Taranaki Provincial Gazette – 1863 – No. 14

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✨ Circuit Court Proclamation

NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

(Province of Taranaki)

Published by Authority.

Vol. XI.] NEW PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1863. [No. 14.

A PROCLAMATION
Appointing a Circuit Court to be held at Taranaki.

By His Excellency Sir George Grey, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled “The Supreme Court Act, 1860,” it is provided that “there shall be held Circuit Courts for the despatch of Civil and Criminal business of the Court before one of the Judges thereof, at such places and times as the Governor in Council may from time to time appoint.”

Now, therefore; I, Sir George Grey, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of New Zealand; do hereby proclaim and appoint that a Circuit Court shall be held at New Plymouth in the Province of Taranaki, in the Northern District of the said Colony, upon the twenty-ninth day of June, 1863, for Criminal business; and upon the 30th day of June, 1863, for Civil business; or as soon after such days respectively as conveniently may be.

Given under my hand at New Plymouth, and issued under the Seal of the Colony of New Zealand, this twenty-seventh day of May, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

G. GREY.

With the advice and consent of the Executive Council.

ALFRED DOMETT.
F. D. BELL.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

VUW Te Waharoa — Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1863, No 14

The Taranaki Provincial Council building (depicted) was on lower Brougham Street in New Plymouth.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

⚖️ Appointment of a Circuit Court at Taranaki

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated27 May 1863
KeywordsCircuit Court, Appointment, Taranaki, New Plymouth, Supreme Court Act 1860
👩‍💼 Officials

Sir George Grey, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
Alfred Domett
F. D. Bell

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