✨ Provincial Government Notices
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 31st March, 1863.
HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that
THOMAS SMITH DUNCAN, Esq.,
has resigned the offices of Provincial Solicitor and Member of the Executive Council.
THOS. WM. MAUDE,
Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 31st March, 1863.
HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has appointed
JOSHUA STRANGE WILLIAMS, ESQ.,
to be Provincial Solicitor, vice Thomas Smith Duncan, Esq., resigned.
THOS. WM. MAUDE,
Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 31st March, 1863.
HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to appoint
JOSHUA STRANGE WILLIAMS, ESQ.,
a Member of the Executive Council.
THOS. WM. MAUDE,
Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 30th March, 1863.
HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified, for public information, that in pursuance of the powers vested in him by Clause 19 of the Waste Lands Regulations now in force within the Province of Canterbury, he has made the following Reserves of Land for public purposes, temporarily, until the next Session of the Provincial Council :-
No. 271, in red, 640 acres, having one mile frontage to the sea, and one mile to the north bank of river Hokitaki, and situate on the West Coast.
No. 272, in red, 640 acres, having one mile frontage to the sea, and one mile to the south bank of river Hokitaki, and situate on the West Coast.
THOS. WM. MAUDE,
Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 2nd April, 1863.
TENDERS are invited by the Provincial Government for the Conveyance of Immigrants and their Baggage from Lyttelton to Christchurch.
The Luggage to be delivered at the Immigration Barracks in Christchurch without delay after arrival of each Ship.
Tenders to distinguish between the portion of carriage by water and that by land, must be sent in to the Provincial Secretary’s Office not later than Noon, on Saturday, the 25th instant.
THOS. WM. MAUDE,
Provincial Secretary.
ABSTRACT of the Quantity of Land sold and disposed of in the different districts for the months ending
31st JANUARY, 1863.
| District | A. | R. | P. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 803 | 3 | 0 |
| Ashley | 164 | 0 | 0 |
| Timaru | 666 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln | 1070 | 0 | 0 |
| Mandeville | 721 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellesmere | 750 | 0 | 0 |
| Banks’ Peninsula | 293 | 2 | 0 |
| Lyttelton | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxford | 1197 | 0 | 0 |
| Malvern | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Sold | 5805 | 0 | 0 |
| Granted | 25 | 0 | 0 |
28TH FEBRUARY.
| District | A. | R. | P. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley | 361 | 0 | 0 |
| Timaru | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln | 378 | 0 | 0 |
| Mandeville | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellesmere | 840 | 0 | 0 |
| Banks’ Peninsula | 238 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyttelton | 519 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxford | 410 | 0 | 0 |
| Malvern | 912 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashburton | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3925 | 0 | 0 |
31ST MARCH.
| District | A. | R. | P. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 406 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley | 409 | 0 | 0 |
| Timaru | 320 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln | 722 | 0 | 0 |
| Mandeville | 325 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellesmere | 1273 | 0 | 0 |
| Banks’ Peninsula | 693 | 2 | 0 |
| Lyttelton | 770 | 0 | 0 |
| Waipara | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxford | 514 | 0 | 0 |
| Malvern | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashburton | 2090 | 0 | 0 |
| Waitangi | 1064 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8876 | 2 | 0 |
WM. GUISE BRITTAN,
Chief Commissioner.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
Land Office, Christchurch,
1st April, 1863.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Commissioners of the Waste Lands Board will sit at the Land Office, Christchurch, on FRIDAY, the 1st day of MAY next, at 10 a.m., to receive Pasturage License Fees under the Land Regulations of 1st April, 1856.
By Clause 51 of the Amended Land Regulations, Pasturage License Fees may be paid at any sitting of the Board between the 20th of April and the 1st of May.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1863, No 3
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🏘️ Resignation of Provincial Solicitor and Executive Council Member
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government31 March 1863
Resignation, Provincial Solicitor, Executive Council, Canterbury
- Thomas Smith Duncan (Esquire), Resigned as Provincial Solicitor and Member of the Executive Council
- Thos. Wm. Maude, Provincial Secretary
🏘️ Appointment of Provincial Solicitor
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government31 March 1863
Appointment, Provincial Solicitor, Canterbury
- Joshua Strange Williams (Esquire), Appointed as Provincial Solicitor
- Thos. Wm. Maude, Provincial Secretary
🏘️ Appointment to Executive Council
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government31 March 1863
Appointment, Executive Council, Canterbury
- Joshua Strange Williams (Esquire), Appointed as Member of the Executive Council
- Thos. Wm. Maude, Provincial Secretary
🗺️ Land Reserves for Public Purposes
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey30 March 1863
Land Reserves, Public Purposes, Hokitaki River, West Coast, Canterbury
- Thos. Wm. Maude, Provincial Secretary
🛂 Tenders for Immigrant Conveyance
🛂 Immigration2 April 1863
Tenders, Immigrant Conveyance, Lyttelton to Christchurch
- Thos. Wm. Maude, Provincial Secretary
🗺️ Land Sales Summary
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & SurveyLand Sales, Canterbury, Monthly Summary
- Wm. Guise Brittan, Chief Commissioner
🗺️ Notice of Pasturage License Fees
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey1 April 1863
Pasturage License Fees, Waste Lands Board, Christchurch