Otago Provincial Gazette – 1861 – No. 151

Page 240

✨ Pastoral District and Coroner Appointment



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Now, therefore, I, THOMAS GORE BROWNE, the Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the said power and authority, do hereby define the Pastoral District of

Waikouaiti,

in the Province of Otago, to be all the territory comprised within the limits following, that is to say :—Bounded on the North by the watershed of the Horse Range, Moeraki Downs, Kakanui, Kurau, and Hawkdun Mountains, extending from Shag Point to Mount St. Bathan's, on the East by the Ocean, on the South by Dunedin District, thence by the watershed of the Silver Peak Hills to Allan Creek, thence by the Allan Creek, Taieri River, and Sutton's Stream, thence by the watershed of the Lammerlaw, thence by the Minzion Burn and Clutha River, thence by an East and West line from Clutha River to Mount Benger, on the West by the watershed of the Obelisk and Cairnmuir hills to the Clutha River, thence by the watershed of the Dunstan Mountains to Mount St. Bathan's as aforesaid.

Given under my hand, at Government House at Auckland, this sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.

T. GORE BROWNE.

By His Excellency's command,

HENRY SEWELL.

Attorney-General's Office,

Auckland, 15th August 1861.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS FRASER, Esq.,

to be Coroner for the Waikouaiti Pastoral District, Province of Otago.

HENRY SEWELL.

Printed for the Provincial Government by DANIEL CAMPBELL, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.




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🗺️ Defining the Pastoral District of Waikouaiti (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
6 August 1861
Pastoral District, Waikouaiti, Otago, Boundaries, Land
  • Thomas Gore Browne, Governor
  • Henry Sewell, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment of Coroner for Waikouaiti Pastoral District

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
15 August 1861
Coroner, Appointment, Waikouaiti, Otago
  • Thomas Fraser (Esquire), Appointed Coroner for Waikouaiti Pastoral District

  • Henry Sewell, Attorney-General