New Zealand Gazette – 1856 – No. 14

Page 83

✨ Government Appointments and Estate Returns



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Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
April 23rd, 1856.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoiut

F. D. FENTON, Esq.,
to act temporarily as Native Secretary.
By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland
23rd April, 1856.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to cancel the appointment of
F. D. FENTON, Esq.,
to be Acting Commissioner of Crown Lands,
Resident Magistrate, and Registrar of Mar-
riages at Ahuriri, as notified in the "Gazette"
of the 19th instant, No. 13, fol. 80.
By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
23rd April, 1856.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to direct that the names of the
undermentioned Gentlemen should be added
to the Commission of the Peace, for the Pro-
vince of Auckland.

WILLIAM REALLIE LOGAN, Esq.,
JAMES BURNETT, Esq.,
JOSEPH MAY, Esq.,
JOHN HOGARTH, Esq.,
ALEXANDER GRANGE, Esq.,
J. C. JOHNSTONE, Esq.,
THOMAS BATEMAN, Esq.,
SAMUEL STEPHENSON, Esq.
By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 24th April, 1856.

IN pursuance of the 20th clause of the Resi-
dent Magistrate's Court Ordinance, Ses-
sion 7, No 16, I hereby select and appoint the
undermetioned Aboriginal Natives to be Asses-
sors for settling disputes, along with the Resi-
dent Magistrate for the Bay of Islands District,
that is to say, -

MITAI PENE TANI, of Hohaiawai.
MAIHI PARAONE KAWITI, of Orauta.
TE HIRA TE NGANOPO, of Waihou, Hokianga.

T. GORE BROWNE,
Governor.
By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

A TRUE and PERFECT SCHEDULE of all UNCLAIMED BALANCES of DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES, administered by LAUGHLIN O'BRIEN, Esquire, Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, as Official Administrator, from the 1st day of Jan., to the 31st day of March, 1856.

Names of Intestates. Colonial Residence. Supposed British Residence of Family. Moneys Received. £ s. d. Payments made. £ s. d. Balance in the hands of the Registrar. £ s. d. Balance in Treasury. £ s. d. Remarks.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nil.

I, Laughlin O'Brien, Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the above is a true and faithful Return of all Unclaimed Balances belonging to Deceased Persons' Estates, administered from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of March, 1856.
Made and declared at Auckland, this tenth day of April, 1856, before me SIDNEY STEPHEN, Acting C.J.
L. O'BRIEN.
I certify the above return to be correct.
A. SHEPHERD, Colonial Treasurer.



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🏛️ Appointment of F. D. Fenton as Temporary Native Secretary

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
23 April 1856
Appointment, Native Secretary, Temporary role, Auckland
  • F. D. Fenton (Esquire), Appointed temporary Native Secretary

  • Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary

🏛️ Cancellation of F. D. Fenton's Commissionership

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
23 April 1856
Cancellation, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Resident Magistrate, Registrar of Marriages, Ahuriri
  • F. D. Fenton (Esquire), Appointment cancelled as Commissioner

  • Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Gentlemen added to Auckland Commission of the Peace

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
23 April 1856
Justices of the Peace, Appointments, Auckland Province
8 names identified
  • William Reallie Logan (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • James Burnett (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • Joseph May (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • John Hogarth (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • Alexander Grange (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • J. C. Johnstone (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • Thomas Bateman (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • Samuel Stephenson (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace

  • Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary

🪶 Appointment of Aboriginal Native Assessors for Bay of Islands

🪶 Māori Affairs
24 April 1856
Native Assessors, Dispute settlement, Bay of Islands, Aboriginal Natives
  • Mitai Pene Tani, Appointed Native Assessor
  • Maihi Paraone Kawiti, Appointed Native Assessor
  • Te Hira Te Nganopo, Appointed Native Assessor

  • T. Gore Browne, Governor
  • Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary

💰 Schedule of Unclaimed Balances of Deceased Estates (Q1 1856)

💰 Finance & Revenue
10 April 1856
Unclaimed balances, Deceased estates, Official Administrator, Supreme Court, Nil return
  • Laughlin O'Brien, Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
  • Sidney Stephen, Acting C.J.
  • A. Shepherd, Colonial Treasurer