Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 4th April, 1844.

N OTICE is hereby given that Tenders will
be received at this Office until noon, on
Saturday the 20th day of April, instant, from
parties who may be willing to enter into a Cou-
tract to supply, for the Colonial Service at
Auckland, until the 31st December next, sup-
plies of Provisions to the undermentioned
Departments.

SURVEY DEPARTMENT,
for Officers, at per Ration
Men,
GAOL, Auckland.
Ration No, 1, at per Ration
" " 2, "
" " 3, "

POLICE LOCK-UP, Auckland.
At per Ration.

GUARDIAN OF APPRENTICES.
At per Ration.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS,
Maize per Bushel.

GOVERNMENT BRIG.
Biscuit and Flour, at per cwt.
Fresh Pork
Salt do
do Beef
Suet
Sugar at per lb.
Tea
Raisins
Potatoes
Rice
Coffee
Pease at per Bushel
Vinegar " Gallon

MISCELLANEOUS.
Firewood per ton
Oil " gallon....
Cotton wick per lb.

Information respecting the established Rations
for the several Departments may be obtained at
this Office.

Security will be required for the due perfor-
mance of the Contract, and Tenders should be
accompanied by a consent of the parties who
may be proposed as sureties.

By Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 30th March, 1844.

T HE instructions of Her Majesty's Govern-
ment respecting duties payable in Great
Britain on Oil of Foreign fishing, imported from
this Colony, having been misapprehended-

It is hereby made known that the undermen-
tioned duties will be there payable-whether
the articles be imported in Foreign or British
bottoms, namely:-

On Oil, train, and blubber, the produce of
Fish, or creatures living in the sea, of Foreign
fishing, Six Pounds per tun only.

On Spermaceti of Foreign fishing, Fifteen
Pounds per tun oply.

It is further made known that Oil, Bone, or
other produce of creatures living in the sea,
may be landed, or trans-shipped, in bond, for
exportation, in New Zealand, without payment
of any duty.

By Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 8th March, 1844.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to direct the publication, for
general information, of the following "Notice
to Mariners," having reference to the approaches
to Auckland by sea, submitted by the Harbour
Master of this Port.

By Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Harbour Master's Office,
Auckland, 7th March, 1844.

A BUOY painted Red, with a White Head,
has been placed about a ship's length to
the Northward of a Sunken Rock lying about
one mile and a quarter to the Eastward of the
Island "Tôi Thí Mātangi."

This Rock lies nearly in a line between the
Peaks of Rangitoto and the little Barrier Island,
and has about two feet water over it at low
water.

A similar Buoy has also been placed over the
Rock lying to the N. N. Eastward of the North
Head of this Harbour.

This Rock has six feet of water over it at the
lowest spring tides, and can easily be avoided
by keeping towards mid-channel between the
North Head and Rangitoto, or with a fair wind
passing about mid-way between the Buoy and
the North Head.

DAVID ROUGH,
Harbour Master."

Council Office,
Auckland, 15th March, 1844.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to direct that the Meeting of the
Legislative Council, adjourned to Tuesday the
9th day of April, be further postponed to Friday
the 3rd of May, then to meet and proceed to
the dispatch of Business..

J. COATES,
Clerk of Legislative Council.