128- THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

WARRANT
Appointing Thomas Henry Smith, Esq.,
a Civil Commissioner under
"The Native Districts Regulation Act, 1858,"
for the District of the Bay of Plenty.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GREY,
Knight, Commander of the Most
Honorable Order of the Bath,
Governor and Commander-in-
Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand, and its
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral
of the same, &c., &c., &c.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, entitled
"The Native Districts Regulation Act, 1858,"
power was given to the Governor to appoint
Districts for the purposes of the said Act, and
to make and put in force Regulations within
such Districts in manner and subject to the
provisions of the said Act. And by the same
Act it was provided that such Regulations
should be made as far as possible with the
general assent of the Native population af-
fected thereby, to be ascertained in such
manner as to the Governor might seem fitting.
And whereas by an Order in Council dated the
seventh day of March, 1862, the Governor
hath appointed a District therein described
to be a District for the purposes of the said
Act;

Now therefore, I, the Governor do hereby
appoint Thomas Henry Smith, Esq., to be a
Commissioner for the said District to be
termed "The Civil Commissioner for the
District of the Bay of Plenty" for the pur-
pose of ascertaining such assent of the Native
population as aforesaid, and for such other
purposes as shall be hereafter prescribed by
law, to act in all things subject to such
Instructions and Regulations as shall be from
time to time given in that behalf by the Go-
vernor.

Given under my hand at the Govern-
ment House at Auckland, this
seventh day of March, in the
year of Our Lord, One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-two.
G. GREY.

By His Excellency's command,
HENRY SEWELL.

WARRANT
Appointing Lieut.-Colonel Andrew Hamil-
ton Russell, a Civil Commissioner under
"The Native Districts Regulation Act,
1858," for the District of Hawkes' Bay.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GREY,
Knight Commander of the Most
Honorable Order of the Bath,
Governor and Commander-in-
Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral
of the same, &c., &c., &c.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, entitled
"The Native Districts Regulation Act, 1858,"
power was given to the Governor to appoint
Districts for the purposes of the said Act, and
to make and put in force Regulations within
such Districts in manner and subject to the
provisions of the said Act. And by the same
Act it was provided that such Regulations
should be made as far as possible with the
general assent of the Native population af-
fected thereby, to be ascertained in such
manner as to the Governor might seem fitting.
And whereas by an Order in Council dated
the seventh day of March, 1862, the Governor
hath appointed a District therein described to
be a District for the purposes of the said Act:

Now therefore I, the Governor, do hereby
appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Hamilton
Russell, to be a Commissioner for the said
District, to be termed "The Civil Commis-
sioner for the District of Hawkes' Bay,"
for the purpose of ascertaining such assent of
the Native population as aforesaid, and for
such other purposes as shall be hereafter pre-
scribed by law, to act in all things subject to
such Instructions and Regulations as shall be
from time to time given in that behalf by the
Governor.

Given under my hand, at the Go-
vernment House, at Auckland,
this seventh day of March, in the
year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-two.
G. GREY.

By His Excellency's command,
HENRY SEWELL.

WARRANT
Appointing Deputy Auditor of Public
Accounts of the Province of Otago.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE
GREY, Knight, Commander of
the Most Honorable Order of the
Bath, Governor and Commander-
in-Chief in and over Her Ma-
jesty's Colony of New Zealand and
its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, &c., &c.,
&c.

WHEREAS it is enacted by the "Pro-
vincial Audit Act, 1861," that the
Superintendent and Provincial Council of
any Province in New Zealand within one
month after the commencement of the Session
of such Council which shall ensue next after
the passing of the said Act shall concur in
the nomination of some fit and proper person
to be Deputy-Auditor of the Public Accounts:
Provided that in default of such appoint-
ment within the time aforesaid, the Governor
shall nominate a fit and proper person for
such office, and the person so nominated by
the Governor for such office shall thereupon
be appointed to the same by Warrant under
the hand of the Speaker of such Council;