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Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 1

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✨ Miscellaneous Notices

Sheep Inspector’s Report.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, Dec. 15, 1868.

THE Inspector of Sheep in the Wairarapa and East Coast District reports that he has granted clean certificates to

Mr. W. Corp, Taratahi.

Mr. W. Mitchell, Taratahi.

and cancelled the clean certificates held by

Mr. John O’Meara,

Messrs Cundy,

,, Darcey,

,, Cameron and Miller,

,, Wingate,

,, Knight,

,, Leach,

scabby sheep from the flocks of Messrs McMasters and Brannigan having mixed with their flocks.

A. FOLLETT HALCOMBE,
Provincial Secretary.

Appointment of Sheep Inspector for the Wairarapa and East Coast District.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th December, 1868.

HIS Honor the Superintendent has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS TELFORD, ESQ.,

an Inspector of Sheep for the Wairarapa and East Coast District.

A. FOLLETT HALCOMBE,
Provincial Secretary.

Quarantine Ground and Lazaret.

PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON,

NOTICE.

I ISAAC EARL FEATHERSTON, Superintendent of the Province of Wellington, do hereby in compliance with the recommendation of the Board of Health for the Port of Port Nicholson, appoint Soames’ Island within the Harbour of Port Nicholson to be a station or place for the performance of Quarantine and where the crew, passengers and other persons and the goods, wares and merchandize from and on board vessels liable to Quarantine shall and may be detained, landed and kept for the performance of Quarantine.

Dated this twenty-first day of December 1868.

I. E. FEATHERSTON,
Superintendent.

Quarantine Ground and Lazaret.

NOTICE.

IN compliance with the recommendation of the Board of Health I hereby appoint the two cottages in Evans’ Bay, situate on part of Section No. 8 in the Evans’ Bay District, and the land comprised within an arc of two hundred yards radius from them as a centre to be a Lazaret and Quarantine Ground.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of December, 1868.

I. E. FEATHERSTON,
Superintendent.

Western Hutt Highway District.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th December, 1868.

NOTICE has been given to this office that at a meeting of Ratepayers held on Saturday, 19th inst, a rate of threepence per acre was levied for construction, and ninepence per acre for repairs was voted for the ensuing year; that

Messrs. JOHN LEVERTON and PETER SPEEDY

were elected Wardens to fill the place of

Messrs D. McEWEN and ROBERT PRICE

resigned, and that

Messrs. DAVID SPEEDY and GEORGE FARMER

were elected Auditors for the ensuing two years.

A. FOLLETT HALCOMBE,
Provincial Secretary.

Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington, by THOMAS M’KENZIE, Printer for the time being to such Government.

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Sheep Inspector’s Report

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated15 December 1868
KeywordsSheep, Inspection, Certificates, Wairarapa, East Coast
👱🏽 Names

10 names identified

W. Corp (Mr), Granted clean certificate
W. Mitchell (Mr), Granted clean certificate
John O’Meara (Mr), Clean certificate cancelled
Cundy (Messrs), Clean certificate cancelled
Darcey (Messrs), Clean certificate cancelled
Cameron (Messrs), Clean certificate cancelled
Miller, Clean certificate cancelled
Wingate (Messrs), Clean certificate cancelled
Knight (Messrs), Clean certificate cancelled
Leach (Messrs), Clean certificate cancelled

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

🌾 Appointment of Sheep Inspector

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated16 December 1868
KeywordsSheep, Inspector, Appointment, Wairarapa, East Coast
👱🏽 Names

Thomas Telford (Esquire), Appointed Sheep Inspector

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

🏥 Quarantine Ground and Lazaret

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated21 December 1868
KeywordsQuarantine, Lazaret, Soames’ Island, Port Nicholson
👩‍💼 Officials

Isaac Earl Featherston, Superintendent

🏥 Quarantine Ground and Lazaret

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated24 December 1868
KeywordsQuarantine, Lazaret, Evans’ Bay
👩‍💼 Officials

Isaac Earl Featherston, Superintendent

🏗️ Western Hutt Highway District

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated24 December 1868
KeywordsHighway, Ratepayers, Wardens, Auditors, Western Hutt
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

John Leverton (Mr), Elected Warden
Peter Speedy (Mr), Elected Warden
D. McEwen (Mr), Resigned Warden
Robert Price (Mr), Resigned Warden
David Speedy (Mr), Elected Auditor
George Farmer (Mr), Elected Auditor

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

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