Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1860 – No. 9

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✨ Proclamations and 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,
CHARLES ROBERT BLAKISTON,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. VII.] TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1860. [No. IX.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS I, WILLIAM SEFTON MOORHOUSE, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, did, on the Twenty-fourth day of April last past, prorogue the Provincial Council of the said Province till the Tenth day of August, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty, and the said Provincial Council did stand prorogued accordingly;

And whereas it is expedient that the Council should forthwith be summoned for the despatch of important business.

Now therefore, I, WILLIAM SEFTON MOORHOUSE, in pursuance of the powers vested in me in that behalf, do hereby summon the said Provincial Council to meet for the despatch of business, in the Council Chamber, at Christchurch, on WEDNESDAY, the FOURTH day of JULY next, at the hour of Two o’clock in the afternoon.

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province, this TWENTY-SIXTH day of JUNE, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty.

WILLIAM SEFTON MOORHOUSE,
Superintendent.

By His Honor's command,
CHARLES ROBERT BLAKISTON,
Provincial Secretary.

God Save the Queen!

Provincial Secretary’s Office,

June 26, 1860.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that CHARLES ROBERT BLAKISTON, Esq., has this day been appointed a Commissioner of Waste Lands, in conformity with the provisions of the regulations now in force in the Province of Canterbury for the sale, letting, disposal, and occupation of the Waste Lands of the Crown.

CHARLES ROBERT BLAKISTON,
Provincial Secretary.

Resident Magistrate’s Office,

Christchurch, May 26, 1860.

I HEREBY certify that HENRY JACKSON, Surgeon, has this day submitted to me his Diploma as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, together with his Diploma as a Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, in accordance with the provisions of the “Medical Practitioners Ordinance of New Munster,” Session I, No. 2, 1849.

J. W. HAMILTON,
Resident Magistrate.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1860, No 9

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🏛️ Prorogation and Summoning of Provincial Council

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated26 June 1860
KeywordsProrogation, Summoning, Provincial Council, Christchurch
👩‍💼 Officials

William Sefton Moorhouse, Superintendent
Charles Robert Blakiston, Provincial Secretary

🗺️ Appointment of Commissioner of Waste Lands

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated26 June 1860
KeywordsAppointment, Commissioner of Waste Lands, Canterbury
👱🏽 Names

Charles Robert Blakiston (Esquire), Appointed Commissioner of Waste Lands

👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Robert Blakiston, Provincial Secretary

🏥 Certification of Medical Diplomas

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated26 May 1860
KeywordsMedical Diplomas, Certification, Surgeon, Christchurch
👱🏽 Names

Henry Jackson (Surgeon), Certified Medical Diplomas

👩‍💼 Officials

J. W. Hamilton, Resident Magistrate

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