Southland Provincial Gazette – 1865 – No. 1

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✨ Maritime and Government Notices



[All bearings are magnetic. Variation
8° 16’ East.]

Henry L. Cox,
Commander, R.N.
Admiralty and Colonial Survey Office,
7th October, 1864.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

N.B.—The top of the indicator, as it
is moved up or down by the tide, shows
on the face of the guage the height of
water over the shoalest part of the fair-
way.

Chas. Ferguson,
Chief Harbour Master.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 8th December, 1864.

THE accompanying Notice to Mariners,
issued by the Government of Vic-
toria, is re-published for general informa-
tion.

J. L. C. Richardson.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Tidal Signals, River Yarra.

Masters of vessels and others navi-
gating the River Yarra are hereby in-
formed that the Tidal Signals hitherto
hoisted on board the “Sir Harry Smith”
will, on and after the 12th instant, be
discontinued, and the height of water in
the Yarra be shown from that date by a
self-acting tide-gauge erected on the outer
red dolphin at the entrance of the river.
To assist persons on board vessels at a
distance in ascertaining the height of
water shown by the self-acting tide-gauge,
six projecting arms are fixed on its South
side, the upper edge of each arm coin-
ciding with the lower part of each figure
on the face of the tide-gauge, which com-
mence with the ten feet mark.

(From the New Zealand Gazette, December 20, 1864.)

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 16th December, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has
been pleased to appoint

The Hon.
Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell
to be Minister for Native Affairs.

Fred. A. Weld.

Executive Council Chamber,
Auckland, December, 16th 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has
been pleased this day to appoint

The Hon.
Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell

to be a Member of the Executive Council,
and His Excellency directs it to be noti-
fied that this gentleman has this day
taken the necessary oaths.

Foster Goring,
Clerk of Executive Council.



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🚂 Notice to Mariners: Tidal Signals, River Yarra (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 October 1864
Maritime, River Yarra, Tidal Signals, Navigation
  • Henry L. Cox, Commander, R.N.
  • Chas. Ferguson, Chief Harbour Master

🚂 Republication of Notice to Mariners

🚂 Transport & Communications
8 December 1864
Maritime, Notice to Mariners, Republication
  • J. L. C. Richardson

🪶 Appointment of Minister for Native Affairs

🪶 Māori Affairs
16 December 1864
Appointment, Minister for Native Affairs
  • Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell (Honourable), Appointed Minister for Native Affairs

  • Fred. A. Weld

🏛️ Appointment to Executive Council

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
16 December 1864
Appointment, Executive Council, Oaths
  • Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell (Honourable), Appointed Member of Executive Council

  • Foster Goring, Clerk of Executive Council