67

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
9th June, 1855.

HIS Excellency the Officer administering
the Government has been pleased to
direct that the names of the following gentle-
men should be added to the Commission of the
Peace for the Province of Auckland.

HENRY TACY KEMP, Esq.,
ROBERT BAILLIE LUSK, Esq.

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

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 11th June, 1855.

HIS Excellency the Officer administering
the Government has been pleased to di-
rect that the name of the following gentleman
should be added to the Commission of the
Peace for the Province of Otago.

PETER PROUDFOOT, Esq.

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

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
12th June, 1855.

HIS Excellency the Officer administering
the Government has been pleased to ap-
point

PETER PROUDFOOT, Esq,

to be a Commissioner for hearing and deciding
Claims to Land under the "New Zealand
Land Claimants Ordinance," Sess. 11, No.
15, during the absence of Mr. Commissioner
Mantell.

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

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
12th June, 1855.

HIS Excellency the Officer administering
the Government has been pleased to
appoint

PETER PROUDFOOT, Esq., J.P.,

to be a Commissioner of Crown Lands under
the "Crown Lands Ordinance" Session 10,
No. 1, during the absence of Mr. Commis-
sioner Mantell.

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

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland.
22nd June, 1855.

HIS Excellency the Officer Administering
the Government has been pleased to
direct that the name of the following gentle-
man should be added to the Commission of the
Peace for the Province of New Plymouth,

FREDERICK NORRIS, Esq.

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

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
25th June, 1855.

HIS Excellency the Officer administering
the Government directs the publication
of the following Returns for general informa-
tion.

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

Return of BIRTHS, DEATHS, and MARRIAGES,
in the under-mentioned Districts of NEW
ZEALAND, during the quarter ending the 31st
of March, 1855.

AUCKLAND.

BIRTHS: - Males, 50; Females, 47; Total 97.
DEATHS: - Males, 36; Females, 19; Total
55.

Of these there were-
Under 2 years of age.. 22
From 2 to 5 .. 4
" 5 to 10 .. 3
"10 to 20 .. 1
"20 to 30 .. 4
"30 to 40 .. 9
"40 to 50 .. 5
"50 to 60 .. 7
--55

The following were the Causes of Death
as reported to the Registrar:-

Apoplexy .. .. 1
Brain, disease of .. 1
Bursting of a blood vessel 1
Consumption.. .. 4
Convulsions .. .. 4
Croup .. .. 1
Delirium Tremens .. 3
Drinking ardent spirits to
excess .. 1
Drowned .. .. 2
Dropsy .. .. 2
Dysentery .. .. 10
Fever .. .. 1
Fracture of Skull. .. 1.
General Debility .. 1
Heart, disease of .. 4
Hæmorrage .. .. 1
Inflammation of Bowels 2
Liver, abscess of .. 1
" enlargement of .. 1
Paralysis .. .. 1
Scalding .. .. 1
Scarlatina .. .. 2
Suicide, while labouring
under insanity .. 1
Tabes Mesenterica .. 1
Teething .. .. 3
Thrush .. .. 1
Water on Brain .. 2
Worms .. .. 1
--55

MARRIAGES in the District of Auckland, (as
defined by Proclamation under the "Mar-
riage Act, 1854") .. .. 28

Of these there were solemnized by
Officiating Ministers of the United Church of
England and Ireland .. 15
Ditto Roman Catholic Church .. 6