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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1870.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th June, 1870.
PARLIAMENT will be opened to-morrow (Tuesday,
14th June), at Two o'clock p.m.
W. GISBORNE.
G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly
of New Zealand, intituled "The District
Courts Jurisdiction Extension Act, 1866," it is
enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, by
Proclamation published in the New Zealand Gazette,
to bring into operation with respect to any District
Court, from and after a day to be named in such
Proclamation, either the whole of the said Act or
such sections thereof as to him may seem fit:
Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen,
the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in
pursuance and exercise of the said power and
authority vested in me for this purpose, do hereby
proclaim and declare that on the fifteenth day of
June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, the
said "District Courts Jurisdiction Extension Act,
1866," shall come into operation with respect to
"The District Court of Hawke's Bay."
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; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, at Wellington,
this third day of June, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy.
W. GISBORNE.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Auckland, this
fourth day of May, 1870.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by "The Disturbed Districts Act,
1869," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for
the Governor, by Order in Council, from time
to time to appoint special sittings of the Supreme
Court, to be held at such times and places, and
before such one or more Judges of the Supreme
Court, as the Governor shall from time to time by
any Order in Council fix and appoint, for the trial of
persons accused or suspected of offences within the
meaning of the said Act:
Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, in
exercise of the powers vested in him by the said Act,
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of New Zealand, doth hereby appoint a
special sitting of the Supreme Court to be held at the
Supreme Court House at the Town of Wellington,
in Province of Wellington, at ten of the clock in
the forenoon, on the twenty-seventh day of June,
before Alexander James Johnston, Esquire, a Judge
of the said Supreme Court, for the trial of persons
accused or suspected of offences within the meaning
of the said Act.
HENRY D. PITT, Capt., R.A.,
Private Secretary
(for Clerk of the Executive Council).
G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Auckland, this
fourth day of May, 1870.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by "The Disturbed Districts Act,
1869," it is enacted that where in "The Jury
Act, 1868," any act, matter, or thing in relation to
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NZ Gazette 1870, No 31
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🏛️ Announcement of Parliament Opening Date
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration13 June 1870
Parliament opening, date, time, Wellington
- W. Gisborne
- G. F. Bowen, Governor
🏛️ Proclamation extending District Court Jurisdiction to Hawke's Bay
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration3 June 1870
Proclamation, District Court, Jurisdiction Extension Act, Hawke's Bay
- 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
- W. Gisborne
⚖️ Order in Council appointing special Supreme Court sitting in Wellington
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement4 May 1870
Order in Council, Supreme Court, Special Sitting, Wellington, Disturbed Districts Act, Alexander James Johnston
- Alexander James Johnston (Esquire), Judge presiding at special sitting
- G. F. Bowen, Governor
- HENRY D. PITT, Captain, Royal Artillery, Private Secretary (for Clerk of the Executive Council)
- G. F. Bowen, Governor
⚖️ Start of Order in Council regarding Jury Act provisions
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement4 May 1870
Order in Council, Jury Act, Disturbed Districts Act
- G. F. Bowen, Governor