New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 95

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✨ Land Tax Receiver Appointments

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[SEPT. 11

Receivers of Land-Tax appointed.

Land-Tax Office, Wellington, 10th September, 1879.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the following gentlemen Receivers of Land-
Tax for the places opposite their names, under "The Land-Tax Act, 1878."

JOHN SPERREY,
Land-Tax Commissioner.

AUCKLAND LAND-TAX DISTRICT.

Simeon Inder (Postmaster, Mongonui) ... ... Mongonui.
John Finley Martin (Postmaster, Russell) ... ... Bay of Islands.
Thomas Lumsden Millar (Postmaster, Hokianga) ... ... Hokianga.
William Grant Fraser (Postmaster, Whangarei) ... ... Whangarei.
Edward Mitchelson (Postmaster, Dargaville) ... ... Hobson.
George Thomas Hartnell (Postmaster, Port Albert) ... ... Rodney.
John Lamb (Postmaster, Waitemata Mills, Riverhead) ... ... Waitemata.
Alfred James Berry (Postmaster, Drury) ... ... Manukau.
Thomas Edward Clough (Postmaster, Te Awamutu). ... ... Waipa.
Herbert Logie (Postmaster, Hamilton) ... ... Waikato ... Hamilton.
James Howard Sheath (Postmaster, Tauranga) ... ... Piako.
Samuel Elliott (Postmaster, Opotiki) ... ... Tauranga.
Allan Gilmour (Postmaster, Raglan) ... ... Taupo.
Thomas Hill (Receiver of Land Revenue, Auckland) ... ... Whakatane.
... ... Raglan.
... ... Kawhia.
Albert James Allom (Receiver of Gold Revenue, Grahamstown) ... ... Eden (and Islands) ... Auckland.
James Brown Gatland (Receiver of Gold Revenue, Coromandel) ... ... Thames ... Parnell.
... ... Coromandel. ... Onehunga.
... ... ... Thames.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND-TAX DISTRICT.

William Parker, jun. (Receiver of Land Revenue, Napier) ... Hawke's Bay ... Napier.
John Hilton Weaver (Postmaster, Waipawa) ... Waipawa.
Robert White (Postmaster, Wairoa) ... Wairoa.
George Joseph Brown (Postmaster, Gisborne) ... Cook ... Gisborne.

WELLINGTON LAND-TAX DISTRICT.

Robert Thompson (Receiver of Land Revenue, New Plymouth)... Taranaki ... New Plymouth.
J. F. Long (Postmaster, Carlyle) ... Patea.
John Frame McBeth (Postmaster, Wanganui) ... Wanganui ... Wanganui.
George Innes (Postmaster, Palmerston North) ... Manawatu ... Palmerston North.
George Baker (Postmaster, Marton) ... Rangitikei.
John Bagge (Postmaster, Masterton) ... Wairarapa East ... Masterton.
J. T. Shaw (Postmaster, Carterton) ... Wairarapa West.
H. A. Cowper (Postmaster, Greytown) ... Greytown.
Henry Scott McKellar (Receiver of Land Revenue, Wellington) ... Hutt ... Wellington.

NELSON LAND-TAX DISTRICT.

A. Absolumbe (Postmaster, Waiau) ... Amuri. ... Westport.
Charles Hugh Webb Bowen (Receiver of Gold Revenue, Westport) ... Buller
D. B. Duncan (Postmaster, Cheviot) ... Cheviot.
Alexander Le Grand Campbell (Receiver of Gold Revenue, Collingwood) ... Collingwood.
Tom Kenrick (Receiver of Gold Revenue, Greymouth) ... Grey ... Greymouth.
Henry Lucas (Receiver of Gold Revenue, Reefton) ... Inangahua.
J. Goodall (Postmaster, Kaikoura) ... Kaikoura.
Edward William Pasley (Receiver of Land Revenue, Blenheim)... Marlborough ... Blenheim.
John Allen (Postmaster, Picton) ... Sounds (Queen Charlotte Sound portion) ... Picton.
Horatio Nelson Firth (Receiver of Gold Revenue, Havelock) ... Sounds (Pelorus Sound portion).
James Thomas Catley (Receiver of Land Revenue, Nelson) ... Waimea ... Nelson.
Edward Patten (Receiver of Land Revenue, Hokitika) ... Westland ... Hokitika.
William Blane (Receiver of Gold Revenue, Ross) ... ... Ross.
William Alfred Barton (Receiver of Gold Revenue)... ... ... Kumara.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1879, No 95

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

💰 Appointments of Receivers of Land-Tax under The Land-Tax Act, 1878

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated10 September 1879
KeywordsLand Tax, Receiver, Appointment, 1878 Act, Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Nelson
👱🏽 Names

43 names identified

Simeon Inder, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Mongonui
John Finley Martin, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Bay of Islands
Thomas Lumsden Millar, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Hokianga
William Grant Fraser, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Whangarei
Edward Mitchelson, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Hobson
George Thomas Hartnell, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Rodney
John Lamb, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Waitemata
Alfred James Berry, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Manukau
Thomas Edward Clough, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Waipa
Herbert Logie, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Waikato/Hamilton
James Howard Sheath, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Piako
Samuel Elliott, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Tauranga
Allan Gilmour, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Taupo
Thomas Hill, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Whakatane
Albert James Allom, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Eden/Auckland
James Brown Gatland, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Thames/Parnell
William Parker (junior), Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Hawke's Bay/Napier
John Hilton Weaver, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Waipawa
Robert White, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Wairoa
George Joseph Brown, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Cook/Gisborne
Robert Thompson, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Taranaki/New Plymouth
J. F. Long, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Patea
John Frame McBeth, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Wanganui
George Innes, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Manawatu/Palmerston North
George Baker, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Rangitikei
John Bagge, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Wairarapa East/Masterton
J. T. Shaw, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Wairarapa West
H. A. Cowper, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Greytown
Henry Scott McKellar, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Hutt/Wellington
A. Absolumbe, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Amuri
Charles Hugh Webb Bowen, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Buller
D. B. Duncan, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Cheviot
Alexander Le Grand Campbell, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Collingwood
Tom Kenrick, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Grey/Greymouth
Henry Lucas, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Inangahua
J. Goodall, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Kaikoura
Edward William Pasley, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Marlborough/Blenheim
John Allen, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Sounds/Picton
Horatio Nelson Firth, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Sounds/Havelock
James Thomas Catley, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Waimea/Nelson
Edward Patten, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Westland/Hokitika
William Blane, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Ross
William Alfred Barton, Appointed Receiver of Land-Tax, Kumara

👩‍💼 Officials

JOHN SPERREY, Land-Tax Commissioner

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