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Marlborough Provincial Gazette – 1862 – No. 39

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✨ Provincial Appointments and Notices

power and authority in me vested, do hereby appoint

STEPHEN LUNN MULLER, ESQ.,
Principal Returning Officer for the said
Province of Marlborough.

Given under my hand, at Picton, this
Third day of July, One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-two.

W. D. H. BAILLIE,
Superintendent.

PROCLAMATION

By His Honour William Douglas Hall Baillie, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough, in the Colony of New Zealand, &c.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "The Provincial Elections Act, 1858," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor of the Colony to delegate to the Superintendent of any province the power of appointing and removing Returning Officers, and of establishing Polling Places for the Election of Members of the Provincial Council of such province:

And whereas His Excellency Colonel Thomas Gore Browne, C.B., Governor of the said Colony, by warrant under his hand, bearing date the first day of October, 1861, did delegate to me the said William Douglas Hall Baillie, as Superintendent of the said Province of Marlborough, the above recited powers.

Now, therefore, I, the said William Douglas Hall Baillie, Superintendent of the said province, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested, do hereby appoint

STEPHEN LUNN MULLER, ESQ.,
to be Returning Officer for the Electoral Districts of

Blenheim
Lower Wairau
Upper Wairau
Wairau Valley and Tua Marina

in the said province; also

THOMAS DOWNES, ESQ.,
to be Returning Officer for the District of Picton, in the said province; also

WILLIAM JAMES BAILLIE, ESQ.,
to be Returning Officer for the Districts of Awatere and Clarence, in the said province; also

THOMAS GEORGE BAILLIE, ESQ.,
to be Returning Officer for the Districts of Pelorus and Queen Charlotte Sound, in the said province.

Given under my hand, at Picton, this Third day of July, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.

W. D. H. BAILLIE,
Superintendent.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND.

A BLACK BUOY, surmounted by a RED BEACON, with "LUKE ROCK" painted thereon, has been placed on the rock bearing that name, the buoy temporarily placed near the rock having been removed.

The Buoy bears (Magnetic) as follows:
Eastern Point of Fly Bay ... S.W. ¾ S.
Point Dieffenbach ... N.W. ¼ N.

Strangers are cautioned against standing nearer to the Buoy than two cables’ length.

T. G. BAILLIE,
Harbour Master.

28th June, 1862.

STATEMENT of ALL MONEYS RECEIVED by WILLIAM ADAMS, Esquire, Receiver of Land Revenue for the Province of Marlborough (being available revenue) during the month ended the 31st day of May, 1862.

HEADS OF REVENUE	AMOUNT
Crown Land Sales	£76 2s. 6d.

Land Revenue Office,
Picton, May 31st, 1862.

WILLIAM ADAMS,
Receiver of Land Revenue.

VUW Te Waharoa — Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1862, No 39

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

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Appointment of Principal Returning Officer

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated3 July 1862
KeywordsAppointment, Returning Officer, Marlborough Province
👱🏽 Names

Stephen Lunn Muller (Esquire), Appointed Principal Returning Officer

👩‍💼 Officials

W. D. H. Baillie, Superintendent

🏛️ Appointment of Returning Officers for Electoral Districts

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated3 July 1862
KeywordsAppointment, Returning Officers, Electoral Districts, Marlborough Province
👱🏽 Names

Stephen Lunn Muller (Esquire), Appointed Returning Officer for Blenheim, Lower Wairau, Upper Wairau, Wairau Valley, and Tua Marina
Thomas Downes (Esquire), Appointed Returning Officer for Picton
William James Baillie (Esquire), Appointed Returning Officer for Awatere and Clarence
Thomas George Baillie (Esquire), Appointed Returning Officer for Pelorus and Queen Charlotte Sound

👩‍💼 Officials

W. D. H. Baillie, Superintendent

🚂 Notice to Mariners Regarding Luke Rock Buoy

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated28 June 1862
KeywordsMaritime Notice, Buoy Placement, Queen Charlotte Sound, Luke Rock
👩‍💼 Officials

T. G. Baillie, Harbour Master

💰 Statement of Land Revenue for May 1862

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated31 May 1862
KeywordsLand Revenue, Crown Land Sales, Marlborough Province
👩‍💼 Officials

William Adams, Receiver of Land Revenue

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