Marlborough Provincial Gazette – 1866 – No. 136

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✨ Provincial Proclamation

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

PROVINCE OF MARLBOROUGH

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette with any Official Signature thereto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

W. H. EYES,
Superintendent.

VOL. VII.] FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1866. [No. 136.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Honor William Henry Eyes,
Esquire, Superintendent of the
Province of Marlborough, in the
Colony of New Zealand, &c., &c.,
&c.

WHEREAS, by an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, intituled
"The Provincial Reserved Bills Act 1858,"
it is provided that, whenever any Bills
have passed the Provincial Council of any
province, and shall have been reserved for
the signification of the Governor’s pleasure
thereon, such Bills shall not have any force
or authority within the said province until
the Superintendent shall signify, either by
speech or message to the Provincial Council
or by Proclamation in the Government Gazette of the said province, that such Bills
have been laid before the Governor, and
that the Governor has assented to the same:

And whereas the undermentioned Act, intituled—

"The Licensing Act Amendment Act, 1866"

was passed by the Provincial Council of
Marlborough, and was reserved for the
signification of the Governor’s pleasure
thereon:

Now, therefore, I, William Henry Eyes,
do hereby proclaim and notify, that the
above-mentioned Act has been duly laid
before His Excellency the Governor, and
the Governor having assented thereto, the
same is, under the provisions of the said
recited Act of the General Assembly, in full
force and authority within the Province of
Marlborough, from the date of this proclamation.

Given under my hand, at Blenheim,
this eighth day of November,
One thousand eight hundred
and sixty-six.

W. H. Eyes,
Superintendent.

By His Honor’s command,
James Balfour Wemyss,
Provincial Secretary.

VUW Te Waharoa — Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1866, No 136

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

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Proclamation of the Licensing Act Amendment Act, 1866

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated8 November 1866
KeywordsProclamation, Licensing Act Amendment Act, Provincial Council, Governor's Assent
👩‍💼 Officials

William Henry Eyes, Superintendent
James Balfour Wemyss, Provincial Secretary

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