New Zealand Gazette – 1855 – No. 22

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✨ Legislation and Naturalization Schedule

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SCHEDULE A.

Date of Proclamation.	Name.	Native of.	Occupation.	Date from which Naturalisation is to take effect.	Residence.
6th Oct. 1853	William Goff,	...France	Storekeeper	6th Oct. 1853	Whanganui
1st Nov. 1854	Ferdinand Meier	... Prussia	Landing Waiter H M Customs	16th Sept. 1830	Wellington
29th Dec. 1854	August Zollner	Germany	Farmer	1st Jan, 1854	Mahurangi
29th Dec. 1854	Frederick Helmas..	Germany	Farmer	1st Jan. 1855	Mahurangi
24th Jan. 1855	John Godfried Engst	Germany	Merchant	2nd July 1852	Chatham Islands
8th March 1855	Charles Arnaboldi..	Italy	Optician	26th Feb. 1855	Auckland
21st April 1855	Adolphe De Meuron	Switzerland	Settler	16th March1855	Auckland
21st April 1855	Charles Petschler.	Germany		20th March 1855	Auckland
21st April 1855	Adolphe David	Belgium	Settler	22nd Mar. 1855	Auckland
12th June 1855	Henry Cooper	India	Labourer	17th May 1855	Auckland
30th June 1855	Leon De Laville	France	Clerk Survey Office	18th June 1855	Auckland
30th June 1855	Paul Henri Droz	Switzerland	Watchmaker and Jeweller	18th June 1855	Auckland
30th June 1855	Auguste Berthold	Switzerland	Watchmaker and Jeweller	18th June 1855	Auckland

In the name of Her Majesty I assent to this Act.

THOMAS GORE BROWNE,
Governor

Auckland, 15th September, 1855.

[Royal Coat of Arms Image]

LAND CLAIMANTS' ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ACT, 1855.

IN THE NINETEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN
VICTORIA.

SESSION 3, No. 2.

ANALYSIS.

Title.
Preamble.

Repeal of Clause 16 of New Zealand Com-
pany's Land Claimants' Ordinance, Ses-
sion, XI No. 15.
Duty mentioned in repealed Clause to be
performed by Colonial Secretary of New
Zealand.
Short title.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1855, No 22

Parliament sat at General Assembly House (nicknamed the 'Shedifice') in Auckland from 1854-1864, sharing the building with the Auckland Provincial Council.

Ironically the Upper House met on the lower story, and the Lower House on the upper story.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Schedule A: Naturalization granted under The Naturalization Act, 1855 (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated15 September 1855
KeywordsNaturalization, Schedule, Proclamation, Immigrants, Foreign Nationals, Auckland
👱🏽 Names

13 names identified

William Goff, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
Ferdinand Meier, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
August Zollner, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
Frederick Helmas, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
John Godfried Engst, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
Charles Arnaboldi, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
Adolphe De Meuron, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
Charles Petschler, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
Adolphe David, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
Henry Cooper, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
Leon De Laville, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
Paul Henri Droz, Listed in Naturalization Schedule
Auguste Berthold, Listed in Naturalization Schedule

👩‍💼 Officials

THOMAS GORE BROWNE, Governor

🏛️ Land Claimants' Ordinance Amendment Act, 1855, including analysis of clauses

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated15 September 1855
KeywordsLegislation, Land Claimants, Ordinance Amendment, Repeal, Colonial Secretary
👩‍💼 Officials

THOMAS GORE BROWNE, Governor

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