Marlborough Provincial Gazette – 1862 – No. 33

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✨ Government Proclamations and Appointments

PROCLAMATION.

By WILLIAM DOUGLAS HALL BAILLIE, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough, in the Islands of New Zealand, &c., &c.

I, WILLIAM DOUGLAS HALL BAILLIE, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me on this behalf, do hereby fix and proclaim that the Fifth Session of the Provincial Council of the Province of Marlborough shall be holden within the Provincial Council Hall, at Picton, and shall commence upon TUESDAY, the Eighteenth day of March, 1862, at Twelve o’clock, noon.

Given under my hand and seal; at the Superintendent’s Office, Marlborough, this sixth day of March, 1862.

W. D. H. BAILLIE,
Superintendent.

PROCLAMATION.

"Execution of Criminals Act, 1858," to come into operation in the Province of Marlborough.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GREY, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand, and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.

WHEREAS by the "Execution of Criminals Act, 1858," it is enacted that the said Act shall come into operation in such part of the Colony of New Zealand as the Governor shall, by Proclamation, from time to time, appoint to be Districts for that purpose.

Now, I, Sir George Grey, Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance and exercise of the said power, do hereby appoint and proclaim the Province of Marlborough to be a District within which the said Act shall, from the date hereof, come into operation.

Given under my hand, at the Government House, at Auckland, and issued under the Seal of the Colony of New Zealand, this twenty-fourth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.

G. GREY.

By His Excellency’s command,
HENRY SEWELL.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 27th January, 1862.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned gentlemen to be Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for the Districts set opposite their names, as the same are defined in Proclamations bearing date the 22nd instant, published in the Gazette.

ROBERT PICKETT, Nelson.
THOMAS WILLIAM DOWNES, Picton.
STEPHEN LUNN MULLER, Wairau.

These appointments to take effect from the 1st April, 1862.

WILLIAM FOX.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, January 27, 1862.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned gentlemen to be Registrars of Marriages for the districts set opposite their names as the same are defined in Proclamations bearing date the 22nd instant, and published in the Gazette.

John Poynter, Nelson
Thomas William Downes, Picton
Stephen Lunn Muller, Wairau

These appointments to take effect from the 1st April, 1862.

WILLIAM FOX.

PRINTED BY COWARD AND MILLINGTON, MARLBOROUGH.

VUW Te Waharoa — Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1862, No 33

The Marlborough Provincial Council used two modest buildings in Blenheim (depicted) as their council chambers.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Proclamation of Fifth Session of Marlborough Provincial Council

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated6 March 1862
KeywordsProvincial Council, Session, Marlborough, Picton
👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM DOUGLAS HALL BAILLIE, Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough

⚖️ Proclamation of Execution of Criminals Act in Marlborough

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated24 January 1862
KeywordsExecution of Criminals Act, Proclamation, Marlborough
👩‍💼 Officials

Sir GEORGE GREY, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
HENRY SEWELL

⚖️ Appointment of Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated27 January 1862
KeywordsRegistrars, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Nelson, Picton, Wairau
👱🏽 Names

ROBERT PICKETT, Appointed Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for Nelson
THOMAS WILLIAM DOWNES, Appointed Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for Picton
STEPHEN LUNN MULLER, Appointed Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for Wairau

👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM FOX, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment of Registrars of Marriages

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated27 January 1862
KeywordsRegistrars, Marriages, Nelson, Picton, Wairau
👱🏽 Names

John Poynter, Appointed Registrar of Marriages for Nelson
Thomas William Downes, Appointed Registrar of Marriages for Picton
Stephen Lunn Muller, Appointed Registrar of Marriages for Wairau

👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM FOX, Colonial Secretary

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