Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 17

Page 44

✨ Government Revenue and Appointments

NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 45

STATEMENT of the amount of CUSTOMS REVENUE, collected at the Port of NELSON, during the Quarter ending 31st March, 1869.

HEADS OF REVENUE.	AMOUNT.
Spirits	1,915 16 0
Tobacco	741 10 0
Cigars	115 17 4
Fixed Duties...	2,052 13 10
Duties by Measurement ...	1,034 1 11
Duties by Weight	424 10 7
Export Duty on Gold, Nelson	376 16 8
" " " Marlborough ...	18 19 0
Total	£ 6,680 5 4

D. JOHNSTON,
Collector.

Custom-House,
Nelson, 3rd April, 1869.

Office of the Commissioners of the

Public Debts Sinking Funds,

Wellington, Feb. 25, 1869.

THE COMMISSIONERS for the PUBLIC DEBTS SINKING FUNDS, appointed by "The Public Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868," hereby give notice that ALL MONEYS heretofore by law payable to the TRUSTEES of the Sinking Funds of any of the LOANS hereunder mentioned, are now payable by the said Act to the Commissioners aforesaid, and may be paid to either of the undermentioned persons, who are authorised by the Commissioners to receive and to give receipts for the same; that is to say—

For the Sinking Funds of the Auckland Loan, the Hon. Dr. Pollen, Auckland.

For the Sinking Funds of the Otago Loans, A. R. C. Strode, Esq., Dunedin. And

For the Sinking Funds of all other Loans, James Clark Gavin, the Secretary to the Commissioners.

By order of the Commissioners,

JAMES C. GAVIN,
Secretary to the Commissioners.

(Extracts from New Zealand Gazette.)

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, the thirty-first day of March, 1869.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, by "The Goldfields Act, 1866," it is amongst other things enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Governor, by Order in Council, from time to time to constitute for any Goldfield, or for any part thereof, Wardens' Courts for the administration of justice therein, and to appoint Wardens of such Courts, with power to act alone or with assessors, and in such manner, and to exercise all or any of the powers thereinafter mentioned, as the Governor shall think fit to direct:—

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony, doth hereby, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him for this purpose, appoint

JOHN HENRY LOWE, Esq.,

to be a Warden of all Wardens' Courts now constituted or hereafter to be constituted within the Nelson South-west Gold-fields; with power to him to act alone or with assessors, and to exercise all or any of the powers vested in or imposed on Judges of Wardens' Courts.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Nelson, by NATION and LUCKIE, Waimea-street, Nelson, Printers for the time being to the said Government.

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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.

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💰 Statement of Customs Revenue collected at the Port of Nelson

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated3 April 1869
KeywordsCustoms Revenue, Nelson, Gold Export Duty, Statistics
👩‍💼 Officials

D. Johnston, Collector

💰 Notice regarding payment of Public Debts Sinking Funds

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated25 February 1869
KeywordsPublic Debts Sinking Funds, Loans, Auckland Loan, Otago Loans, Financial Administration
👱🏽 Names

Daniel Pollen (Honourable Doctor), Authorised to receive Sinking Funds for Auckland Loan
A. R. C. Strode (Esquire), Authorised to receive Sinking Funds for Otago Loans
James Clark Gavin, Authorised to receive Sinking Funds for other loans

👩‍💼 Officials

James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Commissioners

⚖️ Appointment of Warden for Nelson South-west Gold-fields

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated31 March 1869
KeywordsGoldfields Act, Warden, Courts, Nelson South-west Gold-fields, Appointment
👱🏽 Names

G. F. Bowen (Governor), Appointing Warden
John Henry Lowe (Esquire), Appointed Warden of Wardens' Courts

👩‍💼 Officials

G. F. Bowen, Governor
Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive

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