Provincial Notices and Statistics




Court shall sit for the dispatch of business accruing under the provisions of the above-mentioned Act, at the Court House, Christchurch, on Monday, the Seventeenth day of August next, at Eleven o’clock in the forenoon.

CHRISTOPHER A. CALVERT, Registrar.

Supreme Court Office,
Christchurch, 31st July, 1863.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 30th July, 1863.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs the publication of the following Returns of Births and Deaths for general information.

THOS. WM. MAUDE,
Provincial Secretary.

FROM 1st July, 1862, to 30th June, 1863.

Districts No. of Births Males Females Total Deaths Males Females
Akaroa 12 9 3 12 7 5
Christchurch 237 123 114 107 62 45
Kaiapoi 67 33 34 20 10 10
Lyttelton 36 21 15 18 10 8
Mount Grey ... ... ... 5 2 3

| Total | 352 | 186 | 166 | 162 | 91 | 71 |

Provincial Treasury,
Christchurch, 30th July, 1863.

PURSUANT to the Provisions of the Auctioneers’ Ordinance, Session III., No. 3, I hereby give notice that the undermentioned persons have taken out Auctioneers’ Licenses for the term ending 30th June, 1864, viz:—

Henry Fletcher of Christchurch, Clerk to Messrs. Matson and Torlesse, Commission Agents.
John Ollivier, of Christchurch, Commission Agent.
Nathaniel Neil Jount, of Christchurch, General Agent.
Herbert Edward Alport, of Christchurch, Merchant.
William Buss, of Rangiora, Commission Agent.
Colin Campbell Aikman, of Christchurch, Commission Agent.

William David Barnaed, of Christchurch, Commission Agent.
Thomas Brown Crate, of Christchurch, Commission Agent.
William Henry Hargreaves, of Lyttelton, Commission Agent.
Thomas Manley Hassall of Christchurch, Stock, Station, and Commission Agent.
John Beswick, of Timaru.
Mark Spot, of Christchurch, Merchant.
Charles Wilson Howard Wolley, of Lyttelton, Commission Agent.
CHARLES C. BOWEN,
Provincial Treasurer.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 1st August, 1863.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs the publication of the following return.

THOS. WM. MAUDE,
Provincial Secretary.

Abstract of the Quantity of Land Sold and Granted in the different Districts for the Month ending the 31st July, 1863:—

District Acres R. P.
Christchurch 1568 0 0
Ashley 868 0 0
Timaru 160 0 0
Lincoln 1218 0 0
Mandeville 120 0 0
Ellesmere 1227 0 0
Banks’ Peninsula 243 0 0
Lyttelton 80 0 0
Waipara 20 0 0
Oxford 140 0 0
Malvern 882 0 0
Ashburton 60 0 0
Waitangi 70 0 0
Rakaia 912 0 0

Total | 7068 0 0 |

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 6th August, 1863.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to appoint the following gentlemen to be Inspectors of Sheep:

Mr. Henry Scarvell,
Mr. Andrew Paterson.

THOS. WM. MAUDE,
Provincial Secretary.

NOTICE.—INSPECTORS OF SHEEP.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
6th August, 1863.

UNTIL further notice His Honor the Superintendent directs that:

Mr. Henry Scarvell shall take charge of the Northern District of the Province, viz., from the Hurunui to the Waimakariri; and that

Mr. Andrew Paterson shall take charge of the Southern District, viz., from the Rangitata to the Waitangi.

Mr. Boutton, the Principal Inspector, will retain the oversight.



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⚖️ Supreme Court Notice on Debtors' and Creditors' Act (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
31 July 1863
Supreme Court, Debtors' and Creditors' Act, Notice, Court sitting
  • Christopher A. Calvert, Registrar

🏥 Publication of Returns of Births and Deaths

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
30 July 1863
Births, Deaths, Statistics, Provincial Secretary
  • Thos. Wm. Maude, Provincial Secretary

🏭 Auctioneers' Licenses Issued

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
30 July 1863
Auctioneers, Licenses, Commission Agents, Christchurch
13 names identified
  • Henry Fletcher, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • John Ollivier, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • Nathaniel Neil Jount, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • Herbert Edward Alport, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • William Buss, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • Colin Campbell Aikman, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • William David Barnaed, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • Thomas Brown Crate, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • William Henry Hargreaves, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • Thomas Manley Hassall, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • John Beswick, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • Mark Spot, Issued Auctioneer's License
  • Charles Wilson Howard Wolley, Issued Auctioneer's License

  • Charles C. Bowen, Provincial Treasurer

🗺️ Abstract of Land Sold and Granted

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
1 August 1863
Land sales, Land grants, Provincial Secretary, Abstract
  • Thos. Wm. Maude, Provincial Secretary

🌾 Appointment of Inspectors of Sheep

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
6 August 1863
Sheep Inspectors, Appointments, Provincial Secretary
  • Henry Scarvell (Mr), Appointed Inspector of Sheep
  • Andrew Paterson (Mr), Appointed Inspector of Sheep

  • Thos. Wm. Maude, Provincial Secretary

🌾 Duties of Inspectors of Sheep

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
6 August 1863
Sheep Inspectors, Districts, Duties
  • Henry Scarvell (Mr), Northern District Inspector
  • Andrew Paterson (Mr), Southern District Inspector
  • Boutton (Mr), Principal Inspector