Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 23

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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

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By His Honor’s command,

JOSEPH BRITTAN,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. III.] SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1856. [No. XXIII.

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 Provincial Council of the said Province until the fifth day of March, 1857; and the said Provincial Council is hereby prorogued accordingly.

Given under my hand at Christchurch, this 26th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1856.

JAMES EDWARD FITZ GERALD,
Superintendent.

By command of His Honor,

Joseph Brittan,
Provincial Secretary.

God Save the Queen.

ADDRESS OF HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT ON PROROGUING THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL, November 26, 1856.

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Provincial Council,—

I have assented to the Loan Bill, and as required by the Waste Lands’ Act, I have reserved for His Excellency’s assent the Land Regulations’ Amendment Bill and the Canterbury Association’s Debentures’ Bill.

Although the present Session has failed to produce those results which I anticipated, it has not been without benefit to the Province. I have not lost an hour in putting in hand many works which were stopped for want of funds, and I have no doubt that by commencing those works before harvest, a very favourable result will be experienced next winter. The Ferry-road will be metalled. The North-road will be thoroughly passable to Kaiapoi, and I hope sufficiently so for the wool to be brought down even from the Hurunui. All these, and several minor works are actually in hand, so that the Council will perceive that no time has been lost by the Government in availing itself of the votes of money which you have granted.

I am sorry that the Council were unable to agree with me on the subject of the Railway Bill. Whatever objections there may have been to the measure, those objections weighed as nothing in my mind as compared with the evils of prolonging the existing

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1856, No 23

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🏘️ Prorogation of Provincial Council

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated26 November 1856
KeywordsProrogation, Provincial Council, Canterbury
👩‍💼 Officials

James Edward Fitz Gerald, Superintendent
Joseph Brittan, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Address of Superintendent on Proroguing the Provincial Council

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated26 November 1856
KeywordsAddress, Provincial Council, Loan Bill, Waste Lands' Act, Railway Bill
👩‍💼 Officials

James Edward Fitz Gerald, Superintendent

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