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Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1876 – No. 28

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✨ Provincial Appointments and Proclamation

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Appointment of Provincial Secretary and Treasurer.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1876.

HIS Honor the Deputy-Superintendent has been pleased to appoint

ROBERT PHARAZYN, ESQUIRE,

to be Provincial Secretary and Treasurer of the Province of Wellington.

ROBERT PHARAZYN,
Provincial Secretary.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Honor William Fitzherbert,
Esquire, C.M.G., Superintendent of the Province of Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand,

I, WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, Superintendent of the Province of Wellington, by virtue of the powers conferred upon me by "The Local Boards Act, 1873," do hereby proclaim and appoint that a meeting of persons qualified to vote for "The Featherston District," under the said Act, shall be held at the School House, Featherston, on Monday, the 17th day of July, 1876, at 7 o’clock, p.m., for the purpose of electing five persons to constitute the Board of Commissioners for the said District.

And further, I do hereby appoint James Wallace, Esq., Returning Officer at such meeting for the election of Commissioners aforesaid.

Given under my hand, and issued under the public seal of the Province of Wellington, at

[L.S.] Wellington, this thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Superintendent.

Countersigned,
HENRY BUNNY,
Provincial Secretary.

Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington by THOMAS MACKENZIE, at the office of "The New Zealand Times" Company, (Limited), Printers for the time being to such Government.

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Appointment of Provincial Secretary and Treasurer

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated5 July 1876
KeywordsAppointment, Provincial Secretary, Treasurer, Wellington Province
👱🏽 Names

Robert Pharazyn (Esquire), Appointed Provincial Secretary and Treasurer

👩‍💼 Officials

Robert Pharazyn, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Proclamation of Meeting for Featherston District Board of Commissioners

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated30 June 1876
KeywordsProclamation, Meeting, Election, Featherston District, Board of Commissioners
👱🏽 Names

James Wallace (Esquire), Appointed Returning Officer

👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Superintendent
Henry Bunny, Provincial Secretary

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