New Zealand Gazette – 1861 – No. 27

Page 139

✨ Militia and Election Appointments



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
139

New River, —The house of Mr. Grieve, to be Quartermaster, vice Ritchie, resigned.
Brampholme Bush.
Date of Commission— E. W. STAFFORD.

Given under my hand at the Govern-
ment House at Auckland, this
sixth day of June, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-one.
T. GORE BROWNE,

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

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th June, 1861.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
MATTHEW PRICE, Esquire,
to be Principal Returning Officer for the
Province of Southland.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th June, 1861.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint the following persons
to be Returning Officers for the Election of
Members of the Provincial Council of the
Province of Southland, for the Electoral
Districts set opposite their names.

Robert Mitchell, Esquire, Mataura
A. J. Elles, Esquire, { Campbelltown
Waihopai
James Surman, Esquire { Invercargill
Riverton
New River

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th June, 1861.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to make the following appoint-
ment in the "Taranaki" Regiment of New
Zealand Militia,

HENRY JONES,

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th June, 1861.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to accept the resignation of
2nd Lieutenant CHARLES STEPHENSON,
of the Auckland Coast Guard Volunteers.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th June, 1861.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to make the following appoint-
ment in the 1st Battalion of the "Auckland"
Regiment of Militia,

THOMAS FRANCIS MCGAURAN,
to be Surgeon. Date of Commission—4th
June, 1861.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th June, 1861.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
EDWARD SMYTH WILLCOCKS, Esquire,
to be Returning Officer for the election of
Members of the House of Representatives for
the following Electoral Districts:—
Grey and Bell
Town of New Plymouth
Omata.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Office of Minister for Native Affairs,
Auckland, 3rd June, 1861.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
RICHARD JAMES STRACHAN HARMAN, Esq.,
to be a Commissioner of Native Reserves for
the Province of Canterbury, under the provi-
sions of the "Native Reserves Act, 1856."

F. A. WELD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th June, 1861.

THE following Electoral Rolls, formed under the "New Provinces Act, 1858," for the
Election of Members of the Provincial Council of the Province of Southland, are
published for general information.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Pursuant to the authority given to me by virtue of a Proclamation by His Excellency the
Governor, dated the fifth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, I,
Francis Dart Fenton, do declare that the several Electoral Rolls hereunder written have been
formed by me in manner and form directed by the said Proclamation.

Dated this sixth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.

FRAS. D. FENTON.



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🛡️ Confirmation of Militia Appointments and Resignations

🛡️ Defence & Military
6 June 1861
Militia, Quartermaster, Resignation, New River, Brampholme Bush
  • Grieve (Mr.), Appointed Quartermaster
  • Ritchie, Resigned Quartermaster position

  • T. Gore Browne
  • E. W. Stafford

🏛️ Appointment of Principal Returning Officer for Southland Province

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 June 1861
Returning Officer, Southland, Election, Provincial
  • Matthew Price (Esquire), Appointed Principal Returning Officer

  • E. W. Stafford

🏛️ Appointments of Returning Officers for Southland Provincial Council Elections

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 June 1861
Returning Officer, Provincial Council, Southland, Mataura, Campbelltown
  • Robert Mitchell (Esquire), Appointed Returning Officer
  • A. J. Elles (Esquire), Appointed Returning Officer
  • James Surman (Esquire), Appointed Returning Officer

  • E. W. Stafford

🛡️ Appointment in the Taranaki Regiment of New Zealand Militia

🛡️ Defence & Military
6 June 1861
Militia, Taranaki Regiment, Appointment
  • Henry Jones, Appointment in Taranaki Regiment

  • E. W. Stafford

🛡️ Resignation of 2nd Lieutenant from Auckland Coast Guard Volunteers

🛡️ Defence & Military
6 June 1861
Resignation, Coast Guard Volunteers, Auckland
  • Charles Stephenson (2nd Lieutenant), Resigned from Coast Guard Volunteers

  • E. W. Stafford

🛡️ Appointment of Surgeon in 1st Battalion Auckland Regiment Militia

🛡️ Defence & Military
6 June 1861
Militia, Surgeon, Appointment, Auckland Regiment
  • Thomas Francis McGauran, Appointed to be Surgeon

  • E. W. Stafford

🏛️ Returning Officer Appointment for House of Representatives Elections

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 June 1861
Returning Officer, House of Representatives, New Plymouth, Election
  • Edward Smyth Willcocks (Esquire), Appointed Returning Officer

  • E. W. Stafford

🪶 Appointment of Commissioner of Native Reserves for Canterbury Province

🪶 Māori Affairs
3 June 1861
Commissioner, Native Reserves, Canterbury, Appointment
  • Richard James Strachan Harman (Esquire), Appointed Commissioner of Native Reserves

  • F. A. Weld

🏛️ Publication of Electoral Rolls for Southland Provincial Council Election

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 June 1861
Electoral Rolls, Provincial Council, Southland, Publication
  • E. W. Stafford

🏛️ Declaration regarding formation of Southland Electoral Rolls

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 June 1861
Electoral Rolls, Declaration, Southland, Formation
  • Francis Dart Fenton