New Zealand Gazette – 1861 – No. 3

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✨ Appointments and Legislative Rules



Numb. 3.
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The New Zealand Gazette.

Published by Authority.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1861.

Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 21st January, 1861.

I being considered desirable to bring into
operation the "Petty Sessions Act, 1858,"
in those Districts in which there are no Resident
Magistrates, the Government would feel obliged
to Justices of the Peace residing in such
Districts, if they would forward to this office
any information or suggestions as to con-
stituting the Districts in which they reside
Petty Sessional Districts, under the authority
of the above-mentioned Act.

FRED. WHITAKER.

Treasury, Auckland,
15th January, 1861.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

JOHN B. BENNETT, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Joint Stock Companies,
under "The Joint Stock Companies Act,
1860."

C. W. RICHMOND.

FIVE POUNDS REWARD.

Native Secretary's Office,
Auckland, January 15, 1861.

FIVE POUNDS REWARD will be given
to any person finding and bringing to the
Native Secretary's Office the gun used and the
trousers worn by the Native Eriatara at the
time of his death, which took place on or
about the 10th of October last, in the neigh-
borhood of Patumahoe.

DONALD MCLEAN,
Native Secretary.

Offices of the General Assembly,
Auckland, 22nd January, 1860.
THE following Rules and Orders of both
Houses of the Legislature published
for general information.

F. E. CAMPBELL,
Clerk of the General Assembly.

PRIVATE GRIEVANCES.

At the commencement of every Session, a
Standing Committee of nine Members shall be
appointed, to which shall be referred all Peti-
tions relating to Private Grievances; and no
such Petition shall be received by the House
after 30 days from the meeting thereof, unless
such grievance shall have arisen during the
Session, or within 30 days previous to its
commencement.

PETITIONS.

  1. It shall be incumbent on every Member
    presenting a petition, to acquaint himself with
    the contents thereof, and to ascertain that it
    does not contain language disrespectful to the
    House.

  2. Every member presenting a petition to
    the House, shall affix his name at the beginning
    thereof.

  3. Every petition shall be in writing.

  4. Every petition shall contain, at the end
    thereof, the prayer of the petitioners.

  5. Every petition shall be signed by at least
    one person on every skin or sheet on which the
    petition is written.

  6. Every petition shall be written in the
    English or in the Maori language; and should



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⚖️ Request for input on constituting Petty Sessional Districts

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
21 January 1861
Petty Sessions Act 1858, Justices of the Peace, Resident Magistrates, District constitution
  • FRED. WHITAKER

💰 Appointment of Registrar of Joint Stock Companies

💰 Finance & Revenue
15 January 1861
Registrar, Joint Stock Companies Act 1860, Appointment
  • JOHN B. BENNETT (Esquire), Appointed Registrar of Joint Stock Companies

  • C. W. RICHMOND

🪶 Reward offered for property of deceased Native

🪶 Māori Affairs
15 January 1861
Reward, Property recovery, Eriatara, Patumahoe, Deceased Native
  • Eriatara (Native), Deceased Native whose property is sought

  • DONALD MCLEAN, Native Secretary

🏛️ Publication of Rules and Orders of the General Assembly regarding Petitions

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
22 January 1860
General Assembly, Legislature, Rules and Orders, Petitions, Private Grievances
  • F. E. CAMPBELL, Clerk of the General Assembly