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QUARTER SESSIONS, BAY OF ISLANDS.
NOTICE is hereby given that the next General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace, for the
District of Russell, and Bay of Islands, in the Co-
lony of New Zealand, will be holden at the Court
House, in Russell, aforesaid, on Tuesday, the
25th of January, next, at 10 o'Clock in the
forenoon of the same day, at which time and
place, all persons under recognizence to appear
either as Prosecutors, Defendants, or Witnesses,
or who may have Appeals to interpose, or other
business to transact, are desired to give their atten
dance; and all Magistrates Jurors, Constables,
and others interested, whose attendance is re-
quired, are hereby to take notice accordingly.
FRANCIS FISHER, J. P.
Auckland, 27th Dec. 1841.
CHAIRMAN.

RUSSELL COURT OF REQUESTS.
THE Commissioner hereby notifies, that a
Court of Requests for the District of Rus-
sell, and the Bay of Islands, will be holden at the
Court House, in Russell, on Thursday, the 3rd
day of February, next, at 10 o'Clock in the fore-
noon of the same day. The necessary Forms and
all summonses and other proceedings may be ob-
tained on application at the Police Office, Russell.
FRANCIS FISHER,
Auckland, 27th Dec. 1841.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 22nd December, 1841,
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
ALL Persons having claims on the Colonial
Treasury are requested to furnish their ac-
counts through the proper channel before the end
of the year, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
By His Excellency's command,
WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 20th December, 1841
HIS Excellency the GOVERNOR has been
pleased to direct that the attention of the
Heads of the various Departments of the Govern-
ment of this colony, and of the public in general,
be drawn to the following Regulations on the
subject of Accounts, which will be in force from
and after the 1st day of January, 1842.

SALARIES,
The Abstracts of Salaries of the Officers holding
situations under the Government are directed to
be sent in to the Office of the Colonial Treasurer on
the 2nd day of the month succeeding that for which
they are due, when, if on examination they are found
to be correct, the salaries will be paid on the 8th.

WAGES.
The abstracts for mechanics and labourers
employed in the departments, must be transmitted
to the Colonial Treasury by the head of the de-
partment for whose service they are engaged, on
the 6th day of each month succeeding that for
which the wages are due, and if they prove cor-
rect in every respect they will be paid on the 12th.

ACCOUNTS FOR SUPPLIES, &c.
Parties furnishing Supplies to the various de-
partments for the Public Service, Contractors and
others, are required to send in the Bills of par-
ticulars, on the proper forms, to the head of each
department by the 2nd day of the month succeed-
ing that on which the Supplies were furnished.
These documents, certified by the officer who
received the Supplies, are to be transmitted by the
head of the department, enclosed in the usual
abstracts, to the Office of the Colonial Treasurer
on the 8th, when, if found correct, and supported
by the proper authorities and vouchers, they will
be paid on the 14th.

All Accounts, together with the Vouchers and
Sub-Vouchers to the same, will in future be re-
quired in Duplicate only.

The heads of departments are particularly en-
joined to use their utmost exertions to give effect
to these arrangements, as well in pointing out to
persons having claims on Government, the nature
of the accounts to be given in, as in expediting
their transmission to the Treasury when furnished.

By His Excellency's command,
WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, January 5, 1842.
HIS Excellency the GOVERNOR directs it to
be notified, that the following Claims of
Land in this Colony, have been referred to the
Commissioners appointed under the Ordinance of
the Governor and Council of New Zealand,
4 Victoria, No. 2; being in addition to the claims
notified in the Government Gazette of New South
Wales, as referred to the Commissioners appointed
under the Act of the Governor and Council of that
Colony, on the 9th November, 1840, and on the
9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th March, and 6th, 13th,
20th and 27th April, and in the Government
Gazette of this Colony, of the 18th August, and
13th, 20th and 27th October, 20th November,
and 1st, 15th, and 22nd December, 1841.

Parties are reminded, that before such claims
can be investigated, they must pay to the Com-
missioners a fee of Five Pounds, as prescribed by
the Ordinance.

By His Excellency's Command,
WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.

Case Co. 362—CHARLES BERRY WAITFORD, of
Wahapu, Bay of Islands, claimant.
A piece of land in the vicinity of the Bay of
Islands, known by the name of Mangenangana,
Gnahineora, Kumea; boundaries not stated.
Alleged to have been purchased from the
native chief Fitori, of the tribe Ngatekuta
by claimant, on the 11th December 1830.
Consideration given to the natives—money and
merchandise to the amount of £53 11s. 6d.
Nature of conveyance—a deed dated 11th
of December, 1839.

Case No. 368—PHILO. B. PERRY, of Korora-
rika, claimant.
A portion af land situate at the Pah, Bay of
Islands, having a frontage to the River Kauwa
Kauwa, of 355 feet, bounded on one side by a