Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1857 – No. 3

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✨ Immigration and Medical Notices

Immigration Office,
Wellington, 3rd February, 1857.

RETURN of the Number and Occupations of the Immigrants per Indian Queen, Captain Jobson, from Liverpool. Arrived 31st January, 1857.

Married Men ........................ 90
Women .............................. 90
Single Men .......................... 63
Women .............................. 13
Children—Boys ...................... 68
Girls ................................ 60
Infants ............................. 21

Total 405 souls, equal to 307¾ adults.

Occupations.

Agricultural and other Laborers ... 61
Bakers .............................. 2
Basket Makers ...................... 2
Black and other Smiths ............ 8
Bootmakers ......................... 3
Bricklayers and Masons ............ 5
Brickmakers ........................ 6
Brushmaker ......................... 1
Butcher ............................. 1
Carpenters, &c. .................... 21
Carter .............................. 1
Coachmaker ......................... 1
Domestic Servants of all Classes .. 13
Excavators ......................... 7
Gangsman ........................... 1
Gardeners .......................... 4
Iron Founder ....................... 1
Miners and Quarrymen ............. 10
Plasterer ........................... 1
Sawyers ............................ 7
Shepherd’s .......................... 8
Tailor .............................. 1
Wheelwright ........................ 1

John Knowles,
Immigration Clerk.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 3rd February, 1857.

His Honor the Superintendent has directed the publication of the following letter for general information.

By his Honor’s command,
William Fitzherbert,
Provincial Secretary.

Wellington, January, 31, 1857.

Sir,

I am directed to send you the following list of legally qualified Medical Practitioners residing in the Province of Wellington to be published as the Act directs, for the information of Coroners, Magistrates, and the Public.

From your obedient servant,
C. France,
Hon. Secretary to the Medical Board.

G. D. Monteith
S. G. Hayes
C. France
C. Gray
G. Roes
J. Rees
F. J. Knox

B. Buck
A. Johnston
R. P. Welch
T. Hutchings, and
C. G. Hewson,
Esquires.

William Fitzherbert, Esq.,
Provincial Secretary.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

In the Matter of the Estate of Thomas Horsburgh, Chatham Islands, Trader, Deceased Intestate.

PURSUANT to the Rule of this Honorable Court, the Creditors of the above named Intestate, are on or before the 28th day of April next, to come and prove their Debts before Robert Rodger Strang, Esquire, at his office in the Court House, Wellington, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from all benefit arising from the said Estate.

Robert R. Strang,
Receiver of Intestate Estates.

Supreme Court Office,
Wellington, 28th Jan., 1857.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 3

The Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted) were shared with Parliament after 1865

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛂 Proposed Conditions for Immigrant Introduction (continued from previous page)

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated5 February 1857
KeywordsImmigrant conditions, Labourers, Mechanics, Agricultural workers, Single women, Wellington

🛂 Return of Immigrants per Indian Queen

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated3 February 1857
KeywordsImmigrants, Occupations, Indian Queen, Liverpool, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

John Knowles, Immigration Clerk

🏥 List of Legally Qualified Medical Practitioners

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated3 February 1857
KeywordsMedical Practitioners, Coroners, Magistrates, Wellington
👱🏽 Names

12 names identified

G. D. Monteith, Qualified Medical Practitioner
S. G. Hayes, Qualified Medical Practitioner
C. France, Qualified Medical Practitioner
C. Gray, Qualified Medical Practitioner
G. Roes, Qualified Medical Practitioner
J. Rees, Qualified Medical Practitioner
F. J. Knox, Qualified Medical Practitioner
B. Buck, Qualified Medical Practitioner
A. Johnston, Qualified Medical Practitioner
R. P. Welch, Qualified Medical Practitioner
T. Hutchings, Qualified Medical Practitioner
C. G. Hewson (Esquire), Qualified Medical Practitioner

👩‍💼 Officials

C. France, Hon. Secretary to the Medical Board
William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

⚖️ Notice of Creditors for Estate of Thomas Horsburgh

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated28 January 1857
KeywordsCreditors, Deceased Intestate, Thomas Horsburgh, Chatham Islands, Wellington
👱🏽 Names

Thomas Horsburgh, Deceased Intestate

👩‍💼 Officials

Robert R. Strang, Receiver of Intestate Estates

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