New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 48

Page 967

✨ Miscellaneous Notices



JULY 21.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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workings, and, if in quartz-workings, proof of a similar yield
from this source within three years from such registration
will be required.
4. Any person discovering new gold-workings, and being
desirous of obtaining a reward, shall immediately forward a
written report of such discovery, with full particulars, to the
Warden or Resident Magistrate of the district within which
such discovery shall be situated, and the Warden or Resident
Magistrate shall forthwith register the report as an application for reward.
5. No prospecting is allowed upon Native land without the
approval in writing of the Native Minister, or of someone one
appointed by him in that behalf.
Prospectors going upon Native land without the consent
of the owners are liable to the penalties imposed by the Acts
relating to goldfields, and will forfeit all claim to reward.

A son.—Free Pardon.—£100 Reward.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 16th July, 1887.

WHEREAS on or about the twenty-eighth day of June
last the premises known as the Excelsior Wine
Vaults, situated in Manners Street, in the City of Wellington,
were set on fire:

This is to notify that His Excellency the Governor will
grant a free pardon to any person implicated in the said Act,
not being the principal offender, who will give such information as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of any
one or more of the other offenders; and that the Phoenix
Fire Office offers a reward of one hundred pounds to any
person not being the principal offender, who shall first give
such required information.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
For the Minister of Justice.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 14th July, 1887.

THE following notices of elections of Members of Road
Boards have been received at this office, and are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards
Act, 1882.”

G. S. COOPER,
Under-Secretary.

Wairau Road District, County of Otamatea:
William Chadwin, jun.
James Kirk.

Maunga-atua Road District, County of Waipawa:
Henry Richard Holder.

Okato Road District, County of Taranaki:
John V. Dingle.
William J. Gray.

Moa Road District, County of Taranaki:
William D. Thomson.

Pangatotara Road District, County of Waimea:
Alexander White.

Motueka Road District, County of Waimea:
Henry Rumbold.

Lake Coleridge Road District, County of Selwyn:
Hon. Sir John Hall, K.C.M.G.

Toitoi Road District, County of Southland:
J. F. Brunton.
R. A. Elliot.
Samuel Miller.

Tokonui Subdivision:
Joseph Preston.

Titiroa Subdivision:
Henry Boyd.
William Dunlop.

Officiating Ministers for 1887.—Notice No. 15.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 15th July, 1887.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, passed in the forty-fourth
year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled
“The Marriage Act, 1880,” the following names of Officiating
Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published
for general information:

Wesleyan Methodist Society:
The Reverend Henry Price.

Congregational Independents:
The Reverend C. E. Davidson.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the
months of May and June, 1887. Altitude above the
sea, 140 feet. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

From Self-registering Instruments, for
Twenty-four Hours previously.
Date Barometer reduced to 32°F. and sea level Mean Temp. of external air Max. Temp. in shade Min. Temp. Rainfall in inches Amount of cloud Direction of wind Force of wind 0 to 10
------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------- ------------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ---------------------
9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. | | 9 a.m. | 3 p.m. |
------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------------------- ---------------- ------------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ---------------------
MAY. in. in. °F °F °F °F in. | | |
1 29.931 54.8 50.8 52.8 65 50 .60 110 | 10 | S.E. | 5
2 29.960 60.0 51.7 55.8 102 51 1.620 210 | 10 | S.E. | 4
3 29.889 54.4 49.2 52.3 83 48 1.250 260 | 10 | N.W. | 3
4 29.654 51.2 47.2 49.2 57 47 1.650 355 | 10 | S.E. | 3
5 29.954 55.0 46.8 49.3 91 45 .320 145 | 3 | S.E. | 6
6 30.071 54.4 45.8 50.1 96 46 .145 20 | 6 | S.E. | 4
7 30.311 57.0 47.0 51.5 110 49 .530 60 | 6 | N. | 4
8 30.384 58.0 54.0 56.0 95 54 .030 150 | 6 | S.E. | 8
9 30.328 65.0 56.0 60.5 70 56 .000 115 | 6 | N.E. | 7
10 30.061 70.5 56.0 63.0 115 56 .110 140 | 5 | Calm | 0
11 29.834 70.0 57.9 63.9 120 58 .040 200 | 5 | N.W. | 5
12 29.562 65.0 46.0 55.6 115 49 .400 200 | 5 | S.E. | 7
13 29.445 59.0 44.0 51.5 98 42 .000 160 | 6 | S.E. | 6
14 29.250 65.0 50.0 57.5 118 50 .230 180 | 5 | N.W. | 4
15 29.408 65.3 46.0 55.6 115 43 .270 220 | 7 | S.E. | 7
16 29.694 59.0 44.0 51.5 91 40 .530 60 | 6 | N. | 4
17 29.810 58.0 37.0 47.5 98 36 .145 4 | 8 | N.W. | 4
18 29.843 60.0 41.0 50.5 102 40 .070 100 | 5 | S. | 5
19 29.762 58.5 46.0 52.2 108 46 .000 160 | 4 | N.W. | 5
20 29.720 59.5 47.0 53.2 102 46 .050 160 | 7 | S.E. | 3
21 29.890 49.0 43.3 46.1 82 42 .310 350 | 6 | S.E. | 4
22 30.012 50.0 42.0 46.0 95 41 .000 150 | 5 | S. | 4
23 30.106 50.0 41.5 45.7 97 41 .090 190 | 6 | N.W. | 5
24 29.924 52.8 41.0 46.9 100 40 .150 200 | 6 | S.E. | 5
25 29.662 54.0 42.0 48.0 85 42 .000 300 | 3 | S. | 5
26 29.680 50.0 42.5 46.2 88 41 .000 150 | 4 | S.W. | 5
27 30.025 54.0 45.0 49.5 102 42 .770 320 | 6 | N.W. | 8
28 30.050 50.0 45.0 47.5 90 44 .260 160 | 5 | S.E. | 7
29 30.186 52.0 41.9 46.9 95 40 .080 280 | 3 | S.E. | 5
30 30.262 50.0 40.0 45.0 85 35 .750 320 | 3 | N.E. | 6
31 30.029 52.5 42.5 47.5 102 38 .110 185 | 3 | N.W. | 5
JUNE. | | |
1 30.179 57.0 43.0 50.0 110 36 .040 150 | 4 | S.E. | 4
2 30.300 53.0 36.0 44.5 95 32 .700 20 | 2 | Calm | 0
3 30.350 52.0 38.7 45.3 80 36 .450 130 | 3 | Calm | 3
4 30.300 56.5 38.9 47.7 98 34 .130 180 | 6 | S.W. | 4
5 30.122 60.0 41.6 50.8 112 40 .000 200 | 5 | N.W. | 5
6 29.934 62.0 44.0 53.0 105 40 .010 180 | 6 | N.W. | 4
7 29.832 55.0 47.5 51.2 95 46 .380 145 | 7 | S. | 5
8 29.688 52.0 47.5 49.7 82 46 .120 210 | 4 | S.W. | 4
9 29.724 50.0 42.0 46.0 80 40 .350 210 | 5 | N.W. | 4
10 29.759 54.9 45.0 50.0 102 42 .150 220 | 8 | S.E. | 6
11 29.835 53.5 41.0 47.2 95 38 .010 160 | 8 | S.W. | 4
12 29.792 54.0 45.4 49.7 80 43 .000 180 | 7 | N.W. | 4
13 29.885 53.0 45.0 49.0 96 44 .010 180 | 5 | S.E. | 4
14 29.523 56.0 46.0 51.0 110 45 .450 200 | 5 | S.E. | 6
15 29.139 52.0 47.0 49.5 100 47 .080 220 | 6 | N.W. | 3
16 29.266 53.0 46.0 49.5 98 42 .190 150 | 7 | S.W. | 3
17 29.835 50.0 44.0 47.0 95 41 .320 120 | 5 | N.W. | 4
18 29.853 55.0 45.0 50.0 108 44 .450 100 | 5 | S. | 5
19 29.722 54.0 42.0 48.0 86 39 .210 200 | 4 | S.E. | 4
20 29.815 56.0 43.0 49.5 90 42 .010 140 | 6 | N.W. | 4
21 29.775 52.0 45.0 48.5 82 44 .160 200 | 5 | S.W. | 4
22 29.635 52.0 47.5 49.7 70 46 .000 190 | 5 | S.E. | 6
23 29.575 52.5 47.5 50.0 75 48 .090 120 | 4 | S. | 6
24 29.536 49.0 43.0 46.0 90 37 .260 220 | 6 | S.E. | 7
25 29.850 52.0 43.0 47.5 95 42 .040 165 | 7 | N.W. | 3
26 29.406 53.0 47.0 50.0 85 45 .450 150 | 6 | S.W. | 4
27 29.601 47.0 41.5 44.2 75 40 .000 150 | 5 | N.W. | 5
28 29.781 52.0 46.5 49.2 93 43 .000 160 | 4 | S. | 6
29 30.001 54.0 48.0 51.0 85 45 .070 170 | 5 | S.W. | 5
30 30.131 54.0 46.0 50.0 90 46 .000 80 | 3 | Calm | 2
  • Means same month previous years.


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🌾 Rewards Offered for the Discovery of New Goldfields (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
16 March 1885
Goldfields, Rewards, Mines Department

⚖️ Free Pardon and Reward for Arson Information

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
16 July 1887
Arson, Pardon, Reward, Wellington
  • W. J. M. Larnach, For the Minister of Justice

🏘️ Road Board Elections

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
14 July 1887
Elections, Road Boards, Counties
15 names identified
  • William Chadwin (junior), Elected to Wairau Road Board
  • James Kirk, Elected to Wairau Road Board
  • Henry Richard Holder, Elected to Maunga-atua Road Board
  • John V. Dingle, Elected to Okato Road Board
  • William J. Gray, Elected to Okato Road Board
  • William D. Thomson, Elected to Moa Road Board
  • Alexander White, Elected to Pangatotara Road Board
  • Henry Rumbold, Elected to Motueka Road Board
  • John Hall (Hon. Sir, K.C.M.G.), Elected to Lake Coleridge Road Board
  • J. F. Brunton, Elected to Toitoi Road Board
  • R. A. Elliot, Elected to Toitoi Road Board
  • Samuel Miller, Elected to Toitoi Road Board
  • Joseph Preston, Elected to Tokonui Subdivision
  • Henry Boyd, Elected to Titiroa Subdivision
  • William Dunlop, Elected to Titiroa Subdivision

  • G. S. Cooper, Under-Secretary

🏛️ Officiating Ministers for 1887

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
15 July 1887
Marriage Act, Officiating Ministers, Clergy
  • Henry Price (Reverend), Officiating Minister, Wesleyan Methodist Society
  • C. E. Davidson (Reverend), Officiating Minister, Congregational Independents

  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General

🎓 Meteorological Observations, Wellington

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind