Appointments and Military Promotions




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Member Summoned to Legislative Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 23rd October, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in Her
Majesty's name, summoned
CHARLES BIGG WITHER, of Waimea, in the
Province of Nelson, Esquire,
to the Legislative Council of New Zealand, by
Writ of Summons, under the Seal of the
Colony.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Emigration Officers appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, October 19th, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint the undermentioned
Gentlemen to be Emigration Officers at the
Ports set opposite their names.

ALEXANDER ROSE, Esq., Port of Lyttelton.
WILLIAM ROBINSON CARVER, Esq., Port of
Timaru.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Hare, Mr. J., appointed Registrar of Marriages,
&c., for Invercargill.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 23rd October, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
MR. JOHN HARE

to be Registrar of Marriages, and Registrar of
Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the District
of Invercargill, as the same is defined in Pro-
clamations bearing date the 16th July, 1863,
and published in Gazette No. 31, of the 22nd
July, 1863.

This appointment takes effect from the 2nd
proximo.

This Notice is republished in consequence
of an error in notice published in Gazette No. 53,
of the 12th instant, page 452.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Colonial Secretary's Office.
Judicial Department,
Auckland, 23rd October, 1863.

IT is hereby notified that the names of
THOMAS BALL, Esq., Oruaiti Valley, Mon-
gonui;
DUNCAN MCKENZIE, Esq., Waipu;
JOHN MUNRO, Esq., Waipu;
JOHN BEALEY, Esq., Christchurch;
EDWARD BOWES CARGILL, Esq., Dunedin;
DONALD GOLLAN, Esq., Waipakurau ;
ROBERT RUSSELL, Esq., Wairarapa ; and
THOMAS COLDHAM WILLIAMS, Esq.,
Russell.

were accidentally omitted in the copy of the
Commission of Peace, printed in the Govern-
ment Gazette of the 24th September last.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Colonial Secretary's Office.
Judicial Department,
Auckland, 23rd October, 1863.

IN the Commission of the Peace published in
the Government Gazette of the 24th Sep-
tember, 1863, page 425, for—

"Kellor, John Fedor Auguste, Waimea East,"
read—

"Kelling, John Fedor Auguste, Waimea East."

ALFRED DOMETT.

MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 21st October, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to make the following appoint-
ments, viz. :—

In the Auckland Militia.

Major William Charles Lyon, to be Lieutenant-
Colonel. Date of Commission—16th Octo-
ber, 1863.

James Skene, to be Captain. Date of Com-
mission—12th August, 1863.

James William Mitchell, to be Captain. Date
of Commission—13th October, 1863.

George William Drummond Hay, to be Cap-
tain (unattached). Date of Commission—
16th October, 1863.

Hans Krippner, to be Captain. Date of Com-
mission—17th October, 1863.

Walter Vernon Herford, to be Captain. Date
of Commission—20th October, 1863.

James Holt, to be Captain. Date of Com-
mission—20th October, 1863.

John Alexander Wilson, to be Captain. Date
of Commission—24th October, 1863.

Prideaux Owen Rickards, to be Captain.
Date of Commission—24th October, 1863.

George Popplewell Walker, to be Lieutenant.
Date of Commission—2nd September, 1863.

William Percival, to be Lieutenant. Date of
Commission—3rd September, 1863.

George Francis Dean Pitt, to be Lieutenant.
Date of Commission—4th September, 1863.

William Fraser, to be Lieutenant. Date of
Commission—5th September, 1863.

Walter William Young, to be Lieutenant.
Date of Commission—14th September,
1863.

Ensign James Russell, to be Lieutenant. Date
of Commission—15th October, 1863.

Ensign John Kirkpatrick, to be Lieutenant.
Date of Commission—15th October, 1863.

Ensign Patrick Dowell Malone, to be Lieutenant.
Date of Commission—15th October, 1863.

Duncan Michie Brown, to be Lieutenant.
Date of Commission—20th October, 1863.

John Peter du Moulin, to be Lieutenant. Date
of Commission—21st October, 1863.

Ensign William Gunson, to be Lieutenant.
Date of Commission—24th October, 1863.

George Ashton, to be Lieutenant. Date of
Commission—24th October, 1863.

George Henderson, to be Ensign. Date of
Commission—13th October, 1863.



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🏛️ Summons of Member to Legislative Council

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
23 October 1863
Legislative Council, Summons, Member, Nelson
  • Charles Bigg Wither (Esquire), Summoned to Legislative Council

  • Alfred Domett

🏛️ Appointment of Emigration Officers at Ports

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
19 October 1863
Emigration Officers, Appointments, Lyttelton, Timaru
  • Alexander Rose (Esquire), Appointed Emigration Officer
  • William Robinson Carver (Esquire), Appointed Emigration Officer

  • Alfred Domett

🏛️ Appointment of Registrar of Marriages for Invercargill

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
23 October 1863
Registrar of Marriages, Births, Deaths, Invercargill, Republication
  • John Hare (Mr.), Appointed Registrar of Marriages

  • Alfred Domett

⚖️ Omitted Names from Commission of Peace Publication

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
23 October 1863
Commission of Peace, Omissions, Justices, Mongonui, Waipu, Christchurch, Dunedin
8 names identified
  • Thomas Ball (Esquire), Omitted from Commission of Peace
  • Duncan McKenzie (Esquire), Omitted from Commission of Peace
  • John Munro (Esquire), Omitted from Commission of Peace
  • John Bealey (Esquire), Omitted from Commission of Peace
  • Edward Bowes Cargill (Esquire), Omitted from Commission of Peace
  • Donald Gollan (Esquire), Omitted from Commission of Peace
  • Robert Russell (Esquire), Omitted from Commission of Peace
  • Thomas Coldham Williams (Esquire), Omitted from Commission of Peace

  • Alfred Domett

⚖️ Correction of Name in Commission of the Peace

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
23 October 1863
Commission of Peace, Correction, Spelling, Waimea East
  • John Fedor Auguste Kelling, Corrected name in Commission of Peace

  • Alfred Domett

🛡️ Promotions and Appointments in Auckland Militia

🛡️ Defence & Military
21 October 1863
Militia, Volunteers, Promotions, Auckland, Officers
22 names identified
  • William Charles Lyon (Major), Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel
  • James Skene, Appointed Captain
  • James William Mitchell, Appointed Captain
  • George William Drummond Hay, Appointed Captain (unattached)
  • Hans Krippner, Appointed Captain
  • Walter Vernon Herford, Appointed Captain
  • James Holt, Appointed Captain
  • John Alexander Wilson, Appointed Captain
  • Prideaux Owen Rickards, Appointed Captain
  • George Popplewell Walker, Appointed Lieutenant
  • William Percival, Appointed Lieutenant
  • George Francis Dean Pitt, Appointed Lieutenant
  • William Fraser, Appointed Lieutenant
  • Walter William Young, Appointed Lieutenant
  • James Russell (Ensign), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • John Kirkpatrick (Ensign), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • Patrick Dowell Malone (Ensign), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • Duncan Michie Brown, Appointed Lieutenant
  • John Peter Du Moulin, Appointed Lieutenant
  • William Gunson (Ensign), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • George Ashton, Appointed Lieutenant
  • George Henderson, Appointed Ensign