PROCLAMATION.

By His Honor ARTHUR PENROSE SEYMOUR, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough, in the Colony of New Zealand.

WHEREAS, by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "The Provincial Reserved Bills Act, 1858," it is enacted that whenever any Bill shall have passed the Provincial Council of any Province, and shall have been reserved for the signification of the Governor’s pleasure thereon, such Bill shall not have any force or authority within the said Province, until the Superintendent shall signify either by speech or message to the Provincial Council, or by proclamation in the Government Gazette of the said Province, that such Bill has been laid before the Governor, and that the Governor has assented to the same.

And whereas the—

"Pictou and Havelock Improvement Act, 1872,"

was passed by the Provincial Council of the Province of Marlborough, but was reserved for the signification of the Governor’s pleasure thereon :

Now, therefore, I, ARTHUR PENROSE SEYMOUR, the Superintendent of the said Province of Marlborough, do hereby proclaim and declare that the above-mentioned Bill, having been duly laid before His Excellency the Governor, and the Governor having assented to the same, will, under the provisions of the said recited Act of the General Assembly, be in full force and authority within the Province of Marlborough from the date of the publication of this proclamation.

Given under my hand at Wellington, this 3rd day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and issued under the Seal of the Province of Marlborough, at Blenheim.

A. P. SEYMOUR,
Superintendent.

By His Honor’s command,
W. H. EYES,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Treasury,
Blenheim, 5th August, 1872.

AUCTIONEER’S Licenses available to 31st December, 1872, have been issued to

HENRY DODSON, Blenheim, Merchant.

JOHN GODFREY, Pictou, Auctioneer.

CYRUS GOULTER,
Provincial Treasurer.

Superintendent’s Office,
Blenheim, 2nd September, 1872.

IT is hereby notified that the following applications for Gold Mining Leases of Land at Onamahutu in the Wairau Gold Field, have been withdrawn, viz :—

The Evening Star Company, 9 acres.

The Marlborough Caledonian Company, 6 acres 2 roods.

W. H. EYES,
Provincial Secretary.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND.

NELSON DISTRICT.

Between the BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, Plaintiffs, and JOHN WHITT, Defendant.

WHEREAS, by a Writ of Execution, issued in this action, and directed to me, it is ordered that of the Real and Personal Estate of the above-named JOHN WHITT, I should cause to be made the sum of £291 19s 8d, together with Interest upon the said sum at the rate of £8 for every £100, by the year from the Thirtieth day of April, 1872, besides costs of levying Sheriff’s poundage, Officers’ fees, and all other incidental expenses of the execution :

Now, I hereby give notice that I shall cause to be Sold by Public Auction, by Mr C. J. W. GRIFFITHS, at Blenheim, on Tuesday the Twenty-ninth day of October, 1872, at Two o’clock in the afternoon, unless the said Debt or Sum be sooner paid, together with costs of levying Sheriff’s poundage, Officers’ fees, and all other incidental expenses of the said execution, all the Estate, Right, Title, and Interest of the said JOHN WHITT in and to all that Parcel of Land, containing by admeasurement one hundred and fifty-two acres and sixteen perches, be the same more or less, situated in the District of Wairau West, in the Province of Marlborough, being Section numbered 82 on the plan of the said District.