Government Appointments




Government House, at Wellington,
this fifth day of September, in the
year of Our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-one.

G. Grey,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.

God Save The Queen!


Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1851.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-IN-CHIEF has been pleased to appoint

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES CAMPBELL

to be a Magistrate of the Province of New Munster.

By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.


Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1851.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-IN-CHIEF has been pleased to appoint

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES CAMPBELL

to be a Commissioner under the Ordinance of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, intituled “The New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Ordinance, Session XI. No. 15,” for the Middle District of the Middle Island, viz. that portion bounded by the Kaikora Range and the Snowy Ranges to the source of the Buller River and by the latter River to its mouth, on the North, and by the Waitangi River to its source, and a line thence to Cascade Point, on the South, including the District of Canterbury.

By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.


Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1851.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-IN-CHIEF has been pleased to appoint

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES CAMPBELL

to be a Commissioner under the “Land Claims Ordinance, Session I, No. 2,” for investigating and reporting upon Claims to Land in the Middle District of the Middle Island, including the Canterbury District.

By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.


Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1851.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-IN-CHIEF has been pleased to appoint

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES CAMPBELL

to be a Commissioner of Crown Lands under the Crown Lands Ordinance Session X., No. 1, and Crown Lands Amendment and Extension Ordinance, Session XL, No. 10, for the Middle district of the Middle Island, exclusive of the Canterbury District.

By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.


Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd September, 1851.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-IN-CHIEF has been pleased to appoint

DAVID STARK DURIE, Esq., R.M.

to be a Commissioner of Crown Lands within the Hundred of Whanganui, for the performance of the duties imposed upon that officer by the section of the “Crown Lands Ordinance,” Session X., No. 1, relating to the management of Crown Lands within the limits of Hundreds.

By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.


Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1851.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-IN-CHIEF has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES OBIN TORLESSE, Esq.

to be Surveyor of Crown Lands, and Clerk to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, for the Middle District of the Middle Island.

By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.


Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd September, 1851.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-IN-CHIEF has been pleased to appoint

The SENIOR POLICE CONSTABLE at Whanganui,

to lay informations under the “Native Land Purchase Ordinance,” Session VII., No. 19.

By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.



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⚖️ Appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel James Campbell as Magistrate

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
27 September 1851
Appointment, Magistrate, Province of New Munster
  • James Campbell (Lieutenant-Colonel), Appointed Magistrate of the Province of New Munster

  • Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary

🗺️ Appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel James Campbell as Commissioner under New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Ordinance

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
27 September 1851
Appointment, Commissioner, Land Claims, Middle District, Middle Island, Canterbury District
  • James Campbell (Lieutenant-Colonel), Appointed Commissioner under the New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Ordinance

  • Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary

🗺️ Appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel James Campbell as Commissioner under Land Claims Ordinance

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
27 September 1851
Appointment, Commissioner, Land Claims, Middle District, Middle Island, Canterbury District
  • James Campbell (Lieutenant-Colonel), Appointed Commissioner under the Land Claims Ordinance

  • Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary

🗺️ Appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel James Campbell as Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
27 September 1851
Appointment, Commissioner, Crown Lands, Middle District, Middle Island
  • James Campbell (Lieutenant-Colonel), Appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands

  • Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary

🗺️ Appointment of David Stark Durie as Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
22 September 1851
Appointment, Commissioner, Crown Lands, Hundred of Whanganui
  • David Stark Durie (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands within the Hundred of Whanganui

  • Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary

🗺️ Appointment of Charles Obin Torlesse as Surveyor of Crown Lands

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
27 September 1851
Appointment, Surveyor, Crown Lands, Middle District, Middle Island
  • Charles Obin Torlesse (Esquire), Appointed Surveyor of Crown Lands and Clerk to the Commissioner of Crown Lands

  • Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment of Senior Police Constable at Whanganui

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
22 September 1851
Appointment, Police Constable, Native Land Purchase Ordinance, Whanganui
  • Senior Police Constable, Appointed to lay informations under the Native Land Purchase Ordinance

  • Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary