THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 179

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 25th July, 1859.

THE following Act passed by the General
Assembly of New Zealand, in the Ses-
sion held in the twenty-first and twenty-second
years of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen
Victoria, intituled-

No. 39--"An Act to bring into operation
within the Colony of New Zealand, certain
provisions of "The Merchant Shipping Act,
1854."

having been 'laid before the Queen, in con-
formity with the provisions of the Constitution
Act, Her Majesty has been graciously pleased
to leave the same to its operation.

HENRY JOHN TANCRED.
(For the Colonial Secretary).

vernment Gazette" of the following Notice res-
pecting the establishment of a Lightship off
Gellibrand's Point, in lieu of the Lighthouse at
that place.

HENRY JOHN TANCRED,
For the Colonial Secretary.

LIGHTSHIP OFF GELLIBRAND'S POINT, PORT
PHILLIP.

Masters of vessels and others navigating
Port Phillip Bay, are hereby informed that on
and after the twenty-fifth day of July next, a
temporary Lightship will be moored in four
and a half fathoms water, in the position at
present occupied by the Black Perch Buoy, off
Gellibrand's Point.

This lightship will exhibit two white fixed
lights, twenty-four feet apart, and forty feet
above the level of the water.

These lights will be seen at a distance of
ten miles, allowing ten feet for the height of
the eye, and at lesser distances according to
the state of the atmosphere.

On and after the exhibition of these lights,
the red light at present shown from the tower
at Gellibrand's Point will be extinguished.

CHARLES FERGUSON,
Chief Harbor Master.

Department of Ports and Harbors,
Williamstown, 16th June, 1859.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 25th July, 1859.

ENQUIRIES having been made through
the Agent-General for Crown Colonies,
respecting a person named WILLIAM HEWITT,
of whom certain particulars are given below,
any one who can give any information of such
a person, is requested to communicate with this
office.

HENRY JOHN TANCRED,
For the Colonial Secretary.

Real Christian and Surname-William
Hewitt.
If Colonist went by any other name state the
same-Not.
Trade or Occupation-Mariner and Whaler.
Usual Residence before going to the
Colony-5, Old King Street, Deptford, Kent.
Usual Colonial Residence-Auckland, Ply-
mouth, New Zealand.
Age, and if married or single-58, married,
wife in England.
Name of Ship in which Colonist went to the
Colony, and at what date-" St. Michael,"
July 13th, 1852.
State if Colonist went out as an Emigrant
or Convict-Boatswain of Ship.
When last heard of, and at what Place-
1857; Auckland.
If dead, state place, and date of death-
Not known.
If Colonist left a Will, state the same-Not
known.
Nature of information required-To know
if dead, nature of property, and disposition of
the same.

Treasury, Auckland,
22nd July, 1859.

PURSUANT to the provisions of their
Charter, the Oriental Bank Corporation
have notified to His Excellency the Governor
that

WILLIAM MATHER ANDERSON, Esq.,
has been appointed Inspector in charge of
their Branch Bank Establishments in Aus-
tralia and New Zealand.

C. W. RICHMOND.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, July 25th, 1859.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs the
republication from the Victorian "Go-

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW
ZEALAND.

In the Estate of JOHN MARETT, of Auckland,
deceased Intestate.

PURSUANT to the Rule of this Hon-
ourable Court, the Creditors of the above
named Intestate are, on or before the fourteenth
day of October next, to come in and prove
their Debts before Thomas Outhwaite, Esquire,
Registrar of the said Court, at his office in the
Court House, Queen-street, Auckland, or, in
default thereof, they will be peremptorily
excluded from all benefit arising from the
said Estate.

THOMAS OUTHWAITE,
Registrar.

Supreme Court Office,
Auckland, 15th July, 1859.