New Zealand Gazette – 1864 – No. 13

Page 159

✨ Militia, Ordinance, Appointments

Humb. 13.
159

The New Zealand Gazette.
Published by Authority.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1864.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GREY,
Knight, Commander of the Most
Honorable Order of the Bath,
Governor and Commander-in-
Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies, and Vice Admiral
of the same, &c., &c.

WHEREAS it is provided by the
"Militia Acts Amendment Act, 1862,"
that the number of days and hours for the
meeting of the Militia for any District for
training and exercise shall be from time to
time fixed by the Governor:

And whereas it is deemed expedient to
call out for training and exercise certain
portions of the Militia of the Militia Districts
in the Province of Wellington:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and execu-
tion of the power and authority conferred
upon me by the said recited Act, I do hereby
fix the number of days and hours during
which that portion of the Militia within
the Militia Districts in the Province of
Wellington which may be called out for
training and exercise within three months
from the first day of April, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-four, shall be trained
and exercised one day in each fortnight for
two hours.

Given under my hand at the Govern-
ment House, at Auckland, this
sixth day of April in the Year
of Our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and sixty-four.

By His Excellency's command,
T. RUSSELL.
G. GREY.

PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND.
Act assented to.

THE following Bill, passed by the Pro-
vincial Council of the Province of
Southland, intituled—

"The Pig and Poultry Nuisance Ordi-
nance, 1864,"

which Bill was reserved for the signification
of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having
been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to assent to the same.

WILLIAM FOX.

Appointment of Deputy Registrar of Births,
Deaths, and Marriages.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 13th April, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

JAMES HAMLYN GREENWAY

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Mar-
riages, and of Births, Deaths, and Marriages,
for the District of the Bay of Islands.

WILLIAM FOX.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 9th April, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint the following
gentlemen to be Revising Officers for the
Electoral Districts specified opposite their
names:

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1864, No 13

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

🛡️ Fixing Militia training days and hours for Wellington Province

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated6 April 1864
KeywordsMilitia, Training, Exercise, Wellington Province, Proclamation
👩‍💼 Officials

Sir George Grey, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
T. Russell

🏘️ Assent to Southland Province 'Pig and Poultry Nuisance Ordinance, 1864'

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
KeywordsSouthland Province, Provincial Council, Ordinance, Assent
👩‍💼 Officials

William Fox

🏛️ Appointment of Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for Bay of Islands

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated13 April 1864
KeywordsAppointment, Deputy Registrar, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Bay of Islands
👱🏽 Names

James Hamlyn Greenway, Appointed Deputy Registrar of Marriages

👩‍💼 Officials

William Fox

🏛️ Appointment of Revising Officers for Electoral Districts

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated9 April 1864
KeywordsAppointments, Revising Officers, Electoral Districts
👩‍💼 Officials

William Fox

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