Appointments and Bank Returns




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Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
4th July, 1856.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to direct that the name of the
undermentioned gentleman should be added to
the Commission of the Peace for the Province
of Canterbury.

JOSEPH BRITTAN, Esq.
By His Excellency's command,
C. W. RICHMOND,
Colonial Secretary.

COLONIAL BANK OF ISSUE.

TOTAL Amount of Notes in circulation at the
Offices of the Colonial Bank of Issue, at
Auckland and Wellington, on the 17th day
of May, 1856, being the close of the pre-
ceding four weeks, as per Returns furnished
by the Managers.
5l. and upwards ................... £26,805
Under 5l. .......................... 27,280

Total.......... 54,085

Total Amount of Coin held by the same
offices on the same day :-
Gold .............................. £ s.
Silver ............................ 20,042 10
636 10
Total........ 20,679 0

I, Henry Sewell, the Colonial Treasurer, do
hereby certify that the above is a true ac-
count, as required by the Ordinance, No. 16.
Sess. 8.

HENRY SEWELL,
Colonial Treasurer:

Dated at Auckland, this
24th day of June, 1856.
The sum of £31,000 has been in-
vested under the Warrant of His Excellency
the Governor in the purchase of £33,066 11s.
11d. 3 per Cent. Consols, by arrangements
made through the Lords Commissioners of Her
Majesty's Treasury.

Auckland:-Printed by Williamson & Wilson, for the
New Zealand Government.




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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1856, No 23





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⚖️ Appointment to Commission of the Peace for Canterbury Province

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
4 July 1856
Justice of the Peace, Appointment, Canterbury Province
  • JOSEPH BRITTAN (Esquire), Added to Commission of the Peace

  • His Excellency the Governor
  • C. W. RICHMOND, Colonial Secretary

💰 Return of Notes in Circulation and Coin Held by Colonial Bank of Issue

💰 Finance & Revenue
24 June 1856
Bank of Issue, Notes in circulation, Coin held, Treasury investment, Consols
  • HENRY SEWELL, Colonial Treasurer
  • His Excellency the Governor