Proclamations and District Boundaries




Given under my hand and issued
under the Public Seal of the
Colony of New Zealand, at
Government House, at Auckland, this second day of
June, in the year of Our
Lord, One thousand eight
hundred and fifty-seven.

THOMAS GORE BROWNE,
Governor.

By his Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

SCHEDULE.

Wanganui-Rangitiki District.

The Wanganui-Rangitiki District comprises the tract of country enclosed by the
following boundary, viz.: a line drawn from
the mouth of the Rangitiki River along
the Coast to the Northern boundary of
the Province; thence along the said
Northern boundary until it meets the
176th parallel of Longitude; thence
down the said 176th parallel of longitude to its junction with the 40th parallel
of latitude; thence along the said 40th
parallel of latitude to the Rangitiki River; thence down the Rangitiki River
to the Coast, as delineated in the accompanying plan.

Hawke’s Bay District.

The Hawke’s Bay District comprises
the tract of country enclosed by the following boundary, viz.: a line drawn from
the Gorge in the Ruahine Mountains, up
Ruahine Range, until it meets the 176th
parallel of longitude; thence along the
176th parallel to the Northern boundary
of the Province; thence along the said
Northern boundary to the East Coast;
thence down the East Coast to Cape
Turnagain; thence up Waimata Stream
along the Northern boundary of Puketoi
to Puketoi Range; thence in a straight
line to where Teruamea falls into the
Manawatu River; thence along the
Manawatu River to the Gorge in the
Ruahine Mountains, as delineated on the
accompanying plan.

Wairarapa District.

The District of Wairarapa comprises
the tract of country enclosed by the following boundary, viz.: a line drawn from
Cape Rewarewa along the coast to Cape
Turnagain; thence up the Waimata
Stream along the Northern boundary of
Puketoi to Puketoi Range; thence in a
straight line to where Teruamea falls into
the Manawatu River; thence along the
Manawatu River to the Gorge in the
Ruahine Mountains; thence in a straight
line to Remutaka Range; thence along
Remutaka Range to Cape Rewarewa, as
delineated on the accompanying plan.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Honor ISAAC, EARL FEATHERSTON, ESQUIRE, Superintendent
of the Province of Wellington, in the Islands
of New Zealand.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand entitled
"The Resident Magistrates’ Courts Extension of Jurisdiction Act, 1856;" It
is enacted that whenever the said Act
shall have been brought into operation
with respect to any Resident Magistrates’
Court, the Superintendent of the Province within which such Court shall be
situated, shall by Proclamation in the Government Gazette of such Province, fix
the days upon which such Court shall sit
to hear and determine cases under the
provisions of the said Act.

AND WHEREAS, by Proclamation in the
General Government Gazette the said Act
hath been brought into operation in respect of the Courts of the several Resident
Magistrates of Wellington, Hawke’s Bay
and Wanganui, in the Province of Wellington, from and after the 1st day of
July, in the year 1857:—

Now, therefore, I, ISAAC EARL FEATHERSTON, by virtue of the powers
in me vested by the said Act, Do hereby
Proclaim and Appoint the days on which
cases may be heard in the said Resident
Magistrate’s Courts under the provisions
of the said Act, as follow viz.:—

At Wellington, in the Court of the
Resident Magistrate of Wellington on
the first Tuesday of each Month in every
year.

At Wanganui, in the Court of the
Resident Magistrate of Wanganui, on
the 16th day of January, the 16th day of
April, the 16th day of July, and the 16th
day of October, in every year:—

At Grey Town, Wairarapa, in the
Court of the Resident Magistrate of
Hawke’s Bay, on the 7th day of May,
and the 7th day of November in every
year:—



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 14





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⚖️ Proclamation of Extended Jurisdiction for Resident Magistrates' Courts (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
2 June 1857
Proclamation, Resident Magistrates' Courts, Jurisdiction, Wellington, Hawke’s Bay, Wanganui, Wairarapa, Rangitiki
  • THOMAS GORE BROWNE, Governor
  • E. W. STAFFORD
  • ISAAC EARL FEATHERSTON, ESQUIRE, Superintendent of the Province of Wellington

🏛️ Schedule of District Boundaries

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
2 June 1857
District Boundaries, Wanganui-Rangitiki, Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa
  • THOMAS GORE BROWNE, Governor
  • E. W. STAFFORD