New Zealand Gazette – 1857 – No. 14

Page 87

✨ Levee Protocol and Precedence List

NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

MONDAY, MAY 25, 1857. [No. 14.

NOTICE.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to
be notified that gentlemen holding rank
superior to the Clerk of the Executive Council,
according to the precedency prescribed in Her
Majesty's Regulations, dated 1856, will be
entitled to the entrée at the Levee, to be held
at Government House, on the 26th instant, in
honour of Her Majesty's Birthday.

By command,
FREDERICK GORDON STEWARD,
Private Secretary.

Private Secretary's Office,
May 23rd, 1857.

Table of Precedency as prescribed in "Her
Majesty's Regulations, 1856."

The Governor or Lieutenant-Governor or
Officer administering the Government.
The Lieutenant-Governor (not adminis-
tering the Government), or the Senior Officer
in command of the Troops, if he is to succeed
to the administration of the Government, in
case of the death or absence of the Governor,
Lieutenant-Governor, or Officer administering
the Government.
The Bishops.
The Chief Justice.
The Members of the Executive Council.
The Speaker of the Legislative Coun-
cil.
The Members of the Legislative Council.
The Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The Puisne Judges.
The Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The Colonial Secretary (not being in
the Executive Council).
The Commissioners or Government
Agents of Provinces or Districts.
The Attorney-General.
The Solicitor-General.
The Senior Officer in command of the
Troops, except in cases already provided for.
The Archdeacons.
The Treasurer, Paymaster-General, or
Collector of Internal Revenue.
The Auditor-General, or Inspector-
General of Accounts.
The Commissioner of Crown Lands.
The Collector of Customs.
The Comptroller of Customs.
The Surveyor-General.
The Clerk of the Executive Council.

Printed by W. C. WILSON, "New-Zealander" Office.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1857, No 14

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

🏛️ Notification regarding entitlement to Levee entry based on precedence

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated23 May 1857
KeywordsLevee, Government House, Precedency, Her Majesty's Regulations, Birthday
👩‍💼 Officials

FREDERICK GORDON STEWARD, Private Secretary

🏛️ Table of Precedency prescribed in Her Majesty's Regulations, 1856

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsPrecedence list, Official ranks, Governor, Chief Justice, Council Members

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