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William Powditch

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electorate but was unsuccessful. He represented the Pensioner Settlements electorate until February 1856 when he resigned, and again from April 1857 to September 1861. He then represented the Onehunga electorate until September 1865. From November 1857 to September 1865, he was the 2nd Speaker of the
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at 9 November 1865 election for Onehunga, who also succeeded him as speaker. He was then appointed as Deputy Provincial Auditor, and he held this position until his death. He was succeeded in this role by
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Through the Auckland Harbour Board Act 1854, a Board of Commissioners was established. Powditch was one of the early chairmen of the Board of Commissioners.
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appointed him in 1831 "to receive and return mail"; this was the first postal service between Australia and New Zealand.
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on 22 July 1853, he was elected in the Pensioner Settlements electorate. He also stood for election to
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1853 New Zealand general election
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in 1824. In the early 1820s, he was living in Australia's
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Bay of Islands
Auckland
Tynemouth
Northumberland
Thomas Brisbane
Governor of New South Wales
Sydney
George Arthur
Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land
Tasmania
Hunter Valley
Bloomsbury
Middlesex
Postmaster-General of New South Wales
first elections
Auckland Provincial Council
Parliament
Southern Division
Thomas Bartley
John Williamson
Superintendent
Maurice O'Rorke
Thomas Macfarlane
Epsom



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