New Munster Gazette – 1848 – No. 26

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✨ Legislative Council Proceedings



NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

(PROVINCE OF NEW MUNSTER.)

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 may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

By His Excellency’s Command,
ALFRED DOMETT, Colonial Secretary.

VOL. I.] WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1848. [No. 26.]

JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1848.

Present—
His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B.,
Governor-in-Chief.
His Excellency Edward John Eyre, Lieut.-Governor.
The Hon. Lieut.-Colonel M’Cleverty, Senior Military Officer.
The Hon. Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary.
The Hon. W. Henry Petre, Colonial Treasurer.

The following gentlemen having taken the prescribed oath, took their seats:—
The Hon. D. Wakefield, Attorney-General.
Francis Dillon Bell.
W. M. Bannatyne.
Wm. Hickson.
Geo. Hunter.
A. Ludlam.
Geo. Moore.

The Rev. R. Cole being in attendance read prayers.

The Governor-in-Chief then opened the session by reading the following Address—

GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

It is with feelings of very great satisfaction that I discharge the duty of opening the proceedings of the first Legislative body which has ever assembled in the Southern portion of New Zealand, and that I now, for the first time, see the Government placed in possession of the legitimate means of making known to the public the reasons for the various measures it may adopt, and of thereby gaining that confidence which I feel satisfied an accurate knowledge of its intentions and views will always obtain for it.

These feelings of satisfaction are heightened by my now having it in my power to ensure to the inhabitants of the South of New Zealand a share in the general legislation of the whole of these extensive Islands, by calling to the General Legislature a portion of the members of the several Provincial Legislative Councils, and by, for the present, assembling the General Legislative Council alternately in the Northern and Southern portions of New Zealand; two measures which



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🏛️ Opening of Legislative Council Session

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
21 December 1848
Legislative Council, Opening Session, New Munster, Governor's Address
13 names identified
  • George Grey (Sir), Governor-in-Chief
  • Edward John Eyre, Lieut.-Governor
  • M’Cleverty (Lieut.-Colonel), Senior Military Officer
  • Alfred Domett (Honourable), Colonial Secretary
  • W. Henry Petre (Honourable), Colonial Treasurer
  • D. Wakefield (Honourable), Attorney-General
  • Francis Dillon Bell, New Member
  • W. M. Bannatyne, New Member
  • Wm. Hickson, New Member
  • Geo. Hunter, New Member
  • A. Ludlam, New Member
  • Geo. Moore, New Member
  • R. Cole (Reverend), Read prayers

  • Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary