Provincial Appointments and Resignations




Brought forward, £1513 0 0

The Gaol Department—
Gaoler, not exceeding 50 0 0
Rations, &c., for Prisoners, and Contingencies, 65 0 0
115 0 0

Hospital—Repairs, 50 0 0

Education—
Passages of Teachers, } 650 0 0
School Apparatus,

Trustees for Religious and Educational Uses.—Proportion of Land Sales due to them, being 1-8th of the proceeds of land sold within the Otago Block under the Terms of Purchase, and forming part of the balance of £612 2s. 6d., handed over to the Provincial Treasury by the General Government on the establishment of a Local Government, 82 13 0

Miscellaneous—
Rent of Council Chamber, £15 0 0
Printing and Stationery, 100 0 0
Coroner’s Fees, &c., 5 0 0
Registrar of Deeds, 15 0 0
Expense of Recording Deeds, 15 0 0
Statistics, 100 0 0
General Contingencies, 50 0 0
Supplementary Contingencies, 50 0 0
350 0 0

Amounting in whole to the foresaid sum of £2760 13 0

  1. The Provincial Treasurer shall issue and pay from time to time any sum or sums of money for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, not exceeding in whole the sums respectively above specified, to such persons, and in such portions as the Superintendent shall, by Warrant or Warrants signed by him, from time to time direct, and such Treasurer shall in his account be allowed credit for all sums paid by him in pursuance of such orders, and the receipt of the person to whom such sums shall have been so paid shall be to him a full discharge for the sum or sums for which such receipt shall have been given, and the amount thereof shall be passed to his credit in account accordingly.

  2. This Ordinance shall come into operation from the day of the passing thereof.

Passed the Provincial Council this eighteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four years,

ROBT. CHAPMAN,
Clerk of Council,

Assented to on behalf of the Governor, at Dunedin, the eighteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.

W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 18th December 1854.

I HEREBY NOTIFY that I have appointed ALFRED CHETHAM STRODE, Esquire, to be Police Magistrate for the Province of Otago.

Appointment to date from 1st December, 1854.

W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 18th December 1854.

I HEREBY NOTIFY that I have appointed MR. JOHN LOGAN to be Clerk to Superintendent.

Appointment to date from 1st October 1854.

W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 20th December 1854.

I HEREBY NOTIFY that I have appointed MR. HENRY MONSON to be Gaoler of the Gaol at Dunedin, in the Province of Otago.

W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 23rd December 1854.

I HEREBY NOTIFY that I have appointed The Honourable EDMUND HOOKE WILSON BELLAIRS, Esquire, of Dunedin, M.L.C., and that the Provincial Council have elected JOHN HYDE HARRIS, Esquire, of Dunedin, M.P.C., and EDWARD M’GLASHAN, Esquire, of Dunedin, M.P.C., to be Auditors under the “Board of Audit Ordinance,” Session II., No. 2.

W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 26th December 1854.

I HEREBY NOTIFY that CHARLES HENRY KETTLE, Esquire, tendered to me on the 20th December current his Resignation as Registrar of Deeds for the Province of Otago, which Resignation was this day accepted.

W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 26th December 1854.

I HEREBY NOTIFY that I have appointed MR. ROBERT CHAPMAN to be Registrar of Deeds for the Province of Otago.

W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 27th November 1854.

I HEREBY NOTIFY that I have authorised MR. DANIEL CAMPBELL, Dunedin, to Print and Publish the Provincial “Government Gazette” until further notice.

W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 26th December 1854.

I HEREBY NOTIFY that I have appointed MR. JOHN BARR to be Office-keeper, Messenger, &c.

Appointment to date from 1st October 1854.

W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.



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💰 Appropriation Ordinance for Provincial Revenue

💰 Finance & Revenue
Budget, Provincial Revenue, Government Expenditure, Salaries, Departments

⚖️ Appointment of Police Magistrate

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
18 December 1854
Police Magistrate, Appointment, Dunedin
  • Alfred Chetham Strode (Esquire), Appointed Police Magistrate

  • W. Cargill, Superintendent

🏛️ Appointment of Clerk to Superintendent

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
18 December 1854
Clerk, Superintendent, Appointment
  • John Logan (Mr), Appointed Clerk to Superintendent

  • W. Cargill, Superintendent

⚖️ Appointment of Gaoler

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
20 December 1854
Gaoler, Appointment, Dunedin
  • Henry Monson (Mr), Appointed Gaoler

  • W. Cargill, Superintendent

💰 Appointment of Auditors

💰 Finance & Revenue
26 December 1854
Auditors, Board of Audit, Appointment
  • Edmund Hooke Wilson Bellairs (Honourable Esquire), Appointed Auditor
  • John Hyde Harris (Esquire), Elected Auditor
  • Edward McGlashan (Esquire), Elected Auditor

  • W. Cargill, Superintendent

🗺️ Resignation of Registrar of Deeds

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
26 December 1854
Registrar of Deeds, Resignation
  • Charles Henry Kettle (Esquire), Resigned as Registrar of Deeds

  • W. Cargill, Superintendent

🗺️ Appointment of Registrar of Deeds

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
27 November 1854
Registrar of Deeds, Appointment
  • Robert Chapman (Mr), Appointed Registrar of Deeds

  • W. Cargill, Superintendent

🏘️ Authorization to Print and Publish Provincial Government Gazette

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
26 December 1854
Government Gazette, Printing, Authorization
  • Daniel Campbell (Mr), Authorized to Print and Publish Government Gazette

  • W. Cargill, Superintendent

🏛️ Appointment of Office-keeper and Messenger

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
26 December 1854
Office-keeper, Messenger, Appointment
  • John Barr (Mr), Appointed Office-keeper and Messenger

  • W. Cargill, Superintendent