Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 15

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✨ Provincial 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,

JOSEPH BRITTAN,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. III.] MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1856. [No. XV.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, July 28, 1856.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified for general information that a Writ for the Election of a Member of the Provincial Council for the Electoral District of the Town of Lyttelton having been issued, in accordance with Clause 12 of an Act of Parliament passed in the 15th and 16th years of the reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to grant a Representative 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 gentleman has been duly elected to serve as a Member of the Provincial Council.

For the Town of Lyttelton—
William Morgan.

By command of His Honor,
JOSEPH BRITTAN,
Provincial Secretary.

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

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified for general information that the following persons have been elected Waywardens under the Road Ordinance, Sess. VI, No. 2, for the undermentioned Districts.

For the Papanui District—
Mr. George Compton.

For the Kaiapoi District—
Mr. James Wylde.

For the Avon and Heathcote District—
Mr. Peter Kerr.

For the Lincoln District—
Mr. Thomas Walker Wilkinson.

For the Riccarton District—
Mr. Charles Bourn.

JOSEPH BRITTAN,
Provincial Secretary.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1856, No 15

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🏘️ Election of Member of Provincial Council for Lyttelton

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated28 July 1856
KeywordsElection, Provincial Council, Lyttelton, Member
👱🏽 Names

William Morgan, Elected Member of Provincial Council

👩‍💼 Officials

Joseph Brittan, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Appointment of Waywardens under Road Ordinance

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated30 July 1856
KeywordsAppointment, Waywardens, Road Ordinance, Districts
👱🏽 Names

George Compton (Mr), Appointed Waywarden for Papanui District
James Wylde (Mr), Appointed Waywarden for Kaiapoi District
Peter Kerr (Mr), Appointed Waywarden for Avon and Heathcote District
Thomas Walker Wilkinson (Mr), Appointed Waywarden for Lincoln District
Charles Bourn (Mr), Appointed Waywarden for Riccarton District

👩‍💼 Officials

Joseph Brittan, Provincial Secretary

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