✨ Native Land Court Rules, Appointments




Dec. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1609

of the Native Land Court in which it is situate, and must
contain the date of each deed, memorandum, or document
in respect of which inquiry is applied for, and a short
description of the contents thereof, together with the names
of all persons who have, or are alleged to have, executed or
signed the same.

  1. It shall be the duty of the Registrar of the Court in
    the District of Wellington forthwith to cause such applica-
    tion to be printed in the New Zealand Gazette in the English
    language, and in the Kahiti in the Maori language ; and, if the
    land mentioned in the said application is situate in the district
    of the Registrar of the Native Land Court of Auckland or
    Gisborne, the said Registrar of the District of Wellington
    shall forward one of the duplicate applications, together
    with copies for distribution of the Gazette or Kahiti, or of
    an extract therefrom, containing the application so printed as
    aforesaid, to the Registrar of the district in which such land
    is situate. The other duplicate application shall be recorded
    and retained in the office of the said Registrar of the District
    of Wellington.

  2. It shall be the duty of the Registrar in whose district
    such land is situate to forward by post a copy of such
    Gazette or Kahiti, or extract as aforesaid, to each person who
    appears by such application to be interested in the subject-
    matter of the inquiry, and to all such other persons, if any,
    as appear by the records of the Court to have any interest in
    the land intended to be affected by the said application.

  3. Subject to any special directions that may be given
    in any case, every notice of a sitting of the Court to hold an
    inquiry under the said Act (1892) shall be inserted in the
    Gazette in the English language, and in the Kahiti in the
    Maori language, not less than six clear weeks before the day
    appointed for the sitting of the Court as aforesaid, and
    copies of such Gazette or Kahiti, or extract therefrom, con-
    taining such notice, shall be forwarded to the same persons
    in the same manner as prescribed by Rule 111 for the for-
    warding of copies of applications.

  4. If the inquiry is not held by the Chief Judge, it shall
    be the duty of the presiding Judge of the Court at the close
    of such inquiry to forward to the Chief Judge, at his office in
    Wellington, the evidence taken upon such inquiry, duly signed
    as required by section 5 of the said Act (1892), together with
    the certificate if such certificate be given, and the reason
    for refusing the certificate if such certificate be refused, and
    all deeds, documents, plans, or other exhibits that have been
    received in evidence.

  5. Any application to the Chief Judge to refer any
    matter or question for further inquiry or for further considera-
    tion, in pursuance of section 14 of the said Act (1892), must
    be in writing, and must state the grounds upon which that
    application is made.

  6. All notices or documents required by Rules 111 and
    112 to be forwarded by post shall be forwarded by registered
    letter, and addressed to the person for whom the same is
    intended at his last known place of abode, unless a Judge
    of the Court shall, for good cause shown, direct that a notice
    be given in some other way.

  7. A record shall be kept of the names of the persons to
    whom registered letters are forwarded in accordance with the
    provisions of these rules, together with the dates on which
    such letters are posted.

  8. The fees set out in the Schedule of Fees hereto are
    hereby fixed as the fees to be paid upon proceedings taken
    under the said Act (1892).

SCHEDULE.

FEES.

On filing application for inquiry .. .. Β£ s. d.
Hearing in Court, per day, each party .. .. 1 0 0
On signing certificate .. .. .. .. 1 0 0

As witness my hand this second day of November,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.
H. C. SETH-SMITH,
Chief Judge.

Approved in Council, 14th November, 1892.
ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Postmaster appointed to take and receive Statutory
Declarations.

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by the
eighth section of "The Justices of the Peace Act
Amendment Act, 1888," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify
and declare that

HANS ALEXANDER HAMILTON,
being a person holding the office of Postmaster under "The

Post Office Act, 1881," at Rangitukia, is authorised to take
and receive statutory declarations under the two hundred
and thirty-fourth section of "The Justices of the Peace Act,
1882."

As witness my hand, at Auckland, this twenty-eighth
day of November, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-two.
GLASGOW, Governor.

Registrar of Electors, Nelson and Waimoa-Picton Districts,
appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th November, 1892.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
HUGH CALDERS
to be Registrar of Electors, under "The Registration of
Elector's Act, 1879," for the Electoral Districts of City of
Nelson and Waimoa-Picton, vice R. Kirton; such appoint-
ment to take effect from the 8th December, 1892.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Public Vaccinators, Malvern and Hororata and Waitara
Districts, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th November, 1892.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
HERBERT McCLELLAND INGLIS, Esq., M.B., &c., Edin.,
to be a Public Vaccinator, under "The Public Health Act,
1876," for the Districts of Malvern and Hororata; and to
appoint
BENJAMIN LOCKING, Esq., M.R.C.S. Eng., &c.,
to be an additional Public Vaccinator, under the said Act,
for the District of Waitara.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th November, 1892.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point the under-mentioned gentlemen to be Registrars
of Marriages and of Births and Deaths, and also to be Vac-
cination Inspectors, for the districts set respectively opposite
their names, viz. :

Name. District.
ARNOLD WILLIAM MANN .. .. .. Palmerston.
ALBERT EDWIN CRESSWELL .. .. Hokitika.
HUGH CALDERS .. .. .. .. Nelson.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 2nd December, 1892.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point the under-mentioned gentlemen to be Deputies
of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for
the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :

Name. District.
RALPH HENRY NICOLSON .. .. .. Duntroon.
JOHN HOLLYWOOD .. .. .. Rotorua.
GEORGE CLINCH .. .. .. Temuka.
THOMAS JAMES HUNTER .. .. Oxford.
CHARLES EDWARD HYLTON. .. .. Wanganui.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Land Transfer Officers appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 1st December, 1892.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
GEORGE GREVILLE BRIDGES, Esq.,
to be Deputy District Land Registrar, Deputy Registrar of
Deeds, and Examiner of Titles for the District of Wellington,
and Examiner of Titles for the District of Marlborough;

HANSON TURTON, Esq.,
to be Examiner of Titles for the District of Otago; and

WILLIAM WYNNS, Esq.,
to be Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Registrar of
Deeds at Dunedin. All the above appointments to date
from the 1st instant.
W. P. REEVES,
Commissioner of Stamps.



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πŸͺΆ Additional Rules of the Native Land Court (continued from previous page)

πŸͺΆ Māori Affairs
28 November 1892
Native Land Court, Rules, Validation of Titles, Procedures, Fees
  • H. C. Seth-Smith, Chief Judge
  • Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council

βš–οΈ Postmaster authorised to take statutory declarations

βš–οΈ Justice & Law Enforcement
28 November 1892
Postmaster, Statutory Declarations, Rangitukia
  • Hans Alexander Hamilton, Authorised to take statutory declarations

  • David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor

πŸ›οΈ Registrar of Electors appointed

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
14 November 1892
Registrar of Electors, Nelson, Waimoa-Picton
  • Hugh Calders, Appointed Registrar of Electors

  • P. A. Buckley

πŸ₯ Public Vaccinators appointed

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
28 November 1892
Public Vaccinators, Malvern, Hororata, Waitara
  • Herbert McClelland Inglis (Esquire, M.B., &c., Edin.), Appointed Public Vaccinator for Malvern and Hororata
  • Benjamin Locking (Esquire, M.R.C.S. Eng., &c.), Appointed additional Public Vaccinator for Waitara

  • P. A. Buckley

πŸ₯ Registrars of Marriages, Births, and Deaths appointed

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
28 November 1892
Registrars, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Vaccination Inspectors
  • Arnold William Mann, Appointed Registrar and Vaccination Inspector for Palmerston
  • Albert Edwin Cresswell, Appointed Registrar and Vaccination Inspector for Hokitika
  • Hugh Calders, Appointed Registrar and Vaccination Inspector for Nelson

  • P. A. Buckley

πŸ₯ Deputy Registrars of Marriages, Births, and Deaths appointed

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
2 December 1892
Deputy Registrars, Marriages, Births, Deaths
  • Ralph Henry Nicolson, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Duntroon
  • John Hollywood, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Rotorua
  • George Clinch, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Temuka
  • Thomas James Hunter, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Oxford
  • Charles Edward Hylton, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Wanganui

  • P. A. Buckley

πŸ—ΊοΈ Land Transfer Officers appointed

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
1 December 1892
Land Transfer Officers, Wellington, Marlborough, Otago, Dunedin
  • George Greville Bridges (Esquire), Appointed Deputy District Land Registrar, Deputy Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles for Wellington and Examiner of Titles for Marlborough
  • Hanson Turton (Esquire), Appointed Examiner of Titles for Otago
  • William Wynns (Esquire), Appointed Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Deeds at Dunedin

  • W. P. Reeves, Commissioner of Stamps