Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

Now therefore, I, the Right Honourable Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, and in compliance with the request of the said Superintendents as aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that "The Inspection of Machinery Act, 1874," shall be and the same is hereby brought into operation within the respective provinces mentioned in the first column of the said Schedule: And in further pursuance and exercise of the said power and authority, and in compliance with such request as aforesaid, I do hereby proclaim and declare that the several territories comprised within the boundaries of the said provinces respectively shall be and the same are hereby defined and described as districts within the meaning and for the purposes of the said Act; and I do also hereby assign to each district mentioned in the first column of the said Schedule the name set forth in the second column of the said Schedule opposite to the name of each such district respectively.

SCHEDULE.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, at Auckland, this twenty-sixth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Assessor nominated to assent to the issue of Licences under "The Outlying Districts Sale of Spirits Act, 1874."

Now therefore, I, Sir James Fergusson, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby nominate WIROPI HOTERENI TAPARI, of Shortland, (an Assessor appointed under "The Outlying Districts Sale of Spirits Act, 1874,") for the purpose of assenting to the issue of licences granted within the Hauraki District, as such district has been proclaimed under the last-mentioned Act.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, at Auckland, and issued this twenty-sixth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

DANIEL POLLEN.

NOTICE.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND.

NORTHERN DISTRICT.

Between Joseph Howard, Plaintiff, and Thomas Bray, Defendant.

WHEREAS by virtue of a Writ of Fieri Facias issued in this action, and directed to me, ordering me that of the real and personal property of the above-named Thomas Bray, I should cause to be made the sum of £208 5s. 0d., together with interest on the said sum at the rate of £8 per centum per annum from the 14th day of November, 1874, together with £1 13s. 4d. for the said Writ, besides Sheriff's poundage, Officers' fees, &c.: Now I do hereby give notice that I shall cause to be sold by Public Auction, by Richard Arthur, at his Auction Mart, Queen-street, Auckland, on the 9th day of March, 1875, at the hour of 12 o'clock noon, unless the said debt of £208 5s. 0d. and interest be sooner paid, together with the said sum of £1 13s. 6d., Sheriff's Poundage, Officers' fees, &c.; All the Estate, Right, Title, and Interest of the said Thomas Bray of, in, and to all that piece or parcel of Land in the Province of Auckland, being the lot number seventeen of section number one the subdivision into sections and lots of allotment number nine of section seven, Suburbs of Auckland, Parish of Waitemata, and County of Eden, bounded on the north by lot four of said section number one, thirty-eight feet; on the east by lots eighteen, nineteen, and twenty of said section number one, one hundred feet; and on the south by North-street, thirty-eight feet: on the west by lot sixteen of said section, one hundred feet; and also, all that piece or parcel of land in New Zealand aforesaid, comprising lots numbers three and four, of section number one, of the subdivision into lots of allotment nine, of section number seven of the Suburbs of Auckland aforesaid, bounded on the north by the Karangahape Road, seventy-six feet; on the east by lot number two of said subdivision, one hundred feet; on the south by lot number seventeen and part of lot number eighteen of said subdivision, seventy-six feet; and on the west by lot number five of said subdivision.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

WHEREAS by the sixth section of "The Outlying Districts Sale of Spirits Act, 1874," it is enacted that, with respect to licences issued under "The Licensing Act, 1873," or any Act amending the same, and granted by some person or authority other than a Licensing Court, but which licenses are intended to take effect within any outlying district, the Governor may, by Warrant under his hand, nominate one or more Assessors for the purpose of assenting to the issue of such licences within such districts, and no such licences shall be issued unless the consent of such Assessor or Assessors to the issue thereof has been obtained and signified in the manner