New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 23

Page 560

✨ Deputy Governor Appointment

560 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 23

Now, therefore, know ye that, for the purposes aforesaid, and in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent, and of every other power and authority enabling me in that behalf, I, the said Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, as such Governor as aforesaid, do, by these presents issued under the Public Seal of the Colony of New Zealand, constitute and appoint Sir James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice of the said colony, to be my Deputy during the period of my temporary absence as aforesaid, and in that capacity for me and on my behalf to exercise, perform, and execute all the powers and authorities vested in me as such Governor by the said Letters Patent.

And I hereby declare that the power and authority hereby conferred shall commence and take effect upon and after my departure from the said seat of Government.

And I expressly direct that my said Deputy shall, in the exercise of all or any of the said powers and authorities, conform to and abide by the requirements of any law, statute, or regulation in force in the colony respecting the same, and also to the hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent and the Royal Instructions accompanying the same so far as they are applicable.

In witness whereof I have caused these presents to be passed under the Public Seal of the Colony of New Zealand, and have hereunto set my hand this second day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

(L.S.) RANFURLY.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.

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VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1898, No 23

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

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🏛️ Appointment of a Deputy Governor during temporary absence of the Governor (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated2 April 1898
KeywordsGovernor, Deputy Governor, Temporary Absence, Public Seal, Colonial Administration, Letters Patent
👱🏽 Names

James Prendergast (Sir), Appointed Deputy Governor

👩‍💼 Officials

Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor

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