Zealand, with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Council thereof, session 7, No. 17,
intituled—“An Ordinance to repeal the Cattle
“Trespass Ordinance,” and the “Cattle Tres-
“pass Amendment Ordinance,” and to provide
“for the summary recovery of compensation for
“damage done by Cattle trespassing,” it is
amongst other things enacted that—“If any
cattle shall be found wandering at large in
any street or public place within the limits of
any town or village which shall be proclaimed
by the Governor to come within the operation
of this present provision, the owners thereof
shall forfeit and pay for every head of cattle
so wandering, any sum not exceeding five
shillings, to be recovered in a summary way.”
and it is also further provided, that “for the
purposes of this Ordinance the word ‘cattle’
shall be taken to include horned or neat cattle,
horses, mules asses, sheep, goats, and swine.”

Now, therefore, I, the Governor-in-Chief
of New Zealand, aforesaid, in pursuance of
the authority by the said in part recited Or-
dinance in me vested, do hereby proclaim and
declare, that on and after the thirty first day
of March, 1848, the Town of New Plymouth,
as the same is described or delineated on the
map or plan of the New Zealand Company,
shall come within the operation of the said
recited Ordinance.

Given under my hand, at New Ply-
mouth, this first day of March, in
year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-eight.

GEORGE GREY,
Governor.

By Command,
Henry King,
Resident Magistrate.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 29th March, 1848.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

Mr. John Hursthouse,
to be Government Auctioneer at New Plymouth.

This Appointment to bear date the 29th
February, 1848.

By His Excellency’s Command,
for the Colonial Secretary,
J. Coates.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, March 30th, 1848.

TWO HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD

WHEREAS, on or about the 12th day
of July, 1847, a serious outrage was
committed at the Island of Rotuma by certain
evil disposed persons, believed to be British
subjects, on several of the Inhabitants of the
said Island, and the Native Chief Musleveck,
was then and there shot dead :

The Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand
hereby directs notice to be given, that a Re-
ward of Two Hundred Pounds will be given
on behalf of the British Government to any
person or persons who shall apprehend the
offender or offenders, or who shall give such in-
formation as shall lead to his or their appre-
hension.

By command of His Excellency
the Governor-in-Chief,
For the Colonial Secretary,
J. Coates.

WILLIAM BURDON.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 29th March, 1848.

ENQUIRY having been made from Eng-
land, respecting William Burdon,
who is supposed to have emigrated to New
Zealand about three years ago, any person
who can furnish information respecting him is
requested to have the goodness to communi-
icate the same to this office.

By His Excellency’s Command,
for the Colonial Secretary,
J. Coates.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 20th March, 1848.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

Alexander MacDonald, Esq., J. P.,
of Howick,
a Captain and Staff Officer of the Royal New
Zealand Fencibles, to be a Coroner, for the
district of Auckland.

By His Excellency’s Command,
for the Colonial Secretary,
J. Coates.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, March 29th, 1848.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to nominate and appoint

Mr. William H. Barry,
to be Clerk of Petty Sessions at Howick.

By His Excellency’s command,
for the Colonial Secretary,
J. Coates.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 24th March, 1848.

FERRY BOAT FOR TAMAKI.

TENDERS will be received at this office,
until noon on Tuesday, the 25th April,
for Building

A PUNT,
for the Ferry at Point England, on the
Tamaki River.

Particulars regarding the description
of Boat required may be obtained on appli-
cation to the Harbour Master.

Tenders to be in duplicate, sealed and en-
dorsed “Tender for Ferry Boat”.

By His Excellency’s command,
for the Colonial Secretary,
J. Coates.