Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1857 – No. 3

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✨ Correspondence and Election Notices



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were it not that Auckland would thus have
been deprived of a direct conveyance for
her mails.

Your Memorialists would, under the
peculiar circumstances of the case, there-
fore venture to suggest for the purpose of
affording to all the New Zealand Settle-
ments some participation in the advantages
intended to be granted to all the Austra-
lasian and New Zealand Colonies by the
new steam postal service, and that the
branch service with New Zealand should
consist of two steamers instead of one as
proposed; the one to run to Auckland,
Taranaki, and Nelson; the other to Otago,
Lyttelton, and Wellington,—the latter
taking her departure for Melbourne from
Wellington.

Your Memorialists, in conclusion, hum-
bly but earnestly pray your Excellency
that if the petition of your memorialists
cannot be granted, the mails for Canter-
bury may be sent to Sydney as at present
to be thence forwarded by the first oppor-
tunity, instead of being subjected to the
lengthy and uncertain route viâ Auckland.

And your Memorialists, as in duty bound
will ever pray, &c.

[111 Signatures.]

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, January 6th, 1857.

SIR,—I have the honour to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 17th ult.,
covering a Memorial from merchants and
residents in the Province of Canterbury,
relative to the steam postal service pro-
posed to be established for New Zealand,
and to forward for the information of the
Memorialists copies of correspondence on
this subject, which will explain the views
of the Government of New Zealand with
respect to it.

I have, &c.,
(Signed) E. W. STAFFORD.
R. Latter, Esq.,
Lyttelton.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
Christchurch, 31st Jan., 1857.

HIS Honor the Superintendent
directs it to be notified for gene-
ral information that a Writ for the
election of a Member for the Christ-
church Country District having been
issued in accordance with clause 12 of
an Act of Parliament passed in the 16th
and 17th years of her present Majesty,
entitled "An Act to grant a Repre-
sentative Constitution to the Colony
of New Zealand" :—The Acting
Returning-Officer for the said District
has returned the said Writ, with a
certificate that the undermentioned
gentleman has been duly elected to serve
as a member of the Provincial Council:

For the Christchurch Country Dis-
trict,

WILLIAM BAYLEY BRAY.
By command of His Honor,
JOSEPH BRITTAN,
Provincial Secretary.

ADDENDUM.

The address of the first letter in the Correspondence on the
subject of Steam has been omitted from its proper place. The
letter is a Circular addressed to the Superintendents of Pro-
vinces.

PRINTED BY J. WILLIS, AT THE "STANDARD" OFFICE, CHRISTCHURCH.




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🚂 Memorial of Canterbury merchants regarding steam postal service (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Canterbury, Steam postal service, Merchants, Mail delivery, Auckland

🚂 Reply to Memorial regarding steam postal service

🚂 Transport & Communications
6 January 1857
Steam postal service, Canterbury, Correspondence, Government views
  • R. Latter (Esquire), Recipient of letter regarding steam postal service

  • E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary

🏘️ Election of Member for Christchurch Country District

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
31 January 1857
Election, Christchurch Country District, Provincial Council, Writ
  • William Bayley Bray, Elected member for Christchurch Country District

  • Joseph Brittan, Provincial Secretary

🚂 Addendum to Steam Postal Service Correspondence

🚂 Transport & Communications
Addendum, Correspondence, Steam postal service, Circular