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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Commission appointing the Chief Justice or the Senior
Judge to be Administrator of the Goverment of
New Zealand.
VICTORIA, R.
VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
Queen, Defender of the Faith, to Our Chief
Justice for the time being of Our Colony of
New Zealand, or to the Senior Judge for
the time being of Our said Colony:
GREETING :
WE do, by this Our Commission, under Our Sign
Manual and Signet, appoint you Our said Chief
Justice for the time being, until Our further pleasure
shall be signified, to administer the Government of
Our said Colony of New Zealand in case of the
death, incapacity, or absence from Our said Colony
of Our Right Trusty and Entirely-beloved George
Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby,
Knight Commander of Our Most Distinguished
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Our
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our
said Colony, with all and singular the powers and
authorities granted to the said George Augustus
Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, in Our Com-
mission bearing date at Westminster, the sixth day
of November, One thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four, in the thirty-eighth year of Our
Reign; and in case, after such death, or during such
absence or incapacity of Our said Governor as afore-
said, you, Our said Chief Justice for the time being,
shall be absent from the Colony, or shall die, or
become incapable of administering the Government
of Our said Colony, then We do appoint the Senior
Judge for the time being of Our said Colony then
residing therein, and not being incapable as aforesaid,
to administer the Government thereof, with all such
powers and authorities aforesaid, which said powers
and authorities we do hereby authorize and require
you, or the said Senior Judge, to exercise and per-
form, according to such instructions as the said
George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Nor-
manby, hath already received, and such further
orders and instructions as you or the said Senior
Judge may hereafter receive from Us.
And We do hereby command all 'and singular
Our Officers, Ministers, and loving subjects in Our
said Colony, and all others whom it may concern, to
take due notice hereof, and to give their ready
obedience accordingly. And for so doing this shall
be your warrant.
Given at our Court at Balmoral, this seventh
day of November, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four, in the thirty-
eighth year of Our reign.
By Her Majesty's command.
CARNARVON.
By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.
NZ Gazette 1879, No 21
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🏛️ Royal Commission appointing Chief Justice as Administrator of Government
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration7 November 1874
Royal Commission, Administrator, Chief Justice, Senior Judge, Governor, Balmoral
- George Augustus Constantine Normanby (Marquis), Governor whose absence triggers appointment
- VICTORIA, R.
- CARNARVON