Appointments and Authorisations




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 80

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 1 rood 14·2 perches, more or less, situate in the City of Wellington, being Allotment No. 3 of Section No. 41 of the Polhill’s Gully Native Reserve, held under Land Transfer certificate dated the 28th November, 1889, Volume liii., folio 197, in favour of Kuraheke Pumipi, and containing the following restrictions: “Inalienable by sale or mortgage, or by lease beyond twenty-one years.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eighth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and three.

J. CARROLL.


Warrant authorising the Horowhenua County Council to construct a Bridge over the Ohau River at Ohau, and apportioning the Cost of the Bridge between the said County Council and the Otaki Road Board.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and thirteen of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” it is, inter alia, enacted that in any case where the local authority of any district desires to construct a bridge in any position that will, in its opinion, be of advantage and benefit to the whole or any considerable portion of the inhabitants of an adjacent district or districts, as well as to the inhabitants of its own district, and where it is, in the opinion of such local authority, reasonable that the local authority or local authorities of such district or districts whose inhabitants are to be so benefited should contribute to the cost of constructing or establishing the said bridge, the provisions of the said section mentioned shall have effect:

And whereas application has been made to the Governor to authorise the construction of the work mentioned in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the said work”), and to apportion the cost of constructing the said work between the Horowhenua County Council and the Otaki Road Board:

And whereas plans, specifications, and estimates of the work of constructing the said bridge have been prepared by the Horowhenua County Council, and a copy of same sent to the office of the Otaki Road Board and to the Minister for Public Works, together with a notice as required by the hereinbefore-in-part-recited Act:

And whereas the Governor is of opinion that the work should be done:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, do hereby authorise the Horowhenua County Council to construct the said work; and I do hereby declare that the cost of constructing the said work, less any money granted by Government towards the said work, shall be borne in the following proportions—viz., the sum of one hundred pounds shall be paid by the Otaki Road Board, and the balance of the cost of the said work shall be borne by the Horowhenua County Council.


SCHEDULE.

The bridge over the Ohau River, on the Main County Road, near the Township of Ohau; as the site of the said bridge is delineated on the plan marked R. 1129, deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eighth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and three.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.


Officers under the Fisheries Conservation Acts appointed, Otago.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1903.

IT is hereby notified that

JOHN JAMESON, of Lowburn Ferry, and
JAMES S. VARCOE, of Cromwell,

have been appointed to be Officers for the purposes of “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” and the Acts amending the same.

J. G. WARD.


Rangers under the Animals Protection Acts, Otago District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN JAMESON and
JAMES S. VARCOE

to be Rangers, under “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, for the District of Otago.

J. G. WARD.


Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned gentlemen to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:

Name. District.
RICHARD WILLIAM PERCY .. .. Kaiapoi.
RICHARD WILLIAMS .. .. Cheviot.
JOHN CHARLES MCCREA .. .. Te Awamutu.
EDWARD NEVILLE BULL .. .. Awitu.
WILLIAM ASKEW SCOTT .. .. Eketahuna.

J. G. WARD.


Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 10th October, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned gentlemen to be Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:

Name. District.
JAMES FLEMING .. .. .. Otepopo.
(Vice John Reid, resigned; on and from the 1st October, 1903.)
GEORGE THOMAS CROSS .. .. Napier.
(Vice John Burden, resigned; on and from the 19th October, 1903.)

J. G. WARD.


Cadets appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 13th October, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN DAWSON

to be a cadet in the Supreme and Magistrate’s Courts at Napier, from the 16th September, 1903; and

EDWIN HAROLD HEWARD

to be a cadet in the Magistrate’s Court at Hastings, from the 15th September, 1903.

JAS. McGOWAN.


Rangers of Crown Lands appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 7th October, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HERBERT ALEXANDER GOUDIE and
LOUIS JOSEPH ADAMS

to be Rangers of Crown Lands for the Land District of Auckland;

NATHANIEL CRAIG

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Land District of Marlborough;

MANUEL STARK

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Land District of Canterbury; and

RICHARD GEORGE ROBINSON,
ARTHUR WILLIAM ROBERTS, and
HARRY HOWE

to be Rangers of Crown Lands for the Land District of Otago.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.



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🪶 Removal of restrictions on Native land in Wellington

🪶 Māori Affairs
8 October 1903
Native land, Land restriction, Inalienable, Certificate of title, Polhill’s Gully, Wellington
  • Kuraheke Pumipi, Holder of Native land with restrictions removed

  • J. Carroll

🏗️ Authorisation for Horowhenua County Council to build bridge over Ohau River

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
8 October 1903
Bridge construction, Ohau River, Horowhenua County Council, Otaki Road Board, Public Works Act 1894, Cost apportionment
  • Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor
  • Wm. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works

🌾 Appointment of Fisheries Officers for Otago

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
2 October 1903
Fisheries Conservation Act 1884, Fisheries Officer, Lowburn Ferry, Cromwell, Otago
  • John Jameson, Appointed Fisheries Officer
  • James S. Varcoe, Appointed Fisheries Officer

  • J. G. Ward

🌾 Appointment of Rangers under Animals Protection Act for Otago

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
7 October 1903
Animals Protection Act 1880, Ranger, Otago District, Wildlife protection
  • John Jameson, Appointed Ranger
  • James S. Varcoe, Appointed Ranger

  • J. G. Ward

🏘️ Appointment of Deputy Registrars of Marriages and Births/Deaths

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
7 October 1903
Deputy Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Kaiapoi, Cheviot, Te Awamutu, Awitu, Eketahuna
  • Richard William Percy, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Kaiapoi
  • Richard Williams, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Cheviot
  • John Charles McCrea, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Te Awamutu
  • Edward Neville Bull, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Awitu
  • William Askew Scott, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Eketahuna

  • J. G. Ward

🏘️ Appointment of Registrars of Marriages and Births/Deaths

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
10 October 1903
Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Otepopo, Napier, Resignation, Successor
  • James Fleming, Appointed Registrar for Otepopo
  • George Thomas Cross, Appointed Registrar for Napier

  • J. G. Ward

⚖️ Appointment of Court Cadets in Napier and Hastings

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
13 October 1903
Court cadet, Supreme Court, Magistrate’s Court, Napier, Hastings, Judicial appointments
  • John Dawson, Appointed cadet in Supreme and Magistrate’s Courts at Napier
  • Edwin Harold Heward, Appointed cadet in Magistrate’s Court at Hastings

  • Jas. McGowan

🗺️ Appointment of Rangers of Crown Lands in Auckland, Marlborough, Canterbury, and Otago

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
7 October 1903
Crown Lands, Ranger, Auckland, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago, Land District
7 names identified
  • Herbert Alexander Goudie, Appointed Ranger for Auckland Land District
  • Louis Joseph Adams, Appointed Ranger for Auckland Land District
  • Nathaniel Craig, Appointed Ranger for Marlborough Land District
  • Manuel Stark, Appointed Ranger for Canterbury Land District
  • Richard George Robinson, Appointed Ranger for Otago Land District
  • Arthur William Roberts, Appointed Ranger for Otago Land District
  • Harry Howe, Appointed Ranger for Otago Land District

  • T. Y. Duncan, Minister of Lands