New Zealand Gazette – 1857 – No. 15

Page 92

✨ Appointments and Staff Lists



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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, June 1st, 1857.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act
of the Imperial Parliament, 15th and 16th
Victoria, intituled "An Act to grant a Repré-
sentative Constitution to New Zealand," His
Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue a Writ of Summons to

The Honble. JOHN CURLING, Esq., of Napier,
calling him to the Legislative Council of New
Zealand.

By His Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, June 1st, 1857.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

The Honble. JOHN CURLING, Esq.,
to be a Resident Magistrate.

By his Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, June 1st, 1857.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

CHARLES DUDLEY ROBERT WARD, ESQ.,
Barrister-at-Law, to be Chairman of the Court
of Sessions of the Peace for the Wanganui-
Rangitiki, Hawke's Bay, and Wairarapa
Districts.

By His Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, June 1st, 1857.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

WILLIAM STEWART
to be Pilot for the Port of Otago.

By his Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Treasury,
Auckland, June 1st, 1857.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

GEORGE SISSON COOPER, Esq.,
to be Commissioner for the purchase of Native
lands for the Hawke's Bay district, the boundary
whereof commences at the mouth of the Wharea-
må River, and continues thence to Te Ore Ore at
the head of the Wairarapa Valley, thence along
the Southern edge of the 70-mile Bush to the
Tararua Mountains, thence along the Tararua
and Ruahine Ranges to the Northern boundary
of the Province of Wellington, thence follow-
ing the said Northern boundary (the 39th
parallel of Latitude) to the Coast, thence along
high-water mark to the mouth of the Wharea-
ma River.

By His Excellency's command,
C. W. RICHMOND.

Colonial Treasury,
Auckland, June 1st, 1857.

THE names of the following Officers of the
Land Purchase Department, are hereby
published for general information.

C. W. RICHMOND.

Chief Commissioner—Donald McLean, Esq.
Commissioner for the Wellington District—
Charles Wybrow Ligar, Esq.
District Commissioners—Henry Tacy Kemp,
Esq., Bay of Islands District.
John Grant Johnson, Esq., Whangarei
District.
John Rogan, Esq., Waikato District.
George Sisson Cooper, Esq., Hawke's
Bay District.
Commissioner and Surveyor—George Drum-
mond Hay, Esq., Thames.
Surveyors—William Bertram White, Esq.
Andrew Sinclair, Esq.
William Nicoll Searancke, Esq.
First Clerk—William Bailey Baker.
Interpreter—John White.
Accountant—Thomas Godfrey.
Junior Clerk and Messenger—James F
Fulloon.

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




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🏛️ Summons issued to John Curling for the Legislative Council

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
1 June 1857
Appointment, Legislative Council, Writ of Summons, Napier
  • John Curling (Honourable Esquire), Called to the Legislative Council

  • E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment of John Curling as Resident Magistrate

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
1 June 1857
Appointment, Resident Magistrate
  • John Curling (Honourable Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate

  • E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment of Chairman for Courts of Sessions of the Peace

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
1 June 1857
Appointment, Chairman, Court of Sessions, Wanganui-Rangitiki, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa
  • Charles Dudley Robert Ward (Esquire), Appointed Chairman of Court of Sessions

  • E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary

🚂 Appointment of Pilot for the Port of Otago

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 June 1857
Appointment, Pilot, Otago Port
  • William Stewart, Appointed Pilot for Port of Otago

  • E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary

🪶 Appointment of Commissioner for Native Land Purchase in Hawke's Bay

🪶 Māori Affairs
1 June 1857
Appointment, Commissioner, Native Land Purchase, Hawke's Bay, Boundary definition
  • George Sisson Cooper (Esquire), Appointed Commissioner for Native land purchase

  • C. W. Richmond, Colonial Treasurer

🪶 Publication of Land Purchase Department Officers and Staff

🪶 Māori Affairs
1 June 1857
Staff list, Land Purchase Department, Chief Commissioner, Surveyor, Clerk, Interpreter, Accountant
14 names identified
  • Donald McLean (Esquire), Chief Commissioner, Land Purchase Dept
  • Charles Wybrow Ligar (Esquire), Commissioner for Wellington District
  • Henry Tacy Kemp (Esquire), District Commissioner, Bay of Islands District
  • John Grant Johnson (Esquire), District Commissioner, Whangarei District
  • John Rogan (Esquire), District Commissioner, Waikato District
  • George Sisson Cooper (Esquire), Commissioner and Surveyor, Hawke's Bay District
  • George Drummond Hay (Esquire), Commissioner and Surveyor, Thames
  • William Bertram White (Esquire), Surveyor, Land Purchase Dept
  • Andrew Sinclair (Esquire), Surveyor, Land Purchase Dept
  • William Nicoll Searancke (Esquire), Surveyor, Land Purchase Dept
  • William Bailey Baker, First Clerk, Land Purchase Dept
  • John White, Interpreter, Land Purchase Dept
  • Thomas Godfrey, Accountant, Land Purchase Dept
  • James F Fulloon, Junior Clerk and Messenger

  • C. W. Richmond