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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 Honor's command,
ALFRED GREENFIELD, Provincial Secretary, pro tem.
VOL. XIII. NELSON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1865. No. 15.
PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1865.
THE Thirteenth Session of the Provincial Council was opened this day, at One o'clock, when the following Address of the Superintendent was delivered :—
MR. SPEAKER, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL—
I.—The short time that has elapsed since I entered upon the duties of my present office, has but ill prepared me to meet you with that amount of information which the Superintendent of a province should always be prepared to furnish to the Legislature; but the expiration of the financial year, the arrival of the season during which you have expressed your desire to be called together, and the necessity of obtaining your sanction to some public works which existing circumstances render urgently necessary, have not allowed me to defer your meeting to a later period.
II.—The sad accident which has deprived this province of the valuable services of one who for eight years had been at the head of its Government, valued for his judgment and prudence, trusted for his integrity and disinterested patriotism, and beloved for his urbanity and benevolence, will long be deeply felt by the inhabitants of this province, and must necessarily cast a gloom over this first meeting of your Council since the occurrence of that great provincial loss. Having lost his life in the execution of his duty, you will no doubt take the opportunity this session will afford you to give a practical expression to the gratitude and sympathy of those you represent, by voting a sum of money to erect a suitable cenotaph to his memory, and to assist in the maintenance of those who, besides losing such a beloved and estimable husband and father, have also been thus suddenly deprived of their principal means of support.
III.—As the political views of my predecessor were known to be generally in unison with my own, and as I had, previously formed one of the members of his Executive, it will be readily supposed that I could have no difficulty in working harmoniously with the Executive officers who had acted with him for eight years, and as these gentlemen have consented to accept a renewal of their appointment from me, no change has taken place in the office of Provincial Treasurer, or Provincial Solicitor.
The present Land Commissioner has declined to continue to hold the office of Provincial Secretary, on the ground that its duties are, in his opinion, not compatible with the efficient discharge of those connected with the Land Commissionership. As I do
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Nelson Provincial Gazette 1865, No 15
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🏛️ Authorization of official notifications in the Gazette
🏛️ Governance & Central AdministrationOfficial Communications, Gazette, Provincial Secretary
- Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary, pro tem.
🏘️ Address of the Superintendent to the Provincial Council
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