NOTICE.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
22nd December, 1854.

THE Heads of all the Departments of the
General Government, are requested to
furnish to this Office a Return of all public
property of whatever kind, belonging to the
General Government in their charge on the
1st of January 1855.

By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR
Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
22nd December 1854.

IT having been reported to the Govern-
ment, that Arms and Ammunition have
been lately imported into the Colony, and
sold to the Natives contrary to the provisions
of the "Arms Importation Ordinance," Sess.
6, No. 1, His Excellency the Officer Ad-
ministering the Government, directs it to be
notified for general information, that the law
forbidding such traffic will be enforced with
the utmost rigour; and that whoever will
give information which may lead to the con-
viction of offenders will be liberally rewarded.

By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
28th December, 1854.

HIS Excellency the Officer administering
the Government has been pleased to
direct that the following letter, from Her Ma-
jesty's Consul at Tahiti, with its enclosure,
should be published for general information.

By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

British Consulate,
Tahiti, Oct. 1, 1854.

Sir,---I had the honor duly to receive the
letter your Excellency caused to be addressed
to me on the 24th of October, 1853, in reply
to mine of the 10th of June previous, on the
subject of differential duties, established here
in favour of ships wearing the French or
Protectorate flag.

I also received the copies of the tariffs sent
to me at the same time by your Excellency's
directions, showing that in New Zealand the
trade and shipping of foreign countries are
placed upon the same footing in respect of
duties and charges as British trade and ship-
ping; and I took an opportunity of commu-
nicating those tariffs to the Protectorate Go-
vernment at this Island. Enclosed, I now do
myself the honor to transmit to your Excel-
lency the copy of a Regulation recently is-
sued by the French Commissioner at Tahiti,
directing that from and after this date, ves-
sels carrying the British flag shall be treated
in the ports of Tahiti, and its dependency,

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Moorea, upon the same footing as vessels
under the French flag..

I have the honor to be, &c.,
(Signed) G. C. MILLER,
H. M. Consul.

His Excellency Sir George
Grey, Governor-in-Chief
of New Zealand, &c.,
&c., Auckland.

"Le Commandant des Marquises, Com-
missaire impérial aux îles de la Société,

"Vu la décision prise en conseil privé par
Sa Majesté la Reine de la Grande-Bretagne,
qui confère aux navires de Tahiti le droit de
trafiquer avec les ports des possessions an-
glaises aux mêmes conditions que le pavillon
national;

"Vu les déclarations conformes du gouver-
eur de l'Australie et de M. le consul de S.
M. Britannique aux îles de la Société;

"En vertu de l'article 7 de l'ordonnance
du 28 avril 1843, rendue applicable aux îles
de la Société;

"Le conseil de Gouvernement entendu,

"ARRETE:

"ART. 1.

"Les navires portant pavillon anglais
seront traités dans les ports de Tahiti et de
Moorea sur le même pied que les navires sous
pavillon français.

"ART. 2.

"Le directeur de la douane est chargé de
l'exécution du présent arrêté, qui aura cours
à partir du 1er octobre 1854.

"Papeete, le 20 septembre 1854.

"PAGE."

COLONIAL BANK OF ISSUE.

TOTAL Amount of Notes in circulation at the
Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue, at
Auckland, on the 9th day of Dec., 1854
being the close of the preceding four
weeks:---

£5 and upwards ................. £5,580
Under £5 ............................ 3,822
Total...........................£9,402

Total Amount of Coin held by the same
office on the same day :-
Gold .............................. £3946
Silver ............................ 22
Total...........................£3,968

I, Alexander Shepherd, the Colonial
Treasurer, do hereby certify that the above
is a true account, as required by the Or-
dinance No. 16, Session 8.

A. SHEPHERD,
Colonial Treasurer.

Dated at Auckland this
11th day of Dec., 1854.

The sum of five thousand pounds (£5000)
sterling has been invested under the Warrant
of His Excellency the Governor, in the Public
Funds in England, through the Commissariat
Department, by arrangements made through
the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's
Treasury.

A. SHEPHERD.
Colonial Treasurer.