✨ Appointments and Vital Statistics
Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
15th February, 1855.
HIS Excellency the Officer administering
the Government has been pleased to
appoint
EDWARD MAYNE, ESQ,
to be Commissioner of Police, temporarily, for
a special purpose.
By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.
NOTICE.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
15th February, 1855.
THE heads of the various departments of
the General Government in the Southern
Provinces, are requested for the future to for-
ward Requisitions for such articles of Sta-
tionery and Printed Forms as they may re-
quire, to the Collector of Customs at Welling-
ton, by whom they will be supplied.
By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
15th February, 1855.
HIS Excellencey the Officer administering
the Government has directed that the
following Returns should be published for
general
By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.
RATURN OF BARTHE, DEATHS, and MARRIAGES
(so far as ascertained) in the District and
Province of AUCKLAND, for the Quarter
ending December 31st, 1854.
BIRTHS
Registered at AUCKLAND.
Males 49
Females 51
Total 100
DEATHS
Registered at AUCKLAND.
Males 35
Females 19
Total 54
Of these there were
Under 2 years of age 11
From 2 to 5 11
From 5 to 20 11
From 20 to 30 7
From 30 to 40 11
From 40 to 50 1
From 50 to 60 1
From 60 to 70 1
54
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, Feb. 22, 1855.
HIS Excellency the Officer administering
the Government has been pleased to
appoint the undermentioned gentleman to be
Registrar under the Act recently passed by
the General Assembly (No. 12, Session 2,)
intituled, "The Marriage Act, 1854," for
the District set opposite his name.
ARCHIBALD WATSON SHAND, Esq.,
Registrar for the Chatham Islands District.
By his Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.
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The following were the reported CAUSES
OF DEATH—
Aneurism of Aorta .. 1
Apoplexy .. 2
Brain, Disease of .. 1
Effusion of Blood on 1
Burns .. .. 1
Cancer .. 1
Childbirth, died in 1
Consumption .. 5
Convulsions .. .. 1
Delirium Tremens .. 1
Dropsy .. 3
Epilepsy .. 1
Exhaustion after Birth .. 1
Fever .. 3
General Decay .. 2
Heart, Paralysis of .. 2
Inflammation of Lungs .. 1
" Windpipe 1
Jaundice .. 2
Liver, disease of .. 1
Measles .. 1
Scarlatina .. .. 18
Still born .. 1
Teething .. .. 1
Water on Brain .. 1
54
MARRIAGES,
(So far as Returns have been received from
Officiating Ministers.)
In the City of Auckland 23
Other Parts of the District 9
Total 32
RUSSELL.
BIRTHS.
Males 0
Females 4
Total 4
DEATHS.
None.
JOHN B. BENNETT,
Registrar-General.
Registrar-General's Office,
Post-Office Building, Auckland,
February 8, 1855.
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🏛️ Appointment of Commissioner of Police, temporarily
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration15 February 1855
Appointment, Commissioner of Police, Temporary, Auckland
- Edward Mayne (Esquire), Appointed Commissioner of Police temporarily
- Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary
🏛️ Instruction regarding stationery requisitions for Southern Provinces
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration15 February 1855
Stationery, Requisitions, Customs Collector, Wellington, Southern Provinces
- Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary
🏛️ Instruction to publish statistical returns for general information
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration15 February 1855
Publication, Returns, General Government departments
- Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary
🏥 Statistical Return of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for Auckland and Russell, 1854
🏥 Health & Social Welfare8 February 1855
Vital statistics, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Auckland, Russell, Causes of death
- John B. Bennett, Registrar-General
🏛️ Appointment of Registrar under The Marriage Act, 1854, Chatham Islands
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration22 February 1855
Marriage Act 1854, Registrar appointment, Chatham Islands
- Archibald Watson Shand (Esquire), Appointed Registrar for Chatham Islands District
- Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary