Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1860 – No. 11

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✨ Military Appointments

NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
(PROVINCE OF NELSON).

Published by Authority.

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

By His Honour's command,
ALFRED DOMETT, Provincial Secretary.

VOL. VIII. NELSON, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1860. No. 11.

Provincial Secretary's Office, Nelson,
July 24, 1860.

HIS Honour the Superintendent directs the publication of the following Extracts from the New Zealand Gazette, for general information.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Chief Clerk.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
9th June, 1860.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the "Nelson" Regiment of New Zealand Militia :—

Major Mathew Richmond, to be Lieut.-Colonel. Date of Commission, 30th March, 1860.

John William Lockett, to be Captain and Adjutant. Date of Commission, 30th March, 1860.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Private Secretary's Office, Auckland,
9th June, 1860.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the "Nelson Volunteer Rifle Corps":—

Lieut.-Colonel Commanding, Lieut.-Colonel Mathew Richmond. Date of Commission, 30th April, 1860.

1st Company, Nelson.

W. T. L. Travers, to be Captain. Date of Commission, 31st March, 1860.

Samuel Kingdon, to be Lieutenant. Date of Commission, 31st March, 1860.

Herbert E. Curtis, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 31st March, 1860.

4th Company, Suburban North.

James Mackay, sen., to be Captain. Date of Commission, 28th May, 1860.

Arthur S. Collius, to be Lieutenant. Date of Commission, 28th May, 1860.

Daniel Slater, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 28th May, 1860.

5th Company, Motueka.

Frederick Horneman, to be Captain. Date of Commission, 29th May, 1860.

Charles Pocock, to be Lieutenant. Date of Commission, 29th May, 1860.

Graham Greenwood, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 29th May, 1860.

PDF — Nelson Provincial Gazette 1860, No 11

The Nelson Provincial Council Buildings (depicted) were constructed beginning with the laying of the foundation stone on 26 August 1859, with the first Council meeting held there on 30 April 1861.

The buildings served Nelson for over a century before being demolished on 12 September 1969.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Publication of extracts from the New Zealand Gazette

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated24 July 1860
KeywordsProvincial Secretary, Extracts, New Zealand Gazette
👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Chief Clerk

🛡️ Appointments in the Nelson Regiment of New Zealand Militia

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated9 June 1860
KeywordsMilitia, Nelson Regiment, Appointments, Military Commission
👱🏽 Names

Mathew Richmond (Major), Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel
John William Lockett, Appointed Captain and Adjutant

👩‍💼 Officials

E. W. Stafford

🛡️ Appointments in the Nelson Volunteer Rifle Corps

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated9 June 1860
KeywordsVolunteer Rifle Corps, Nelson, Appointments, Military Commission
👱🏽 Names

10 names identified

Mathew Richmond (Lieutenant-Colonel), Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding
W. T. L. Travers, Appointed Captain, 1st Company
Samuel Kingdon, Appointed Lieutenant, 1st Company
Herbert E. Curtis, Appointed Ensign, 1st Company
James Mackay, Appointed Captain, 4th Company
Arthur S. Collius, Appointed Lieutenant, 4th Company
Daniel Slater, Appointed Ensign, 4th Company
Frederick Horneman, Appointed Captain, 5th Company
Charles Pocock, Appointed Lieutenant, 5th Company
Graham Greenwood, Appointed Ensign, 5th Company

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