Otago Provincial Gazette – 1862 – No. 215

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✨ Government Appointments and Regulations



Prisoners in Solitary Confinement.

1 ½ lb. bread, water ad libitum.

Prisoners of the first class will be allowed to smoke for fifteen minutes during the time set apart for breakfast and dinner, but at no other time.

Prisoners of the second class will not be allowed to smoke at any time.

Female Convicts.

Females sentenced to penal servitude within the said Province shall, until further provision be made, be confined within the precincts of the Gaol in Dunedin, and be there kept to suitable hard labour.

Forster Goring,

Clerk of Executive Council.

Appointment of Resident Magistrates.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,

Auckland, 21st October, 1862.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

John Wallace Murdock, Esq.,

J.P., Otago,

James Townsend Edwards, Esq.,

J.P., Wellington,

Jackson Keddell, Esq., J.P., Dunstan, Otago,

John White, Esq., J.P., Wanganui,

and

St. John Brannigan, Esq., J.P., Otago,

to be Resident Magistrates.

F. D. Bell,

For the Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,

Auckland, 20th Oct., 1862.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Christopher William Richmond,

Esquire,

to be one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

F. D. Bell,

For the Colonial Secretary.

Crown Lands Office,

Auckland, 20th October, 1862.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

The Hon. Francis Dillon Bell,

to be ad interim Secretary for Crown Lands during the absence of the Hon. A. Domett.

F. D. Bell.

Appointment of Justices of the Peace.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,

Auckland, 21st October, 1862.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Andrew Todd, Esq., East Taieri,

Frederick Wayne, Esquire, Upper Taieri Lake, Otago,

Jackson Keddell, Esq., Dunstan, Otago,

John White, Esq., Wanganui,

James Townsend Edwards, Esq., Wellington, Lieutenant in H.M. 14th Regiment,

to be Justices of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

F. D. Bell,

For the Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,

Auckland, 20th October, 1862.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Dudley W. M’Donald,

of Otago, to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures, and to be a person with whom shall be deposited certain Copies or Models of the Standard Weights and Measures of the Colony.

F. D. Bell,

For the Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,

Auckland, 20th October, 1862.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that his Honor the Superintendent of Otago has appointed

Mr. Henry Campbell

to be an Inspector under the “Diseased Cattle Act, 1861,” for the Port of Dunedin and other Ports of the Province of Otago. Appointment to date from 19th July last.

F. D. Bell,

For the Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,

Auckland, 20th October, 1862.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that his Honor the Superintendent of Otago has appointed

William Logie, Esq.,

to be an Inspector of Diseased Cattle for all the Ports of the Province of Otago.

F. D. Bell,

For the Colonial Secretary.



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⚖️ Proclamation for Convict Prison Regulations in Otago (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
17 October 1862
Convict Prison, Regulations, Otago, Secondary Punishment Act, 1854, Guards, Traffic, Labour, Divine Service, Letters, Visiting, Escape, Clothing, Washing, Rations
  • Forster Goring, Clerk of Executive Council

⚖️ Appointment of Resident Magistrates

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
21 October 1862
Resident Magistrates, Appointments, Otago, Wellington, Dunstan, Wanganui
  • John Wallace Murdock (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate
  • James Townsend Edwards (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate
  • Jackson Keddell (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate
  • John White (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate
  • St. John Brannigan (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate

  • F. D. Bell, For the Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment of Supreme Court Judge

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
20 October 1862
Supreme Court, Judge, Appointment
  • Christopher William Richmond (Esquire), Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court

  • F. D. Bell, For the Colonial Secretary

🗺️ Appointment of ad interim Secretary for Crown Lands

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
20 October 1862
Crown Lands, Secretary, ad interim, Appointment
  • Francis Dillon Bell (Honourable), Appointed ad interim Secretary for Crown Lands

  • F. D. Bell

⚖️ Appointment of Justices of the Peace

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
21 October 1862
Justices of the Peace, Appointments, East Taieri, Upper Taieri Lake, Dunstan, Wanganui, Wellington
  • Andrew Todd (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • Frederick Wayne (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • Jackson Keddell (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • John White (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
  • James Townsend Edwards (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace

  • F. D. Bell, For the Colonial Secretary

🏭 Appointment of Inspector of Weights and Measures

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
20 October 1862
Weights and Measures, Inspector, Appointment, Otago
  • Dudley W. M’Donald, Appointed Inspector of Weights and Measures

  • F. D. Bell, For the Colonial Secretary

🌾 Appointment of Inspector under Diseased Cattle Act

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
20 October 1862
Diseased Cattle Act, Inspector, Appointment, Dunedin, Otago
  • Henry Campbell (Mr), Appointed Inspector under Diseased Cattle Act

  • F. D. Bell, For the Colonial Secretary

🌾 Appointment of Inspector of Diseased Cattle

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
20 October 1862
Diseased Cattle, Inspector, Appointment, Otago
  • William Logie (Esquire), Appointed Inspector of Diseased Cattle

  • F. D. Bell, For the Colonial Secretary