Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 10

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✨ Export statistics, Court notices, Auctioneer licenses, and Land sale notices

EXPORT OF NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE from the Port of Wanganui during the Quarter ending 31st March, 1856 :—

ARTICLES.	QUANTITY.	APPROXIMATE VALUE.
		£ s. d.
Potatoes	12 tons	36 0 0
Wool	1 bale	15 0 0
Total.		£51 0 0

D. S. DURIE,
Acting Sub-Collector.

Custom House, Wanganui, April 28, 1856.

RETURN OF EXPORTS OF NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE from the Port of Ahuriri for the Quarter ended on the 31st March, 1856 :—

ARTICLES.	QUANTITY.	APPROXIMATE VALUE.
		£ s. d.
Bacon	1 ton	90 0 0
Flour	2,700 lbs.	40 0 0
Maize	4 bushels	1 0 0
Onions	18 cwt.	12 0 0
Potatoes	9¾ cwt.	2 5 0
Peaches	2 boxes	1 0 0
Wheat	415½ bushels	145 8 6
Wool...	88,080 lbs.	4404 0 0
Total.		£4,695 13 6

WILLIAM SEED,
Sub-Collector.

Custom House, Ahuriri, April 5, 1856.

SUPREME COURT.

NOTICE is hereby given that a sitting of the Supreme Court for the despatch of Criminal Business will be holden at the Court House, Wellington, on Monday, the 2nd day of June next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place, all persons under Recognizances to appear either as Prosecutors, Defendants, or Witnesses, are required to give their attendance.

ROBERT R. STRANG,
Registrar.

Supreme Court Office,
Wellington, May 5, 1856.

Provincial Treasury,
Wellington, April 29, 1856.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undermentioned Persons have taken out Licenses as Auctioneers for the year ending 24th April, 1857 :—

ALLEN, WILLIAM, of Wellington, merchant
BROUGHTON, JAMES, of Wanganui
DUNCAN, RICHARD JOHN, Wellington
HERVEY, PETER MORRISON, " "
HORNER, JOHN HAMMOND, " "
HUNTER, GEORGE, " "
JOHNSTON, JOHN, " "
POWELL, THOMAS, Wanganui
STUART, JAMES MELISS, Wellington
WALLACE, JOHN HOWARD, " "

JAMES KELHAM,
Acting Provincial Treasurer.

NOTICE.

THE undermentioned Lands situate in the Eastern District of Wanganui, will be sold by auction by direction of the Board of Commissioners for Highways of the said District, on THURSDAY, the 29th day of May, 1856, at Mr. MONTGOMERY'S, (ferry) Wanganui, in the said District, at the hour of 12 at noon, to defray the arrears of Highway Rates made the 8th of March, 1855, at 2d. per acre, and expenses incurred.

H. B. ROBERTS,
Chairman.

Lines.	Sections, No. or part of.	No. of Acres to be sold.
2	42, 136, & 137	12
2	56, 57, 58, & 112	9½
1	140	5
Union Line	138	6
2	55 & 56	7½
3	69	6
2	193, 194, 197 & 198 and unsurveyed	15
2	189 & 190	8
2	50	6
Frontage River	104	5
2	41	6
1	151 & 152	9

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🏭 Export of New Zealand produce from the Port of Wanganui

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated28 April 1856
KeywordsExports, Produce, Wanganui, Statistics, Port of Wanganui
👩‍💼 Officials

D. S. Durie, Acting Sub-Collector

🏭 Return of exports of New Zealand produce from the Port of Ahuriri

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated5 April 1856
KeywordsExports, Produce, Ahuriri, Statistics, Port of Ahuriri
👩‍💼 Officials

William Seed, Sub-Collector

⚖️ Notice of Supreme Court sitting for criminal business

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated5 May 1856
KeywordsSupreme Court, Criminal Business, Wellington, Court Sitting
👩‍💼 Officials

Robert R. Strang, Registrar

🏭 List of persons licensed as auctioneers

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated29 April 1856
KeywordsAuctioneers, Licenses, Wellington, Wanganui
👱🏽 Names

10 names identified

William Allen, Licensed as auctioneer
James Broughton, Licensed as auctioneer
Richard John Duncan, Licensed as auctioneer
Peter Morrison Hervey, Licensed as auctioneer
John Hammond Horner, Licensed as auctioneer
George Hunter, Licensed as auctioneer
John Johnston, Licensed as auctioneer
Thomas Powell, Licensed as auctioneer
James Meliss Stuart, Licensed as auctioneer
John Howard Wallace, Licensed as auctioneer

👩‍💼 Officials

James Kelham, Acting Provincial Treasurer

🗺️ Notice of land sale for highway rate arrears

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsLand sale, Auction, Wanganui, Highway Rates, Eastern District
👱🏽 Names

Montgomery (Mr.), Location of land auction

👩‍💼 Officials

H. B. Roberts, Chairman

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