Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 29

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✨ Government Proclamations and Appointments

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signatures, 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,

WILLIAM ROLLESTON,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. XI.] TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1864. [No. XXIX.]

PROCLAMATION.

Under “Diseased Cattle Act, 1861.”

WHEREAS, by a Proclamation, dated the First day of April, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, it was proclaimed and declared that the District comprising the several Provinces of Otago, Southland, Nelson, and Marlborough in the Middle Island, and the District comprising the several Provinces of Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, and Wellington in the North Island, were infected Districts within the meaning of the “Diseased Cattle Act, 1861;” and whereas it has been deemed expedient that the Provinces of Nelson and Marlborough in the Middle Island, and the Provinces of Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, and Wellington in the North Island, should be exempted from the provisions of the said Proclamation:

Now, therefore, I, SAMUEL BEALEY, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, do hereby rescind the said Proclamation, in so far as it relates to the said Provinces of Nelson and Marlborough in the Middle Island, and the said Provinces of Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, and Wellington in the North Island.

Given under my hand, at Christchurch, this Eleventh day of July, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

S. BEALEY,
Superintendent.

By His Honor’s command,
Wm. ROLLESTON,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, July 8, 1864.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to appoint

THEOPHILUS VARLEY, Esq.,
to the office of Telegraph Superintendent and Engineer for the Province of Canterbury.

Appointment to date from 1st April, 1864.

Wm. ROLLESTON,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, July 8, 1864.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE AICKIN, Esq.,
to the office of Provincial Engineer.

Appointment to date from 1st April, 1864.

Wm. ROLLESTON,
Provincial Secretary.

SALE OF TOWN & RURAL LANDS.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, July 12, 1864.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has fixed THURSDAY, the First day of September, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, at the hour of Noon, at a sitting of the Waste Lands Board, in the Land Office at Christchurch, as the time and place when a sale by...

Vol. 11.—No. 29.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1864, No 29

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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🌾 Rescission of Diseased Cattle Act Proclamation

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated11 July 1864
KeywordsProclamation, Diseased Cattle Act, Rescission, Canterbury Province
👩‍💼 Officials

Samuel Bealey, Superintendent
Wm. Rolleston, Provincial Secretary

🚂 Appointment of Telegraph Superintendent and Engineer

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated8 July 1864
KeywordsAppointment, Telegraph Superintendent, Engineer, Canterbury Province
👱🏽 Names

Theophilus Varley (Esquire), Appointed Telegraph Superintendent and Engineer

👩‍💼 Officials

Wm. Rolleston, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Appointment of Provincial Engineer

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated8 July 1864
KeywordsAppointment, Provincial Engineer, Canterbury Province
👱🏽 Names

George Aickin (Esquire), Appointed Provincial Engineer

👩‍💼 Officials

Wm. Rolleston, Provincial Secretary

🗺️ Announcement of Land Sale

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated12 July 1864
KeywordsLand Sale, Waste Lands Board, Christchurch
👩‍💼 Officials

Wm. Rolleston, Provincial Secretary

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