New Zealand Gazette – 1880 – No. 8

Page 66

✨ Consul Appointment and Telegraph Notices

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8]

Despatch notifying Appointment of United States
Consul at Auckland.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1880.

THE following despatch from Her Majesty's
principal Secretary of State for the Colonies
is published for general information.

JOHN HALL.

Downing Street,
22nd November, 1879.

SIR,—I have the honor to inform you, with reference
to your Despatch No. 52, of the 5th September
last, that the Queen's Exequatur, empowering Mr.
G. W. Griffin to act as Consul at Auckland for the
United States of America, received Her Majesty's
signature on the 21st, and that the notification of
Her Majesty's approval of this appointment will
appear in the Gazette of the 25th instant.

I have, &c.,
M. E. HICKS BEACH.

The Officer Administering
the Government of New Zealand.

Alteration in Official Designation.

New Zealand Telegraph,
Head Office,
Wellington, 20th January, 1880.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
alter the official designation of the Assistant
SECRETARY, NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

JOHN HALL,
Telegraph Commissioner.

Telegraph Office, Parliamentary Buildings, open
during Session only.

New Zealand Telegraph,
Head Office,
Wellington, 20th January, 1880.

IT is hereby notified for general information that,
from and after the 1st February proximo, the
Telegraph Office at the Parliamentary Buildings,
Wellington, will only be open during each session of
Parliament.

By order of the Telegraph Commissioner.
A. T. MAGINNITY,
Secretary.

By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer. Wellington.

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VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1880, No 8

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

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🌏 Publication of Despatch regarding US Consul Appointment in Auckland

Domain🌏 External Affairs & Territories
Dated23 January 1880
KeywordsConsul appointment, United States, Auckland, Despatch, Queen's Exequatur
👱🏽 Names

G. W. Griffin (Mr.), Appointed Consul for United States

👩‍💼 Officials

John Hall
M. E. Hicks Beach

🚂 Alteration of official designation for Assistant Secretary, NZ Telegraph Department

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated20 January 1880
KeywordsOfficial designation change, Telegraph Department, Assistant Secretary
👩‍💼 Officials

John Hall, Telegraph Commissioner

🚂 Telegraph Office hours restricted to Parliamentary Sessions

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated20 January 1880
KeywordsTelegraph Office hours, Parliamentary Buildings, Wellington, Session opening
👩‍💼 Officials

A. T. Maginnty, Secretary

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