New Zealand Gazette – 1862 – No. 19

Page 173

✨ Elections, Legislation, Despatches

Numb. 19.

The New Zealand Gazette.

Published by Authority.

MONDAY, MAY 5, 1862.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 3rd May, 1862.
IT is hereby notified that a writ issued for
the Election of a Superintendent for the
Province of Canterbury has been returned
with a certificate to the effect that
WILLIAM SEFTON MOORHOUSE
has been duly elected.
WILLIAM FOX.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 3rd May, 1862.
THE following Acts, passed by the General
Assembly of New Zealand, in the Session
held in the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth years
of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria,
intituled
"An Act to apportion the Public Debts of the
former Province of Otago between the Pro-
vinces of Otago and Southland."
"An Act to amend the Public Debt Appor-
tionment Act, 1858."
having been laid before the Queen in conform-
ity with the provisions of the "Constitution
Act," Her Majesty has been graciously pleased
to leave the same to their operation.
WILLIAM FOX.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 3rd May, 1862.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to direct the publication of the
following despatch, and of its enclosure com-
municating Her Majesty's commands on certain

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matters connected with the hostilities now being
carried on between the States of North America
which have seceded from the Union, and those
which adhere to it.
His Excellency is also pleased to direct that
Her Majesty's orders and directions are to be
obeyed by all persons within the territory of
New Zealand.
By His Excellency's command,
WILLIAM FOX.

Downing Street,
February 1st, 1862.
SIR, -I inclose for your guidance, the copy
of a letter which I have received from Lord
Russell, from which you will learn Her Majes-
ty's pleasure on various matters connected with
the hostilities which are now carried on between
the States of North America which have seceded
from the Union and those which adhere to it.
You will not fail to conform exactly to Her
Majesty's commands.

I have &c.,
NEWCASTLE.
The Officer administering the
Government of New Zealand.

Copy of a Despatch from Earl Russell to
the Duke of Newcastle.

Foreign Office,
January 31st, 1862.
MY LORD DUKE, -Her Majesty being fully
determined to observe the duties of neutrality

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1862, No 19

Parliament sat at General Assembly House (nicknamed the 'Shedifice') in Auckland from 1854-1864, sharing the building with the Auckland Provincial Council.

Ironically the Upper House met on the lower story, and the Lower House on the upper story.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Return of Election for Superintendent of Canterbury Province

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated3 May 1862
KeywordsElection result, Superintendent, Canterbury Province
👱🏽 Names

WILLIAM SEFTON Moorhouse, Duly elected Superintendent

👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM FOX, Colonial Secretary

🏛️ Assent to Public Debt Apportionment Acts for Otago and Southland

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated3 May 1862
KeywordsLegislation, Public Debt Apportionment, Otago, Southland, Her Majesty's assent
👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM FOX

🌏 Publication of Despatch on North American Hostilities and Neutrality

Domain🌏 External Affairs & Territories
Dated3 May 1862
KeywordsDespatch, Her Majesty's commands, North America, Hostilities, Neutrality, Governor
👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM FOX
NEWCASTLE
Earl Russell

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