Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 2

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✨ Provincial Notices

NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
(PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.)

Published by Authority.

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

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, Provincial Secretary.

VOL. VI.] FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1859. [No. 2

Provincial Secretary’s Office.
Wellington, 25th January, 1859.

HIS Honor the Superintendent, directs the following letter from the Honorable the Postmaster-General of Victoria, to be published for general information.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT.
Provincial Secretary.

General Post Office,
Melbourne, 1st December, 1858.

SIR,—

I am directed by the Honorable the Postmaster-General, to transmit, for your information, the accompanying copy of a communication received from the Honorable the Colonial Secretary, Auckland, with reference to the disposal of Mails from Great Britain, for places in New Zealand, that may arrive at this port; and I have the honor to inform you that instructions have been issued in accordance therewith.

I have, &c., &c.,

WILLIAM TURNER,
Secretary.

His Honor
The Superintendent,
&c., &c., &c.,
Wellington, New Zealand.

(Enclosure.)

New Zealand,
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 1st Nov., 1858.

SIR,—

Referring to previous correspondence on this subject; I have the honor to request that all Mails arriving from Great Britain for places in New Zealand, may be forwarded to Sydney, thence to be conveyed to their destination by the vessels of the New Zealand Steam Mail Company, except such as may be addressed to the Postmaster, Wellington, which it is requested, may, until further notice, continue to be forwarded as heretofore.

I have, &c., &c.,

(signed) E. W. STAFFORD.

The Honorable
The Postmaster-General,
Melbourne, Victoria.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1859.

HIS Honor the Superintendent has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM LYON, Esq.
ROBERT RODGER STRANG, Esq.
GEORGE HART, Esq., M.P.C.
JAMES MAY, Esq., and
JONAS WOODWARD, Esq.,

Trustees for the Management of the Public Cemetery of the City of Wellington.

By His Honor’s command,

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT.
Provincial Secretary.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1859, No 2

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

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Publication of Letter from Postmaster-General of Victoria

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated25 January 1859
KeywordsPostal Services, Mail Disposal, Victoria, Auckland
👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Appointment of Trustees for Wellington Cemetery

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated26 January 1859
KeywordsTrustees, Cemetery, Wellington
👱🏽 Names

William Lyon (Esquire), Appointed Trustee for Wellington Cemetery
Robert Rodger Strang (Esquire), Appointed Trustee for Wellington Cemetery
George Hart (Esquire, M.P.C.), Appointed Trustee for Wellington Cemetery
James May (Esquire), Appointed Trustee for Wellington Cemetery
Jonas Woodward (Esquire), Appointed Trustee for Wellington Cemetery

👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

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