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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 sueceeding 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 Publie 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,

RUSSELL COURT OF REQ UESTS.

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.

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.

Auckland, 27th Đếc. 1841. CHAIRMAN.

Dissolution of Partnership.

THIS is to give Notice, that the Partnership
hitherto carried on under the firm of
Trimmer and Smith, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. All persons having demands
against the late firm, are requested to forward
in their respective claims without delay, and all
those indebted, will please settle the same with
Mr. J. A. Smith, who is duly authorised to receive
them.

(Signed)
ALEXANDER TRIMMER.
JOHN ALEXANDER SMITH.
Witness—Н. С. Воотн.
Auckland, Jan. 18, 1842.

Printed and Published by JOHN Moore, for the
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General Priuting Company, Wednesday,
January 19, 1842.