New Zealand Gazette – 1864 – No. 31

Page 339

✨ Proclamation, Postal, Military, Gold Exports

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 339

Hawke's Bay, and Wellington in the North Island,
should be exempted from the provisions of the said
Proclamation:

Now therefore I, Samuel Bealey, Superintendent
of the Province of Canterbury, do hereby rescind the
the said Proclamation, in so far as it relates to the
said Provinces of Nelson and Marlborough in the
Middle Island, and the said Provinces of Taranaki,
Hawke's Bay, and Wellington in the North Island.

Given under my hand, at Christchurch, this
eleventh day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-four.

By His Honor's command,
WM. ROLLESTON,
Provincial Secretary.

S. BEALEY,
Superintendent.

POSTAL.

Alterations in Money Order Offices.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 29th July, 1864.

THE following notice received from the General
Post Office, Adelaide, respecting alterations in
Money Order Offices, is published for general
information.

THOMAS BANNATYNE GILLIES,
Postmaster General.

NOARLUNGA MONEY ORDER OFFICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that a Money Order Office
will be opened at Noarlunga from the 1st July next.
The Money Order Office at Aldinga will be closed
from the above date, and any orders then outstanding
at that office will be payable at Noarlunga.

J. W. LEWIS,
Postmaster-General.
General Post Office, Adelaide,
June 7th, 1864.

MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 16th August, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the following appointments, viz. :-

In the Auckland Militia.

Quarter-Master James Davis, to have the rank of
Captain. Date of Commission, 7th August, 1864.

In the Taranaki Militia.

Jonathan Bear, to be Ensign. Date of Commission,
4th August, 1864.

T. RUSSELL.

NOTICE. The undermentioned persons have been
duly Licensed under Clause 16, "Customs Regu-
lation Act, 1858," to act as Custom House Agents
at the Port of Auckland until the 31st day of Decem-
ber, 1864:-

Masters and Carbines, Queen-street,
Thomas Russell, Custom House-street.

WILLIAM YOUNG,
Deputy Commissioner.

Customs, Auckland,
11th August, 1864.

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD EXPORTED from NEW ZEALAND, from 1st April, 1857, to 30th June, 1864.

During the Quarter ended 31st June, 1864.

R. F PORTER, Assistant Treasurer.

Port of Export.	Produce of Gold Fields in the Province of	To Great Britain. ozs.	To New South Wales. ozs.	To Victoria. ozs.	To Tasmania. ozs.	To Other Places. ozs.	Total. Quantity. ozs.	Total. Value. £	Exported previously to 31st March, 1864. ozs.	Exported previously to 31st March, 1864. £	Total Exported from New Zealand to 30th June, 1864. ozs.	Total Exported from New Zealand to 30th June, 1864. £
Auckland	Auckland	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	6,905	21,844	8,601	26,939
Nelson	Nelson	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	63,275	245,191	67,836	262,867
Picton	Marlborough	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Lyttelton	Canterbury.	.	.	105	.	20	23	91	7,205	27,919
Dunedin	Otago	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Bluff Harbour	"	.	.	.	.	.	6,917	2,784	1,331,653	5,160,156	1,470,404	5,697,814
		6,940	50,390	94,885	21	152,236	588,439	1,401,833	5,427,191	1,554,069	6,015,630

Treasury, Auckland, 12th August, 1864.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1864, No 31

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

🏘️ Rescission of Proclamation regarding Infected Districts (continued from previous page)

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated11 July 1864
KeywordsProclamation, Diseased Cattle Act, Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

S. Bealey, Superintendent
Wm. Rolleston, Provincial Secretary

🚂 Alterations in South Australian Money Order Offices

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated29 July 1864
KeywordsMoney Order Office, Adelaide, Noarlunga, Aldinga, Postal services
👩‍💼 Officials

Thomas Bannatyne Gillies, Postmaster General
J. W. Lewis, Postmaster-General

🛡️ Appointments and Promotions in Auckland and Taranaki Militia

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated16 August 1864
KeywordsMilitia, Volunteers, Auckland, Taranaki, Captain, Ensign
👱🏽 Names

James Davis, promoted to rank of Captain
Jonathan Bear, appointed Ensign

👩‍💼 Officials

T. Russell

🏭 Licensing of Custom House Agents at Port of Auckland

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated11 August 1864
KeywordsCustoms Agent, License, Auckland, Customs Regulation Act
👱🏽 Names

Masters and Carbines, Licensed Custom House Agent
Thomas Russell, Licensed Custom House Agent

👩‍💼 Officials

William Young, Deputy Commissioner

💰 Return of Gold Exported from New Zealand to 30th June 1864

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated12 August 1864
KeywordsGold export statistics, Value, Quantity, Auckland, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago
👩‍💼 Officials

R. F Porter, Assistant Treasurer

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