THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 12.]

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Auckland, 5th March, 1858.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE following Contracts have been entered into by the Public Works Department:

For the Northern District...

John Brown & Co. ... Construction of Wharf at Russell ... £450
Thomas Smith ... Repair of Road from Auckland to Drury ... £120 10s
William Jones ... Supply of Horses for Government Service ... £320

For the Southern District...

James Wilson ... Erection of Bridge over Waimakariri River ... £1,250
Robert Taylor ... Formation of Road in Canterbury Province ... £890 15s

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

IN the Estate of George Williams, late of Wellington, Merchant, Deceased.

ALL persons having claims against the above-named Estate are requested to forward the same, duly authenticated, to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of April next.

Wellington, 1st March, 1858.

JOHN SMITH,
Solicitor for the Executors.

GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments:

To be Resident Magistrates...

Henry Davis, Esq. ... Wanganui
Charles Robinson, Esq. ... New Plymouth

To be Members of the Waste Lands Board...

William Thompson, Esq. ... Auckland
Edward Wakefield, Esq. ... Wellington

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

IN the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

IN re John Anderson, of Christchurch, Grocer.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first meeting of Creditors of the above-named John Anderson will be held at the office of the Official Assignee, Christchurch, on Friday the 19th day of March, 1858, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

Dated this 25th day of February, 1858.

JAMES COOK,
Official Assignee.

MILITARY NOTICE.

65TH REGIMENT.

THE undermentioned Officers and Men will receive their Discharge on the 31st day of March instant:

Sergeants...
James O'Brien
Thomas McGrath

Corporals...
William Harris
John Thompson

Privates...
Patrick Kelly
Michael Murphy
George Smith
Robert Wilson

Dated at Auckland this 5th day of March, 1858.

HENRY JOHNSON,
Major, 65th Regiment.

POSTAL NOTICES.

THE following alterations will take place in the Postal arrangements:

From the 1st April...

A Mail will leave Auckland for the Thames every Tuesday and Friday at 8 a.m., arriving same day at 4 p.m.

A Mail will leave the Thames for Auckland every Monday and Thursday at 9 a.m., arriving same day at 5 p.m.

CUSTOMS NOTICES.

THE following goods have been seized for breach of the Customs Laws, and will be sold by Public Auction at the Custom House, Auckland, on Wednesday the 17th March instant, unless the duties and penalties be previously paid:

20 cases Brandy
50 casks Wine
10 bales Cotton Goods

By Order,
THOMAS BROWN,
Collector of Customs.

LAND NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following sections of Land will be offered for Sale by Public Auction at the Land Office, Auckland, on Thursday the 25th March, 1858, at 12 o'clock noon:

Lot 1 ... Section 23, Block VII, North Shore ... 50 acres
Lot 2 ... Section 45, Block IX, Howick ... 80 acres
Lot 3 ... Section 12, Block V, Panmure ... 60 acres

MARRIAGE NOTICES.

I HEREBY give notice that a License or Certificate for the Marriage of myself, William Henry Smith, Bachelor, and Mary Ann Johnson, Spinster, both of Auckland, has been issued from this office.

Auckland, 5th March, 1858.

DEATH NOTICES.

IT is with deep regret that we announce the death of His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman, which took place at his residence in Auckland, on the morning of the 4th instant.

Died at Wellington, on the 2nd instant, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, relict of the late Thomas Thompson, Esq., aged 72 years.