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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
has been altered to, and is now officially known by,
the name of
WAVERLEY.
H. A. ATKINSON,
Secretary for Crown Lands.
Alteration of Name of Township, Province of Westland.
Secretary for Crown Lands' Office,
Wellington, 5th February, 1876.
IT is hereby notified for public information that
the name of the Township in Jackson's Bay,
Province of Westland, formerly called "Seacombe,"
has been altered to, and is now officially known by,
the name of
ARAWATA.
H. A. ATKINSON,
Secretary for Crown Lands.
Assistant Surveyors appointed.
Confiscated Lands Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
DE GENNES FRASER, Esq.;
JOHN FREEMAN SICELY, Esq.; and
CHARLES FINNERTY, Esq.,
to be Assistant Surveyors in the Confiscated Lands
Department. These appointments to date from the
1st instant.
H. A. ATKINSON.
Appointment of Medical Referee.
Government Insurance Office,
Wellington, 5th February, 1876.
THE under-mentioned gentleman has been appointed
an additional Medical Referee under "The
Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874,"
for the District of Wairarapa, Province of Welling-
ton:-
WILLIAM H. HOSKING, Esq., M.R.C.S.E., &c.
W. GISBORNE,
Commissioner.
Members of the House of Representatives elected.
Clerk of the Writs' Office,
Wellington, 7th February, 1876.
THE Deputy of the Clerk of the Writs has received
day of December last, for the election of Members to
serve in the House of Representatives of New Zea-
land for the Electoral Districts hereinafter specified;
and by the indorsements on such Writs it appears
that the under-mentioned gentlemen have been duly
elected Members for the said Districts, viz.,-
For the District of Mongonui and Bay of Islands—
John William Williams.
For the District of City of Auckland East—
William Lee Rees.
For the District of Marsden—
Sir Robert Douglas.
For the District of City of Auckland West—
Sir George Grey, K.C.B.; and
Patrick Dignan.
For the District of Rodney—
John Sheehan.
For the District of Parnell—
Reader Gilson Wood.
For the District of Waitemata—
John Sangster Macfarlane.
For the District of Newton—
William Swanson.
For the District of Town of Onehunga—
George Maurice O'Rorke.
For the District of Eden—
Joseph Augustus Tole.
For the District of Franklin—
Ebenezer Hamlin; and
Hugh Hart Lusk.
For the District of the Thames—
Sir George Grey, K.C.B.; and
William Rowe.
For the District of Waikato—
Frederick Whitaker.
For the District of Waipa—
Alfred Cox.
For the District of East Coast—
George Edward Read.
For the District of Grey and Bell—
Frederic Alonzo Carrington.
For the District of Town of New Plymouth—
Thomas Kelly.
For the District of Egmont—
Harry Albert Atkinson.
For the District of Napier—
Sir Donald McLean, K.C.M.G.; and
William Russell Russell.
For the District of Olive—
John Davies Ormond.
For the District of Wanganui—
John Bryce; and
Sir Julius Vogel.
For the District of Rangitikei—
John Ballance.
For the District of Manawatu—
Walter Woods Johnston.
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NZ Gazette 1876, No 8
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Alteration of Township Name in Okotuku District, Wellington
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey7 February 1876
Township name change, Okotuku District, Wellington, Waverley
- H. A. Atkinson, Secretary for Crown Lands
🗺️ Alteration of Township Name in Westland Province (Seacombe to Arawata)
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey5 February 1876
Township name change, Seacombe, Arawata, Westland Province, Jackson's Bay
- H. A. Atkinson, Secretary for Crown Lands
🗺️ Appointment of Assistant Surveyors in Confiscated Lands Department
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey8 February 1876
Appointments, Assistant Surveyors, Confiscated Lands Department, Wellington
- DE GENNES Fraser (Esquire), Appointed Assistant Surveyor
- JOHN FREEMAN Sicely (Esquire), Appointed Assistant Surveyor
- CHARLES Finnerty, Appointed Assistant Surveyor
- H. A. Atkinson
🏥 Appointment of Medical Referee for Wairarapa District
🏥 Health & Social Welfare5 February 1876
Appointment, Medical Referee, Government Insurance, Wairarapa, Wellington
- WILLIAM H. Hosking (Esquire, M.R.C.S.E., &c.), Appointed Medical Referee
- W. Gisborne, Commissioner
🏛️ Election results for Members of the House of Representatives
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration7 February 1876
Elections, House of Representatives, Members elected, Electoral Districts
28 names identified
- John William Williams, Elected Member for Mongonui and Bay of Islands
- William Lee Rees, Elected Member for City of Auckland East
- Sir Robert Douglas, Elected Member for Marsden
- Sir George Grey (K.C.B.), Elected Member for City of Auckland West
- Patrick Dignan, Elected Member for City of Auckland West
- John Sheehan, Elected Member for Rodney
- Reader Gilson Wood, Elected Member for Parnell
- John Sangster Macfarlane, Elected Member for Waitemata
- William Swanson, Elected Member for Newton
- George Maurice O'Rorke, Elected Member for Town of Onehunga
- Joseph Augustus Tole, Elected Member for Eden
- Ebenezer Hamlin, Elected Member for Franklin
- Hugh Hart Lusk, Elected Member for Franklin
- Sir George Grey (K.C.B.), Elected Member for The Thames
- William Rowe, Elected Member for The Thames
- Frederick Whitaker, Elected Member for Waikato
- Alfred Cox, Elected Member for Waipa
- George Edward Read, Elected Member for East Coast
- Frederic Alonzo Carrington, Elected Member for Grey and Bell
- Thomas Kelly, Elected Member for Town of New Plymouth
- Harry Albert Atkinson, Elected Member for Egmont
- Sir Donald McLean (K.C.M.G.), Elected Member for Napier
- William Russell Russell, Elected Member for Napier
- John Davies Ormond, Elected Member for Olive
- John Bryce, Elected Member for Wanganui
- Sir Julius Vogel, Elected Member for Wanganui
- John Ballance, Elected Member for Rangitikei
- Walter Woods Johnston, Elected Member for Manawatu