Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 29th Dec., 1854.

Sir,

Referring to your letter of the 29th ultimo, containing an authenticated copy of the “Provincial Council Extension Ordinance, Sess. 3, No. 1,” passed by the Provincial Council of the Province of Canterbury, I have the honor to inform you that I have submitted the same to the Officer Administering the Government, and His Excellency considers there are no sufficient grounds to call for the exercise of the powers of disallowance vested in him with respect to this Ordinance, but as it appears from your Honor’s statement that there is a considerable number of persons who would prefer that there should not at present be a dissolution of the Council, His Excellency is of opinion that there is no sufficient reason under such circumstances to dissolve the Council at present.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,
Your very obedient servant,
Andrew Sinclair,
Colonial Secretary.

His Honor the Superintendent,
Province of Canterbury.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 8th Feb., 1855.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs the publication of the following Despatch for general information.

By order of His Honor,
John Hall,
Provincial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 22nd Jan., 1855.

Sir,

With reference to the Circular Letter of the Civil Secretary dated 5th August, 1853, empowering your Honor to remit minor sentences of imprisonment and penalties, I am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to inform you that His Excellency in Council has been pleased to sanction the continuance of this authority to cases only which have been heard and determined in a summary way by a Resident Magistrate, or Justices of the Peace.

I have, &c.,
Andrew Sinclair,
Colonial Secretary.

His Honor the Superintendent,
Canterbury.

Notification.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 8th Feb., 1855.

WHEREAS by an Ordinance passed by the Superintendent and Provincial Council, intituled “the Executive Government Ordinance, Sess. I, No. 3,” it is enacted that “it shall be lawful for the Superintendent with the advice of the Executive Council from time to time to make regulations for the convenient management and carrying on of the business of the offices of Government, and from time to time with such advice as aforesaid to alter or rescind such Regulations or any of them and to make others in their stead.”

His Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that from and after the date hereof, all former regulations for the management of the Offices of Government are rescinded, and that in the place thereof he has, with the advice of the Executive Council, made and issued the Regulations published in the Government Gazette, Vol. II, No. 2, bearing date the 6th inst.

By command of His Honor,
John Hall,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 7th Feb., 1855.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT has been pleased to appoint John Hall, Esq., to be Provincial Secretary, vice H. G. Gouland, Esq., resigned.

By His Honor’s command,
John Hall,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 8th Feb., 1855.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT has been pleased to appoint Mr. H. P. Blanchard to be Clerk in the Office of Public Works. The appointment to date from the 1st of January.

By His Honor’s command,
John Hall,
Provincial Secretary.

NOTICE

is hereby given that all persons whose sheep are found to be unbranded after this date, will be proceeded against, as the law directs.

William Congreve,
Inspector of sheep.
Christchurch, 13th Jan., 1855.

NOTICE

is hereby given that the office of the Inspector of Sheep and...