✨ District Boundaries and Appointments




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 553

dred and sixty-two, certain Districts under
the said Act were constituted in the Provinces
of Otago, Wellington, and Nelson.
And Whereas it is expedient to alter the
Districts so constituted within the Province
of Otago.
Now, therefore, I, Sir George Grey, Go-
vernor as aforesaid, do hereby abolish the
Petty Sessional Districts so constituted as
aforesaid, for the Province of Otago, and do
constitute the following Districts in such
Province to be Petty Sessional Districts
under the said Act.

PROVINCE OF OTAGO.

Oamaru District, comprising all that area
bounded on the North by the Canterbury
Province, on the East by the Ocean, on the
South by the Kakanui Mountains, and on
the West by the Hawkdan and Dunstan
Mountains.

Hawksbury District, comprising all that
area bounded on the North by the Oamaru
District, ou the East by the Ocean, on the
South by the Waitake, the Silver Peak Hills,
the Taieri and Sutton, on the West by the
Rock and Pillar Mountains, thence by these
Ranges to Deep Dell Creek, by the Deep
Dell Creek and the Ranges to the Kaikanui
Mountains.

Dunedin District, comprising all that area
bounded on the North by Hawkesbury
District, on the East by the Ocean, on the
South by the Taieri and Waipori, and on the
West by the Verter and Lammermoor
Ranges.

Tokomairiro District, comprising all that
area bounded on the North by Dunedin
District, on the East by the Ocean, on the
South by the Wangaloa, Fraser, and Lovel's
Creeks, and on the West by Stuart and Wai-
tahuna Ranges.

Tuapeka District, comprising all that area
bounded on the North by the Ranges be-
tween Mount Benger and Lammerlaw, on
the East by Dunedin and Tokomairiro
Districts, on the South by Dull Burn Wai-
tahuna and Clutha Rivers, and on the West
by Black Cleugh Burn and the Ranges
running from Tapanui Hill to Mount Benger.

Molyneux District, comprising all that area
bounded on the North by the Umbrella
Ranges, Tuapeka, and Tokomairiro Districts,
on the East by the Ocean, on the South by
the Ocean, and on the West by the Matama
River.

Dunstan District, comprising all that area
bounded on the North by the Province of
Canterbury and Oamaru District, on the
East by Maniatoto, on the South by Tuapeka
District, and on the West by the Umbrella,
Cairn-muir, Pisa, and Earnslaw Ranges.

Wakatipu District, comprising all that
area bounded on the North by the Cauter-
bury Province, on the East by Dunstan and
Molyneux Districts, on the South by the
Province of Southland and the Ocean, and
on the West by the Ocean.

Mount Ida District, comprising all that
area bounded on the North by Oamaru

District, on the East by Hawkesbury and
Dunedin Districts, on the South by Tuapeka
District, and on the West by Ronghridge,
thence to the Hawhdun Mountains.

Given under my hand, at the Govern-
ment House, at Auckland, this
sixteenth day of December, in
the year of Our Lord, One
thousand eight hundred and
sixty-three.
G. GREY.

By His Excellency's Command,
WILLIAM Fox.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

WARRANT

Giving effect to the "Foreign Seaman's Act,
1860," in respect of Ships of Sweden and
Norway, Portugal, Chili, and Denmark.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me in
that behalf by the "Foreign Seaman's
Act, 1860," I, the Governor of New Zea-
land, do hereby notify that from and after
the first day of February, 1864, the provisions
of the above-mentioned Act will be enforced
in respect of the Masters and Crews of Ships
belonging to Sweden and Norway, Portugal,
Chili, and Denmark.

Given under my hand at Govern-
ment House, at Auckland,
this twenty-second day of
December, 1863.
G. GREY,
Governor.

By His Excellency's Command,
WM. Fox.

Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 19th Dec., 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
RICHARD JOHN DUNCAN,
Esquire, to be a Justice of the Peace for the
Colony of New Zealand.
FREDK. WHITAKER.

Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 19th Dec., 1863.

IT is hereby notified that the name of
SAMUEL LOCKE,
of Napier, in the Province of Hawke's Bay,
Esquire, was accidentally omitted in the
Copy of the Commission of the Peace,
printed in the Government Gazette of the
24th September last.
FREDK. WHITAKER.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 17th Dec., 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
HIS HONOR MR. JUSTICE JOHNSTON
to be a Visitor of the Nelson College.
WM. Fox.



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🏘️ Abolition and Constitution of Petty Sessional Districts in Otago Province (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
16 December 1863
Petty Sessional Districts, Otago Province, Oamaru, Hawksbury, Dunedin, boundaries, abolition
  • Sir George Grey, Governor
  • G. GREY.
  • WILLIAM Fox.

πŸ‘· Warrant enforcing Foreign Seaman's Act for specific foreign ships from February 1864

πŸ‘· Labour & Employment
22 December 1863
Foreign Seaman's Act 1860, enforcement, Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Chili, Denmark, shipping
  • G. GREY, Governor.
  • WM. Fox.

βš–οΈ Appointment of Richard John Duncan as a Justice of the Peace

βš–οΈ Justice & Law Enforcement
19 December 1863
Justice of the Peace, Appointment, Auckland
  • Richard John Duncan (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace

  • FREDK. WHITAKER.

βš–οΈ Correction regarding omission of Samuel Locke from Commission of the Peace

βš–οΈ Justice & Law Enforcement
19 December 1863
Commission of the Peace, Omission correction, Napier, Hawke's Bay
  • Samuel Locke (Esquire), Name omitted from Commission of the Peace

  • FREDK. WHITAKER.

πŸŽ“ Appointment of Mr. Justice Johnston as Visitor of Nelson College

πŸŽ“ Education, Culture & Science
17 December 1863
Nelson College, Visitor, Appointment, Judge
  • Johnston (Mr. Justice), Appointed Visitor of Nelson College

  • WM. Fox.