Appointments and Naturalizations




Numb. 54.

677

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1876.

Justice of the Peace appointed under "The Municipal
Corporations Act, 1867."

NORMANBY, Governor.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and thirty-third
section of an Act of the General Assembly of
New Zealand, intituled "The Municipal Corporations
Act, 1867," it is enacted that it shall be the duty of
the Town Clerk of every borough, as soon as con-
veniently may be after every election of a Mayor for
such borough, to give notice to the Colonial Secretary
for the time being of such election, and of the person
elected; and it shall be lawful for the Governor, if
he shall think fit, and if such person shall not then be
a Justice of the Peace, by Warrant under his hand,
published in the New Zealand Gazette, to appoint
such person to be a Justice of the Peace for the
colony; and it is also thereby enacted that in every
such appointment it shall be expressed that it is
made under the one hundred and thirty-third section
of the said Act; and it is further declared that such
appointment shall continue in force only during the
Mayoralty of such person, and the person so ap-
pointed shall not, by virtue of such appointment, be
authorized to sit or act as a Justice of the Peace
elsewhere than within the borough:

Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
said power and authority in me vested in that behalf,
do hereby appoint

GEORGE SCARBROUGH, Esq.,

the person elected to be the Mayor of the Borough
of Akaroa, to be a Justice of the Peace under the one
hundred and thirty-third section of "The Municipal
Corporations Act, 1867."

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of
Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron
Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County
of York, in the Peerage of the United
Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New
Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the

Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her
Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Coun-
cil; Knight Commander 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, this
thirtieth day of September, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-six.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th October, 1876.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue Letters of Naturalization, under "The
Aliens Act, 1866," in favour of the under-mentioned
persons, viz.,-

Name. Occupation. Residence.
Anton Berntson Settler Danevirk, Hawke's Bay.
Jacob Andersen Bak Settler Danevirk, Hawke's Bay.
Martin Tolhopf Farmer Puhoi, Auckland.
Etienne Emile Metard... Watchmaker and Jeweller Feilding, Wellington.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Visiting Justices appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 30th September, 1876.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM KERR NESBITT, Esq., R.M., and
ANDREW GRAHAM, Esq., J.P.,

to be Visiting Justices of the Prison at Gisborne.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.



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⚖️ Appointment of Mayor as Justice of the Peace for Akaroa

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
30 September 1876
Justice of the Peace, Municipal Corporations Act 1867, Mayor, Akaroa, Proclamation
  • GEORGE SCARBROUGH (Esquire), Elected Mayor of Akaroa, appointed Justice of the Peace

  • NORMANBY, Governor (George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby)
  • CHARLES C. BOWEN

🏛️ Letters of Naturalization issued under The Aliens Act, 1866

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
5 October 1876
Naturalization, Aliens Act 1866, Settler, Farmer, Watchmaker, Hawke's Bay, Auckland
  • Anton Berntson, Issued Letters of Naturalization
  • Jacob Andersen Bak, Issued Letters of Naturalization
  • Martin Tolhopf, Issued Letters of Naturalization
  • Etienne Emile Metard, Issued Letters of Naturalization

  • DANIEL POLLEN

⚖️ Appointment of Visiting Justices for Gisborne Prison

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
30 September 1876
Visiting Justices, Prison, Gisborne, Appointment
  • WILLIAM KERR NESBITT (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Visiting Justice of the Prison
  • ANDREW GRAHAM (Esquire, J.P.), Appointed Visiting Justice of the Prison

  • CHARLES C. BOWEN