Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 59

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✨ Public Notices and Statistics

NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Published by Authority.

Vol. XVII. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1870. No. LIX.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that Friday, the 16th instant, being the Anniversary of the Foundation of the Settlement, the public offices will be closed on that day.

WALTER KENNAWAY,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, December 8, 1870.

RETURN of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in the Christchurch District, for the month ending November 30, 1870.

	Males.	Females.	Total.	Corresponding Month, 1869.
				Males.	Females.	Total.
Births	46	45	91	49	55	104
Deaths	13	9	22	8	7	15
Marriages	—	—	35	—	—	17

I, WILLIAM ROLLESTON, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in me by “The Cemetery Reserves Management Ordinance, 1870,” and with the advice of the Executive Council, do hereby appoint the undermentioned persons to be Managers of the Cemetery Reserves, situate at Timaru, and numbered respectively 122 and 146 (in red) on the Maps of the Chief Surveyor of the said Province:—

SAMUEL HEWLINGS, Esq.
HENRY JOHN LE CREN, Esq.
EDWARD GLAVES STERICKER, Esq.
HERBERT BELFIELD, Esq.
GEORGE HEALEY, Esq.

Given under my hand, at Christchurch, this eighth day of December, One thousand eight hundred and seventy.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Superintendent of Canterbury.

Vol. XVII. No. 59.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1870, No 59

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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🏘️ Public Office Closure for Anniversary

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated8 December 1870
KeywordsPublic Offices, Closure, Anniversary, Canterbury
👩‍💼 Officials

Walter Kennaway, Provincial Secretary

🎓 Return of Births, Deaths, and Marriages

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsStatistics, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Christchurch

🏘️ Appointment of Cemetery Reserves Managers

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated8 December 1870
KeywordsAppointments, Cemetery Reserves, Timaru
👱🏽 Names

Samuel Hewlings (Esquire), Appointed Manager of Cemetery Reserves
Henry John Le Cren (Esquire), Appointed Manager of Cemetery Reserves
Edward Glaves Stericker (Esquire), Appointed Manager of Cemetery Reserves
Herbert Belfield (Esquire), Appointed Manager of Cemetery Reserves
George Healey (Esquire), Appointed Manager of Cemetery Reserves

👩‍💼 Officials

William Rolleston, Superintendent of Canterbury

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