✨ Lighthouse Details and Appointments
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 253
CAPE ST. BLAIZE LIGHT, MOSSEL BAY.
A Lighthouse has been erected on Cape
St. Blaize, Mossel Bay, a Light from which
will be exhibited on and after the 15th of
March, 1864.
Latitude of Light, 34° 11' 10" S.
Longitude, 22° 9' 31" E.
High water at full and change, 3h. 30m.
Rise and fall, 6 to 7 feet.
Variation of the Compass, 29° 50'.
Bearings are magnetic, distances nautical
miles.
The Lighthouse is a square tower standing
on the Bluff of Cape St. Blaize, at an eleva-
tion of 240 feet above the sea. It exhibits a
Red Fixed Light of the third order, Dioptric,
and is visible between the bearings of
N.N.W., round by the East, South, and West
to S., 80° W., or N. 80° E., from a ship at
the distance of 10 to 12 miles in clear
weather.
F. SKEAD, R.N.,
Admiralty Surveyor.
Accepted Tender.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 26th May, 1864.
NOTICE is hereby given that Henry
Kelly's Tender for the supply of Coal to
the General Government, for the six months
commencing 1st May instant, has been
accepted at the following rates :-
English coal, if obtainable in the market,
at 62s. per ton.
Newcastle, N.S.W., coal, screened and
delivered at the several public offices,
in cwt. bags, at 58s. per ton.
W. GISBORNE,
Under Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office.
(Native Department),
Auckland, 17th May, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
Watarauhi,
Matene,
Pairama,
Arama Karaka,
Manukau,
of Kaipara, to be Native Assessors under
the "Native Circuit Courts Act, 1858."
WILLIAM Fox.
G. S. Sale, Esq., appointed Receiver of Land
Revenue for Canterbury.
Treasury, Auckland,
4th June, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
GEORGE SAMUEL SALE, Esq.,
to be the Receiver of Land Revenue for the
Province of Canterbury, vice C. C. Bowen,
Esq., resigned.
THOMAS RUSSELL,
In the absence of the Colonial Treasurer.
D. Johnston appointed Collector of Customs at
Havelock.
Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Auckland, 4th June, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
DAVID JOHNSTON, Esq.,
to be Collector of Her Majesty's Customs at
the Port of Havelock, in the Province of
Marlborough.
THOMAS RUSSELL,
In the absence of the Commissioner of
Customs.
Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 19th May, 1864.
IT is hereby notified that
W. R. COLLETT, Esq.,
has been appointed Chief Superintendent of
Roads and Bridges for the General Govern-
ment.
This appointment bears date from 1st
March, 1864.
T. RUSSELL.
POSTAL.
Post-Office at Onehunga to be a Post-Office of the
Second Class.
General Post-office,
Auckland, 26th May, 1864.
IT is notified for general information that
on and after the 1st July next the Post-
Office at
ONEHUNGA
in the Province of Auckland, will be con-
stituted a Post-Office of the Second Class, for
the exchange of separate Mails and other
purposes, within the meaning of the 4th
Clause of the Postal Regulations of 1st April,
1862.
FREDERICK WHITAKER,
For the Postmaster-General.
POSTAL.
MONEY ORDER BRANCH.
Post-Office at Onehunga to be a Money Order
Office.
General Post-Office,
Auckland, 26th May, 1864.
NOTICE is hereby given that His Excel-
lency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the Post-Office at Onehunga, from
1st July next, to be a Money Order Office
for the issue and payment of Money Orders.
FREDERICK WHITAKER,
For the Postmaster-General.
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🚂 Details of New Lighthouse Exhibition at Cape St. Blaize, Mossel Bay
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsLighthouse, Cape St. Blaize, Mossel Bay, Technical specifications, Navigation
- F. Skead, R.N., Admiralty Surveyor
💰 Acceptance of Henry Kelly's Tender for Government Coal Supply
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- Henry Kelly, Coal supply tender accepted
- W. Gisborne, Under Secretary
🪶 Appointment of Native Assessors for Kaipara District
🪶 Māori Affairs17 May 1864
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- Watarauhi, Appointed Native Assessor
- Matene, Appointed Native Assessor
- Pairama, Appointed Native Assessor
- Arama Karaka, Appointed Native Assessor
- Manukau, Appointed Native Assessor
- William Fox
🗺️ Appointment of George Samuel Sale as Receiver of Land Revenue for Canterbury
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey4 June 1864
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- George Samuel Sale (Esquire), Appointed Receiver of Land Revenue
- C. C. Bowen (Esquire), Resigned as Receiver of Land Revenue
- Thomas Russell
🏭 Appointment of David Johnston as Collector of Customs at Havelock
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry4 June 1864
Collector of Customs, Havelock, Marlborough
- David Johnston (Esquire), Appointed Collector of Customs
- Thomas Russell
🏗️ Appointment of W. R. Collett as Chief Superintendent of Roads and Bridges
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works19 May 1864
Roads and Bridges, Superintendent, Appointment
- W. R. Collett (Esquire), Appointed Chief Superintendent of Roads
- T. Russell
🚂 Onehunga Post-Office upgraded to Second Class status
🚂 Transport & Communications26 May 1864
Postal service, Onehunga, Second Class Office, Mail exchange
- Frederick Whitaker
🚂 Onehunga Post-Office designated as Money Order Office
🚂 Transport & Communications26 May 1864
Money Order Office, Onehunga, Postal services
- Frederick Whitaker
NZ Gazette 1864, No 21