Westland Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 9

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✨ Miscellaneous Notices

54 PROVINCE OF WESTLAND GAZETTE.

[Extracted from the NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 18, March 25, 1875.]

Registrar of Supreme Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, March 17, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK GEORGE MORGAN, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Hokitika of the Supreme Court, vice J. M. Batham, Esq., transferred.
This appointment to date from the 1st April next.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Deputy Commissioner of Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, March 16, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK GEORGE MORGAN, Esq.,
to be Deputy Commissioner of Stamp Duties for the Province of Westland, vice J. M. Batham, Esq., resigned. This appointment to take effect on and from the 1st day of April, 1875.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with the provisions of Section forty-three of "The Westland Waste Lands Act, 1870," that the lands described in the Schedule hereunto annexed are opened for sale.

G. G. FITZGERALD,
Chief Commissioner.

SCHEDULE.

BLOCK CIII (Suburban).
Arahura District.

Bounded on the north-eastward by the south-western side of the Hokitika and Kanieri road; on the north-westward by sections 1107 and 1741, and the eastern boundary of Block IV. (Suburban); on the south-westward by the north bank of the Hokitika river; and on the eastward by the Kanieri town boundary west.

Subject to roads and necessary reserves, and tail races, and exclusive of gold workings.

Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, March 29, 1875.

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of Section thirty-nine of "The Crown Grants Act, 1866," that the following Crown Grant is now ready for delivery to the Grantee.

The land included in the said Crown Grant being subject to the provisions of the Land Transfer Act, the Crown Grant will be delivered by the District Land Registrar.

DESCRIPTION.
Trustees of Wesleyan Church, being Reserve No. 439, town of Hokitika.

GRANTEE.
Samuel Wesley Alcorn and others.

G. G. FITZGERALD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Printed by Reid & Co., at the "West Coast Times" Office, Weld-street, Hokitika, authorised printers for the time being for the Government of Westland.

Online Sources for this page:

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

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⚖️ Registrar of Supreme Court Appointment

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated17 March 1875
KeywordsAppointment, Registrar, Supreme Court, Hokitika, Westland
👱🏽 Names

Frederick George Morgan (Esquire), Appointed Registrar of Supreme Court
J. M. Batham (Esquire), Transferred from position

👩‍💼 Officials

Charles C. Bowen

💰 Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Appointment

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated16 March 1875
KeywordsAppointment, Deputy Commissioner, Stamp Duties, Westland
👱🏽 Names

Frederick George Morgan (Esquire), Appointed Deputy Commissioner of Stamp Duties
J. M. Batham (Esquire), Resigned from position

👩‍💼 Officials

Charles C. Bowen

🗺️ Lands Opened for Sale

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsLand sale, Westland Waste Lands Act, Arahura District
👩‍💼 Officials

G. G. Fitzgerald, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Crown Grant Ready for Delivery

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated29 March 1875
KeywordsCrown Grant, Land Transfer Act, Hokitika
👱🏽 Names

Samuel Wesley Alcorn, Grantee of Crown Grant

👩‍💼 Officials

G. G. Fitzgerald, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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