Provincial Orders and Appointments




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 225
and thence in a straight line to the head of that
arm of Tennyson Inlet which approaches
nearest to Squally Cove, Croisilles Harbour.

And the Governor, by and with the advice and
consent aforesaid, doth hereby, in further pur-
suance of the said Act, constitute the town of
Picton, heretofore called Waitohi, to be the
capital of the said Province of Marlborough.

And doth declare that this Order shall take
effect on the first day of November, 1859.

F. G. STEWARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, intituled
"The Savings Banks' Act, 1858," it is enacted
that the management of the affairs of every
such Bank shall be vested in not less than five
or more than thirty-six Trustees, who shall be
nominated by the Governor.

And whereas a Savings Bank is about to be
established in the Town of Nelson to be called
the Nelson Savings Bank.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in
me vested by the said recited Act, I, THOMAS
GORE BROWNE, the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, do hereby nominate and
appoint each of the persons hereinafter named
to be a Trustee of the said Bank, namely,—

Henry Adams,
Maxwell Bury,
Edmund Buxton,
James Palmer Black,
Thomas Connell,
Herbert Evelyn Curtis,
Oswald Curtis,
John Danforth Greenwood,
Henry Josery Goodman,
John R. Hays,
Benjamin Oliver Hodgson,
Isaac Mason Hill,
Alexander Kerr,
Samuel Kingdon,
David Monro,
Richard Kindersley Newcome,
Llewellyn Nash,
Donald Sinclair,
John Balfour Wemyss,
Samuel W. Strong,
Alfred Saunders,
Thomas Renwick,
John Tinline,
William Wilson.

Given under my hand and seal, at
Government House, at Auck-
land, this sixth day of Oc-
tober, 1859.

T. GORE BROWNE.

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., &c.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL
COME, GREETING :

WHEREAS by an Act of the General
Assembly, intituled "The Regulation
of Elections Act, 1858," it is enacted that it
shall be lawful for the Governor by Warrant
under his hand, from time to time to appoint
Polling Places for each Electoral District within
or without the limits thereof, and to appoint
any one of such places to be the Principal Poll-
ing Place for the District, and all or any of
such Polling Places at any time to abolish
and to appoint other Polling Places in lieu
thereof,

NOW KNOW YE, that I, Thomas Gore
Browne, the Governor of the said Colony, in
pursuance of the power and authority in me
vested by the said Act, do hereby appoint the
following places to be Polling Places for the
District of the County of Cheviot, for the
Election of Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, namely—such place as the Returning
Officer may name at the Kowhai River;
Robinson's Station, (Cheviot Hills,) and Mason's
old Station at Waituhi Creek.

And I do further appoint the Polling Place
at the Kowhai River to be the principal Polling
Place for the said District.

Given under my hand, at Govern-
ment House, at Auckland,
this fourth day of October,
in the year of Our Lord, One
thousand eight hundred and
fifty-nine.

T. GORE BROWNE..

By His Excellency's command,

HENRY JOHN TANCRED,

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 5th October 1859.

THE following Bill, passed by the Provin-
cial Council of the Province of Nelson,
intituled—

"An Act to provide for the Management of
the Nelson Hospital,"

which Bill was reserved for the signification
of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having
been laid before the Governor in conformity
with the provisions of the Constitution Act,
His Excellency has been pleased to assent to
the same.

HENRY JOHN TANCRED,
For the Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, October 5th 1859.

THE following Bills passed by the Provin-
cial Council of the Province of Nelson,
intituled—

"An Act to authorise the Superintendent to
purchase Crown Lands on behalf of Naval
and Military Settlers in certain cases,"



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🏘️ Continuation of Order establishing Marlborough Province boundaries and capital (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
4 October 1859
Marlborough Province, Tennyson Inlet, Picton, Waitohi, Capital, Executive Council
  • F. G. Steward, Clerk of the Executive Council

💰 Appointment of Trustees for the Nelson Savings Bank

💰 Finance & Revenue
6 October 1859
Savings Bank, Trustees, Nelson, Nomination, Governor
24 names identified
  • Henry Adams, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Maxwell Bury, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Edmund Buxton, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • James Palmer Black, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Thomas Connell, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Herbert Evelyn Curtis, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Oswald Curtis, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • John Danforth Greenwood, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Henry Josery Goodman, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • John R. Hays, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Benjamin Oliver Hodgson, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Isaac Mason Hill, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Alexander Kerr, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Samuel Kingdon, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • David Monro, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Richard Kindersley Newcome, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Llewellyn Nash, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Donald Sinclair, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • John Balfour Wemyss, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Samuel W. Strong, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Alfred Saunders, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • Thomas Renwick, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • John Tinline, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank
  • William Wilson, Appointed Trustee of Nelson Savings Bank

  • THOMAS GORE BROWNE, Governor

🏛️ Appointment of Polling Places for Cheviot Electoral District

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
4 October 1859
Polling Places, Electoral District, Cheviot County, House of Representatives, Election
  • Thomas Gore Browne, Governor
  • HENRY JOHN TANCRED, Colonial Secretary

🏘️ Assent to Nelson Provincial Act for Hospital Management

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
5 October 1859
Provincial Council, Nelson, Hospital Management, Assent, Constitution Act
  • HENRY JOHN TANCRED, For the Colonial Secretary

🏘️ Assent to Nelson Provincial Act regarding Crown Lands for Settlers

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
5 October 1859
Provincial Council, Nelson, Crown Lands, Naval Settlers, Military Settlers, Assent