New Zealand Gazette – 1877 – No. 16

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✨ Appointment of Assessment Court Judges

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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1877.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1877.

Judges of Assessment Courts under "The Rating Act, 1876," appointed.

NORMANBY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of all powers and authorities vested in me by "The Rating Act, 1876,"
do hereby appoint the persons named in the Schedule hereto to be Judges of the Assessment Courts
for the districts placed opposite the name of each such person respectively.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine,
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 Council; 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 tenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-seven.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

SCHEDULE.

Districts.
Judges of Assessment Courts.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF CANTERBURY.

Districts.	Judges of Assessment Courts.
City of Christchurch Municipality	George Lilly Mellish, Esq., R.M.
Borough of Lyttelton	William Donald, Esq., R.M.
Borough of Timaru	Belfield Woollcombe, Esq., R.M.
Borough of Kaiapoi	Caleb Whitefoord, Esq., R.M.
Borough of Akaroa	Justin Aylmer, Esq., R.M.
Akaroa and Wainui Road District	Justin Aylmer, Esq., R.M.
Ashburton Road District	George Lilly Mellish, Esq., R.M.
Upper Ashburton Road District	George Lilly Mellish, Esq., R.M.
Ashley Road District	Caleb Whitefoord, Esq., R.M.
Avon Road District	George Lilly Mellish, Esq., R.M.
Courtenay Road District	William Donald, Esq., R.M.
Cust Road District	Caleb Whitefoord, Esq., R.M.
Ellesmere Road District	George Lilly Mellish, Esq., R.M.
Eyreton Road District	Caleb Whitefoord, Esq., R.M.
Eyreton (West) Road District	Caleb Whitefoord, Esq., R.M.
Halswell Road District	George Lilly Mellish, Esq., R.M.
Heathcote Road District	George Lilly Mellish, Esq., R.M.
Kowai Road District	Caleb Whitefoord, Esq., R.M.
Lake Coleridge Road District	William Donald, Esq., R.M.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1877, No 16

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Appointment of Judges of Assessment Courts under The Rating Act, 1876

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated10 February 1877
KeywordsAppointments, Judges, Assessment Courts, Rating Act 1876, Canterbury, Resident Magistrate
👱🏽 Names

19 names identified

George Lilly Mellish (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Christchurch Municipality
William Donald (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Lyttelton Borough
Belfield Woollcombe (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Timaru Borough
Caleb Whitefoord (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Kaiapoi Borough
Justin Aylmer (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Akaroa Borough
Justin Aylmer (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Akaroa and Wainui Road District
George Lilly Mellish (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Ashburton Road District
George Lilly Mellish (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Upper Ashburton Road District
Caleb Whitefoord (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Ashley Road District
George Lilly Mellish (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Avon Road District
William Donald (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Courtenay Road District
Caleb Whitefoord (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Cust Road District
George Lilly Mellish (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Ellesmere Road District
Caleb Whitefoord (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Eyreton Road District
Caleb Whitefoord (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Eyreton (West) Road District
George Lilly Mellish (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Halswell Road District
George Lilly Mellish (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Heathcote Road District
Caleb Whitefoord (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Kowai Road District
William Donald (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Lake Coleridge Road District

👩‍💼 Officials

Marquis of Normanby, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
Charles C. Bowen

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