Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

Interpretation.

9. In the construction of this Act the words "article of food or drink" shall include not only all alimentary substances whether solids or liquids, but also all eatables and drinkables whatsoever, and all medical drugs or articles usually taken or sold as medicines, and all condiments and articles of confectionery, and the words "adulteration" and "impurity" shall include whatever is added to or mixed with any article of food or drink, save and except such mixture or compound as is specially provided for in the fourth section of this Act, but those words shall not be construed to apply to accidental or unavoidable impurities, and the words "local analyst" shall mean in each case the person appointed under this Act by the Superintendent of the Province in which the adjudicating Justices shall at the time be sitting, or in which the article shall have been purchased, or in which such analyst usually resides.

Appeal.

10. Any person who shall feel himself aggrieved by any conviction or order of any Justice under this Act, may appeal from any such conviction in manner provided by an Act or Acts in force in the Colony for the Regulation of Appeals from Justices of the Peace acting in their summary jurisdiction.

Other proceedings not affected.

11. Nothing in this Act contained shall be held to affect the power of proceeding by indictment or to take away any other remedy against any offender under this Act.

Commencement of Act.

12. This Act shall commence and take effect on and from the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

Appointments and removals of local Analysts subject to Governor’s approval.

13. All appointments and removals of local Analysts shall at all times be subject to the approval of the Governor.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

By His Honour George Maurice O’Rorke,
Esquire, Deputy-Superintendent of the
Province of Auckland.

UNDER and in pursuance of the powers vested in the Superintendent by the 7th section of "The Highways Act, 1874," I do hereby abolish the District, under the said Act, heretofore known as "The Tararu Highway District."

Given under my hand, at Auckland, this twelfth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.

G. Maurice O’Rorke,
Deputy-Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 9th March, 1875.

I DO hereby notify that the Poverty Bay District Board has with my approval appointed

Mr. R. Sheehan
to be Keeper of the Public Pound at Makaraka, within the said District, in the place of Mr Alexander Dalziell, resigned.

And I do hereby further notify that the fees and charges set forth in the schedule annexed to the notification published in the Provincial Government Gazette, No. 39, dated November 13, 1872, page 328, may be taken and charged by the said keeper.

G. Maurice O’Rorke,
Deputy-Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 10th March, 1875.

I HEREBY notify that the several Chairmen of the after-named District Boards, under "The Highways Act, 1874," have reported in writing to the Superintendent the names of the undermentioned persons duly appointed Members of those Boards respectively, to supply vacancies:—

Maungakaramea: Thomas Ormandy, vice Boulton Ormandy, resigned.

Waikato: William Cantwell, junior, vice A. Kelly, resigned.

John Sheehan,
Provincial Secretary.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 10th March, 1875.

I HEREBY notify that the Chairmen of the after-named District Boards, under "The Highways Act, 1874," have reported in writing to me the names of the undermentioned persons, duly elected as Auditors of the said Highway Districts for the current Highway year:—

Whau: James Owen and William Forsyth.

Matakohe: William Whitaker Arrell, J.P., and John Robert Lambert.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

By His Honour George Maurice O’Rorke,
Esquire, Deputy Superintendent of the
Province of Auckland.

UNDER and in pursuance of the powers vested in the Superintendent by the seventh section of "The Highways Act, 1874," I do hereby alter and amend the boundaries of "The Whakapaku Highway District," as hereunder set forth.

Given under my hand at Auckland, this eleventh day of March, 1875.

G. Maurice O’Rorke,
Deputy-Superintendent.

The Whakapaku Highway District.

Amended Boundaries.

Bounded towards the north and east by high-water mark of the sea, from the northernmost point of the Takeran block to the Wairakau creek at Pekapeka Bay; towards the south by the southern boundaries of the Taupo and Whakapaku blocks to Stony creek, thence by Stony creek aforesaid to its confluence with the Oruaiti river to Mongonui harbour; and towards the west by Mongonui harbour and highwater mark of the sea to the place of commencement.

John Sheehan,
Provincial Secretary.