Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 13

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✨ Provincial Proclamations

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,
JOSEPH BRITTAN,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. III.] SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1856. [No. XIII.

PROCLAMATION.

I, JAMES EDWARD FITZ GERALD, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, do hereby, in pursuance of the powers vested in me in that behalf by the Regulations for the sale, letting and occupation of the Waste Lands of the Crown, Proclaim and Declare that the lands hereinafter described shall be reserved for the following purposes:—that is to say:—

(1.)—Ten acres (more or less) situated at Little Akaroa, Banks’ Peninsula, being bounded on the north-west by the Reserve of sixty-six feet above high water mark; on the South-west by Section 309 A; on the north-east by section 409; and on the south-east by a continuation of the Road running South-westerly through section 409 and numbered 90 on the authenticated Map in the Land Office, signed by the Chief Surveyor, setting out and describing the freehold land in Little Akaroa;—to be reserved for a Church and School.

(2.)—Fifty acres (more or less) included between the Salt Water Creek, the east boundary of the Great North Road, and the River Ashley:—to be reserved for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a Ferry and House of Accommodation at the Salt Water Creek.

Given under my hand this Sixteenth day of June One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Six and Sealed with the Public Seal of the Province.

JAMES EDWARD FITZ GERALD.

By order of His Honor the Superintendent,
JOSEPH BRITTAN,
Provincial Secretary.

God save the Queen.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by a Proclamation issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Canterbury on the Tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, certain acts are therein required to be done by the Superintendent of the said Province with respect to

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1856, No 13

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🗺️ Reservation of Lands for Church, School, Ferry, and House of Accommodation

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated16 June 1856
KeywordsLand reservation, Church, School, Ferry, House of Accommodation, Little Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, Salt Water Creek, River Ashley
👩‍💼 Officials

James Edward Fitz Gerald, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury
Joseph Brittan, Provincial Secretary

🏛️ Proclamation Regarding Superintendent's Duties

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated21 June 1856
KeywordsSuperintendent duties, Provincial administration, Proclamation
👩‍💼 Officials

Joseph Brittan, Provincial Secretary

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