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Otago Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 577

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✨ Provincial Government Notices

NEW ZEALAND.

OTAGO

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

Vol. XII. DUNEDIN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1868. No. 577.
[WITH SUPPLEMENT.]

NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office, Dunedin, 29th October, 1868.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of the “Impounding Ordinance, 1862,” I have established a Public Pound on the Pound Reserve in Block I, Wyndham District, in the Province of Otago, and that I have appointed

James Maben,
of Mataura, in the said Province, settler, to be keeper of the said Pound.

James Macandrew,
Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

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

Mr. Robert Kirkpatrick,
to be a Manager of Palmerston Cemetery, vice Mr. James Runciman, who has left the district.

Julius Vogel,
Provincial Secretary.

4th November, 1868.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs
it to be notified that he has received and accepted the resignation of

George Duncan, Esquire,
as a member of the Executive Council, and as Secretary of Land and Works.

Julius Vogel,
Provincial Secretary.

31st October, 1868.

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

Arthur John Burns, Esquire,
to be a member of the Executive Council, and Secretary for Land and Works for the Province of Otago.

Julius Vogel,
Provincial Secretary.

31st October, 1868.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs
it to be notified that New Zealand meantime will henceforth be kept at the Government Offices.

Julius Vogel,
Provincial Secretary.

2nd November, 1868.

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

Henry Wigram Robinson, Esquire, J.P.,
to be Visiting Justice of the Gaol, at Naseby.

Julius Vogel,
Provincial Secretary.

31st October, 1868.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

Under Section VI of the Otago Gold Fields Rules and Regulations.

Sufficient proof having been shown to me that that portion of the Otago Gold Fields, described in the Schedule hereto annexed, has been fairly tested, and is either wholly or for the greater part of an inferior character as regards the value of its gold deposits, I hereby give notice that the same may be occupied by holders of Miners Rights in claims of the under-mentioned size, namely: One acre for each holder of a miner’s right, provided that no block claim shall exceed more than six acres altogether.

October 20, 1868.

Richmond Beetham, Warden.

SCHEDULE.

All that portion of the Otago Gold Fields comprised...

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🏘️ Appointment of Pound Keeper

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated29 October 1868
KeywordsPound Keeper, Impounding Ordinance, Wyndham District
👱🏽 Names

James Maben, Appointed keeper of the Pound

👩‍💼 Officials

James Macandrew, Superintendent of the Province of Otago

🏘️ Appointment of Cemetery Manager

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated4 November 1868
KeywordsCemetery Manager, Palmerston Cemetery
👱🏽 Names

Robert Kirkpatrick (Mr), Appointed Manager of Palmerston Cemetery
James Runciman (Mr), Left the district

👩‍💼 Officials

Julius Vogel, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Resignation from Executive Council

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated31 October 1868
KeywordsResignation, Executive Council, Secretary of Land and Works
👱🏽 Names

George Duncan (Esquire), Resigned as member of the Executive Council and as Secretary of Land and Works

👩‍💼 Officials

Julius Vogel, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Appointment to Executive Council

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated31 October 1868
KeywordsAppointment, Executive Council, Secretary for Land and Works
👱🏽 Names

Arthur John Burns (Esquire), Appointed as member of the Executive Council and Secretary for Land and Works

👩‍💼 Officials

Julius Vogel, Provincial Secretary

📰 New Zealand Gazette Availability

Domain📰 NZ Gazette
Dated2 November 1868
KeywordsNew Zealand Gazette, Government Offices
👩‍💼 Officials

Julius Vogel, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Appointment of Visiting Justice

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated31 October 1868
KeywordsVisiting Justice, Naseby Gaol
👱🏽 Names

Henry Wigram Robinson (Esquire, J.P.), Appointed Visiting Justice of the Gaol at Naseby

👩‍💼 Officials

Julius Vogel, Provincial Secretary

🗺️ Gold Fields Occupation Notice

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated20 October 1868
KeywordsGold Fields, Miners Rights, Otago
👩‍💼 Officials

Richmond Beetham, Warden

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