New Zealand Gazette – 1866 – No. 38

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✨ Government Notices and Rewards



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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1866.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1866.
IT is hereby notified for general information, that
the General Assembly will be opened by Com-
mission, on SATURDAY, the 30th instant, at Noon.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1866.
THE following Notice in the London Gazette is re-
published for general information.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Whitehall, 10th February, 1866.
THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters
Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting
the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland unto DAVID MONRO, Esq.,
Speaker of the House of Representatives in the
Colony of New Zealand.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st June, 1866.
NOTICE.—Whereas a person of the name of
GEORGE DOBSON, Civil Engineer in the service
of the Provincial Government of Canterbury, has
mysteriously disappeared in the neighbourhood of
Grey River, Province of Canterbury: Notice is here-

by given that, should the said George Dobson have
been murdered, His Excellency the Governor will
grant a Free Pardon to anyone implicated in such
murder, except the actual murderer, who shall give
such information as will lead to the apprehension
and conviction of the murderer or murderers.
E. W. STAFFORD.

NOTICE.
£200 Reward, or a Free Pardon to an Accomplice.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 26th June, 1866.

WHEREAS persons of the names Felix Mathews,
John Kempthorne, James Dudley, and James
Pontius, have mysteriously disappeared, and whereas
it is supposed that they have been murdered, on the
road between Nelson and Marlborough :
This is to notify that should these persons, or any
of them, have been murdered, a reward of two
hundred pounds (£200) will be given to any person
who will give information that will lead to the con-
viction of the perpetrators; or His Excellency the
Governor will grant a free pardon to any person
implicated in such murder, except to the actual
murderer or murderers, who shall give such informa-
tion as shall lead to the conviction aforesaid.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.



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🏛️ Notification of the opening of the General Assembly by Commission

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
28 June 1866
General Assembly, Opening, Commission, Wellington
  • E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary

🏛️ Granting of Knighthood to David Monro, Speaker of the House of Representatives

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
28 June 1866
Knighthood, Letters Patent, London Gazette, David Monro, Speaker
  • David Monro (Esquire), Granted dignity of Knight

  • E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Offer of Free Pardon for information regarding suspected murder of George Dobson

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
21 June 1866
Missing person, Murder investigation, Free Pardon, George Dobson, Civil Engineer
  • George Dobson, Missing Civil Engineer, suspected murder

  • E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Reward and Free Pardon for information on murders between Nelson and Marlborough

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
26 June 1866
Reward, Free Pardon, Murder, Nelson, Marlborough, Conviction
  • Felix Mathews, Suspected murder victim
  • John Kempthorne, Suspected murder victim
  • James Dudley, Suspected murder victim
  • James Pontius, Suspected murder victim

  • E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary