Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1857 – No. 6

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✨ Provincial Correspondence regarding Appointments

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.] THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1857. [No. VI.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
Christchurch, March 16, 1857.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs the following Correspondence to be published for general information.

RICHARD PACKER,
Provincial Secretary.

Superintendent's Office,
Christchurch, Aug. 16th, 1855.

SIR,—
I have the honor to state for His Excellency's information, that Captain Simeon being about to resign the offices now held by him previously to his return to England, I have temporarily, and until Her Majesty's pleasure shall be known, appointed Henry John Tancred, Esq., to be a Resident Magistrate for the districts of Lyttelton and Christchurch, and I contemplate, so soon as Captain Simeon resigns, also appointing Mr. Tancred to be the Sheriff of this Province, in the same manner provisionally. I have therefore the honor to request that his Excellency will be pleased to obtain Her Majesty's approval of Mr. Tancred's appointment as a Resident Magistrate, and as the Sheriff of this Province.

I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your very obedient servant,
JAMES EDWARD FITZ GERALD,
Superintendent.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary,
&c., &c., Auckland.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, Sept. 24, 1855.

SIR,—
Referring to your Honor's letter of the 16th ultimo, No. 54, requesting that Mr. Tancred might be appointed a Resident Magistrate for the districts of Lyttelton and Christchurch, vice Captain Simeon, who is about to resign, I am directed by the Governor to forward to you a Commission under his Excellency's hand, appointing that gentleman Resident Magistrate accordingly, and I have to request that you will cause to be paid the sum of 10s. 6d., the fee on this Commission, into the hands of the sub-treasurer, who has been instructed to receive it. The

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🏘️ Publication of correspondence regarding the appointment of a Resident Magistrate and Sheriff

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated16 March 1857
KeywordsCorrespondence, Resident Magistrate, Sheriff, Canterbury, Appointments
👱🏽 Names

Captain Simeon (Captain), Resigning from offices of Resident Magistrate and Sheriff
Henry John Tancred (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate and proposed Sheriff
James Edward Fitz Gerald (Superintendent), Superintendent of Canterbury

👩‍💼 Officials

Richard Packer, Provincial Secretary
James Edward Fitz Gerald, Superintendent

🏛️ Colonial Secretary's confirmation of Resident Magistrate appointment

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated24 September 1855
KeywordsAppointment, Resident Magistrate, Commission, Fees
👱🏽 Names

Henry John Tancred (Mr.), Appointed Resident Magistrate
Captain Simeon (Captain), Resigning as Resident Magistrate

👩‍💼 Officials

Colonial Secretary

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