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Westland Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 40

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✨ Provincial Government Notices

156 PROVINCE OF WESTLAND GAZETTE.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Hokitika, November 13, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified for general information,
that

Edward Patten, Esq.,
has resigned his seat as Chairman of the Kanieri Local School Committee.

CHARLES WOOLCOCK,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Hokitika, November 13, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified for general information,
that

Thomas Learmont, Esq.,
has been elected Chairman of the Kanieri Local School Committee, in the room of Edward Patten, Esq., resigned.

CHARLES WOOLCOCK,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Hokitika, November 16, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified for general information,
that the following is a description of the design which, in accordance with “The Executive Council Ordinance, 1874,” he has adopted as the Public Seal for the Province of Westland:—

On a shield, or, two kiwis feeding, sable, supported by a tree fern, vert, enclosed in a circle bearing an inscription “Province of Westland,” and motto “Et mea messis erit.”

CHARLES WOOLCOCK,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Hokitika, November 17, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that

Richard Canavan, Esq.,
has resigned his seat as a Member of the Provincial Council for the Electoral District of Okarito.

CHARLES WOOLCOCK,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Hokitika, November 21, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified for general information,
that

Gerard George Fitzgerald, Esq.,
has been elected Chairman of the Central Board of Education.

CHARLES WOOLCOCK,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Hokitika, November 21, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that Tuesday, the 1st December, next, being the Anniversary of the Foundation of the Province, will be observed as a Public Holiday.
The Government Offices will be closed.

CHARLES WOOLCOCK,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Treasurer’s Office,
Hokitika, November 21, 1874.

ALL Accounts against the Provincial Government must be sent in to the Provincial Treasury on or before the 20th December next or they will not be recognised.

EDWD. T. ROBINSON,
Provincial Treasurer.

[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No. 59, November 12, 1874.]

Registering Officers appointed under “The Miners’ Rights Extension Act, 1874.”

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, November 10, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the following gentleman to be a Registering Officer under “The Miners’ Rights Extension Act, 1872,” viz.:

Province of Westland.
William Horton Revell, Esq.

[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No. 59, November 12, 1874.]

Provincial Returning Officer appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, November 10, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentleman to be a Returning Officer.

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VUW Te Waharoa — Westland Provincial Gazette 1874, No 40

The Westland Provincial Council was based at Hokitika and met at the Supreme Court House (depicted) from 1868-1875.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Resignation of Chairman of Kanieri Local School Committee

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated13 November 1874
KeywordsResignation, School Committee, Kanieri, Education
👱🏽 Names

Edward Patten (Esquire), Resigned as Chairman of Kanieri Local School Committee

👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Woolcock, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Election of Chairman of Kanieri Local School Committee

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated13 November 1874
KeywordsElection, School Committee, Kanieri, Education
👱🏽 Names

Thomas Learmont (Esquire), Elected Chairman of Kanieri Local School Committee

👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Woolcock, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Adoption of Public Seal for Westland Province

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated16 November 1874
KeywordsPublic Seal, Design, Westland Province
👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Woolcock, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Resignation of Member of Provincial Council

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated17 November 1874
KeywordsResignation, Provincial Council, Okarito
👱🏽 Names

Richard Canavan (Esquire), Resigned as Member of Provincial Council for Okarito

👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Woolcock, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Election of Chairman of Central Board of Education

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated21 November 1874
KeywordsElection, Board of Education, Education
👱🏽 Names

Gerard George Fitzgerald (Esquire), Elected Chairman of Central Board of Education

👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Woolcock, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Public Holiday for Anniversary of Province Foundation

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated21 November 1874
KeywordsPublic Holiday, Anniversary, Westland Province
👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Woolcock, Provincial Secretary

💰 Deadline for Provincial Government Accounts

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated21 November 1874
KeywordsAccounts, Provincial Treasury, Deadline
👩‍💼 Officials

Edwd. T. Robinson, Provincial Treasurer

🌾 Appointment of Registering Officer under Miners' Rights Extension Act

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated10 November 1874
KeywordsAppointment, Registering Officer, Miners' Rights, Westland
👱🏽 Names

William Horton Revell (Esquire), Appointed Registering Officer

👩‍💼 Officials

Colonial Secretary

🏛️ Appointment of Provincial Returning Officer

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated10 November 1874
KeywordsAppointment, Returning Officer
👩‍💼 Officials

Colonial Secretary

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