THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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LIST OF NATIVE WOODS AT THE and Mongonui, for the year ending 31st De-
CHATHAM ISLANDS.
cember, 1862:—

KARAKA—Very plentiful, and although
sometimes sawn into planks for building pur-
poses, it is of little use except for firewood.

AKE AKE—Next to Karaka, this is the most
plentiful. It attains, sometimes, to a diameter
of four feet, but then it is always hollow; its
average size when sound, is 10 to 15 inches.
It is the most useful wood on the Island, splits
freely, and is tough, solid, and durable. When
young, it is easily transplanted, grows freely
from cuttings, and forms excellent hedges and
breakwinds, which may be trimmed as close as
desired.

KOWAI—Grows only near the Lake in the
middle of the Island; reaches about a foot in
diameter, but not high, and is generally crooked;
it is very tough and durable, and is used for
bullock-yokes, and agricultural implements.

ΜΑΤΕΡΟ—Similar to that of New Zealand.
The young trees are used chiefly for poles for
fencing, &c., and the larger ones for firewood.

WAUI—From one to two feet through, and
furnishes good timber for sawing into planks,
but it is not plentiful.

HOHO—Grows to about nine inches or a
foot in diameter.

KAREMU—A little larger than the Hoho;
both are occasionally sawn into scantling and
planks, but it is mostly used for fencing, &c.

Asher, Asher, Shortland-street
Brown, Hall, & Co., Lower Queen-street
Combes & Daldy
Coombe, Joseph
Connell & Ridings,
Davis, Charles
Edmonds, Samuel John
Gilfillan & Co.
Graham, George Samuel, Shortland-street
Harris, Christopher Atwell, Queen-street
Wharf
Hobbs, William Harry, Queen-street Wharf
Hobson William
Hogg, Alexander, Queen-street
Jones, Stannus
Legland, Edward, Shortland-street
Nathan & Co.,
Owen & Graham, Queen-street Wharf
Phillips, Aaron Phillip, Shortland-street
Rich, Edward,
Roberton, John, Fort-street
Stephenson, Charles, Queen-street Wharf
Strickland, Oliver Roper
Williams, John
Copland, John, Onehunga
Waetford, Charles Berry, Russell
Dracy, Charles William, Mongonui.

WILLIAM YOUNG,
Deputy Commissioner of Customs.

Custom House, Auckland,
2nd January, 1862.

The above are all on the Island that can be
called timber trees.

Those following however are pretty plentiful,
and are useful for firewood, and for fencing,
&c.

MAOE—9 inches to a foot through, crooked,
and about 10 feet high.

TARAHINA—6 to 10 inches through, and
about 10 to 15 feet high.

OKATAKA—About 4 or 5 inches through,
and 8 or 9 feet high.

RAUTENE—3 or 4 inches through, and 6
feet high.

KAWA KAWA—About 6 inches through, and
15 to 20 feet high.

NGAIO—The same as in New Zealand; but
very scarce, except on Pitt's Island.

KOROMIKO—Scrub, the same as in New
Zealand, but much larger on Pitt's Island.

PUTITIRI—Scrub, something like the short
Manuka of New Zealand.

WILLIAM SEED.

CUSTOMS.

THE undermentioned persons have been
duly licensed to act as Lightermen at the
Port of Anckland, for the year ending 31st
December, 1862:—

Bennett, John
Casey, Jeremiah
Clark, George
Combes and Daldy
Copland, James
Edwards, John
Harris, Christopher Atwell
Kell, David
Macfarlane, Daniel
Philpot, Charles
Robinson, Charles
Short, George Henry
Wadham, Henry John
Woods, John.

WILLIAM YOUNG,
Deputy Commissioner of Customs.

Custom House, Auckland,
2nd January, 1862.

CUSTOMS.

THE following persons have been duly
licensed to act as Custom House Agents
at the Ports of Auckland, Onehunga, Russell,