Westland Provincial Gazette – 1871 – No. 22

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✨ Miscellaneous Notices



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County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, 4th October, 1871.

It is hereby notified for general information that

JAMES ROBERT BROWNE, Esq.,

and

WILLIAM GEORGE MURRAY, Esq.,

have been appointed Mining Surveyors for Westland.

H. H. LAHMAN,
Chairman of the County Council.

County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, September 18, 1871.

THE Chairman of the County Council directs it to be notified for general information that

Overseer J. P. MALONEY

has been appointed Chief Warder and Overseer in the County Gaol.

A. E. TENNANT,
County Secretary.

County Treasury,
Hokitika, October 3, 1871.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Auctioneers Ordinance, Session III., No. 3, I hereby give notice that the undersigned person has taken out an auctioneer’s license for the period ending the 30th June, 1872.

DAVID GIRDWOOD.

THOMAS HORTON,
County Treasurer.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in me, and in conformity with clause 331 of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867," I hereby appoint

DUNCAN MACFARLANE, Esq.,
W. H. JAMES, Esq.,
WILLIAM EVANS, Esq.,
WILLIAM FORSYTH, Esq.,
and PETER WALKER, Esq.,

to be Fire Inspectors for the Borough of Hokitika, and to exercise the powers contained in clause 332 of the said Act.

Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

JAMES B. CLARKE,
Mayor.

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of James Meacham Batham, Esquire, Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons, during the month of September, 1871.

No. Name of Deceased. Colonial Residence Supposed British or Foreign Residence. Date of Bailie or Order. Estimated Value of Personal Estate. Time of Deceased’s Death. Remarks.
1 Stephen Carthy Hokitika, Westland Bally Clappel, Tipperary, Ireland. No order £ s. d. August 28, 1871 Effects of deceased, value under £10, handed to late employer, who paid all expenses
2 William Jones Nelson Creek, near Grey mouth Ross, Westland Monmouthshire, England No order 62 0 0 September 9, 1871 Value not yet ascertained
3 Thomas Webber Somersetshire, England 28th Sep. 1871 September 2, 1871

Dated the 3rd day of October, 1871.

J. M. BATHAM, Curator, Westland District.

Printed by GEORGE TILBROOK and JOSEPH IVES, authorised Printers for the time being of "The County of Westland Gazette."




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🗺️ Appointment of Mining Surveyors

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
4 October 1871
Appointments, Mining Surveyors, Westland
  • James Robert Browne (Esquire), Appointed Mining Surveyor
  • William George Murray (Esquire), Appointed Mining Surveyor

  • H. H. Lahman, Chairman of the County Council

⚖️ Appointment of Chief Warder and Overseer

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
18 September 1871
Appointments, Chief Warder, Overseer, County Gaol
  • J. P. Maloney (Overseer), Appointed Chief Warder and Overseer

  • A. E. Tennant, County Secretary

🏭 Auctioneer's License Issued

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
3 October 1871
Auctioneer's License, David Girdwood
  • David Girdwood, Issued auctioneer's license

  • Thomas Horton, County Treasurer

🏗️ Appointment of Fire Inspectors

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
27 September 1871
Appointments, Fire Inspectors, Borough of Hokitika
  • Duncan Macfarlane (Esquire), Appointed Fire Inspector
  • W. H. James (Esquire), Appointed Fire Inspector
  • William Evans (Esquire), Appointed Fire Inspector
  • William Forsyth (Esquire), Appointed Fire Inspector
  • Peter Walker (Esquire), Appointed Fire Inspector

  • James B. Clarke, Mayor

🏥 Estates of Deceased Persons

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
3 October 1871
Deceased Estates, Curator, Westland District
  • Stephen Carthy, Deceased person, estate under curator
  • William Jones, Deceased person, estate under curator
  • Thomas Webber, Deceased person, estate under curator

  • J. M. Batham, Curator, Westland District