Taranaki Provincial Gazette – 1858 – No. 11

Page 67

✨ Crown Grants and Military Appointments

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No. of Grant.	Grantee.	Allotment.
1162	J. Lewthwaite	Hua Village 50
1163	C. W. Richmond	“ 22
1164	“	“ 24
1165	H. Jones	“ 13
1166	“	“ 18, 34
1167	“	“ 31
1168	“	“ 61
1169	F. U. Gledhill	“ 43
1170	“	“ 62
1171	“	“ 66, 67, 68
1172	“	“ 44

W. HALSE,
Commissioner.

[Reprinted from the New Zealand Gazette.]

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, June 3rd, 1858.
HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that a Writ issued for the Election of a Member to serve in the House of Representatives for the Grey and Bell district has been returned, with a certificate to the effect that
CHARLES BROWN, Esq.,
has been duly elected.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, Feb. 20, 1858.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
MAJOR JOHN YEEDEN LLOYD
to be Major in the New Plymouth Battalion of New Zealand Militia. Date of Commission 13th February, 1858.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 3rd June, 1858.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the New Plymouth Battalion of New Zealand Militia :—

CAPTAINS.
Charles Brown; date of Commission 29th October, 1855.
William Cutfield King; date of Commission 1st June, 1858.
Isaac Newton Watt; date of Commission 2nd June, 1858.
George Rutt Burton; date of Commission 3rd June, 1858.

ADJUTANT.
Charles Stapp; date of Commission 3rd June, 1858.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 14th June, 1858.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the New Plymouth Militia :—

LIEUTENANTS.
Charles Stapp; date of Commission June 3rd, 1858.
Henry Robert Richmond; date of Commission June 4th, 1858.
William McKechney; date of Commission June 5th, 1858.
Alfred McKellar; date of Commission June 6th, 1858.
Walter John Morrison; date of Commission June 7th, 1858.

ENSIGNS.
John Blackett; date of Commission June 3rd, 1858.
John Henry Armstrong; date of Commission June 4th, 1858.
James Hirst; date of Commission June 5th, 1858.
Robert Chisenhall Hammerton; date of Commission 6th June, 1858.

SURGEON.
William Byers Sealy; date of Commission June 3rd, 1858.

QUARTER MASTER.
James Ritchie; date of Commission June 3rd, 1858.
E. W. STAFFORD.

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

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🗺️ List of Crown Grants ready for delivery at the Crown Lands' Office, New Plymouth (continued from previous page)

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated10 July 1858
KeywordsCrown Grants, Land, New Plymouth, Crown Lands Office
👱🏽 Names

J. Lewthwaite, Grantee of allotment
C. W. Richmond, Grantee of allotment
H. Jones, Grantee of allotment
F. U. Gledhill, Grantee of allotment

👩‍💼 Officials

W. Halse, Commissioner

🏛️ Election of a Member for the Grey and Bell district

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated3 June 1858
KeywordsElection, House of Representatives, Grey and Bell district
👱🏽 Names

Charles Brown (Esquire), Elected member for Grey and Bell district

👩‍💼 Officials

E. W. Stafford

🛡️ Appointment of Major in the New Plymouth Battalion of New Zealand Militia

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated20 February 1858
KeywordsAppointment, New Plymouth Battalion, Militia, Major
👱🏽 Names

John Yeeden Lloyd (Major), Appointed Major in New Plymouth Battalion

👩‍💼 Officials

E. W. Stafford

🛡️ Appointments of Captains and Adjutant in the New Plymouth Battalion of New Zealand Militia

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated3 June 1858
KeywordsAppointments, New Plymouth Battalion, Militia, Captains, Adjutant
👱🏽 Names

Charles Brown, Appointed Captain
William Cutfield King, Appointed Captain
Isaac Newton Watt, Appointed Captain
George Rutt Burton, Appointed Captain
Charles Stapp, Appointed Adjutant

👩‍💼 Officials

E. W. Stafford

🛡️ Appointments of Lieutenants, Ensigns, Surgeon, and Quarter Master in the New Plymouth Militia

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated14 June 1858
KeywordsAppointments, New Plymouth Militia, Lieutenants, Ensigns, Surgeon, Quarter Master
👱🏽 Names

11 names identified

Charles Stapp, Appointed Lieutenant
Henry Robert Richmond, Appointed Lieutenant
William McKechney, Appointed Lieutenant
Alfred McKellar, Appointed Lieutenant
Walter John Morrison, Appointed Lieutenant
John Blackett, Appointed Ensign
John Henry Armstrong, Appointed Ensign
James Hirst, Appointed Ensign
Robert Chisenhall Hammerton, Appointed Ensign
William Byers Sealy, Appointed Surgeon
James Ritchie, Appointed Quarter Master

👩‍💼 Officials

E. W. Stafford

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