✨ Provincial Correspondence, Appointments, Estates
So far, then, it appeared that the Superinten-
dent of the Province-a minority of the Pro-
vincial Council and a body of electors, which
may be estimated at one-fifth or one-sixth of
the whole number on the Roll, had expressed
themselves in favour of a dissolution.
Now, it appears to Her Majesty's Colonial
Government that when an application is made
by one branch of the Provincial Legislature,
with the concurrence of a minority only of the
other, for the interference of the Governor
by the adoption of so strong a measure as the
dissolution of a Provincial Council, there should
be apparent the most cogent reasons to justify
such a course.
In the present case, the grounds on which
(subsequently to the resignation of Messrs.
Daldy and Graham) a dissolution has been
asked for have, until yesterday, been quite in-
sufficient, consisting, as they have done, mainly
of the mere anticipation that the Provincial
Council would not perform the duties imposed
on it by the Constitution.
His Excellency's advisers have been unable
to admit that such an anticipation could justify
their interference, and have conceived it to be
their duty to afford the Provincial Council an
opportunity of extricating itself from a mere
technical difficulty, and of shewing that it was
not unwilling to carry on the urgent business
of the Province.
The Government is now, however, aware
that the Council met yesterday, and by a con-
siderable majority resolved on an adjournment
for ten days. Considering the circumstances
under which this resolution was come to, it can
only be viewed as expressing the determination
of the present Council not to carry on the
legislative business of the Province; and a
• Proclamation has been issued by your Honor
proroguing the Council for an indefinite period.
The advisers of the Crown now recognise
that it is time to interfere to preserve the
Institutions of the Province and the Law of the
Colony from further indignity.
They leave the responsibility of so lamentable
a state of things with those, without distinction
of party, by whom it has been brought about.
I have, &c.,
E. W. STAFFORD.
His Honor
the Superintendent,
Auckland.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, August 18th, 1857.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
Mr. JOSEPH DAVIES
to be Postmaster at Onehunga.
E. W. STAFFORD.
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Remarks.
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, and paid into the Treasury of the Colony of
New Zealand, at Auckland, from the 1st day of April, to the 30th day of June, 1857.
| Names of Intestates. | Colonial Residence. | Supposed British Residence of Family. | Moneys Received. | Payments made. | Balance in the hands of the Registrar | Balance in Treasury. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |||
| Malcolm Brown | Wangarei | Unknown. | 50 2 9 | 41 1 5 | 0 0 0 | 9 1 4 |
| 50 2 9 | 41 1 5 | 0 0 0 | 9 1 4 |
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 and paid by me into the Treasury of the Colony of New Zealand, at Auckland, from the 1st day of April to the 30th day of
June, 1857.
L. O'BRIEN.
Made and declared at Auckland, this fifteenth day of July, 1857, before me, SIDNEY STEPHEN, C.J.
RICHMOND, Treasury, August 18, 1857.
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NZ Gazette 1857, No 23
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Correspondence regarding Auckland Provincial Council dissolution
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration18 August 1857
Auckland, Provincial Council, Dissolution, Adjournment, Proroguing, Constitution
- E. W. STAFFORD
🚂 Appointment of Postmaster at Onehunga
🚂 Transport & Communications18 August 1857
Appointment, Postmaster, Onehunga
- JOSEPH Davies (Mr.), Appointed Postmaster at Onehunga
- E. W. STAFFORD
💰 Schedule of Unclaimed Balances of Deceased Persons' Estates (April-June 1857)
💰 Finance & Revenue18 August 1857
Unclaimed Balances, Deceased Estates, Registrar, Supreme Court, Treasury, Auckland
- Malcolm Brown, Intestate estate listed
- LAUGHLIN O'BRIEN, Esquire, Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, Official Administrator
- SIDNEY STEPHEN, C.J.
- RICHMOND, Treasury