Otago Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 562

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✨ Provincial Government Notices

NEW ZEALAND

OTAGO

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

Vol. XII. DUNEDIN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1868. No. 562.
[WITH SUPPLEMENT.]

PROCLAMATION

Of Governor having assented to certain Ordinances.

By His Honor Thomas Fraser, Esquire, Deputy Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

WHEREAS in the twenty-fourth Session of the Provincial Council of the Province of Otago, held in the thirty-first year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, there were passed by the said Council the following Bills, (that is to say)–

Roads Diversion Ordinance, 1865, and Roads Diversion Ordinance (No. 2) 1865 Amendment Ordinance, 1868;
Papakaio Accommodation House Site Sale Ordinance, 1868;
Queenstown Reserve Management Ordinance, 1868;

And whereas the said Bills were upon the eleventh day of June last presented to the Superintendent of the Province of Otago for the assent of the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, and the said Superintendent did thereupon declare that he reserved the said Bills for the signification of the Governor’s pleasure thereon:

And whereas the said Bills have since been laid before the Governor of New Zealand, and he has assented to the same:

Now therefore, I, Thomas Fraser, Deputy Superintendent of the Province of Otago, do hereby proclaim and declare that the said Bills have been laid before His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, and that His Excellency has assented to the same.

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago, at Dunedin, this twenty-seventh day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

Thomas Fraser,
Deputy Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

By His Honor’s Command,
George Duncan,
For Provincial Secretary.

HIS HONOR THE DEPUTY-SUPERINTENDENT

HIS HONOR THE DEPUTY-SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified that he has appointed

Lowther Broad, Esq., R.M., to be Visiting Justice of the Gaol at Naseby;
William Lawrence Stinson, Esq., R.M., to be Visiting Justice of the Gaol at Lawrence and Waitahuna;
John Nugent Wood, Esq., R.M., to be Visiting Justice of the Gaol at Switzer’s and Mount Benger;
Richmond Beetham, Esq., R.M., to be Visiting Justice of the Gaol at Arrow.

George Duncan,
For Provincial Secretary.

3rd August, 1868.

REGULATIONS

WAITAHUNA HUNDRED.

The Hundred is capable of carrying 400 head of Great Cattle, or 2382 Sheep, apportioned as follows:-

License Holders	Great	Small	Acres
Mr. James Smith	125	750	10000
Mr. W. A. Murray	18	108	1430
Mr. F. S. Pillans	86	516	5500
Mr. J. P. Maitland	56	336	4500
Mr. W. G. Maitland	56	336	4500
Mr. G. H. Maitland	56	336	4500
Total	397	2382	30430

James Smith,
W. G. Maitland,
Wardens.

Hillend, 28th April, 1868.

VUW Te Waharoa — Otago Provincial Gazette 1868, No 562

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

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Proclamation of Governor's Assent to Ordinances

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated27 July 1868
KeywordsOrdinances, Assent, Provincial Council, Otago
👩‍💼 Officials

Thomas Fraser, Deputy Superintendent of the Province of Otago
George Duncan, For Provincial Secretary

⚖️ Appointment of Visiting Justices of the Gaol

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated3 August 1868
KeywordsAppointments, Visiting Justices, Gaol, Otago
👱🏽 Names

Lowther Broad (Esquire), Appointed Visiting Justice of the Gaol at Naseby
William Lawrence Stinson (Esquire), Appointed Visiting Justice of the Gaol at Lawrence and Waitahuna
John Nugent Wood (Esquire), Appointed Visiting Justice of the Gaol at Switzer’s and Mount Benger
Richmond Beetham (Esquire), Appointed Visiting Justice of the Gaol at Arrow

👩‍💼 Officials

George Duncan, For Provincial Secretary

🗺️ Regulations for Waitahuna Hundred

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated28 April 1868
KeywordsRegulations, Waitahuna Hundred, License Holders, Livestock
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

James Smith (Mr), License Holder in Waitahuna Hundred
W. A. Murray (Mr), License Holder in Waitahuna Hundred
F. S. Pillans (Mr), License Holder in Waitahuna Hundred
J. P. Maitland (Mr), License Holder in Waitahuna Hundred
W. G. Maitland (Mr), License Holder in Waitahuna Hundred
G. H. Maitland (Mr), License Holder in Waitahuna Hundred

👩‍💼 Officials

James Smith, Warden
W. G. Maitland, Warden

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