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Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 9

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✨ Provincial Notices

Division of the “Makara School District” into the “North Makara School District” and the “South Makara School District.”

Superintendent’s Office,
Wellington, 13th Feb., 1869.

NOTICE is hereby given that the district hitherto known as the “Makara School District” has this day been divided into the “North Makara School District” and the “South Makara School District,” the dividing line commencing at the South Western corner of Section No. 22, and running along its Western and Northern boundaries, to its intersection with Section 24, thence along the Western boundary of Sections 24 and 26, thence along the Northern boundaries of Sections 26 and 27, and thence along the Western boundaries of Section 40, to its Northern extremity.

I. E. FEATHERSTON,
Superintendent.

Upper Wainui-o-mata Road District.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 13th Feb., 1869.

NOTICE has been given to this office under the hand of Mr. George Allen, Chairman, that on the 10th Inst. MR. ROBERT NEAL was appointed Collector of Rates for the above district.

A. FOLLETT HALCOMBE,
Provincial Secretary.

Wellington Public Cemetery.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 25th Jan., 1869.

HIS HONOR the SUPERINTENDENT has been pleased to appoint Messrs. WILLIAM LYON, ROBERT RODGER STRANG, GEORGE HART, JONAS WOODWARD, and DAVID LEWIS to be Trustees for the management of the Public Cemetery at Wellington.

A. FOLLETT HALCOMBE,
Provincial Secretary.

Wanganui General Cemetery.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 25th Jan., 1869.

HIS HONOR the SUPERINTENDENT has been pleased to appoint Messrs. DAVID STARK DURIE, THOMAS HARPER, WILLIAM H. WATT, WILLIAM HUTCHINSON, and FRANCIS WILLIAMSON to be Trustees for the management of the General Cemetery at Wanganui.

A. FOLLETT HALCOMBE,
Provincial Secretary.

Sheep Inspector’s Report.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th Feb., 1869.

IT has been notified to this Office by the Inspector of Sheep, in the Wairarapa District, that on the 15th Inst., he cancelled the clean certificate held by Messrs. Tully and Smith of Huangaroa.

A. FOLLETT HALCOMBE,
Provincial Secretary.

Pahautanui School District.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 12th Feb., 1869.

IT has been notified to this office by Mr. D. Galloway, Chairman of School Committee, that at an adjourned meeting held on the 11th January, MR. JOSEPH PAYTON was elected Collector of Rates for the above district in place of Mr. C. Stuart, resigned.

A. FOLLETT HALCOMBE,
Provincial Secretary.

James Meek, a Goldsmith, deceased.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, Feb. 17, 1869.

INFORMATION is required relative to JAMES MEEK, a Goldsmith, deceased. Advertisements for his next of kin are stated to have been published in some New Zealand newspapers a few years since.

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.

Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1869, No 9

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

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🎓 Division of Makara School District

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Dated13 February 1869
KeywordsSchool District, Division, North Makara, South Makara, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

I. E. Featherston, Superintendent

🏘️ Appointment of Collector of Rates for Upper Wainui-o-mata Road District

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated13 February 1869
KeywordsCollector of Rates, Appointment, Upper Wainui-o-mata Road District
👱🏽 Names

Robert Neal, Appointed Collector of Rates

👩‍💼 Officials

George Allen, Chairman
A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Appointment of Trustees for Wellington Public Cemetery

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated25 January 1869
KeywordsTrustees, Cemetery, Wellington
👱🏽 Names

William Lyon, Appointed Trustee
Robert Rodger Strang, Appointed Trustee
George Hart, Appointed Trustee
Jonas Woodward, Appointed Trustee
David Lewis, Appointed Trustee

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Appointment of Trustees for Wanganui General Cemetery

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated25 January 1869
KeywordsTrustees, Cemetery, Wanganui
👱🏽 Names

David Stark Durie, Appointed Trustee
Thomas Harper, Appointed Trustee
William H. Watt, Appointed Trustee
William Hutchinson, Appointed Trustee
Francis Williamson, Appointed Trustee

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

🌾 Cancellation of Clean Certificate for Sheep

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated18 February 1869
KeywordsSheep, Certificate, Cancellation, Wairarapa, Huangaroa
👱🏽 Names

Tully, Clean certificate cancelled
Smith, Clean certificate cancelled

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

🎓 Election of Collector of Rates for Pahautanui School District

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Dated12 February 1869
KeywordsCollector of Rates, Election, Pahautanui School District
👱🏽 Names

Joseph Payton, Elected Collector of Rates
C. Stuart, Resigned as Collector of Rates

👩‍💼 Officials

D. Galloway, Chairman of School Committee
A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

⚖️ Information Required for James Meek, Deceased

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated17 February 1869
KeywordsDeceased, Goldsmith, Next of Kin
👱🏽 Names

James Meek, Deceased, information required

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

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