✨ Place Name Changes, Appointments
Jan. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 155
Changing the Name of Campbelltown (Manawatu).
(L.S.) GLASGOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there are now existing two places in the Colony of New Zealand bearing the same name, that is to say, the Borough of Campbelltown, in the County of Southland, and the Township of Campbelltown, in the Manawatu County, the last-named being the more recent in date of existence: And whereas, under the fourth section of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894,” I lately required the County Council of the Manawatu County, being the local authority having jurisdiction in that behalf, to submit a new name for such township for my approval, as mentioned in the said section: And whereas the said Council hath accordingly submitted to me the name of “Rongotea” in lieu of the existing name of “Campbelltown”:
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by sections two and four of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that the name of the Township of Campbelltown, in the Manawatu County, shall be and the same is hereby altered to “Rongotea,” and do assign the last-mentioned name to such township accordingly, and also do hereby proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall take effect on and after the sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this second day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
J. G. WARD.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Changing the Name of Alexandra (Auckland).
(L.S.) GLASGOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there are now existing two places in the Colony of New Zealand bearing the same name, that is to say, the Borough of Alexandra, in the County of Vincent, and the Township of Alexandra, in the Waipa County, the last-named being the more recent in date of existence: And whereas, under the fourth section of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894,” I lately required the County Council of the Waipa County, being the local authority having jurisdiction in that behalf, to submit a new name for such township for my approval, as mentioned in the said section: And whereas the said Council hath accordingly submitted to me the name of “Pirongia” in lieu of the existing name of “Alexandra”:
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by sections two and four of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that the name of the Township of Alexandra, in the Waipa County, shall be and the same is hereby altered to “Pirongia,” and do assign the last-mentioned name to such township accordingly, and also do hereby proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall take effect on and after the tenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
J. G. WARD.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Changing the Name of Hawera (Forty-mile Bush).
(L.S.) GLASGOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there are now existing two places in the Colony of New Zealand bearing the same name, that is to say, the Borough of Hawera in the County of Hawera, and the Settlement of Hawera in the Wairarapa North County, the last-named being the more recent in date of existence: And whereas, under the fourth section of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894,” I lately required the County Council of the Wairarapa North County, being the local authority having jurisdiction in that behalf, to submit a new name for such settlement for my approval, as mentioned in the said section: And whereas the said Council hath accordingly submitted to me the name of “Hamua” in lieu of the existing name of “Hawera”:
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by sections two and four of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that the name of the Settlement of Hawera in the Wairarapa North County shall be and the same is hereby altered to “Hamua,” and do assign the last-mentioned name to such settlement accordingly, and also do hereby proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall take effect on and after the sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and St. George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this second day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
J. G. WARD.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Public Vaccinator appointed, Wairoa District.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st January, 1896.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JOHN SOMERVILLE, Esq., Bach. Med., &c., Edin.,
to be a Public Vaccinator, under “The Public Health Act, 1876,” for the District of Wairoa.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Inspectors of Abattoirs, &c., Boroughs of Gisborne and New Plymouth, appointed.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st January, 1896.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
EDWARD WILKINSON and
WILLIAM HENRY FREE
to be Inspectors of Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses and of Cattle intended for Slaughter, under “The Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses Act, 1894,” for the Boroughs of Gisborne and New Plymouth respectively.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Cadet in the Treasury appointed.
The Treasury,
Wellington, 24th January, 1896.
IT is hereby notified that
GEORGE ALEXANDER FRASER
has been appointed a cadet in the Treasury, as on the 1st October, 1895, under “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886.”
R. J. SEDDON,
For Colonial Treasurer.
Receiver of Land Revenue, Hawke’s Bay, appointed.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 21st January, 1896.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM HEYWOOD TRIMBLE
to be a Receiver of Land Revenue, to act within the Land District of Hawke’s Bay.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.
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✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🏛️ Name Change for Campbelltown to Rongotea
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration2 October 1895
Name change, Campbelltown, Rongotea, Manawatu County
- David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
- J. G. Ward
🏛️ Name Change for Alexandra to Pirongia
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration7 November 1895
Name change, Alexandra, Pirongia, Waipa County
- David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
- J. G. Ward
🏛️ Name Change for Hawera to Hamua
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration2 October 1895
Name change, Hawera, Hamua, Wairarapa North County
- David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
- J. G. Ward
🏥 Public Vaccinator Appointment for Wairoa District
🏥 Health & Social Welfare21 January 1896
Public Vaccinator, Wairoa District, Appointment
- John Somerville (Esquire), Appointed Public Vaccinator
- John McKenzie, Acting Colonial Secretary
🌾 Inspectors of Abattoirs Appointments for Gisborne and New Plymouth
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources21 January 1896
Inspectors, Abattoirs, Gisborne, New Plymouth
- Edward Wilkinson, Appointed Inspector of Abattoirs for Gisborne
- William Henry Free, Appointed Inspector of Abattoirs for New Plymouth
- John McKenzie, Acting Colonial Secretary
💰 Cadet Appointment in the Treasury
💰 Finance & Revenue24 January 1896
Cadet, Treasury, Appointment
- George Alexander Fraser, Appointed Cadet in the Treasury
- R. J. Seddon, For Colonial Treasurer
🗺️ Receiver of Land Revenue Appointment for Hawke’s Bay
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey21 January 1896
Receiver, Land Revenue, Hawke’s Bay, Appointment
- William Heywood Trimble, Appointed Receiver of Land Revenue for Hawke’s Bay
- John McKenzie, Minister of Lands
NZ Gazette 1896, No 7