Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1871 – No. 41

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✨ Government and Council Notices

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Vol. XVIII. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1871. No. XLI.

CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL.

I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that under Clause 331 of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867," I have appointed

FREDERICK A. BISHOP

to be a Fire Inspector for the City of Christchurch.

JAMES P. JAMESON,
Mayor.

City Council Chamber,
15th September, 1871.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an Ordinance enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, Session VII., No. 7, intituled "An Ordinance for the Regulation of Prisons," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, from time to time, as to him shall seem meet, by Proclamation, to declare any house, building, enclosure, or place to be a public gaol; and after the publication of any such Proclamation, such house, building, enclosure, or place shall be deemed and taken to be a Public Gaol.

And whereas by an Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the Province of Canterbury, intituled "The Empowering Ordinance, Session II., No. 2," it is enacted that the powers conferred on the Governors of New Zealand by the above recited Ordinance are within the limits of the Province of Canterbury conferred on the Superintendent thereof. And whereas it is desirable that the building recently erected on Section No. 72, at Addington, near Christchurch, in the said Province, should be proclaimed a Public Gaol.

Now therefore, I, RICHARD JAMES STRACHAN HARMAN, Deputy-Superintendent of the said Province, by virtue of the powers vested in me, do hereby proclaim and declare that the building aforesaid shall be deemed and taken to be a Public Gaol.

Given under my hand at Christchurch, this Twentieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

R. J. S. HARMAN,
Deputy-Superintendent.

Vol. XVIII, No. 41.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1871, No 41

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.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Appointment of Fire Inspector

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated15 September 1871
KeywordsFire Inspector, Appointment, Christchurch City Council
👱🏽 Names

Frederick A. Bishop, Appointed Fire Inspector

👩‍💼 Officials

James P. Jameson, Mayor

⚖️ Proclamation of Public Gaol

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated20 September 1871
KeywordsPublic Gaol, Proclamation, Addington, Christchurch
👩‍💼 Officials

R. J. S. Harman, Deputy-Superintendent

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