1851 24 May 5/1 Mr Hardy..has been appointed Gold Commissioner at a salary of £600 a year.
1937 21 Sept. 1/4 A spectacular-appearing gold nugget, weighing 53 ounces, was left with the gold commissioner here Monday by its finders.
2007 67 962 The governor James Douglas passed the Gold Act in 1859 in an attempt to establish crown ownership over the gold, institute a miner's license, and create gold commissioners.