✨ Proclamations and Appointments
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The New Zealand Gazette.
Published by Authority.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1858.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency Colonel THOMAS
GORE BROWNE, Companion of the
most Honorable Order of the Bath,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief
in and over Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand, and Vice-Admiral
of the same, &c., &c.
WHEREAS by an Ordinance enacted by
the Governor of New Zealand, with
the advice and consent of the Legislative
Council, Session 3, No. 1, intituled "An
Ordinance for establishing a Supreme Court,"
the Governor of New Zealand is empowered,
with the advice of the Executive Council, by
Proclamation from time to time, to divide the
Colony into Districts for the purposes of the
said recited Ordinance, and the limits of such
Districts from time to time to alter as occasion
may require.
And whereas the said Colony is now divided
into two Districts, called respectively the
Northern District and the Southern District;
And whereas by the said recited Ordinance
the Governor is also empowered to assign to
each of such Districts a Judge or Judges, who
shall have within the same all the powers and
jurisdiction thereby given to the Supreme
Court.
Now, therefore, I, the Governor, in pursu-
ance of such authority, do hereby proclaim and
declare that on and after this date, I have
assigned to the Northern District
The Honorable GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY,
Chief Justice of the said Court.
Given under my hand, and issued
under the Public Seal of the
Colony of New Zealand, at
Government House, at Auck-
land, this first day of
March, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight
hundred and fifty-eight.
THOMAS GORE BROWNE.
By His Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Colonial Secretary's Office.
Auckland, March 1st, 1858.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint pursuant to a Warrant
under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet
bearing date the second day of September,
1857,
The Honorable GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY,
to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
New Zealand.
E. W. STAFFORD.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, March 1st, 1858.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint, by Letters Patent
under the Public Seal of the Colony of New
Zealand,
The Honorable GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY,
to be His Excellency's Deputy in the office of
Vice-Admiral, in and for the Northern Dis-
trict of New Zealand.
E. W. STAFFORD.
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NZ Gazette 1858, No 7
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⚖️ Proclamation establishing Supreme Court Districts and assigning Judge.
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement1 March 1858
Supreme Court, Proclamation, Northern District, Southern District, Judge assignment
- GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY (The Honorable), Assigned as Judge to Northern District
- Colonel THOMAS GORE BROWNE, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
- E. W. STAFFORD
⚖️ Appointment of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement1 March 1858
Appointment, Chief Justice, Supreme Court
- GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY (The Honorable), Appointed Chief Justice
- E. W. STAFFORD, Colonial Secretary
⚖️ Appointment as Deputy Vice-Admiral for the Northern District.
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement1 March 1858
Appointment, Deputy Vice-Admiral, Northern District
- GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY (The Honorable), Appointed Deputy Vice-Admiral
- E. W. STAFFORD, Colonial Secretary