Otago Provincial Gazette – 1865 – No. 377

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✨ Miscellaneous Provincial Notices

OTAGO

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

Vol. IX. DUNEDIN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1865. No. 377.
[WITH SUPPLEMENT.]

Provincial Secretary’s Office,

Dunedin, 8th August, 1865.

THE Honorable the Acting-Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has appointed

Constable Joseph Albert, No. 296,

to be Inspector of Slaughter-houses and of Cattle intended for Slaughter within the Tokomairiro District,

vice George B. Purdue, transferred.

Thomas Dick,
Provincial Secretary.

APPOINTMENT TO BE MADE.—Clerk to the Secretary for the Gold Fields, Dunedin.

Apply by letter to the Provincial Secretary, by noon of Friday, 11th August, 1865. Age about 25 years.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS taken at Dunedin, for the month of July, 1865.

Lat. 45° 52' 11" S.; Long. 170° 31' .07" E.; altitude above sea, 550 feet.

BAROMETER, REDUCED TO 32 FAH. AND SEA LEVEL.

Mean atmospheric pressure for month ... 29.844 inches
Highest pressure (on 9th) ... 30.402 "
Lowest pressure (on 1st) ... 29.087 "
Range for month ... 1.315 "

TEMPERATURE IN SHADE.

Approximate mean temperature for month ... 43.9° Fah.
Mean maximum temperature ... 48.7° "
Mean minimum temperature ... 37.9° "
Mean daily range of temperature ... 10.8 "
Highest maximum temperature ... 60.5° "
Lowest minimum temperature ... 30.0° "
Extreme range for the month ... 30.5 "

SOLAR RADIATION.

Maximum (on 20th) ... 71.0
Minimum (on 8th) ... 45.0
Mean for month ... 57.0

TERRESTRIAL RADIATION.

Maximum ... 41.0
Minimum ... 27.0
Mean for month ... 34.0
Mean degree of humidity (saturation = 100) ... 69.9
Mean elastic force of vapour ... 0.186 inches
Mean temperature of the dew point ... 32.7 Fah.
Total rainfall on 17 days ... 2.626 inches
Mean temperature of evaporation ... 37.9 "
Mean amount of sky covered (overcast = 10) ... 5.0

WIND.

Mean velocity per day for month ... 267 miles
Greatest velocity observed for 24 hours ... 600 "

Henry Skey.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,

Otago and Southland District.

In the matter of the Petition of Caroline Cadette Alpenny, of Dunedin, in the Province of Otago,

Registry Office Keeper, a Debtor; and in the matter of the Petition of Patrick Smith, of Dunedin aforesaid, Surgeon, a Creditor of the said Caroline Cadette Alpenny, to the extent of not less than fifty pounds; and in the matter of the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1862.

UPON reading the Petition of the said Caroline Cadette Alpenny, and the affidavit thereunto annexed, and upon hearing Mr. Bryan Cecil Haggitt of Counsel for the said Petitioner, it is ordered that on or before the fourteenth day of August next, Robert Chapman, Esquire, the Registrar of this Honorable Court at Dunedin, do and shall, in the name and on behalf of the said Petitioner, convey, assign, and make over all her real and personal estate and effects unto John Griffen, of Dunedin aforesaid, Merchant, upon trust for the collection and conversion into money of the said estate and effects, and the distribution of the nett proceeds pro rata, and subject to existing legal priorities (if any), amongst such of the creditors of the said Petitioner as shall duly prove their respective claims.

VUW Te Waharoa — Otago Provincial Gazette 1865, No 377

The Otago Provincial Council sat in a number of buildings, including the Dunedin Stock Exchange (depicted) in Princes St

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Appointment of Inspector of Slaughter-houses

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated8 August 1865
KeywordsAppointment, Slaughter-houses, Tokomairiro District
👱🏽 Names

Joseph Albert (Constable), Appointed Inspector of Slaughter-houses
George B. Purdue, Transferred from position

👩‍💼 Officials

Thomas Dick, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Job Opening for Clerk to the Secretary for the Gold Fields

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
KeywordsJob opening, Clerk, Gold Fields, Dunedin

🎓 Meteorological Observations for July 1865

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsMeteorology, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Dunedin
👩‍💼 Officials

Henry Skey

⚖️ Debtors and Creditors Act Petition

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
KeywordsDebtors and Creditors Act, Petition, Caroline Cadette Alpenny, Patrick Smith
👱🏽 Names

Caroline Cadette Alpenny (Registry Office Keeper), Petitioner under Debtors and Creditors Act
Patrick Smith (Surgeon), Creditor of Caroline Cadette Alpenny
Robert Chapman (Esquire), Registrar of the Honorable Court
John Griffen (Merchant), Trustee for estate distribution
Bryan Cecil Haggitt, Counsel for the Petitioner

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