Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 22nd January, 1869.

His Honor the Superintendent directs
it to be notified that he has been
pleased to appoint

JAMES EDWIN MARCH,
to be Assistant Immigration Officer for the
Province of Canterbury.

EDWD. JOLLIE,
Provincial Secretary.

COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT.

SHIP MERMAID

The Commissioners have much pleasure
in reporting, that on their visit to the
above ship, all the various compartments were
found in a very satisfactory condition both
as to cleanliness and order.

The Immigrants were all healthy and
contented; both these results being due, no
doubt, in great measure to the excellent
quality of the provisions which have been
supplied through the voyage. They all
agreed in speaking gratefully of the kind-
ess which they had received from the Cap-
tain, Surgeon Superintendent, and Officers.

No instance of misbehaviour of any kind
was reported to have occurred.

No sickness had taken place requiring
note, and neither death nor birth had occurred
on the voyage.

The (Normandy’s) Condenser had worked
quite satisfactorily, and was in excellent
keeping, as also was the cooking apparatus.

The Commissioners have much plea-
sure in recommending the payment of all
gratuities, and in again bearing testimony to
the excellent order in which Immigrants per
“Mermaid” have invariably arrived.

Wm. Donald, Chairman.
J. T. Rouse.
F. D. Gibson.
D. M. Mackay.

TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL.

In pursuance of section 240, part XVI., of
“The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867,”
a Special Meeting of the Timaru Borough
Council will be held on Monday, the 8th
day of February next ensuing, to take into
consideration the advisability of raising
One Thousand Pounds (£1000) sterling,
to carry out the following works, viz:—

Placing culvert across the Main South
Road, at the Bank of New Zealand,
and across the Beach Road.

Lowering the hill on the Main South Road,
between George Street and Wooll-
combe Street, to adopted levels.

Widening and raising the Main South
Road at Stoney Gully, north boundary
of township.

Sinking Wells in various parts of the town.

By debentures of Fifty Pounds (£50) ster-
ling each, at three (3), five (5), and seven
(7) years respectively, bearing interest at 10
per cent., per annum, payable at the Union
Bank of Australia, Timaru, upon security of
an Annual Special Rate of fourpence (4d) in
the pound sterling, on all assessed property
within the Borough. The said rate shall be
collected at intervals of six months.

By order of the Timaru Borough Council,

EDWIN HY. LOUGH,
Town Clerk.

PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Part-
ership hitherto existing between
Thomas Richard Fisher, George Booth, and
William John Fisher, trading under the
style or firm of Fisher, Booth, and Fisher,
Merchants, Christchurch, was this day dis-
solved by mutual consent.

All accounts will be received and paid by
the said George Booth, to whom all accounts
due from the late firm are requested to be
sent in for examination and payment.

Witness our hands this Sixteenth day of
January, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and
sixty-nine.

Thomas R. Fisher.
George Booth.
Wm. John Fisher.
Witness—J. H. Twentyman.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 22nd January, 1869.

His Honor the Superintendent directs
the publication of the following Agri-
cultural Returns, for general information.

EDWD. JOLLIE,
Provincial Secretary.