Taranaki Provincial Gazette – 1855 – No. 16

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✨ Government correspondence and notices

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I have heretofore declined to issue Notices of this description, and they have been issued by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, as I did not consider them within the scope of my instructions; should His Excellency be of that opinion, the present notices can be cancelled and re-issued by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

I have the honor &c.,
CHARLES BROWN,
Superintendent.

The Honorable
The Colonial Secretary, Auckland.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 23rd July, 1855.

Sir,—Referring to your Honor's letter of the 19th ultimo transmitting a New Plymouth Gazette of the 16th June 1855, containing two Notices which Your Honor signed at the request of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, regarding a selection of land in the Hua District,—I am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to inform you that the Commissioner of Crown Lands has been called on to report on this subject, as His Excellency does not understand how those notices come within the scope of Sir G. Grey's regulations regarding the opening for sale of recently acquired Districts.

I have the honor to be,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

His Honor
The Superintendent,
New Plymouth.

NOTICE is hereby given that all persons who are liable and who have not been sworn in as Special Constables before four o'clock on Saturday the first day of September next will be prosecuted according to law.

JOSIAH FLIGHT,
Resident Magistrate.

Resident Magistrate's Office,
New Plymouth, 25th August, 1855.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 25th July, 1855.

HIS Excellency the Officer administering the Government directs it to be notified for general information, in consequence of the great increase lately in the quantity of Arms and Ammunition of various descriptions brought into the Colony, and the great danger there is of these articles falling into the hands of the Natives, that no license will be granted in future for the importation of Arms and Ammunition of any kind, except under very special circumstances.

By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Printed by G. W. WOEN for the Provincial Government.

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🏛️ Correspondence regarding land sale notices in New Plymouth (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsCorrespondence, Colonial Secretary, Land sales, New Plymouth, Crown Lands
👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Brown, Superintendent
Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Warning regarding failure to be sworn in as Special Constables

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated25 August 1855
KeywordsSpecial Constables, Prosecution, New Plymouth, Law enforcement
👩‍💼 Officials

Josiah Flight, Resident Magistrate

🏛️ Restriction on the importation of arms and ammunition

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated25 July 1855
KeywordsArms, Ammunition, Importation, Licenses, Government policy
👩‍💼 Officials

Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary

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