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Also on all houses containing more than three
rooms, at the rate of one pound for each room
above that number, excepting only Government
Offices.
Also on animals imported into the Colony, at
the rate of thirty shillings for each horse,
ten shillings for each head of neat cattle, five
shillings for each mule, two shillings for each ass,
and one shilling for each sheep.
Also on dogs not belonging to the Aboriginal
Natives, at the rate of ten shillings for each
dog, kept during any part of the year, excepting
only one dog for any one house.

And for authorising and requiring the Police
Magistrates, and Collectors of Customs, to levy,
collect, and pay over to the Colonial Treasury,
the several taxes and duties above mentioned.

17. A Bill for appropriating the Revenue of
    the Colony to certain specific purposes.

By Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 26th April, 1844.

N order to promote general convenience and
regularity in transacting public business,
it is hereby notified that all Government Offices
are required to be open-and that all Govern-
ment Officers are expected to attend to their
respective public duties-from ten o'clock in
the morning till four in the afternoon-except-
ing on Sundays-Christmas Day-Good Friday
-and any special holiday. Excepting also on
Saturday afternoon, when the Public Offices will
usually be closed at two o'clock.

2. The Governor will be accessible at any
   hour in a case of pressing importance; but, un-
   der ordinary circumstances, personal communi-
   cation of a public nature should be made any
   day between eleven and one o'clock; and on
   private business between ten and four, on Wed-
   nesdays only.

3. It is requested that all official letters,
   and enclosures, may be written with sufficient
   distinctness to prevent mistakes: that a margin
   of about one-fourth of the paper be left on the
   inner side of the page:-and that, when not
   inconvenient, foolscap paper, (in half sheets if
   sufficient) may be preferred.

4. Letters and other Documents relating to
   public Colonial business, should be addressed to
   the Colonial Secretary, or enclosed to him, to be
   laid before the Governor;-excepting those from
   the Lord Bishop, the Chief Justice, the Super-
   intendent of the Southern Division or the
   Commanding Officers of Her Majesty's Land
   Forces, or Ships of War.

5. All Official Letters, on the Public Service,
   sent through the Post Office, will be transmitted

by the Colonial Secretary from his Office,---
where a Register and an account of all Post-
age will be kept.

This applies to all letters on Her Majesty's
Service, as well as to boxes or bags of des-
patches.

By Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 26th April, 1844.

N considering the relative claims of Candid-
ates for employment in the Public Ser-
vice of this Colony; or for the advancement of
these gentlemen who are already in official situa-
tions-a knowledge of the Maori language, and
a general good feeling towards the Aborigines,
will have much influence with the Governor....

By Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary:

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 26th April, 1844.

P LANTS---Seeds---or Cuttings---may be ob-
tained gratis from the Government Gar-
diner---when he has any to spare-by addressing
a note to the Private Secretary, who will obtain
an Order for them from the Governor.

By Command.

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,-
Auckland, 13th April, 1844.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

Mr. D. MCLEAN,

to be a Protector of Aborigines for the District
of New Plymouth. Date of Appointment, the
1st of April, 1844.

By Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 15th April, 1844.

H TIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased at the recommendation of the
Acting Deputy Post-master General, to appoint

Mr. WILLIAM TURNER,
and

Mr. RICHARD RIDINGS,
to be Post-office Clerks at Auckland. Date of
Appointment, the 1st of April 1844.

By Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.