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✨ Appointments and Notices

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

APPOINTMENTS.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st February, 1856.

The following appointments have been made by His Excellency the Governor:

Province of New Ulster

John Blackett, Esq. ... District Surveyor for the Auckland District.

Thomas H. Smith, Esq. ... Assistant Surveyor, Auckland.

Province of New Munster

Alfred Domett, Esq. ... Secretary for the Province of New Munster.

Charles Clifford, Esq. ... To be a Member of the Legislative Council.

Native Department

Donald McLean, Esq. ... Chief Commissioner of Native Reserves.

Customs Department

Thomas Beckham, Esq. ... Collector of Customs at Nelson.

John Johnson, Esq. ... Comptroller of Customs at Lyttelton.

Post Office

William H. Eyes, Esq. ... Postmaster at New Plymouth.

Education

Rev. Thomas Buddle ... Member of the Board of Education for the Province of New Ulster.

Public Works

James Stewart, Esq. ... Clerk of Works at Wellington.

NOTICES.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st February, 1856.

The Governor directs it to be notified, that the undermentioned persons have been appointed Justices of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand:

Province of New Ulster

Thomas Macfarlane, Esq., Auckland
John Logan Campbell, Esq., Auckland
William Brown, Esq., Auckland

Province of New Munster

William Fitzherbert, Esq., Wellington
William Mein Smith, Esq., Wellington
George Hunter, Esq., Wellington

TENDERS.

Public Works Department

Tenders will be received at this office until noon of Wednesday, the 7th day of February, 1856, for the supply of:

Fifty thousand bricks for the New Ulster Provincial Government buildings...
One hundred loads of building stone for the Wellington Gaol...

Tenders must be addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and endorsed on the outside "Tender for [specify item]."

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1863, No 13

The Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings (depicted) were constructed between 1858 and 1865 and are the only purpose-built provincial government buildings in New Zealand still in existence.

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🏛️ Provincial Appointments by the Governor

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated1 February 1856
KeywordsAppointments, Provincial Government, Surveyors, Legislative Council, Native Reserves, Customs, Post Office, Education, Public Works
👱🏽 Names

10 names identified

John Blackett (Esquire), Appointed District Surveyor for Auckland
Thomas H. Smith (Esquire), Appointed Assistant Surveyor, Auckland
Alfred Domett (Esquire), Appointed Secretary for New Munster
Charles Clifford (Esquire), Appointed Member of Legislative Council
Donald McLean (Esquire), Appointed Chief Commissioner of Native Reserves
Thomas Beckham (Esquire), Appointed Collector of Customs at Nelson
John Johnson (Esquire), Appointed Comptroller of Customs at Lyttelton
William H. Eyes (Esquire), Appointed Postmaster at New Plymouth
Thomas Buddle (Reverend), Appointed Member of Board of Education for New Ulster
James Stewart (Esquire), Appointed Clerk of Works at Wellington

👩‍💼 Officials

Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment of Justices of the Peace

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated1 February 1856
KeywordsJustices of the Peace, Appointments, Provincial Government
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

Thomas Macfarlane (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace, Auckland
John Logan Campbell (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace, Auckland
William Brown (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace, Auckland
William Fitzherbert (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace, Wellington
William Mein Smith (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace, Wellington
George Hunter (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace, Wellington

👩‍💼 Officials

Colonial Secretary

🏗️ Tenders for Building Materials

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsTenders, Building Materials, Bricks, Stone, Provincial Government
👩‍💼 Officials

Colonial Secretary

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