Government Appointments and Notices




974
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Land temporarily reserved in the Provincial District
of Wellington.

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and forty-fourth
section of "The Land Act, 1877," it is enacted
that the Governor may from time to time, either by
general or particular description, and whether the
same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale
temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be
then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands
which in his opinion are required for any of the pur-
poses in the said section mentioned:

Now, therefore, I, Sir Hercules George Robert
Robinson, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and
authorities vested in me by the said Act, do hereby
temporarily reserve from sale the land in the Provin-
cial District of Wellington described in the Schedule
hereunder written, for the purpose in the said Sche-
dule specified.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 36½ perches,
being part 5 of Section No. 3, Town of Carterton,
Provincial District of Wellington. Bounded towards
the North by a public road, 151·6 links; towards the
East by part 2 of said section, 150 links; towards
the South by part 4 of said section, 151·6 links; and
towards the West by other part of said section, 150
links. As a site for a public library.

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

W. GISBORNE,
Minister of Lands.

Scale of Fees for Georgetown Cemetery, Awamoko.

SCALE of Fees for Georgetown Cemetery, Awa-
moko, County of Waitaki:—

Family graves, 8 x 12 feet
Single graves, 8 x 4 feet
Adjoining sections by the same persons,
8 x 4 feet

BURIAL FEES, ETC.

Adults (grave-digging)
Over 5 years
Under 5 years, or still-born
Warrant to inter

£ s. d.
3 0 0
1 10 0
1 0 0

1 5 0
0 15 0
0 5 0
0 2 6

In pursuance of the powers vested in me by the
Ordinance of the Province of Otago intituled "The
Cemetery Reserves Management Ordinance, 1864,"
I do hereby consent to the above scale of fees.

As witness my hand, this fifth day of July, 1879.

HERCULES ROBINSON,
Governor.

Member of Executive Council resigned.

Executive Council Chamber,
Wellington, 15th July, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has this day been
pleased to accept the resignation of
The Honorable WILLIAM SWAINSON
as a Member of the Executive Council of New
Zealand.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Members of Executive Council sworn in.

Executive Council Chamber,
Wellington, 15th July, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
administer the oaths of office to
The Honorable JAMES WILLIAM THOMSON and
The Honorable HOANI NAHE.
They are sworn members of the Executive Council
of New Zealand.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Manager appointed for Georgetown Cemetery, County
of Waitaki.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JAMES MCAULEY
to be a Trustee of the Georgetown Cemetery,
Awamoko, County of Waitaki, vice A. McDonald,
resigned.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Registration and Returning Officer appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th July, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JACKSON KEDDELL, Esq., R.M.,
to be Registration and Returning Officer for the
Electoral District of Dunstan for the election of
Members of the House of Representatives, vice
W. L. Simpson, Esq., resigned.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Public Vaccinator appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1879.

IT is hereby notified that under the provisions of
"The Public Health Act, 1876," His Excellency
the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JAMES WITHIEL PHILLIPS HOSKING, Esq.,
L.R.C.P. Edin.,
to be a Public Vaccinator, to perform gratuitous
vaccination in accordance with the provisions of the
said Act and any regulations made or to be made
thereunder, for the District of Dunedin.

G. S. WHITMORE.

United States Consul provisionally recognized.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th July, 1879.

IT is hereby notified that the President of the
United States having appointed
GILDEROY WELLES GRIFFIN
to be United States Consul at Auckland, His Ex-
cellency the Governor has been pleased to recognize
such appointment provisionally.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Members of Amuri, Suburban North, Motueka, Upper
Motueka, and Waimea Road Boards elected
(Nelson).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th July, 1879.

IN conformity with an Act, of the Provincial
Council of the late Province of Nelson in



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🗺️ Temporary reservation of Crown land in Wellington Provincial District

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
14 July 1879
Land reservation, Crown lands, Carterton, Public library site, Wellington
  • HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor
  • W. GISBORNE, Minister of Lands

🏘️ Scale of Fees for Georgetown Cemetery, Awamoko, Waitaki County

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
5 July 1879
Cemetery fees, Burial fees, Georgetown Cemetery, Waitaki County, Otago Ordinance
  • HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor

🏛️ Acceptance of resignation of Member of Executive Council

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
15 July 1879
Executive Council, Resignation, Wellington
  • WILLIAM SWAINSON (Honorable), Resigned from Executive Council

  • FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏛️ Swearing in of new Members of Executive Council

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
15 July 1879
Executive Council, Oaths of office, Wellington
  • JAMES WILLIAM THOMSON (Honorable), Sworn member of Executive Council
  • HOANI NAHE (Honorable), Sworn member of Executive Council

  • FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏘️ Appointment of Trustee for Georgetown Cemetery, Waitaki County

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
5 July 1879
Cemetery Trustee appointment, Georgetown Cemetery, Waitaki County
  • JAMES MCAULEY, Appointed Trustee of Cemetery
  • A. McDonald, Resigned as Trustee

  • G. S. WHITMORE

🏛️ Appointment of Registration and Returning Officer for Dunstan Electoral District

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
9 July 1879
Electoral Officer appointment, Dunstan District, House of Representatives
  • JACKSON KEDDELL (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Registration and Returning Officer
  • W. L. Simpson (Esquire), Resigned as Returning Officer

  • G. S. WHITMORE

🏥 Appointment of Public Vaccinator for Dunedin District

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
10 July 1879
Public Vaccinator appointment, Dunedin District, Public Health Act
  • JAMES WITHIEL PHILLIPS HOSKING (Esquire, L.R.C.P. Edin.), Appointed Public Vaccinator

  • G. S. WHITMORE

🌏 Provisional recognition of United States Consul at Auckland

🌏 External Affairs & Territories
14 July 1879
Consul recognition, United States, Auckland
  • GILDEROY WELLES GRIFFIN, Recognized US Consul

  • G. S. WHITMORE

🏘️ Election results for various Nelson Road Boards

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
14 July 1879
Road Boards election, Amuri, Motueka, Waimea, Nelson Province