Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1866 – No. 56

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✨ Provincial Notices

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,

F. E. STEWART,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. XIII.] THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1866. [No. LVI.]

PROCLAMATION

By His Honor William Sefton Moorhouse, Esq., Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, signifying his assent to the levying of a Rate by the Timaru Municipal Council.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, July 20, 1866.

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

Alfred Buckley

to be an Inspector in the Canterbury Constabulary Force.

F. E. STEWART,
Provincial Secretary.

WHEREAS by a Proclamation, dated the Ninth day of May, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, the Town of Timaru was constituted a Municipal District under the “Municipal Council Ordinance, Session XIV, No. 2”: And whereas the Council duly elected under the provisions of the said Ordinance for the said district have agreed to levy a rate of One Shilling in the Pound:

Now, therefore, I, William Sefton Moorhouse, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, do hereby, with the advice of my Executive Council, signify my assent to the levying of the said Rate.

Given under my hand, this Twentieth day of July, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

W. S. MOORHOUSE,
Superintendent.

By His Honor’s command,
F. E. STEWART,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Treasury,

25th July, 1866.

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, 1867:

John Thomas Matson, of Christchurch, Auctioneer and Commission Agent.

William Henry Hargreaves, of Lyttelton, Commission Agent.

GEORGE A. E. ROSS,
Provincial Treasurer.

VOL. 13.—No. 56.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1866, No 56

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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⚖️ Appointment of Inspector in Canterbury Constabulary Force

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated20 July 1866
KeywordsAppointment, Inspector, Canterbury Constabulary
👱🏽 Names

Alfred Buckley, Appointed Inspector in Canterbury Constabulary Force

👩‍💼 Officials

F. E. Stewart, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Assent to Levying of Rate by Timaru Municipal Council

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated20 July 1866
KeywordsProclamation, Rate Levying, Timaru Municipal Council
👩‍💼 Officials

William Sefton Moorhouse, Superintendent
F. E. Stewart, Provincial Secretary

🏭 Auctioneers' Licenses Issued

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated25 July 1866
KeywordsAuctioneers, Licenses, Commission Agents
👱🏽 Names

John Thomas Matson, Issued Auctioneers' License
William Henry Hargreaves, Issued Auctioneers' License

👩‍💼 Officials

George A. E. Ross, Provincial Treasurer

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