Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, January 1st, 1848.

HIS Excellency the Governor-in-Chief has been pleased to appoint

Thomas Outwaite, Esq.,
to be “Registrar General” of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and also “Deputy Registrar” for the district of Auckland, under the provisions of the Registration Ordinance, Session 8, No. 9.

By His Excellency’s command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, January 6, 1848.

HIS Excellency the Governor-in-Chief, has been pleased to confirm the Report of the Commissioner of Land Claims, respecting a claim arising under a waiver of the Crown’s right of Pre-emption, Certificate No. 88, and for which Edmond Foley is entitled to receive from the Colonial Treasurer, a Debenture for the sum of £161 14s. 6d., according to the provisions of the Land Claims’ Ordinance, Session 7, No. 22.

By His Excellency’s command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, January 10, 1848.

AN error having occurred in publishing the names of the Native chiefs appointed to be assessors along with the Resident Magistrate at Wanganui, the notification of whose appointment was published in the Government Gazette of the 20th May, 1846, His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief directs it to be notified that the following are the correct names of the native chiefs so appointed, viz.—

Hori Kingi, a chief of Wanganui.
Taiwhanga, a chief of Wanganui.
Wiremu Eruera Tahuri, a chief of Wanganui.

By His Excellency’s command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Justices for the Town and District of Auckland, will be holden at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, at Auckland, on Tuesday, the first day of February next, at eleven o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of forming a Jury List, for the year next ensuing...

THOMAS BECKHAM,
Resident Magistrate.

Resident Magistrate’s Court,
Auckland, January 8, 1848.

Land Commissioner’s Office,
Auckland, January 5, 1848.

HENRY MATSON, a Commissioner appointed for examining and reporting on all Claims to Compensation preferred according to the provisions of an Ordinance, Session 7, No. 22, intituled—“An Ordinance to authorise compensation in Colonial Debentures to be made to certain Claimants to land in the Colony of New Zealand,” do hereby notify that I will investigate the undermentioned Claims at the Council Chamber, at 11 o’clock, a.m., on Thursday, the 20th instant.

The cases will be heard in the order in which they stand in the following list, and all parties interested, are hereby summoned to be in attendance with their documents and witnesses.

HENRY MATSON,
Commissioner.

Case No. 42—Pre-emption Certificate, No. 21.
John Alfred Langford, Undertaker, Auckland.

250 acres. Two hundred and fifty acres of land situated on the east bank of Lucas’ Creek, or Okauhukura, on the river Waitemata, bounded on the front by the Okauhukura, on the back or either side by stakes driven in the ground.

Alleged to have been purchased from the native chiefs, Haimone, Hauraki, Paori.

Consideration—One cloak, one silver watch, one silver guard, two pairs trowsers, two shirts, two caps, three boxes, one iron pot.

Case No. 43—Pre-emption certificate, No. 236.
Charles Stuart, Publican, Auckland.

400 acres. Four hundred acres of land, situated on the Creek Te Rangopuni, a branch of the river Waitemata, bounded on one side by the above named creek, on another by land belonging to Messrs. Russell and Moore, on another by land claimed by Morris Kelly, and on the other side by land claimed by the chief Taatiari, and others.

Alleged to have been purchased from the native chiefs Taatiari and Neha.

Consideration—Two Pounds cash, and ten yards of linen.

Case No. 44—Pre-emption certificate, No. 118.
William Macdonald, Publican, Auckland.

900 acres. Nine hundred acres of land, known as Ko-te-kauheka, and Orongikauhoki, situate opposite the saw-mills of Messrs. Brereton and Stewart, on the bank of a creek, being a continuation of the Waitemata river, and known as Orangitopuni, bounded in front by the said creek Orangitopuni, running past a creek known as...

TENDERS FOR MARES.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, January 7th, 1848.

TENDERS in duplicate will be received at this Office, until noon of Monday, the 17th instant, from parties desirous of supplying FOUR MARES, for the service of the Government.

Tenders to be sealed and endorsed “Tenders for Mares.”

Parties desirous of Tendering can obtain any further information at the Office of the Surveyor General.

By His Excellency’s command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

TENDERS FOR FIREWOOD.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, January 10, 1848.

TENDERS in duplicate will be received at this Office, until noon on Monday, the 17th January, 1848, from parties who may be desirous of furnishing supplies of FIREWOOD, for the various Departments of this Government, for the six months, commencing from the 1st January, 1848.

The Tenders must specify the rate per Ton, for delivering Firewood on the Beach in Commercial or Official Bay.

Security will be required for the due performance of the Contract, and the Tenders should be accompanied by a notification of the consent of the parties who may be proposed as Sureties.

Tenders to be sealed and endorsed “Tenders for Firewood.”

By His Excellency’s command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.