Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1863 – No. 40

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✨ General Government Notices

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,

(PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.)

Published by Authority.

VOL. X.] SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1863. [No. 40

General Government Notices.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 3rd Sept., 1863.

THE following notifications are republished from the New Zealand Gazette for general information.

J. WOODWARD,
Acting Provincial Secretary.

Light House dues for Port of Wellington.

Chief Marine Board Office,
14th July, 1863.

THE following Light House dues for the Port of Wellington in New Zealand are hereby fixed in accordance with the powers vested in the Chief Marine Board by the XXV. section of “The Marine Board Act, 1862.”

1st. For all vessels from Europe or any others ports or places beyond the Australasian Colonies, 9d. per ton register.

2nd. All vessels from the Australian Colonies or Tasmania, 6d. per ton register.

3rd. For every steam vessel and sailing vessel employed in the coasting trade, 2d. per ton register.

The above dues shall be levied on entering only, and payable on and after the 1st day of September 1863.

By order of the Board,
THOMAS ROBERTSON,
Secretary.

Trustees of Colonial Hospital, Whanganui, appointed.

Native Office, Auckland,
August 10th, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

The Colonial Surgeon of Whanganui, for the time being, and
Henry Shafto Harrison, Esq., Whanganui,

to be Trustees of the Colonial Hospital of Whanganui, in the room of

George Rees, Esq., M.D., and
Captain Moses Campbell,
both of Whanganui, deceased.

In the absence of the Native Minister.

Appointment of Postmasters.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 11th August, 1863.

IN virtue of the powers delegated to me by His Excellency the Governor, the following appointments have been made in the service of the colony:—

READER GILSON WOOD.

Province of Wellington.

James Edward Ind Boys, to be Postmaster at Greytown, from the 1st May, 1863.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1863, No 40

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Light House Dues for Port of Wellington

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated14 July 1863
KeywordsLight House Dues, Port of Wellington, Marine Board Act, Vessels, Tonnage
👩‍💼 Officials

Thomas Robertson, Secretary

🏥 Trustees of Colonial Hospital, Whanganui, appointed

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated10 August 1863
KeywordsColonial Hospital, Whanganui, Trustees, Appointments
👱🏽 Names

Henry Shafto Harrison (Esquire), Appointed Trustee of Colonial Hospital
George Rees (Esquire, M.D.), Former Trustee of Colonial Hospital
Moses Campbell (Captain), Former Trustee of Colonial Hospital

🚂 Appointment of Postmasters

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated11 August 1863
KeywordsPostmaster, Greytown, Province of Wellington
👱🏽 Names

James Edward Ind Boys, Appointed Postmaster at Greytown

👩‍💼 Officials

Reader Gilson Wood

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