New Zealand Gazette – 1863 – No. 56

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✨ Government Appointments and Council

Numb. 56.

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The New Zealand Gazette.
Published by Authority.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1863.

Private Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 30th October, 1863.

THE Governor having accepted the resignation of

The Honorable ALFRED DOMETT, holding the offices of Colonial Secretary and
Secretary for Crown Lands;
The Honorable FREDERICK WHITAKER, holding the office of Attorney-General;
The Honorable READER GILSON WOOD, holding the offices of Colonial Treasurer
and Commissioner of Customs;
The Honorable CROSBIE WARD, holding the office of Postmaster-General;
The Honorable THOMAS RUSSELL, holding the office of Minister for Colonial
Defence.

His Excellency has been pleased this day to appoint
The Honorable WILLIAM FOX to be Colonial Secretary;
The Honorable READER GILSON WOOD, to be Colonial Treasurer and Com-
missioner of Customs;
The Honorable THOMAS BANNATYNE GILLIES to be Postmaster-General.
The Honorable THOMAS RUSSELL to be Minister for Colonial Defence.

By Command,

WILLIAM SEED,
Private Secretary.

Private Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 20th October, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased this day to appoint

The Honorable FREDERICK WHITAKER, with first seat in the Ministry,
The Honorable WILLIAM Fox,
The Honorable READER GILSON WOOD,
The Honorable THOMAS BANNATYNE GILLIES,
The Honorable THOMAS RUSSELL,
to be Members of the Executive Council; and His Excellency directs it to be notified that
these gentlemen have this day taken the necessary Oaths.

WILLIAM SEED,
Private Secretary.

Printed and published by ROBERT J. CREIGHTON and ALFRED SCALES, for the New Zealand Government,
at the Printing Office, O'Connell-street.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1863, No 56

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

🏛️ Resignations and Appointments in the Ministry

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated30 October 1863
KeywordsMinistry changes, Resignations, Appointments, Colonial Secretary, Attorney-General, Treasurer, Defence
👱🏽 Names

9 names identified

ALFRED Domett (Honourable), Resigned Colonial Secretary and Secretary for Crown Lands
FREDERICK Whitaker (Honourable), Resigned Attorney-General
READER GILSON Wood (Honourable), Resigned Colonial Treasurer and Commissioner of Customs
CROSBIE Ward (Honourable), Resigned Postmaster-General
THOMAS Russell (Honourable), Resigned Minister for Colonial Defence
WILLIAM Fox (Honourable), Appointed Colonial Secretary
READER GILSON Wood (Honourable), Appointed Colonial Treasurer and Commissioner of Customs
THOMAS BANNATYNE Gillies (Honourable), Appointed Postmaster-General
THOMAS Russell (Honourable), Appointed Minister for Colonial Defence

👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM SEED, Private Secretary

🏛️ Appointment of Members to the Executive Council

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated20 October 1863
KeywordsExecutive Council, Appointments, Oaths, Ministry
👱🏽 Names

FREDERICK Whitaker (Honourable), Appointed Member of Executive Council
WILLIAM Fox (Honourable), Appointed Member of Executive Council
READER GILSON Wood (Honourable), Appointed Member of Executive Council
THOMAS BANNATYNE Gillies (Honourable), Appointed Member of Executive Council
THOMAS Russell (Honourable), Appointed Member of Executive Council

👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM SEED, Private Secretary

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