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The New Zealand Gazette.
Published by Authority.
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1864.
CUSTOMS.
Governor's Order, No. 49.
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., &c.
IN exercise of the power in me vested by the
"Customs Regulation Act, 1858," I, Sir
George Grey, the Governor of the Colony of
New Zealand, do hereby appoint the following
day in every year to be kept as a Holiday at
the Custom Houses at the undermentioned
Ports, as the Anniversary of the Foundation
of the Settlement within which such Ports
are situate (that is to say) :-
At Invercargill, Bluff Harbor, aud River-
ton, and any other Port to be hereafter de-
clared, within the limits of the Province of
Southland,
31ST MARCH,
Provided that when the said day falls on a
Sunday, the following day may be kept as a
Holiday instead.
Given under my hand at the Govern-
ment House, at Auckland, this
eleventh day of May, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-four.
By His Excellency's command,
G. GREY.
T. RUSSELL.
Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 10th May, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor directs the
publication of the following Despatch,
with its enclosures, from Commodore Sir
William Wiseman, Bart., C.B.
T. RUSSELL.
H.M.S. 'Miranda,'
Tauranga, 28th April, 1864.
SIR, I beg to forward a copy of a Despatch
received this day from Captain Robert
Jenkins, commanding the 'Miranda,' and I
have much pleasure in calling your Excel-
lency's attention to paragraph 7 of the
Despatch, pointing out the zeal and energy
of Captain Marks, commanding the colonial
steamer 'Sandfly.'
I beg to add my own testimony to the
readiness and zeal Captain Marks has always
shown in carrying out any directions that he
may have received from the Senior Naval
Officer under whom he may have been
serving at the time.
I also enclose a copy of a letter received
from Mr. Francis Corbet, Acting Master of
the 'Miranda,' pointing out where it is
desirable to place beacons and buoys to mark
the channel into this harbour.
The entrance without these buoys is ex-
tremely unsafe for large vessels. All of Her
Majesty's ships under my command have
grounded, and more or less damaged them-
selves in coming in. I have therefore to
request that the necessary buoys and beacons
may be sent down at once; they can be placed
in position by Mr. Corbet, Master of the
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NZ Gazette 1864, No 19
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🏭 Proclamation of Public Holiday for Southland Ports Anniversary
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry11 May 1864
Customs, Public Holiday, Southland, Invercargill, Bluff Harbor, Riverton, Settlement Anniversary
- Sir George Grey, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
- G. GREY
- T. RUSSELL
🛡️ Publication of Despatch regarding Naval Operations and Harbour Improvements at Tauranga
🛡️ Defence & Military10 May 1864
Despatch, Commodore, Naval Officer, Captain Marks, Steamers, Tauranga Harbour, Beacons, Buoys
- Robert Jenkins (Captain), Forwarded despatch to Commodore
- Captain Marks (Captain), Commended for zeal and energy
- Francis Corbet (Mr.), Requested placement of beacons and buoys
- T. RUSSELL
- Commodore Sir William Wiseman, Bart., C.B.