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(From New Zealand Gazette, April 10, 1863.)
Justice of the Peace appointed.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Judicial Department,
Auckland, 28th March, 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
Richmond Beetham, Esq.,
of Wakatipu, in the Province of Otago, to
be a Justice of the Peace for the Colony.
Reader Wood,
In the absence of Mr. Domett.
Rewards for the apprehension of Naval Deserters.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 9th April, 1863.
THE following Circular, from the Admiralty, relative to rewards for the apprehension of Naval Deserters, is published for general information.
Reader Wood,
In the absence of Mr. Domett.
CIRCULAR No. 30.
L.
Admiralty,
25th November, 1862.
My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having had under their consideration the Rewards payable for the apprehension of Deserters from Her Majesty’s Ships, as laid down in Article 3 page 214, of Chapter 27 of the Queen’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, wherein it is ordered that the “sum of £3 is to be paid only for the apprehension of men who have been arrested within three months from the date of their having deserted, and £2 after the expiration of that time;” and their Lordships are pleased to direct that, after three months, and within six months, from the date of Desertion, £2 shall be paid for the apprehension of Deserters—that after six and within twelve months, £1 only shall be paid—and that after twelve months not any reward shall be paid, unless specially ordered by their Lordships.
By command of their Lordships,
C. Paget.
To all Commanders-in-Chief, Captains, Commanders, and Commanding Officers of Her Majesty’s Ships and Vessels.
POSTAL.
Appointment of Postmasters.
General Post Office,
Auckland, 7th April, 1863.
IN virtue of the powers delegated to me by His Excellency the Governor, the following appointments have been made in the Postal Service of the Colony.
Province of Otago.
John McCulloch McKean,
to be Postmaster at Wetherstone, from the 14th March, 1863.
George Hamilton Harris,
to be Postmaster at Manuherikia Junction, from the 14th March, 1863.
Robert Somerville,
to be Postmaster at East Taieri, from the 1st February, 1863.
Henry Norman,
to be Postmaster at Waika, from the 1st March, 1863.
Henry Faulkner,
to be Postmaster at Waihola, from the 1st February, 1863.
Reader Wood,
For the Postmaster-General.
OTAGO GOVERNMENT TOWN LAND SALES.
SECTIONS IN HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP,
At Mr. Young’s Store there,
on THURSDAY, the 14th of MAY,
At 12 o’clock noon.
SECTIONS IN OAMARU TOWNSHIP,
At the Courthouse there,
on SATURDAY, the 16th of MAY,
At 12 o’clock noon.
Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 6th May, 1863.
ABSTRACT of ADVERTISEMENTS from the “Provincial Government Gazette,” of this date:
| NATURE OF WORK, ETC. | TENDERS TO BE LODGED BY TWELVE NOON ON |
|---|---|
| 500 cubic feet of metal at Hawksbury | 19th... |
| Nine different Ferries—(In this case tenders also to be lodged at the offices of the Wardens’, Dunstan, Manuherekia Teviot, and Frankton) | 1st June... |
By order,
John Logan,
Clerk to Superintendent.
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1863, No 242
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⚖️ Justice of the Peace Appointment
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement28 March 1863
Appointment, Justice of the Peace, Wakatipu, Otago
- Richmond Beetham (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace
- Reader Wood, In the absence of Mr. Domett
🛡️ Rewards for Naval Deserters
🛡️ Defence & Military9 April 1863
Rewards, Naval Deserters, Admiralty, Circular
- Reader Wood, In the absence of Mr. Domett
- C. Paget, Admiralty
🚂 Appointment of Postmasters
🚂 Transport & Communications7 April 1863
Appointments, Postmasters, Otago, Wetherstone, Manuherikia Junction, East Taieri, Waika, Waihola
- John McCulloch McKean, Appointed Postmaster at Wetherstone
- George Hamilton Harris, Appointed Postmaster at Manuherikia Junction
- Robert Somerville, Appointed Postmaster at East Taieri
- Henry Norman, Appointed Postmaster at Waika
- Henry Faulkner, Appointed Postmaster at Waihola
- Reader Wood, For the Postmaster-General
🗺️ Otago Government Town Land Sales
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey6 May 1863
Land Sales, Hampden Township, Oamaru Township, Dunedin, Tenders
- John Logan, Clerk to Superintendent