New Zealand Gazette – 1882 – No. 8

Page 147

✨ Appointment of Assessment Court Judges

JAN. 26.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 147

Judges of Assessment Courts under "The Rating Act,
1876," appointed.

A. GORDON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of all powers and authori-
ties vested in me by "The Rating Act, 1876,"
I, Arthur Hamilton Gordon, the Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the per-
sons named in the Schedule hereto to be Judges of
the Assessment Courts for the districts placed oppo-
site their respective names.

SCHEDULE.
Districts.
Kaitaia Highway District
Karioi
Whangaroa
Papakura
Turanga
Opaheke
Paparata
Borough of City of Auckland
Borough of Parnell
Borough of Onehunga
Whau Highway District
Point Chevalier Highway Dis-
trict
Newton Highway District
Ponsonby
Mount Albert
Karangahape
Archhill
Grafton Road
Newmarket
Mount Eden
Mount Roskill
Eden Terrace
One-Tree Hill
Mount Wellington Highway
District
Remuera Highway District...
Tamaki West
Panmure Township Highway
District
Epsom Highway District
Woodville
Kumeroa
County of Wairoa
County of Hawera
Borough of Hawera
Borough of Patea
County of Wanganui
Borough of Wanganui
Wangachu Highway District
Wanganui-Waitotara High-
way District
County of Hutt
Borough of City of Wellington
Johnsonville Local District...
Kaiwara
Karori-Makara Highway Dis-
trict
Kilbirnie Highway District...
Lower Hutt Local District
Wellington Highway District
Hutt River
Lower Moutere
Motueka
Pangatotara
Richmond
Riwaka
Upper Moutere
Waimea
Borough of Blenheim
Awatere Highway District
Wairau
Picton
Omaka
Pelorus
Spring Creek
Havelock Board of Works
Lower Wairau River Board
District
Spring Creek River Board
District

Judges of Assessment Courts.
George Kelly, Esq.
Henry William Northcroft,
Esq., R.M.
Thomas Jackson, Esq., R.M.
Benjamin Maclean, Esq., J.P.
Alexander St. Clair Inglis,
Esq., J.P.
George Augustus Preece, Esq.,
R.M.
Charles Allen Wray, Esq.,
R.M.
Robert Ward, Esq., R.M.
Edward Hardcastle, Esq., R.M.
Lowther Broad, Esq., R.M.
James John Turnbull, Esq.,
R.M.

Districts.
County of Collingwood
Collingwood Highway District
Takaka
County of Ashburton
Borough of Ashburton
Ashburton Road District
Upper Ashburton Road District
Mount Peel
Mount Somers
South Rakaia
Mount Cook
Temuka
Wakanui
Longbeach
Mount Hutt
County of Geraldine
Borough of Timaru
Geraldine Road District
Levels
County of Waimate
Borough of Waimate
County of Waitaki
Borough of Oamaru
Borough of Hawksbury
Borough of Palmerston South
Hampden Road District
Kakanui
Otepopo
Waireka
Waitaki
County of Vincent
Borough of Cromwell
Borough of Alexandra
County of Lake
Borough of Arrowtown
Borough of Queenstown
County of Maniototo
Borough of Naseby
County of Tuapeka
Borough of Lawrence
Borough of Tapanui
Borough of Roxburgh
Tuapeka Road District
Waitahuna Road District
County of Bruce
Balmoral Road District
Crichton
Glenledi
Mount Stuart
Kaitangata
Tokomairiro
Waihola
County of Clutha
Clinton Road District
Clutha
Clydevale
Matau
Pomahaka
South Molyneux Road District
Borough of Milton
Borough of Balclutha
Peninsula Road District
Portobello
County of Taieri
Grey Road District
Kaikorai
Kuri Bush
Outram
Seaside
Suburban
Taieri
Taieri North Road District
Waipori
Borough of City of Dunedin
Borough of Dunedin South...
Borough of Caversham
Borough of Green Island
Borough of Maori Hill
Borough of Mornington
Borough of North-East Valley
Borough of Roslyn
Borough of St. Kilda
Borough of West Harbour
Borough of Port Chalmers

Judges of Assessment Courts.
William Gibbs, Esq., R.M.
Joseph Beswick, Esq., R.M.
Henry Wirgman Robinson,
Esq., R.M.
Jackson Keddell, Esq., R.M.
John Nugent Wood, Esq.,
R.M.
Edgar Hall Carew, Esq., R.M.

As witness the hand of His Excellency
the Governor, this twenty-sixth day of

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1882, No 8

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🏘️ Appointment of Judges of Assessment Courts under The Rating Act, 1876

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated26 January 1882
KeywordsJudges, Assessment Courts, Rating Act, Appointments, Districts
👱🏽 Names

17 names identified

George Kelly (Esquire), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Henry William Northcroft (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Thomas Jackson (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Benjamin Maclean (Esquire, J.P.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Alexander St. Clair Inglis (Esquire, J.P.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
George Augustus Preece (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Charles Allen Wray (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Robert Ward (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Edward Hardcastle (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Lowther Broad (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
James John Turnbull (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
William Gibbs (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Joseph Beswick (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Henry Wirgman Robinson (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Jackson Keddell (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
John Nugent Wood (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court
Edgar Hall Carew (Esquire, R.M.), Appointed Judge of Assessment Court

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Gordon, Governor

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