Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 39

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✨ Public Works and Proclamations

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,

EDWARD JOLLIE,

Provincial Secretary.

Vol. XV. FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1868. No. XXXIX.

Public Works Office,

Christchurch, 29th July, 1868.

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

HENRY THOMSON

to be Traffic Manager of the Lyttelton and Christchurch and Great Southern Railways.

This appointment to take effect on and from the 1st proximo.

EDWD. JOLLIE,

Secretary for Public Works.

Public Works Office,

Christchurch, 30th July, 1868.

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

Edward Dobson, C.E.,

to be Resident Engineer of the Canterbury Railways.

EDWD. JOLLIE,

Secretary for Public Works.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

HIS Honor the Deputy-Superintendent directs it to be notified that THURSDAY NEXT, the 6th August, will be observed as a PUBLIC HOLIDAY, in honour of the Birthday of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, and that the Public Offices will be closed on that day.

EDWD. JOLLIE,

Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary's Office,

Christchurch, 30th July, 1868.

PROCLAMATION

By His Honor William Montgomery, Deputy-Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, fixing Tolls, Fares, and Charges for Railways.

WILLIAM MONTGOMERY, Deputy-Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, do hereby, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, fix the following Schedules of Tolls, Fares, and Charges to be levied and charged for the use of the Railways of the said Province on and after the First of August, 1868.

Given under my hand, at Christchurch, this twenty-ninth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

WM. MONTGOMERY,

Deputy Superintendent.

By His Honor's command,

EDWD. JOLLIE,

Secretary for Public Works.

Vol. XV., No. 39.

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🏗️ Appointment of Traffic Manager for Railways

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated29 July 1868
KeywordsAppointment, Traffic Manager, Lyttelton and Christchurch Railways, Great Southern Railways
👱🏽 Names

Henry Thomson, Appointed Traffic Manager of Railways

👩‍💼 Officials

EDWD. JOLLIE, Secretary for Public Works

🏗️ Appointment of Resident Engineer for Railways

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated30 July 1868
KeywordsAppointment, Resident Engineer, Canterbury Railways
👱🏽 Names

Edward Dobson (C.E.), Appointed Resident Engineer of Railways

👩‍💼 Officials

EDWD. JOLLIE, Secretary for Public Works

🏛️ Public Holiday Announcement

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated30 July 1868
KeywordsPublic Holiday, Duke of Edinburgh, Birthday
👩‍💼 Officials

EDWD. JOLLIE, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Proclamation of Railway Tolls, Fares, and Charges

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated29 July 1868
KeywordsProclamation, Tolls, Fares, Charges, Railways
👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM MONTGOMERY, Deputy-Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury
EDWD. JOLLIE, Secretary for Public Works

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