✨ Government Proclamations and Appointments
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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1899.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1899.
Altering the Name of the Borough of Newton.
(l.s.) RANFURLY, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by sections two and three of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor in Council may, at the request or with the consent of the Council of any county, city, or borough, alter the geographical name or designation of any place or locality in the colony:
And whereas the Newton Borough Council has requested that the present name of “Newton” be altered as hereinafter mentioned, and it appears expedient to comply with such request:
Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby proclaim and declare that the Borough of Newton aforesaid shall, on and after the sixteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, be called and known by the name of “Grey Lynn,” and the name of the said Borough of Newton is hereby altered accordingly.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander 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 sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
W. C. WALKER.
Approved in Council.
ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
Chief Justice appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 22nd June, 1899.
HIS Excellency the Governor, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, has been pleased to appoint The Hon. Sir ROBERT STOUT, K.C.M.G., Barrister-at-law, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
R. J. SEDDON,
For Minister of Justice.
Members of Legislative Council appointed.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd June, 1899.
HIS Excellency the Governor has, in Her Majesty’s name, summoned
Lieut.-Colonel ALBERT PITT, of Nelson,
FRANCIS HUMPHRIS FRASER, Esq., of Wellington, and
HUGH GOURLEY, Esq., of Dunedin,
to the Legislative Council of New Zealand, by writs of summons under the Seal of the Colony dated 22nd June, 1899.
R. J. SEDDON.
Examination of Land Surveyors.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 21st June, 1899.
IN accordance with the regulations for the examination of surveyors under “The Land Act, 1892,” as published in the New Zealand Gazette of 5th March, 1896, it is hereby notified that
FREDERICK JAMES HARROP
has received a certificate of competency as a duly authorised surveyor.
S. PERCY SMITH,
Chairman of the Board of Examiners.
By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.
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NZ Gazette 1899, No 53
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🏛️ Proclamation altering the name of the Borough of Newton
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration6 February 1899
Proclamation, Borough, Name Change, Newton, Grey Lynn
- Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor
- W. C. Walker
- Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council
⚖️ Appointment of Chief Justice
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement22 June 1899
Appointment, Chief Justice, Supreme Court
- Robert Stout (Honourable Sir, K.C.M.G., Barrister-at-law), Appointed Chief Justice
- R. J. Seddon, For Minister of Justice
🏛️ Appointment of Members of Legislative Council
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration22 June 1899
Appointment, Legislative Council, Members
- Albert Pitt (Lieut.-Colonel), Appointed to Legislative Council
- Francis Humphris Fraser (Esquire), Appointed to Legislative Council
- Hugh Gourley (Esquire), Appointed to Legislative Council
- R. J. Seddon
🗺️ Examination of Land Surveyors
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey21 June 1899
Examination, Land Surveyors, Certificate of Competency
- Frederick James Harrop, Received certificate of competency as a surveyor
- S. Percy Smith, Chairman of the Board of Examiners