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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,
RICHARD PACKER,
Provincial Secretary.
VOL. IV.] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1857. [No. XXII.
Provincial Secretary's Office.
Christchurch, Aug. 25th, 1857.
HIS Honor the Superintendent directs the publication of the following correspondence for general information.
R. PACKER.
Provincial Secretary.
Superintendent's Office,
Christchurch, July 30th, 1857.
SIR,—
Shortly after the departure of your Honor, I received a letter from the Post Master General of Victoria, acquainting me that the Canterbury mails are made up with those of Wellington and not separated at Melbourne.
Under these circumstances, I beg to accept the proposal made verbally by your Honor, and agree, on behalf of this Government, to pay Seventy-five Pounds (£75) a month, on condition, that the vessel under engagement to the Government of Wellington to bring down the mails from Melbourne, shall bring the Canterbury mails on here, and shall remain in harbor at least 48 hours after their arrival. This agreement to last until the 31st of March next, the end of the financial year of this Province.
If the agents of the vessel agree to this, I have the honor to request that it may be acted upon at once, without further delay, or correspondence upon the receipt of this letter, and that your Honor will be so good as to transmit to me the form of agreement signed by the Wellington Government, in order that a similar form may be prepared for my execution.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your Honor's very obedient servant,
JAMES EDWARD FITZ GERALD.
Superintendent.
To his Honor the Superintendent
of Wellington, &c., &c., &c.
Superintendent's Office,
Wellington, 14th August, 1857.
SIR,—Understanding that you have received an intimation that the Canterbury mails must (until other arrangements are made in England) be forwarded from Melbourne to Wellington, I am anxious to lose no time in advising you that the proposal I made during my recent visit to your province, that your mails should, after
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🏛️ Publication of correspondence regarding mail arrangements
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration25 August 1857
Correspondence, Mail, Provincial Secretary, Christchurch
- Richard Packer, Provincial Secretary
🚂 Letter regarding mail delivery arrangements between Canterbury and Wellington
🚂 Transport & Communications30 July 1857
Mail, Shipping, Wellington, Canterbury, Postal services
- James Edward Fitz Gerald, Superintendent
🚂 Letter regarding mail arrangements between Wellington and Canterbury
🚂 Transport & Communications14 August 1857
Mail, Shipping, Wellington, Canterbury