Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 4

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✨ Provincial Government Announcements

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

(PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.)

Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature hereunto annexed, are to be considered as Official communications made to those persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

By His Honor's command,

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, Provincial Secretary.

VOL. III.] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1856. [No. 4.

Wellington, January 30, 1856.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR desires that a General Holiday shall be proclaimed for THURSDAY, the 7th of February, to celebrate the glorious news of the capture of Sebastopol, and its occupation by the Allies.

F. G. STEWARD,
Private Secretary.

SUPREME COURT.

NOTICE is hereby given, that a Sitting of the Supreme Court, for the despatch of Criminal Business, will be held at the Court House in Wellington, on Saturday, the 1st day of March next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon; and that a Sitting for the despatch of Civil Business will be held at the same place, on Friday, the 7th day of March next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at which times and place all persons under recognizance to appear as prosecutors, defendants, or witnesses, are required to give their attendance.

ROBERT R. STRANG,
Registrar.
Wellington, February 1, 1856.

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🏛️ Proclamation of a General Holiday for the capture of Sebastopol

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated30 January 1856
KeywordsHoliday, Sebastopol, Allies, Celebration, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

F. G. Steward, Private Secretary

⚖️ Notice of Supreme Court Sittings for Criminal and Civil Business

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated1 February 1856
KeywordsSupreme Court, Criminal Business, Civil Business, Wellington, Court Sittings
👩‍💼 Officials

Robert R. Strang, Registrar

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