Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 6

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✨ Miscellaneous Notices

NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
(PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.)

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. VII.] MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1859. [No. 6

NOTICE.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1859.

A STEAM ENGINE and sundry Gear, the property of the Provincial Government, having sunk with a Raft off Evans’ Bay, on the passage from Pennarrow Head to the anchorage in this Port, Notice is hereby given that Salvage will be given to any one recovering the whole or any portion of the above property, and delivering it over to the Harbor Master, on account of the Provincial Government; the amount of Salvage to be adjusted by the Magistrates in the usual manner.

For any further particulars, apply to MR. WRIGHT, or at this office.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND.

MIDDLE DISTRICT.

IN THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN SHELTON, LATE OF AHURIRI—DECEASED INTESTATE.

PURSUANT to the Rule of this Honorable Court, the Creditors of the above-named Intestate are on or before the 15th day of May next, to come in 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 said Estate.

ROBERT R. STRANG,
Registrar.

Supreme Court Office,
Wellington,
15th February, 1859.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1859, No 6

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

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🏘️ Notice of Salvage for Sunken Government Property

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated24 February 1859
KeywordsSalvage, Steam Engine, Evans Bay, Government Property
👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

⚖️ Notice to Creditors of Stephen Shelton

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated15 February 1859
KeywordsEstate, Intestate, Creditors, Supreme Court
👱🏽 Names

Stephen Shelton, Deceased Intestate

👩‍💼 Officials

Robert R. Strang, Registrar

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