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OTAGO
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those Persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.
W. CARGILL, Superintendent.
Vol. III.] WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1856. [No. 36.
DUNEDIN PUBLIC LAND BOARD.
ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.
In pursuance of the Dunedin Public Lands Ordinance, Session I. No. 5, I, the Superintendent of the Province of Otago, do hereby appoint the Electors of the Province to assemble upon Saturday, the 29th day of March 1856, at 12 o’clock noon, within the Provincial Council Hall, Dunedin, for the purpose of then and there electing three Commissioners, in room of Messrs. William Purdie,
John Anderson, and
John Hill
who go out of office by rotation, and are eligible for re-election. And also for the election of two Commissioners, in room of Messrs. Peter Proudfoot, and
Arthur John Burns,
who, as Members of the Provincial Council, have become ex officio Members of said Board.
And further, in pursuance of said Ordinance, I hereby appoint William Hunter Reynolds, Esquire, M.P.C., to preside at said Meeting.
W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.
Provincial Government House,
Dunedin, 4th March 1856.
Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue,
Wellington, New Zealand.
Amount of Notes in circulation on Saturday, 26th January 1856—
£5 and upwards ... £19,300
Under £5 ... 20,160
Amount of gold and silver Coin held at the said Office at the close of business ... £39,460
| Date | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 21st January 1856 | 13,951 | 586 |
| Tuesday, 22nd | 13,951 | 586 |
| Wednesday, 23rd | 13,951 | 586 |
| Thursday, 24th | 13,956 | 586 |
| Friday, 25th | 13,951 | 586 |
| Saturday, 26th | 13,874 | 586 |
Invested ... £25,000
I, Henry St. Hill, Manager of the said Bank, do hereby certify that the above is a true account of the Notes in circulation, and of the coin held by the said office, as required under Ordinances No. 16, Session 8, and No. 14, Session 11.
Dated the 26th day of January 1856.
HENRY ST. HILL, Manager.
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1856, No 36
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🏘️ Election of Dunedin Public Land Board Commissioners
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government4 March 1856
Election, Land Board, Commissioners, Dunedin, Otago
6 names identified
- William Purdie, Commissioner going out of office
- John Anderson, Commissioner going out of office
- John Hill, Commissioner going out of office
- Peter Proudfoot, Commissioner leaving due to Council membership
- Arthur John Burns, Commissioner leaving due to Council membership
- William Hunter Reynolds (Esquire, M.P.C.), Appointed to preside at election
- W. Cargill, Superintendent
💰 Colonial Bank of Issue Notes and Coin Report
💰 Finance & Revenue26 January 1856
Bank notes, Coin, Gold, Silver, Wellington
- Henry St. Hill, Manager