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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,
WLLOUGHBY SHORTLAND,

SALE OF GOVERNMENT STORES.
MR. MASON has received instructions to
offer for Public Sale, on THURSDAY, the
13th January, 1842, at the Government Store,
Auckland, at 12 o'Clock precisely, a quantity of
STORES, consisting of Bullock and Cart Har-
ness, Shoemakers' Garden, Carpenters', and other
Tools, Slop Clothing, Blankets, &c., Further
particulars may be had by applying to the Auc-
tioneer or Colonial Storekeeper.

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.

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 recognizance 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 requi-
red, are hereby to take notice accordingly..

FRANCIS FISHER, J.P.
CHAIRMAN.

Auckland, 27th Dec. 1841.

General Post Office, Auckland,
January 12th, 1842.

LIST of Unclaimed Letters now lying in this
Office.

L
Arthur, David
Anderson, Mr

Brown, Charles
Burman, Mr
Beveridge, James
Burley, —
Bayley, Richard
Broadbent, Charles
Bryden, James (four)
Brown, Henry
Beaumont, R.
Boulton, Mrs T.
Bridgeman, Thomas
Bisset, Alexander
Burnet, —
Benet, Henry
Biffin, John
Baker, G.
Barry, Julia

Christie, C. M.
Collie, George
Chaplin, John
Commachar
Croker, James O'B.
Cudlippe, E.
Cole, John
Cruickshank, A. (two)
Croome, Joseph
Crook, John
Cootis, —
Connell, Alex.
Clark and Battrass
Clarke, K. S.

Churiton, George (two)
Cooper, Henry
Campbell, Walter

Davis, Benjamin
Dick, Colin M. K. (two)
Dunsmore, William
Dennett, Wm.
Dell, Charles (two)
Davis, Thomas
Dixon, Mrs F.

Eadon, Mr, surgeon, (two)
Elgar, Wm.

Fairburn, W. T.
Fisher, Francis
Forbes, R.
Fryettchild, Alfred
Farrel, John
Faubal, Henry
Fairbank, Mr. (two)
Fairbrass
Fairclough
Farrel, Wm. (two)
Forsayth, W. (two)
Frazer, (Flat Island)
Fuller, Charles—
Fullon, —

Gordon, Thomas
Gwynne, H. C.)
Gard and Co. (3
Goodison, Wm.