New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 5

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✨ Court Sittings and Appointments

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Fixing Sittings of the District Court of Western Otago.

NORMANBY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power in that behalf enabling me, I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby fix and appoint that sittings of the District Court of Western Otago, for Civil and Criminal business, shall be held as follows, in lieu of those previously fixed and appointed:—

In the Council Hall, at Invercargill, on the twentieth day of January, the eighteenth day of February, twentieth March, twenty-first April, twentieth May, twentieth June, twenty-first July, twentieth August, twenty-second September, twentieth October, twentieth November, seventeenth December.

Provided that in case any of the days so fixed as aforesaid shall happen to be a Sunday or a holiday, then the Court appointed for that day shall be held on the first day thereafter not being a holiday.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

J. BALANCE.

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,” I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand do hereby appoint the persons named in the Schedule hereto to be the Judges of the Assessment Courts for the districts placed opposite the name of each such person respectively.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this ninth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

J. T. FISHER,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)

SCHEDULE.

Districts.	Judge of Assessment Courts.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

Ahipara Highway Board District ... George Kelly, Esq.
Mongonui Highway Board District ... George Kelly, Esq.
Mongonui Township Highway Board District ... George Kelly, Esq.
Whakapaku Highway Board District ... George Kelly, Esq.
Totara Highway Board District ... George Kelly, Esq.
Kaeo Highway Board District ... George Kelly, Esq.
Whangaroa North Highway Board District ... George Kelly, Esq.
Pukekohe East Highway Board District ... Thomas Jackson, Esq., R.M.
Pukekohe West Highway Board District ... Thomas Jackson, Esq., R.M.
Matamata Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Taotaoroa Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Waitoa Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Kirikiriroa Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Hamilton East Township ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Tamahere Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Cambridge Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Cambridge North Township ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Town of Ngaruawahia ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Part of Newcastle Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Hamilton West Township ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Hamilton Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Mangapiko Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Tuhikaramea Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Part of Alexandra Township ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Rangiawhia Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Pukekura Highway Board District ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Town of Kihikihi ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.
Borough of Hamilton ... Henry William Northcroft, Esq., R.M.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF HAWKE’S BAY.

Mohaka Highway District ... Harry Kenrick, Esq., R.M.
Wairoa Country Highway District ... Harry Kenrick, Esq., R.M.
Nuhaka Highway District ... Harry Kenrick, Esq., R.M.
Woodville Highway District ... John William Thomson, Esq.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF TARANAKI.

Hawera Road Board District ... Charles Allen Wray, Esq., R.M.
Patea West Road Board District ... Charles Allen Wray, Esq., R.M.
Patea East Road Board District ... Charles Allen Wray, Esq., R.M.
Township of Hawera ... Charles Allen Wray, Esq., R.M.
Township of Carlyle ... Charles Allen Wray, Esq., R.M.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1879, No 5

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

⚖️ Fixing Sittings of the District Court of Western Otago

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated3 January 1879
KeywordsDistrict Court, Western Otago, Court schedule, Invercargill
👩‍💼 Officials

George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Governor
J. Balance

🏛️ Judges of Assessment Courts Appointed

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated9 January 1879
KeywordsJudges, Assessment Courts, Rating Act 1876, Appointments
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

George Kelly (Esquire), Appointed Judge for multiple districts
Thomas Jackson (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Pukekohe districts
Henry William Northcroft (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for multiple districts
Harry Kenrick (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Hawke’s Bay districts
John William Thomson (Esquire), Appointed Judge for Woodville district
Charles Allen Wray (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge for Taranaki districts

👩‍💼 Officials

George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Governor
J. T. Fisher, in the absence of the Colonial Secretary

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