Taranaki Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 6

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✨ Public Works and Land Claims Notices



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NOTICE.

WHEREAS by the seventh section of the Ordinance of the Province, Session 2, No. 9, intituled "An Ordinance to provide for the maintenance of Public Works within the Province of New Plymouth" it is enacted that a General Meeting of the Electors for each district constituted for the purposes of the said Ordinance shall be convened in the month of February in the year 1855, and in the month of May in every succeeding year, on such day and at such place as for the respective districts shall be appointed by the Superintendent by Notice published in the Government Gazette of the Province,

Now therefore I do hereby appoint that General Meetings of the Electors for the several Districts under the said Ordinance shall be held as follows, viz.,

For the Town District, at the Court House in the Town of New Plymouth, on Friday the 2nd day of May next, at 4 o'clock p.m.

For the First District, at the Barn on Mr. N. Reed's farm, in the Hua block, on Saturday, the 3rd day of May next, at 4 o'clock, p.m.

For the Second District, at the Court House, in the Town of New Plymouth, on Saturday the 3rd day of May next, at 4 o'clock, p.m.

For the Third District, at the Court House, in the Town of New Plymouth, on Saturday the 10th day of May next, at 4 o'clock, p.m.

For the Fourth District, at the Court House, in the Town of New Plymouth, on Wednesday the 7th day of May next, at 4 o'clock, p.m.

For the Fifth District, at the Court House, in the Town of New Plymouth, on Saturday the 17th day of May next, at 4 o'clock, p.m.

For the Sixth District, at the Omata Inn, in the District of Omata, on Saturday the 10th day of May next, at 4 o'clock, p.m.

For the Seventh District, at the Omata Inn, in the District of Omata, on Friday the 9th day of May next, at 4 o'clock, p.m.

For the Eighth District, at the Residence of R. Greenwood, Esq., on Section No. 20 in the Tataraimaka block, on Saturday the 3rd day of May next, at 4 o'clock, p.m.

CHARLES BROWN,
Superintendent.

Superintendent's Office,
26th March, 1856.

Land Claims' Office,
New Plymouth, 19th April, 1856.

THE following claims to Government Scrip reported in the New Plymouth Government Gazette, No. 17, 8th September, 1855, have been cancelled, by authority, upon the application of the claimant.

No. of Claim. Name of Claimant. Amt. of Scrip.
458 John Lewthwaite £75
459 Do 75
460 Do 75
461 Do 75
462 Do 75
463 Do 75

W. HALSE,
Commissioner.

Land Claims' Office,
New Plymouth, 21st April, 1856.

THE following Government Scrip for New Plymouth Land claims reported in the New Zealand Gazette No. 9, 26th March 1856, is ready for issue at this office.

No. of Report. Name of Claimant. Amt. of Scrip.
247 J. T. Shaw £68
248 P. Elliott 98
249 J. S. Smith 40
250 R. Wood 49
251 S. Andrews 40
252 R. Foreman 8
253 D. Sole 13 10
254 W. Bayly 4 10
255 S. Foreman 16

W. HALSE,
Commissioner.

E R R A T A.

In the Notice of General Meetings under the Public Works Ordinance in the Government Gazette for the Province of New Plymouth, Vol. IV., No. 4, p. 197, the dates of the several Meetings are erroneously stated : That for the Town of New Plymouth should be the 2nd of May instead of the 1st, and the other districts respectively should be the 3rd, 3rd, 10th, 7th, 17th, 10th, 9th, and 3rd days of May (proximo) as in the amended Notice contained in this Gazette:

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




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🏗️ General Meetings of Electors under Public Works Ordinance

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
26 March 1856
Public Works, Electors, Meetings, New Plymouth, Ordinance
  • N. Reed (Mr.), Farm used as meeting location
  • R. Greenwood (Esquire), Residence used as meeting location

  • Charles Brown, Superintendent

💰 Cancellation of Government Scrip claims

💰 Finance & Revenue
19 April 1856
Government Scrip, Land Claims, Cancellation, New Plymouth
  • John Lewthwaite, Claimant whose scrip was cancelled

  • W. Halse, Commissioner

💰 Government Scrip ready for issue

💰 Finance & Revenue
21 April 1856
Government Scrip, Land Claims, New Plymouth
9 names identified
  • J. T. Shaw, Claimant for scrip
  • P. Elliott, Claimant for scrip
  • J. S. Smith, Claimant for scrip
  • R. Wood, Claimant for scrip
  • S. Andrews, Claimant for scrip
  • R. Foreman, Claimant for scrip
  • D. Sole, Claimant for scrip
  • W. Bayly, Claimant for scrip
  • S. Foreman, Claimant for scrip

  • W. Halse, Commissioner

🏛️ Errata regarding Public Works Ordinance meeting dates

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Errata, Public Works, Meetings, Correction