New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 47

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✨ Electoral District Registrars Appointments

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SUPPLEMENT

TO THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1887.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1887.

Registrars of Electors appointed for all the Electoral Districts in the Colony.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Registration of Electors Act, 1879,” it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time to appoint such Registrars, Clerks, and other officers as may be required to carry the provisions of the said Act into execution:

Now know ye that I, the Governor of the said colony, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do hereby appoint the under-mentioned persons to be Registrars under the said Act for the electoral districts placed opposite their respective names:—

James Hamlyn Greenway .. .. Bay of Islands.
Robert Mair .. .. Marsden.
Matthew Angove .. .. Rodney.
Thomas Seaman .. .. Waitemata.
Samuel Yeoman Collins .. .. Eden.
Samuel Yeoman Collins .. .. Newton.
Samuel Yeoman Collins .. .. Ponsonby.
Samuel Yeoman Collins .. .. Auckland North.
Samuel Yeoman Collins .. .. Auckland West.
Samuel Yeoman Collins .. .. Auckland Central.
Samuel Yeoman Collins .. .. Parnell.
Samuel Yeoman Collins .. .. Manukau.
William Shanaghan .. .. Franklin North.
William Shanaghan .. .. Franklin South.
Simeon Inder .. .. Coromandel.
Frederick James Burgess .. .. Thames.
Thomas Kirk .. .. Waikato.
John Harris McCaw .. .. Tauranga.
Thomas Kirk .. .. Waipa.
Graham Lord Greenwood .. .. East Coast.
Arthur Harry Holmes .. .. Taranaki.
Arthur Harry Holmes .. .. New Plymouth.
Alfred Trimble .. .. Egmont.
Garland William Woon .. .. Wanganui.
Garland William Woon .. .. Waitotara.
William Parker .. .. Napier.
William Parker .. .. Hawke’s Bay.
Peter Skerrett .. .. Waipawa.
Alfred Ross .. .. Rangitikei.

Arthur Robertson Theodore Haultain Manawatu.
Samuel Tansley .. .. Foxton.
Peter Skerrett .. .. Woodville.
Joseph John Freeth .. .. Masterton.
Joseph John Freeth .. .. Wairarapa.
William Jones .. .. Hutt.
William Pattison James .. .. Wellington South and Suburbs.
William Pattison James .. .. Thorndon.
William Pattison James .. .. Te Aro.
William Pattison James .. .. Wellington East.
James Thomas Catley .. .. Nelson.
James Thomas Catley .. .. Waimea-Picton.
Joseph Foord Wilson .. .. Motueka.
Ernest Charles Kelling .. .. Buller.
John James Winsbury White .. .. Wairau.
Henry Lucas .. .. Inangahua.
William Alfred Barton .. .. Greymouth.
James McEnnis .. .. Kumara.
Marcus Furlong South .. .. Hokitika.
Maurice Edward O’Connell .. .. Cheviot.
Michael Lynskey .. .. Ashley.
Michael Lynskey .. .. Kaiapoi.
George Leslie Lee .. .. Avon.
George Leslie Lee .. .. Linwood.
George Leslie Lee .. .. Heathcote.
George Leslie Lee .. .. St. Albans.
George Leslie Lee .. .. Christchurch North.
George Leslie Lee .. .. Christchurch South.
George Leslie Lee .. .. Sydenham.
James Fleming .. .. Lyttelton.
William Sims .. .. Akaroa.
William Henry Comerford .. .. Lincoln.
Hastings Mayow Lee .. .. Selwyn.
Joseph Ward .. .. Ashburton.
Joseph Ward .. .. Rangitata.
Thomas Howley .. .. Timaru.
Francis Worcester Stubbs .. .. Gladstone.
George Henry Graham .. .. Waimate.
William Gabriel Filleul .. .. Waitaki.
William Gabriel Filleul .. .. Oamaru.
John Smith .. .. Waihemo.
Frederick George Downes .. .. Port Chalmers.
Archibald Reid Ure .. .. Dunedin West.
Archibald Reid Ure .. .. Dunedin East.
Archibald Reid Ure .. .. Dunedin Central.
Archibald Reid Ure .. .. Dunedin South.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1887, No 47

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Appointments of Registrars of Electors

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated18 July 1887
KeywordsAppointments, Electoral Districts, Registrars, Registration of Electors Act 1879
👱🏽 Names

45 names identified

James Hamlyn Greenway, Appointed Registrar for Bay of Islands
Robert Mair, Appointed Registrar for Marsden
Matthew Angove, Appointed Registrar for Rodney
Thomas Seaman, Appointed Registrar for Waitemata
Samuel Yeoman Collins, Appointed Registrar for Eden, Newton, Ponsonby, Auckland North, Auckland West, Auckland Central, Parnell, Manukau
William Shanaghan, Appointed Registrar for Franklin North, Franklin South
Simeon Inder, Appointed Registrar for Coromandel
Frederick James Burgess, Appointed Registrar for Thames
Thomas Kirk, Appointed Registrar for Waikato, Waipa
John Harris McCaw, Appointed Registrar for Tauranga
Graham Lord Greenwood, Appointed Registrar for East Coast
Arthur Harry Holmes, Appointed Registrar for Taranaki, New Plymouth
Alfred Trimble, Appointed Registrar for Egmont
Garland William Woon, Appointed Registrar for Wanganui, Waitotara
William Parker, Appointed Registrar for Napier, Hawke’s Bay
Peter Skerrett, Appointed Registrar for Waipawa, Woodville
Alfred Ross, Appointed Registrar for Rangitikei
Arthur Robertson Theodore Haultain, Appointed Registrar for Manawatu
Samuel Tansley, Appointed Registrar for Foxton
Joseph John Freeth, Appointed Registrar for Masterton, Wairarapa
William Jones, Appointed Registrar for Hutt
William Pattison James, Appointed Registrar for Wellington South and Suburbs, Thorndon, Te Aro, Wellington East
James Thomas Catley, Appointed Registrar for Nelson, Waimea-Picton
Joseph Foord Wilson, Appointed Registrar for Motueka
Ernest Charles Kelling, Appointed Registrar for Buller
John James Winsbury White, Appointed Registrar for Wairau
Henry Lucas, Appointed Registrar for Inangahua
William Alfred Barton, Appointed Registrar for Greymouth
James McEnnis, Appointed Registrar for Kumara
Marcus Furlong South, Appointed Registrar for Hokitika
Maurice Edward O’Connell, Appointed Registrar for Cheviot
Michael Lynskey, Appointed Registrar for Ashley, Kaiapoi
George Leslie Lee, Appointed Registrar for Avon, Linwood, Heathcote, St. Albans, Christchurch North, Christchurch South, Sydenham
James Fleming, Appointed Registrar for Lyttelton
William Sims, Appointed Registrar for Akaroa
William Henry Comerford, Appointed Registrar for Lincoln
Hastings Mayow Lee, Appointed Registrar for Selwyn
Joseph Ward, Appointed Registrar for Ashburton, Rangitata
Thomas Howley, Appointed Registrar for Timaru
Francis Worcester Stubbs, Appointed Registrar for Gladstone
George Henry Graham, Appointed Registrar for Waimate
William Gabriel Filleul, Appointed Registrar for Waitaki, Oamaru
John Smith, Appointed Registrar for Waihemo
Frederick George Downes, Appointed Registrar for Port Chalmers
Archibald Reid Ure, Appointed Registrar for Dunedin West, Dunedin East, Dunedin Central, Dunedin South

👩‍💼 Officials

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor

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