New Zealand Gazette – 1878 – No. 125

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✨ Appointments and Land Notices



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Chief Postmasters appointed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 11th December, 1878.

I T having been determined that the Post Offices at

Oamaru, Timaru, and Wanganui shall be con-
stituted Chief Post Offices, the following promotions
have been made in the Postal Service:—
JOHN FRAME MCBETH, Esq.,
to be Chief Postmaster for the Postal District of
Wanganui;
WILLIAM WHITWELL BESWICK, Esq.,
to be Acting Chief Postmaster for the Postal District
of Timaru; and
FREDERICK BICKNELL, Esq.,
to be Acting Chief Postmaster for the Postal District
of Oamaru.
These promotions to date from the 1st of January,
1879.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Postmaster-General.)

Assessor appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1878.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to

appoint

WAATA TIPA
to be an Assessor for the purposes of "The Resident

Magistrates Act, 1867," "The Native Circuit Courts
Act, 1858," and "The Native Circuit Courts Act
Amendment Act, 1862," within the District of
Hauraki.

G. S. WHITMORE,
(for the Native Minister.)

Name of Township altered.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 11th December, 1878.

I T is hereby notified for public information that the

name of the Township of "Newcastle," in the
Provincial District of Auckland, has been altered to,
and is now officially known by, the name of "Ngarua
wahia."

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Licenses for Land under Deferred Payment annulled.

SUBURBAN AND RURAL SECTIONS.

N OTICE is hereby given that the Waste Lands

Board has annulled the licenses and declared
unoccupied the sections as recited in the annexed
Schedule, the conditions required not being fulfilled,
and has ordered that said sections should be again
reopened for application, on Monday, 23rd day of
December proximo.

Section. Block. Town or District. Area.
12 XVI. Gore A. R. P. 6 2 35
38 XVI. " 10 0 0
131 Oreti Hundred 200 0 0
491 Hokonui District 198 0 0
492 ... " 200 0 0 
WALTER H. PEARSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Invercargill, 21st November, 1878.

By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.




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🚂 Promotions of Chief Postmasters for Wanganui, Timaru, and Oamaru

🚂 Transport & Communications
11 December 1878
Post Office, Chief Postmaster, Promotion, Wanganui, Timaru, Oamaru
  • John Frame McBeth (Esquire), appointed Chief Postmaster for Wanganui
  • William Whitwell Beswick (Esquire), appointed Acting Chief Postmaster for Timaru
  • Frederick Bicknell (Esquire), appointed Acting Chief Postmaster for Oamaru

  • J. Ballance (for the Postmaster-General.)

⚖️ Appointment of Assessor for Hauraki District

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
10 December 1878
Assessor, Appointment, Resident Magistrates Act, Native Circuit Courts Act, Hauraki
  • Waata Tipa, appointed Assessor for Hauraki District

  • G. S. Whitmore (for the Native Minister.)

🗺️ Alteration of Township name from Newcastle to Ngaruawahia

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
11 December 1878
Township name change, Newcastle, Ngaruawahia, Auckland
  • J. Ballance (for the Minister of Lands.)

🗺️ Annulment of Deferred Payment Land Licenses and reopening sections

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
21 November 1878
Land License annulment, Deferred Payment, Waste Lands Board, Gore, Oreti Hundred, Hokonui District
  • Walter H. Pearson, Commissioner of Crown Lands.