbury,
William Sefton Moorhouse, Esq.

By His Excellency’s command,
Andrew Sinclair,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 17th April, 1856.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
has been pleased to appoint,
William Sefton Moorhouse, Esq.,
J. P., to be a Resident Magistrate.

By His Excellency’s command,
Andrew Sinclair,
Colonial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 29th May, 1856.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT
directs it to be
notified for general information that a
Writ for the Election of a Member for
the Electoral District of the Town of
Christchurch having been issued in
accordance with Clause 12 of an Act
of Parliament, passed in the 16th and
17th years of Her present Majesty, en-
titled “An Act to grant a Represen-
tative Constitution to the Colony
of New Zealand”... The Returning
Officer for the said District has returned
the said Writ with a certificate to the
effect that the undermentioned Gentle-
man has been duly elected to serve as
a Member of the Provincial Council,
For the Town of Christchurch—

RICHARD PACKER.

By command of His Honor,
Joseph Brittan,
Provincial Secretary.

Printed by J. Willis, at the “Standard” Office, Christchurch.



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🏘️ Prorogation of Provincial Council

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
23 May 1856
Prorogation, Provincial Council, Canterbury
  • James Edward Fitz Gerald, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury
  • Joseph Brittan, Provincial Secretary

🗺️ Warning Against Encroaching on Town Reserves

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
30 May 1856
Encroachment, Town Reserves, Public Notice
  • Joseph Brittan, Provincial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment to Commission of the Peace

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
16 April 1856
Appointment, Commission of the Peace, Canterbury
  • William Sefton Moorhouse (Esquire), Added to Commission of the Peace

  • Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment of Resident Magistrate

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
17 April 1856
Appointment, Resident Magistrate
  • William Sefton Moorhouse (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate

  • Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary

🏛️ Election of Member for Christchurch Electoral District

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
29 May 1856
Election, Provincial Council, Christchurch
  • Richard Packer, Elected Member of Provincial Council

  • Joseph Brittan, Provincial Secretary