✨ Official Appointments and Court Notice
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NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
Published by Authority.
VOL. II.] AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1842. [No. 24.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 13th June, 1842.
HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to
be notified, that Her Majesty the Queen
has been graciously pleased by letters patent,
under date the 8th day of October, 1841, to
erect, found, make and ordain and constitute
the Colony of New Zealand into a Bishops See
or Diocese, and to declare and ordain that the
same shall be styled the Bishoprick of New
Zealand.
His Excellency further directs it to be notified,
that Her Majesty by the same letters patent has
been pleased to name and appoint the
REV. GEORGE AUGUSTUS SELWYN
to be the first Bishop of New Zealand.
By His Excellency's Command,
WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, June 14th, 1842.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
HENRY KING, Esq., Captain, R.N.
to be Police Magistrate for the district of New
Plymouth.
This appointment bears date from the first
January, 1842.
By His Excellency's Command,
WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.
COUNTY COURT.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a sitting of
the County Court for the dispatch of
Criminal Business will be holden at the Court-
house, in Auckland, on Tuesday, the 21st day
of June, instant, at ten o'clock in the forenoon;
at which time and place all persons under re-
cognizances to appear, either as Prosecutors,
Defendants, or Witnesses, are required to give
their attendance.
The Court will be open for the despatch of
Civil Business on the following day.
THOMAS OUTHWAITE,
Clerk of the County Court.
Auckland, May 4th, 1842.
POST OFFICE.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 30th May, 1842.
HIS Excellency the GOVERNOR directs it to
be notified, that instructions have been
received from the Right Honourable the Secre-
tary of State for the Colonies, intimating that
the Department of the Post Office in this Colony,
has been committed to the charge of George
Cooper, Esq., Collector of Her Majesty's Cus-
toms, who has been appointed Deputy-Post-
master-General of New Zealand.
The Department of the Post Office will be
accordingly transferred to the above Officer on
the 1st of July, next ensuing.
By His Excellency's Command,
WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.
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🏛️ Establishment of the Bishoprick of New Zealand and appointment of Bishop
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration13 June 1842
Bishopric, Diocese, Royal Letters Patent, Auckland, Clergy
- George Augustus Selwyn (Reverend), Appointed first Bishop of New Zealand
- WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND, Colonial Secretary
⚖️ Appointment of Police Magistrate for New Plymouth district
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement14 June 1842
Police Magistrate, Appointment, New Plymouth, Royal Navy
- Henry King (Esquire, Captain, R.N.), Appointed Police Magistrate for New Plymouth
- WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND, Colonial Secretary
⚖️ Notice of County Court sittings for criminal and civil business in Auckland
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement4 May 1842
County Court, Criminal Business, Civil Business, Court sitting, Auckland
- THOMAS OUTHWAITE, Clerk of the County Court
🚂 Transfer of Post Office Department charge to Deputy-Postmaster-General
🚂 Transport & Communications30 May 1842
Post Office, Deputy-Postmaster-General, Customs Collector, Administration transfer
- George Cooper (Esquire), Appointed Deputy-Postmaster-General
- WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND, Colonial Secretary