New Ulster Gazette – 1852 – No. 25

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✨ Government Notices and Financial Statement

NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
PROVINCE OF NEW ULSTER.
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.
By His Excellency's Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR, Colonial Secretary.

VOL. V. AUCKLAND, FRIDAY, OCT. 15, 1852. No. 25.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
15th October, 1852.

HIS Excellency the LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR has been pleased to direct the publication of the following Extract from a communication from Captain Drury, announcing the discovery of a rock in the Waiheki Passage. It has been named "Sunday Rock," and instructions have been issued for having it immediately buoyed.
By His Excellency's command,
For the Colonial Secretary,
J. COATES.

"I have the honour to make known the existence of a Rock near mid channel, between the Island Ponoui and Waiheki, Passage Rock, S. 50° W. 1-1 mile; South Point, S. 74° W.; Finger Point, seen just within Kauri Point, N. 11° E.; Thames Point, S. 11° E.
"It is not more than 50 feet in extent, and the shoaler water of from 3 to 4 fathoms around it does not extend above half a cable. There is a deep channel on either side of it, of from 7 to 9 fathoms.
"This Rock is in the direct course of vessels passing through the Waiheke Channel to Auckland, and the soundings on approaching it will not give sufficient warning to avoid it."

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
14th October, 1852.

HIS Excellency the LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to approve of the appointment of
Mr. FRANCIS EDWARD STEWART
as Accountant of the Auckland Savings Bank, vice Mr. KERR, resigned.
By His Excellency's command,
For the Colonial Secretary,
J. COATES.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
14th October, 1852.

TENDERS will be received at this office until noon of MONDAY, the 25th inst., for a PAIR OF DRAUGHT HORSES.
TENDERS will likewise be received, at the same time and place, for a SET OF SHAFT and LEADING HARNESS complete.
Further particulars may be obtained on application at the Survey Office.
By His Excellency's command,
For the Colonial Secretary,
J. COATES.

COLONIAL BANK OF ISSUE.

Total amount of Notes in circulation at the Office of the "Colonial Bank of Issue," at Auckland, on the 18th day of September, 1852, being the close of the preceding four weeks:—

£5 and upwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3,980
Under £5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,004

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5,984

Total amount of Coin held by the same Office on the same day:—
Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4,381
Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4,456

I, Alexander Shepherd, the Colonial Treasurer, do hereby certify that the above is a true account, as required by the Ordinance, No. 16, Session 8.

A. SHEPHERD,
Colonial Treasurer.
Dated at Auckland this 20th of Sept., 1852.

PDF — New Ulster Gazette 1852, No 25

The short-lived province of New Ulster never had an established council building (in fact, the New Ulster Legislative Council never met). The Province was led by Lieutenant-Governor George Dean-Pitt, whose residence was a regency style villa (depicted) at the top of Greys Avenue, Auckland.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Notice to Mariners regarding discovery of Sunday Rock

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated15 October 1852
KeywordsMariners, Navigation, Sunday Rock, Waiheki Passage, Auckland
👱🏽 Names

Captain Drury (Captain), Communicated discovery of rock

👩‍💼 Officials

Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary
J. Coates, For the Colonial Secretary

💰 Appointment of Accountant to the Auckland Savings Bank

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated14 October 1852
KeywordsAppointment, Auckland Savings Bank, Accountant
👱🏽 Names

Francis Edward Stewart (Mr.), Appointed Accountant of the Auckland Savings Bank
Kerr (Mr.), Resigned as Accountant of the Auckland Savings Bank

👩‍💼 Officials

J. Coates, For the Colonial Secretary

🏛️ Call for tenders for draught horses and harness

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated14 October 1852
KeywordsTenders, Draught horses, Harness, Survey Office
👩‍💼 Officials

J. Coates, For the Colonial Secretary

💰 Colonial Bank of Issue circulation and coin statement

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated20 September 1852
KeywordsColonial Bank of Issue, Currency, Bank notes, Coinage, Auckland
👩‍💼 Officials

A. Shepherd, Colonial Treasurer

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