New Zealand Gazette – 1856 – No. 3

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✨ Provincial Election Results and Estate Balances



Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
2nd February, 1856.

IN conformity with the directions of his
Excellency the Governor it is hereby
notified for general information that Writs
for the election of Members of the Provincial
Council for the undermentioned Districts in
the Province of Otago, having been issued in
accordance with the provisions of an Act to
grant a Representative Constitution to the
Colony of New Zealand, the Returning
Officers for the said several Districts have re-
turned the said Writs with certificates to the
effect that the undermentioned Gentlemen
have been duly elected to serve as Members
of the said Provincial Council for the said
several Districts.

For the Town of Dunedin—
James Kilgour, Esq.
John Hyde Harris, Esq.
Alexander Rennie, Esq.
William Hunter Reynolds, Esq.
William Henry Cutten, Esq.

For the Eastern District—
James Adam, Esq.
William Martin, Esq.
Peter Proudfoot, Esq.

For the Western District—
George Hepburn, Esq.
John McGlashan, Esq.
William Smith, Esq.

For the Central District—
James Macandrew, Esq.
Edward Lee, Esq.
Arthur John Burns, Esq.

For the Tokomairiro District—
John Cargill, Esq.

For the Town of Port Chalmers District—
William Henning Mansford, Esq.

For the Southern District—
John Shaw, Esq.
Archibald Anderson, Esq.

For the Northern District—
Robert Williams, Esq.

By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Printed by WILLIAMSON & WILSON, for the New Zealand Government.

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A TRUE and PERFECT SCHEDULE of all UNCLAIMED BALANCES of DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES, administered by THOMAS
OUTHWAITE, Esquire, Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, as Official Administrator, from the 1st day of Oct., to the 31st day of
December, 1855.

Names of Intestates.
Colonial Residence.
Supposed
British Residence of
Family.
Moneys
Received.
Payments
made.
Balance
in the hands of
the Registrar.
Balance in
Treasury.
Remarks.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Richard Benson
Mahurangi
Worcester, England..
4 14 1½
0 1 6
4 12 7½
James Seaton
Auckland
Unknown
786 8 2
143 5 7
643 2 7
Charles Ruxton
Omaha
Unknown
414 8 10
77 9 3
336 19 7
Nil.
Alexander Glennie
Auckland
..
10 7 6
7 5 10
3 1 8
John Smith
Nottingham
..
7 4 0
0 19 6
6 4 6
Totals:
1223 2 7½
229 1 8
000
994 0 11½

I, Thomas Outhwaite, 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 by me in the Province of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand, from the 1st day of Oct. to the 31st day of December, 1855.

Made and declared at Auckland, this fourth day of January, 1856, before me SIDNEY STEPHEN, Acting C. J.

I certify to the correctness of the sums in the above statement for the funds mentioned.
A. SHEPHERD, Colonial Treasurer.
THOMAS OUTHWAITE.




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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Notification of elected members for the Otago Provincial Council Districts

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
2 February 1856
Provincial Council, Elections, Otago, Writs, Dunedin, Port Chalmers
19 names identified
  • James Kilgour (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • John Hyde Harris (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • Alexander Rennie (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • William Hunter Reynolds (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • William Henry Cutten (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • James Adam (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • William Martin (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • Peter Proudfoot (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • George Hepburn (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • John McGlashan (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • William Smith (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • James Macandrew (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • Edward Lee (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • Arthur John Burns (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • John Cargill (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • William Henning Mansford (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • John Shaw (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • Archibald Anderson (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member
  • Robert Williams (Esquire), Elected Provincial Council Member

  • ANDREW SINCLAIR, Colonial Secretary

💰 Schedule of unclaimed balances of deceased persons' estates administered by Official Administrator (Oct-Dec 1855)

💰 Finance & Revenue
4 January 1856
Unclaimed balances, Deceased estates, Official Administrator, Supreme Court, Auckland Province, Financial statement
  • Richard Benson, Unclaimed estate balance listed
  • James Seaton, Unclaimed estate balance listed
  • Charles Ruxton, Unclaimed estate balance listed
  • Alexander Glennie, Unclaimed estate balance listed
  • John Smith, Unclaimed estate balance listed

  • THOMAS OUTHWAITE, Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, Official Administrator
  • SIDNEY STEPHEN, Acting C. J.
  • A. SHEPHERD, Colonial Treasurer