✨ Appointments and Land Declarations
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 the Registrars under the said Act for the electoral districts placed opposite their respective names:—
David John Kirkpatrick .. .. Bay of Islands.
Charles Storey .. .. Marsden.
Matthew Angove .. .. Waitemata.
George Robertshaw .. .. Eden.
James Halyday .. .. City of Auckland.
George Robertshaw .. .. Parnell.
George Robertshaw .. .. Manukau.
Ewen Donald McLennan .. .. Franklin.
Thomas Kirk .. .. Waipa.
Thomas Kirk .. .. Waikato.
Frederick James Burgess .. .. Thames.
John Harris McCaw .. .. Bay of Plenty.
William Alfred Barton .. .. Waiapu.
Alfred James Mitchell .. .. Hawke's Bay.
John Cullen .. .. Napier.
James Siddells .. .. Waipawa.
John Bagge .. .. Masterton.
Robert Charles Black .. .. Wairarapa.
Joseph John Freeth .. .. New Plymouth.
John Barleyman .. .. Egmont.
Alfred Trimble .. .. Patea.
Andrew Duncan Thomson .. .. Wanganui.
Alfred Ross .. .. Rangitikei.
William Matravers .. .. Palmerston.
Timothy O'Rourke .. .. Otaki.
William Thomas Wyatt .. .. City of Wellington.
William Thomas Wyatt .. .. Wellington Suburbs.
Hugh Calders .. .. City of Nelson.
Walter Arnold Hawkins .. .. Waimea-Sounds.
William George Pring O'Callaghan .. Wairau.
Ernest Charles Kelling .. .. Buller.
Henry Lucas .. .. Inangahua.
Charles John Berry .. .. Grey.
Charles Arthur Barton .. .. Westland.
William Henry Rhodes .. .. Ashley.
Michael Lynskey .. .. Kaiapoi.
Walter George Walker .. .. Avon.
Walter George Walker .. .. City of Christchurch.
William Shanaghan .. .. Lyttelton.
Walter George Walker .. .. Riccarton.
Henry Walter Dawson .. .. Ellesmere.
Robert Colthart .. .. Selwyn.
Joseph Ward .. .. Ashburton.
Joseph Ward .. .. Rangitata.
Francis Worcester Stubbs .. .. Pareora.
Thomas Howley .. .. Timaru.
Richard Capstick .. .. Waitaki.
William Gabriel Filleul .. .. Oamaru.
John Thomas Gwynne .. .. Waihemo.
John Smith .. .. Waikouaiti.
Thomas Hinchliff .. .. Chalmers.
William Joseph Hall .. .. City of Dunedin.
William Joseph Hall .. .. Caversham.
John Stewart Kennedy .. .. Taieri.
Thomas King .. .. Bruce.
Henry John Abel .. .. Tuapeka.
Charles Christian Halliday .. Clutha.
Tom Palmer .. .. Mataura.
Horatio Nelson Firth .. .. Wakatipu.
Alexander Millar Eyes .. .. Wallace.
John Borrie .. .. Invercargill.
John Borrie .. .. Awarua.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this sixteenth day of August, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-three.
P. A. BUCKLEY.
Rural Lands in the Southland Land District open for Sale or Selection.
GLASGOW, Governor.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one hundred and thirty-sixth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the twenty-fifth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase or on lease in perpetuity, or, in respect of any lands containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, be selected on lease in perpetuity only; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”
SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Cash Price.
Occupation with Right
of Purchase:
Rent, 5 per Cent.
Lease in Perpetuity:
Rent, 4 per Cent.
Per Acre. Total Price.
Rent per Half-yearly
Acre. Rent.
Rent Half-yearly
per Acre. Rent.
SECOND-CLASS LAND.
A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d.
Wallace | Lillburn .. 1 IX. | 1,998 0 0| 14 2·8 |1,421 18 2| 0 8½ | 35 11 0| 0 6·8 | 28 8 9
" " .. 5 VIII. | 1,586 0 0| 20 4 |1,612 8 8| 1 0 | 40 6 3| 0 9·8 | 32 5 0
" " .. 6 " | 1,547 0 0| 20 4 |1,572 15 8| 1 0 | 39 6 5| 0 9·8 | 31 9 2
Section 1, Block IX., Lillburn District, broken pastoral country; well watered; soil heavy, with clay bottom; height above sea-level, from 400ft. to 800ft.; distance from Otautau, about thirty miles. Section 5, Block VIII., fair pastoral country, with good flat fern-ridges; well watered; height above sea-level, from 400ft. to 600ft.; small portion of bush of no commercial value; distance from Otautau, about thirty miles. Section 6, Block VIII., broken pastoral country; well watered; soil heavy, with clay bottom; small portion of bush of no commercial value; height above sea-level, from 350ft. to 800ft.; distance from Otautau, about thirty miles.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.
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🏛️ Appointment of Registrars of Electors
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration16 August 1893
Electoral Districts, Registrars, Appointments
53 names identified
- David John Kirkpatrick, Appointed Registrar for Bay of Islands
- Charles Storey, Appointed Registrar for Marsden
- Matthew Angove, Appointed Registrar for Waitemata
- George Robertshaw, Appointed Registrar for Eden, Parnell, Manukau
- James Halyday, Appointed Registrar for City of Auckland
- Ewen Donald McLennan, Appointed Registrar for Franklin
- Thomas Kirk, Appointed Registrar for Waipa, Waikato
- Frederick James Burgess, Appointed Registrar for Thames
- John Harris McCaw, Appointed Registrar for Bay of Plenty
- William Alfred Barton, Appointed Registrar for Waiapu
- Alfred James Mitchell, Appointed Registrar for Hawke's Bay
- John Cullen, Appointed Registrar for Napier
- James Siddells, Appointed Registrar for Waipawa
- John Bagge, Appointed Registrar for Masterton
- Robert Charles Black, Appointed Registrar for Wairarapa
- Joseph John Freeth, Appointed Registrar for New Plymouth
- John Barleyman, Appointed Registrar for Egmont
- Alfred Trimble, Appointed Registrar for Patea
- Andrew Duncan Thomson, Appointed Registrar for Wanganui
- Alfred Ross, Appointed Registrar for Rangitikei
- William Matravers, Appointed Registrar for Palmerston
- Timothy O'Rourke, Appointed Registrar for Otaki
- William Thomas Wyatt, Appointed Registrar for City of Wellington, Wellington Suburbs
- Hugh Calders, Appointed Registrar for City of Nelson
- Walter Arnold Hawkins, Appointed Registrar for Waimea-Sounds
- William George Pring O'Callaghan, Appointed Registrar for Wairau
- Ernest Charles Kelling, Appointed Registrar for Buller
- Henry Lucas, Appointed Registrar for Inangahua
- Charles John Berry, Appointed Registrar for Grey
- Charles Arthur Barton, Appointed Registrar for Westland
- William Henry Rhodes, Appointed Registrar for Ashley
- Michael Lynskey, Appointed Registrar for Kaiapoi
- Walter George Walker, Appointed Registrar for Avon, City of Christchurch, Riccarton
- William Shanaghan, Appointed Registrar for Lyttelton
- Henry Walter Dawson, Appointed Registrar for Ellesmere
- Robert Colthart, Appointed Registrar for Selwyn
- Joseph Ward, Appointed Registrar for Ashburton, Rangitata
- Francis Worcester Stubbs, Appointed Registrar for Pareora
- Thomas Howley, Appointed Registrar for Timaru
- Richard Capstick, Appointed Registrar for Waitaki
- William Gabriel Filleul, Appointed Registrar for Oamaru
- John Thomas Gwynne, Appointed Registrar for Waihemo
- John Smith, Appointed Registrar for Waikouaiti
- Thomas Hinchliff, Appointed Registrar for Chalmers
- William Joseph Hall, Appointed Registrar for City of Dunedin, Caversham
- John Stewart Kennedy, Appointed Registrar for Taieri
- Thomas King, Appointed Registrar for Bruce
- Henry John Abel, Appointed Registrar for Tuapeka
- Charles Christian Halliday, Appointed Registrar for Clutha
- Tom Palmer, Appointed Registrar for Mataura
- Horatio Nelson Firth, Appointed Registrar for Wakatipu
- Alexander Millar Eyes, Appointed Registrar for Wallace
- John Borrie, Appointed Registrar for Invercargill, Awarua
- P. A. Buckley, Governor
🗺️ Declaration of Rural Lands Open for Sale or Selection
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey11 August 1893
Land Act, 1892, Rural Lands, Sale, Selection, Southland Land District
- David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
- John McKenzie, Minister of Lands
NZ Gazette 1893, No 63