Proclamations and Appointments




Numb. 45.

421

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1869.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by "The Petty Sessions Act, 1865,"
it is enacted that as soon as conveniently may
be after the establishment of a Petty Sessions
District, and afterwards from time to time as may be
deemed expedient, the Governor shall, by Proclama-
tion in the New Zealand Gazette, appoint a meeting
of the Justices of the Peace resident in such district
to be yearly held within such district at some
specified time and place, for the purpose of choosing
a Chairman of Petty Sessions and settling a rota of
attendance: And whereas by an Order in Council
bearing date the twenty-eighth day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, the Petty
Sessions District of Waipaoa was defined and estab-
lished: And whereas by an Order in Council bearing
date the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-nine, the Petty Sessions Districts
of Invercargill, Clutha, and Tokomairiro, were defined
and established:

Now therefore I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the
Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance and in
exercise of the power and authority in that behalf
vested in me, do hereby proclaim and appoint that
for each of the districts named in the Schedule hereto
a meeting of the Justices of the Peace resident within
such district shall be yearly held at the place whereof
the name is in the said Schedule set opposite to the
name of such district, at twelve o'clock noon, on the
fourth Tuesday in the month of October, for the
purpose of choosing a Chairman of Petty Sessions
and settling a rota of attendance.

Name of District. Place of Meeting.
Waipaoa ... ... Court House, Waipaoa.
Clutha ... ... Court House, Molyneux.
Tokomairiro ... ... Court House, Tokomairiro.
Invercargill ... ... Court House, Invercargill.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of
Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor

and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her
Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the
same, at the Government House, at
Wellington; and issued under the Seal
of the said Colony, this nineteenth day
of August, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
W. GISBORNE.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
eighteenth day of August, 1869.
Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Gold Fields Act, 1866," it
is amongst other things enacted that it shall
be lawful for the Governor, by Order in Council,
from time to time to constitute for any Gold Field,
or for any part thereof, Warden's Courts, for the
administration of justice therein, and to appoint
Wardens of such Courts, with power to act alone or
with assessors, and in such manner, and to exercise
all or any of the powers thereinafter mentioned, as
the Governor shall think fit to direct:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the Colony, doth hereby, in pursuance
and exercise of the power and authority vested in
him for this purpose, appoint

GEORGE BOUTFLOWER DAVY, Esq.,

to be a Warden of all Wardens' Courts now con-
stituted or hereafter to be constituted within the
Gold Fields of the Province of Auckland, with power
to him to act alone or with assessors, and to exercise
all or any of the powers vested in or imposed on
Judges of Wardens' Courts.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

ERRATUM.—In Gazette No. 5, of 8th July, 1869, page 53, in the Notice of the appointment of Inspectors of Weights and
Measures, for Louis Julius Heidner, read Louis Julius Weidner.



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⚖️ Proclamation Setting Yearly Petty Sessions Meetings

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
19 August 1869
Petty Sessions Act, Justices of the Peace, District meetings, Waipaoa, Clutha, Tokomairiro, Invercargill
  • G. F. Bowen, Governor
  • W. Gisborne

🌾 Appointment of Warden for Gold Fields Courts in Auckland

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
18 August 1869
Gold Fields Act, Warden appointment, Auckland Province, Executive Council
  • GEORGE BOUTFLOWER Davy (Esquire), Appointed Warden of Wardens' Courts

  • G. F. Bowen, Governor
  • Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council

📰 Erratum regarding Inspector of Weights and Measures Appointment

📰 NZ Gazette
Erratum, Weights and Measures, Name correction, Louis Julius Weidner
  • Louis Julius Heidner, Name incorrectly listed previously
  • Louis Julius Weidner, Correct name for Inspector appointment