Miscellaneous Appointments and Statistics




Company (with Limited liability of the Shareholders therein) intituled "The Canterbury Cottage Building Company, Limited;" the objects of which are the erection of houses and cottages, of a class suitable for the accommodation of mechanics, tradesmen, artizans, laborers, and others, of a similar or equal degree, and the doing of all such other things as are incidental to the attainment of the above objects.

And that in pursuance of the provisions of "The Joint-Stock Companies’ Act, 1860," I have issued a Certificate of Incorporation of the said Company, bearing date this Twenty-first day of May, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

GEORGE BOWRON,
Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies.

G. G. Gazette, No. 21, June 6, 1864.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, June 22, 1864.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs the publication of the following Return of Births and Deaths for the month of May, 1864.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Provincial Secretary.

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

DISTRICT. BIRTHS. TOTAL. DEATHS. TOTAL. Excess of Births over Deaths.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
Christchurch... 33 31 64 8 11 19 45
Lyttelton..... 5 6 11 1 1 2 9
Kaiapoi....... 1 1 2 1 1 1
Rangiora...... 10 3 13 2 2 11
Oxford........ 3 2 5 5
Mount Grey.... 3 1 4 4
Geraldine..... 2 1 3 3
Timaru........ 21 1 22 1 1 21
Ashburton..... 4 4 4
Akaroa........
83 53 136 11 19 30 106

B. Woolcombe, Esq., appointed Coroner.

Attorney-General’s Office,
Auckland, May 26, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

BELFIELD WOOLCOMBE, Esq.,

of Timaru, in the Province of Canterbury, to be a Coroner for the District of Timaru.

FRED. WHITAKER.

G. G. Gazette, No. 21, June 6, 1864.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, June 28, 1864.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

RICHARD PACKER, Esq.,

of Christchurch, to be a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Provincial Secretary.

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Ordinance left to its Operation.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, May 28, 1864.

THE following Ordinance, passed by the Provincial Council of the Province of Canterbury, intituled

"The Railway and Harbour Works Fund Ordinance, 1864,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased to leave the same to its operation.

FRED. WHITAKER,
In the absence of Mr. Fox.

G. G. Gazette, No. 21, June 6, 1864.

G. S. Sale, Esq., appointed Receiver of Land Revenue for Canterbury.

Treasury, Auckland,
June 4, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE SAMUEL SALE, Esq.,

to be the Receiver of Land Revenue for the Province of Canterbury, vice C. C. Bowen, Esq., resigned.

THOMAS RUSSELL,
In the absence of the Colonial Treasurer.

G. G. Gazette, No. 21, June 6, 1864.

C. C. Bowen, Esq., J.P., appointed a Resident Magistrate.

Attorney General’s Office,
Auckland, June 6, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES CHRISTOPHER BOWEN, Esq., J.P.,

of Christchurch, in the Province of Canterbury, to be a Resident Magistrate.

FREDERICK WHITAKER.

G. G. Gazette, No. 22, June 15, 1864.



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🏭 Registration of Joint-Stock Company Memorandum (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
21 May 1864
Joint-Stock Companies, Registration, Memorandum of Association, Canterbury Cottage Building Company
  • GEORGE BOWRON, Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies

🏥 Provincial Births and Deaths Statistics

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
22 June 1864
Births, Deaths, Statistics, Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Oxford, Mount Grey, Geraldine, Timaru, Ashburton, Akaroa
  • WM. ROLLESTON, Provincial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment of Coroner

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
26 May 1864
Coroner, Appointment, Timaru
  • Belfield Woolcombe (Esquire), Appointed Coroner for Timaru

  • FRED. WHITAKER

⚖️ Appointment of Justice of the Peace

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
28 June 1864
Justice of the Peace, Appointment, Christchurch
  • Richard Packer (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace

  • WM. ROLLESTON, Provincial Secretary

🏛️ Ordinance Left to Its Operation

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
28 May 1864
Railway and Harbour Works Fund Ordinance, Canterbury
  • FRED. WHITAKER

💰 Appointment of Receiver of Land Revenue

💰 Finance & Revenue
4 June 1864
Receiver of Land Revenue, Appointment, Canterbury
  • George Samuel Sale (Esquire), Appointed Receiver of Land Revenue for Canterbury

  • THOMAS RUSSELL

⚖️ Appointment of Resident Magistrate

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
6 June 1864
Resident Magistrate, Appointment, Christchurch
  • Charles Christopher Bowen (Esquire, J.P.), Appointed Resident Magistrate

  • FREDERICK WHITAKER