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New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 1

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✨ Ministerial Appointments and Resignations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1

Ministers appointed.

Private Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 6th January, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

The Honourable JOHN ANDREW MILLAR
to be Minister of Railways, vice the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, resigned.

The Honourable GEORGE FOW LDS
to be Minister of Immigration, vice the Hon. J. McGowan, resigned.

The Honourable JOHN GEORGE FINDLAY, LL.D., M.L.C.,
to be Minister of Justice, vice the Hon. J. McGowan, resigned.

The Honourable RODERICK MCKENZIE
to be Minister of Public Works, vice the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, resigned; and also to be Minister of Mines, vice the Hon. J. McGowan, resigned.

The Honourable ALEXANDER WILSON HOGG
to be Minister of Customs and Minister of Labour, vice the Hon. J. A. Millar, who has resigned those offices.

The Honourable DAVID BUDDO
to be Minister of Internal Affairs, vice the Hon. Dr. Findlay, who has resigned that office; and also to be Minister of Public Health, vice the Hon. G. Fowlds, who has resigned that office.

The Honourable THOMAS MACKENZIE
to be Minister of Industries and Commerce, vice the Hon. J. McGowan, resigned.

By command.
H. C. WATERFIELD,
Private Secretary.

Member of Legislative Council appointed.

Prime Minister's Office,
Wellington, 6th January, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in His Majesty's name, summoned

The Honourable JAMES McGOWAN, of Thames,
to the Legislative Council of the Dominion of New Zealand, by writ of summons under the Seal of the said Dominion dated the 6th January, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Prime Minister.

Resignation of Member of House of Representatives for Electoral District of Thames.

Prime Minister's Office,
Wellington, 9th January, 1909.

WHEREAS the House of Representatives is not now in session, and there is no Speaker of the said House:
Now, therefore, pursuant to the provisions of “The Legislature Act, 1908,” His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that

The Honourable JAMES McGOWAN
has by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor resigned his seat in the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Thames, that such resignation was received on the 6th day of January, 1909, and that the said seat is vacant by reason thereof.

J. G. WARD,
Prime Minister.

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.

Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1909, No 1

After a massive fire destoyed the wooden Parliament complex in 1907, Old Government House (depicted) became the seat of Parliament until 1918. Demolished in 1969 to make way for the Beehive.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Ministers appointed to various portfolios

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated6 January 1909
KeywordsAppointments, Ministers, Cabinet, Portfolios, Railways, Justice, Public Works, Mines, Labour, Customs, Internal Affairs, Public Health, Industries and Commerce
👱🏽 Names

18 names identified

John Andrew Millar (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Railways
W. Hall-Jones (The Honourable), Resigned as Minister of Railways
George Fowlds (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Immigration
J. McGowan (The Honourable), Resigned as Minister of Immigration
John George Findlay (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Justice
Roderick McKenzie (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Public Works
W. Hall-Jones (The Honourable), Resigned as Minister of Public Works
Roderick McKenzie (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Mines
J. McGowan (The Honourable), Resigned as Minister of Mines
Alexander Wilson Hogg (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Customs
Alexander Wilson Hogg (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Labour
J. A. Millar (The Honourable), Resigned as Minister of Customs and Labour
David Buddo (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Internal Affairs
Dr. Findlay (The Honourable), Resigned as Minister of Internal Affairs
David Buddo (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Public Health
G. Fowlds (The Honourable), Resigned as Minister of Public Health
Thomas Mackenzie (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Industries and Commerce
J. McGowan (The Honourable), Resigned as Minister of Industries and Commerce

👩‍💼 Officials

H. C. Waterfield, Private Secretary

🏛️ Member of Legislative Council appointed

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated6 January 1909
KeywordsAppointment, Legislative Council, Member, Writ of Summons
👱🏽 Names

James McGowan (The Honourable), Summoned to Legislative Council

👩‍💼 Officials

J. G. Ward, Prime Minister

🏛️ Resignation of Member of House of Representatives for Thames

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated9 January 1909
KeywordsResignation, Member of Parliament, House of Representatives, Electoral District, Thames
👱🏽 Names

James McGowan (The Honourable), Resigned seat in House of Representatives

👩‍💼 Officials

J. G. Ward, Prime Minister

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