NOTICE.

HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor-in-Chief directs it to be notified, that a Meeting of the General Legislative Council of the Islands of New Zealand will be holden at Wellington for the despatch of business on Wednesday the 22nd Inst., at 3 o’clock, P.M.

H. S. HARRISON,
Clerk of Council.

Wellington,
Council Chamber,
December 9th, 1852.

Civil Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, December 9th, 1852.

HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor-in-Chief directs it to be notified for general information, that an Ordinance will be submitted to the General Legislative Council at its ensuing session, whereby it will be enacted that the Appropriation of the Revenue of the Colony of New Zealand provided by the Appropriation Ordinance Sess. XI., No. 12, for the year 1852, shall be deemed and taken to apply to the Appropriation of such Revenue for the first six months of the year 1853, unless the Appropriation of the said Revenue shall in the meantime be otherwise lawfully provided for.

By His Excellency’s Command,
ALFRED DOMETT,
Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, December 9th, 1852.

HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor-in-Chief directs it to be notified for general information, that an Ordinance will be submitted to the General Legislative Council at its ensuing session, to make provision for the Registration of Deeds affecting real property made by the “Canterbury Association” for Founding a Settlement in New Zealand.

By His Excellency’s command,
ALFRED DOMETT,
Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 1st December, 1852.

HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor-in-Chief has been pleased to appoint the Native Chief Ko Waitara Ta Kerei,

of the Ngatimaniopoto, in the District of Awakino and Mokau, to be an Assessor for that locality, under the “Resident Magistrates’ Ordinance,” No. 16, of Session VII.

By His Excellency’s command,
ALFRED DOMETT,
Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1852.

HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor-in-Chief has been pleased to direct the publication of the following letter and its enclosures, for general information.

By His Excellency’s command,
ALFRED DOMETT,
Civil Secretary.

Kapanga River,
November 6th, 1852.

Sir,—I have the honor to report, for the information of His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, that, in accordance with the instructions conveyed to me, I came to this place on the evening of the 4th instant. I found Mr. Heaphy actively employed in superintending the Gold Diggings, and, with the assistance of Mr. Lanfear, inducing the Natives of this district to meet for the purpose of co-operating with the Government to establish some regulations for the good government of the Gold Diggings on this River.

I found him also engaged in assisting the few persons who have arrived, in the exploration of the valley, and otherwise forwarding their views.

I enclose a very detailed and complete Report from him as to the number of people employed at the diggings, the time they have devoted each day to the work, and the quantity of gold that each party has produced, together with a description of the district and the best modes for working the mines. From what I have been able to learn during the short time I have been here, I consider this Report to be very correct and satisfactory.

It might have been desirable that the quantity of Gold found should have been ascertained with greater accuracy than the estimate given of it by one of the California miners; but I should, from what I saw so estimated, say that the quantity stated is very near the truth.