Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1861 – No. 16

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✨ Legal Notices and Court Announcements

NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
(PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.)
Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signatures 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. VIII.] TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1861. [No. 16.

SUPREME COURT.

Middle District.

NOTICE is hereby given that a sitting of the Circuit Court of the Supreme Court, for the Middle District of New Zealand, for the dispatch of Civil and Criminal business, will be held at the Court House, in the Provincial Government Buildings, at Wellington, on Saturday, the first day of June next, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, pursuant to Proclamation; at which time and place all persons bound by recognizances, prosecutors, witnesses, or defendants, are required to give their attendance.

Notice is hereby further given that the Civil cases will not be called on for trial until Saturday, the 8th day of June, at 10 o’clock a.m., to which time the sittings of the said Circuit Court will be adjourned after the conclusion of the Criminal business.

The Supreme Court will sit in Banca, on Saturday, the 15th day of June, at half-past 10 o’clock a.m.

ROBERT R. STRANG,
Registrar.
Supreme Court Office,
Wellington, 13th May, 1861.

VICE ADMIRALTY COURT.

THIS Court will sit for the dispatch of business, in the Provincial Government Buildings, on Saturday, the 15th day of June next, at 10 o’clock, a.m., when all persons whom it may concern are required to give their attendance.

ROBERT R. STRANG,
Registrar.
Vice Admiralty Court,
Wellington, 13th May, 1861.

NOTICE is hereby given that the said Circuit Court will at its Sitting on the said first day of June, be adjourned by virtue of the Supreme Court Act, 1860, on account of the absence of the Judge, to Monday, the 17th day of June, at 10 o’clock of the forenoon, at which time, all jurymen, prosecutors, witnesses, and parties, will be bound to attend.

ROBERT R. STRANG,
Registrar.
13th May, 1861.

SUPREME COURT.

NOTICE is hereby Given, that in pursuance of the provisions of the Imprisonment for Debt Ordinance, Session 3, No. VII., the Court will sit at Wellington, on Wednesday, the 19th day of June, 1861, for the hearing of applications for relief, and for the despatch of all business arising under the Provisions of the above Ordinance.

ROBERT R. STRANG,
Registrar.
Supreme Court Office,
Wellington, May 13, 1861.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 20th May, 1861.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified for general information that the Provincial Government Offices will be closed on Friday, the 24th instant, being Her Majesty’s Birthday.

By His Honor’s command,

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1861, No 16

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

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

⚖️ Supreme Court Sitting for Middle District

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated13 May 1861
KeywordsSupreme Court, Circuit Court, Civil Cases, Criminal Cases, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

Robert R. Strang, Registrar

⚖️ Vice Admiralty Court Sitting

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated13 May 1861
KeywordsVice Admiralty Court, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

Robert R. Strang, Registrar

⚖️ Adjournment of Supreme Court Circuit

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated13 May 1861
KeywordsSupreme Court, Adjournment, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

Robert R. Strang, Registrar

⚖️ Supreme Court Sitting for Debt Relief

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated13 May 1861
KeywordsSupreme Court, Imprisonment for Debt, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

Robert R. Strang, Registrar

🏛️ Provincial Government Offices Closure

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated20 May 1861
KeywordsGovernment Offices, Closure, Her Majesty’s Birthday
👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

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