Land Schedules, Appointments, Resignations




Aug. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1263

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

County. District. Section. Block. Area. Cash Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Rent, 5 per Cent. Lease in Perpetuity: Rent, 4 per Cent.
Per Acre. Total Price. Rent per Acre.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d.
Southland Chatton .. 21 IV. 34 2 0 1 5 0 43 2 6
Open undulating land; soil good; well watered. Distant about three miles from Waikaka Township.
Southland New River .. 18 VIII. 75 3 12 2 0 0 151 13 0
Three-fourths open land; balance covered with inferior bush, suitable only for firewood. The whole is low-lying and swampy. It is about 50ft. above sea-level, and is situated about five miles from Forest Hill railway siding.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

| Southland | Hokonui | .. | 806 | .. | 37 0 27 | 0 12 6 | 23 4 7 | 0 7½ | 0 11 7 | 0 6 | 0 9 3 |
| | | | | | | Land partly open; balance covered with bush of no commercial value; about 300ft. above sea-level. Distant about three miles from East Dipton Township. | | | | |
| Southland | New River | 51 | X. | 62 2 10 | 0 15 0 | 46 18 5 | 0 9 | 1 3 6 | 0 7·2 | 0 18 10 |
| " | Hundred | 52 | " | 75 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 56 5 0 | 0 9 | 1 8 2 | 0 7·2 | 1 2 6 |
| " | Ditto | 53 | " | 75 3 27 | 0 15 0 | 56 18 9 | 0 9 | 1 8 6 | 0 7·2 | 1 2 10 |
| | | | | | | These sections are all low-lying, partly swampy; covered with timber fit for fencing and firewood; height, 150ft. above sea-level. They are distant about five miles from Makarewa Railway-station. | | | | |

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.


Legal Landing-place appointed.

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN exercise of the powers in me for this purpose vested by “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint that from and after the date hereof the wharf known as

THE MERCHANDISE WHARF,

as described on the plan of Westport Harbour marked M.D. 1944, and deposited in the office of the Marine Department, Wellington, shall be deemed and taken to be a legal landing-place at the Port of Westport for the lading and unlading of goods, under “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirty-first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

A. J. CADMAN.

Governor’s Order No. 146.]


Clerks of Courts, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable THOMAS GRIFFITH

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Mosgiel, also to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Taieri, from the 24th July, 1894, vice Constable N. Miller, transferred; and

Constable PATRICK CARMODY

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Outram from the 24th July, 1894, vice Constable T. Griffith, transferred.

A. J. CADMAN.


Licensed Interpreter appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd August, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorise

EMILY WAY,

of Tauranga, to act as an Interpreter under the Native Land Court Acts.

R. J. SEDDON,
Native Minister.


Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 8th August, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned person an Inspector under “The Factories Act, 1891,” and to assign to him the district set opposite his name, viz.:

Name. District.
Constable THOMAS GRIFFITH Mosgiel.
W. P. REEVES.

Justices of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th August, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

ALFRED WRIGHT, Esq., of Westport, and
JOHN TOOMEY, Esq., Mayor of Green Island,

of their appointments as Justices of the Peace for the colony.

A. J. CADMAN.


Crown Prosecutor and Crown Solicitor resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 7th August, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

WILLIAM MORTON PURKISS, Esq.,

of his appointments as Crown Solicitor at Hokitika and Crown Prosecutor at Hokitika and Greymouth.

A. J. CADMAN.


Commission of Honorary Volunteer Officer cancelled.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th August, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to cancel the commission held by the under-mentioned honorary officer, he having left the district:—

L Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers.
Honorary Chaplain the Rev. Frederick John Sotham.

R. J. SEDDON.


Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th August, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignations of the commissions held by the under-mentioned officers:—

Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers.
Major and Adjutant William Henry Quick. Date of resignation, 12th July, 1894.

B Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers.
Captain William Thomas Monkman. Date of resignation, 26th July, 1894.

R. J. SEDDON.



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🗺️ Rural Lands in the Southland Land District Open for Sale or Selection (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
1 August 1894
Land Act, 1892, Southland, Sale, Selection, Leases
  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

🏭 Legal Landing-place Appointment

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
31 July 1894
Legal landing-place, Westport, Merchandise Wharf
  • David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor

⚖️ Clerks of Courts Appointed

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
2 August 1894
Clerks, Magistrate’s Court, Licensing Committee, Mosgiel, Outram
  • Thomas Griffith (Constable), Appointed Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Mosgiel and Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Taieri
  • N. Miller (Constable), Transferred from Mosgiel to Licensing Committee
  • Patrick Carmody (Constable), Appointed Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Outram

  • A. J. Cadman

⚖️ Licensed Interpreter Appointed

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
3 August 1894
Interpreter, Native Land Court, Tauranga
  • Emily Way, Appointed Licensed Interpreter under the Native Land Court Acts

  • R. J. Seddon, Native Minister

👷 Inspector of Factories Appointed

👷 Labour & Employment
8 August 1894
Inspector, Factories Act, Mosgiel
  • Thomas Griffith (Constable), Appointed Inspector of Factories for Mosgiel
  • W. P. Reeves, Appointed Inspector of Factories

⚖️ Justices of the Peace Resigned

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
8 August 1894
Resignation, Justices of the Peace, Westport, Green Island
  • Alfred Wright (Esquire), Resigned as Justice of the Peace for the colony
  • John Toomey (Esquire, Mayor), Resigned as Justice of the Peace for the colony

  • A. J. Cadman

⚖️ Crown Prosecutor and Crown Solicitor Resigned

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
7 August 1894
Resignation, Crown Solicitor, Crown Prosecutor, Hokitika, Greymouth
  • William Morton Purkiss (Esquire), Resigned as Crown Solicitor at Hokitika and Crown Prosecutor at Hokitika and Greymouth

  • A. J. Cadman

🛡️ Commission of Honorary Volunteer Officer Cancelled

🛡️ Defence & Military
7 August 1894
Commission, Honorary Volunteer Officer, L Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers
  • Frederick John Sotham (Reverend), Commission as Honorary Chaplain cancelled

  • R. J. Seddon

🛡️ Volunteer Officers Resigned

🛡️ Defence & Military
7 August 1894
Resignation, Volunteer Officers, L Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers
  • William Henry Quick (Major and Adjutant), Resigned from Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers
  • William Thomas Monkman (Captain), Resigned from B Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers

  • R. J. Seddon