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PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency WILLOUGHBY SHORT-
LAND, Esq., the Officer administering
the Government of Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand, and its Dependencies,
and Vice Admiral of the same, &c., &c.

WHEREAS by letters patent, under the
Great Seal of the High Court of Ad-
miralty of England, bearing date the thirteenth
day of March, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-one, Her Majesty was graciously pleased,
to ordain, constitute, and depute WILLIAM
HOBSON, Esq., Captain in Her Majesty's Royal
Navy, and in the event of his absence, the
Officer administering the Government of the
said Colony, for the time being Her Majesty's
Vice Admiral, Commissary, and Deputy in the
Office of Vice Admiralty in her Colony of
New Zealand, and the Territories thereon
depending.

NOW, I, WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND, Esq., the
Officer administering, the Government of the
Colony of New Zealand aforesaid, do proclaim
and declare this Her Majesty's pleasure, and
that I have this day assumed the powers and
authority vested in me thereby.

Given under my Hand and Seal, at Auckland,
this fourteenth day of September, in the year
of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and Forty-two.

WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND,
The Officer administering the Government,

By His Excellency's Command,

For the Colonial Secretary,

JAMES STUART FREEMAN
GOD-SAVE THE QUEEN!

PROCLAMATION:

By His Excellency WILLOUGHBY SHORT-
LAND, Esq., the Officer administering
the Government of Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand, and its Dependencies,
and Vice Admiral of the same, &c., &c.

WHEREAS by au Ordinance enacted by
the Governor of New Zealand, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council,
Session 2, No. 2. entitled " An Ordinance for
establishing County Courts of Civil and Criminal
Jurisdiction, and for repealing an Ordinance for
instituting Courts of Requests, Session 1, No. 6,
and for repealing part of an Ordinance for
establishing Courts of Quarter Sessions, Session
1, No. 4. It is enacted that His Excellency
the GOVERNOR, with the advice of the Executive
Council, shall from time to time appoint a place
or places, within each County or District, as the

case may be, whereat County Courts of Civil
and Criminal Jurisdiction shall be holden.

Now, I, the Officer administering the Govern-
ment, with the advice of the Executive Council,
do hereby direct and appoint, that for the pur-
poses of the said in part recited Ordinance,
the Islands of "New Munster" and "New
Leinster," with the Islands adjacent, shall form
a District, to be called the District of Nelson.

And I do hereby, with the like advice, direct
and appoint that a County Court of Civil and
Criminal Jurisdiction shall be holden monthly
at Nelson, in the said District of Nelson. And
that the first sitting of the said Court, shall be
holden on the third Tuesday in the month of
January, 1843.

Given under my Hand and Seal, at Auckland,
this fourteenth day of September, in the
year of Our Lord one thousand eight hun-
dred and forty-two.

WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND,
The Officer administering the Government,

By His Excellency's Command,

For the Colonial Secretary,

JAMES STUART FREEMAN.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN !

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 14th Sept., 1842.

His Excellency the OFFICER administering
the Government, has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM HAY, ESQ:,

to be Harbour-Master at Wellington.

This appointment dates from the 11th day of
August, 1842.

By Command,

(For the Colonial Secretary),

JAMES STUART FREEMAN.

FURNITURE OF PUBLIC OFFICES..

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, September 7th, 1842.

TENDERS will be received at this Office,
until noon of Monday the 19th instant,
from persons desirous of contracting for the
supply of Presses, Tables and Chairs, from time
to time as they may be required for the various
Public Offices.

Further particulars may be obtained, and
Plans and Specifications seen, at the Office of
the Colonial Storekeeper.

By His Excellency's Command,

WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.