Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Her Majesty's Customs are collected at the Customhouse in Wellington and Wanganui, where resident collectors are in charge A Government officer is in charge at the port of Foxton, assisted by a harbour-master. The Stamp Department is administered by Deputy Commissioners resident in Wellington and Wanganui. A Commissioner of Crown Lands, assisted by competent officials, controls the Land and Survey Department. There is a Waste Lands Board for the Wellington Land District, which is co-extensive with the provincial district. The Commissioner is Chairman of this Board, the members being representative men possessing local knowledge, selected from various parts of the district. All deeds for the conveyance of land within the provincial district may be registered at the Land Transfer and Deeds Registry Office in Wellington, where a Registrar is in charge.