✨ Miscellaneous Appointments
If known by any other name—Sometimes omitted the vowel "e" in Surname, writing it "Davis."
Trade or occupation—Mariner.
General Personal Appearance—Fair.
Usual residence before coming to the Colony—Saundiesfoot, Pembrokeshire.
Age—Forty-nine years.
Married or Single—Single.
Name of Port from which he sailed, and date of sailing—Milford Haven, about 1830 or 1832.
When last heard of, and at what place—Waikouaiti, Otago, 9th September, 1858.
POSTAL.
Appointment of an Engineer Surveyor under the "Steam Navigation Act, 1862."
General Post Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
EBENEZER HAMILTON, Esq.,
to be an Engineer Surveyor.
READER WOOD,
For the Postmaster-General.
(From the General Government Gazette, June 18, 1863.)
Emigration Officer appointed.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 15th June, 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
EDWIN RICH, Esq.,
to be Emigration Officer at the Port of Molyneux.
ALFRED DOMETT.
Governor’s Powers under "Diseased Cattle Act 1861" delegated to the respective Superintendents of the Provinces of Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury, and Otago.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 9th June, 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to delegate, under the "Diseased Cattle Act, 1861," to the respective Superintendents of the Provinces of Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury, and Otago, the several powers vested in the Governor by the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 10th sections of the said Act, subject to be rescinded, as in the said Act provided, and subject to the Regulations contained in the order in Council dated 15th September, 1862.
ALFRED DOMETT.
Appointment of Mercantile Assessors under the "Debtors and Creditors Act 1862."
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 9th June, 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned gentlemen to be Mercantile Assessors under "The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1862," for the respective Provinces set opposite their names:—
Walter Grahame, Esq.
Richard Ridings, Esq.
David Graham, Esq.
John Anderson Gilfillan, Esq.
} Auckland.
James Kelham, Esq.
Jonas Woodward, Esq.
William Best, Esq.
John Yule, Esq.
George Bennett, Esq.
Oswald Curtis, Esq.
John Johnston Fletcher, Esq.
} Wellington.
Arthur Wm. Scaife Esq.
George Buckley, Esq.
J. Drummond Macpherson Esq.
Thomas Ritchie, Esq.
William Day, Esq.
Arthur Wm. Morris, Esq.
} Nelson.
Charles Henry Street, Esq.
Martin Sholl, Esq.
George Septimus Brodrick, Esq.
} Canterbury.
Otago.
ALFRED DOMETT.
G. Scoones and L. P. Stevens, appointed Pilots.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 9th June, 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
GEORGE SCOONES,
And
LAWRENCE PETER STEVENS,
to be Pilots for the Port of Dunedin.
ALFRED DOMETT.
POSTAL.
Appointment of Postmasters.
General Post Office,
Auckland, 11th June, 1863.
IN virtue of the powers delegated to me by His Excellency the Governor, the following appointments have been made in the service of the Colony.
Otago.
FRANCIS FERGUSON,
to be Postmaster at Teviot Junction from the 1st May, 1863.
READER WOOD,
For the Postmaster-General.
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1863, No 255
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Enquiries respecting George Davies
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration28 May 1863
Enquiry, Missing Person, Otago, Mariner
- George Davies, Subject of enquiry
🚂 Appointment of Engineer Surveyor
🚂 Transport & Communications28 May 1863
Appointment, Engineer Surveyor, Steam Navigation Act
- Ebenezer Hamilton (Esquire), Appointed Engineer Surveyor
- Reader Wood, For the Postmaster-General
🛂 Appointment of Emigration Officer
🛂 Immigration15 June 1863
Appointment, Emigration Officer, Port of Molyneux
- Edwin Rich (Esquire), Appointed Emigration Officer
- Alfred Domett
🌾 Delegation of Governor's Powers under Diseased Cattle Act
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources9 June 1863
Delegation, Diseased Cattle Act, Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury, Otago
- Alfred Domett
🏭 Appointment of Mercantile Assessors
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry9 June 1863
Appointment, Mercantile Assessors, Debtors and Creditors Act
20 names identified
- Walter Grahame (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- Richard Ridings (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- David Graham (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- John Anderson Gilfillan (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- James Kelham (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- Jonas Woodward (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- William Best (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- John Yule (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- George Bennett (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- Oswald Curtis (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- John Johnston Fletcher (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- Arthur Wm. Scaife (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- George Buckley (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- J. Drummond Macpherson (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- Thomas Ritchie (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- William Day (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- Arthur Wm. Morris (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- Charles Henry Street (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- Martin Sholl (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- George Septimus Brodrick (Esquire), Appointed Mercantile Assessor
- Alfred Domett
🚂 Appointment of Pilots
🚂 Transport & Communications9 June 1863
Appointment, Pilots, Port of Dunedin
- George Scoones, Appointed Pilot
- Lawrence Peter Stevens, Appointed Pilot
- Alfred Domett
🚂 Appointment of Postmaster
🚂 Transport & Communications11 June 1863
Appointment, Postmaster, Teviot Junction
- Francis Ferguson, Appointed Postmaster
- Reader Wood, For the Postmaster-General