THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
the meaning of "The Marriage Act, 1854,"
has been sent in to me, in addition to the names
in Lists published in the New Zealand Ga-
zette, No. 2 of the 23rd January, and No. 5
of the 14th February, in the present year.
Given under my hand, at Auckland,
this nineteenth day of March
1863.
JOHN B. BENNETT,
Registrar-General.

CUSTOMS.

Appointing a Bonding Warehouse at the
Port of Lyttelton.

Custom House, Lyttelton,
4th March, 1863.

IN virtue of the powers delegated to me by
the Honorable the Commissioner of Her
Majesty's Customs by writing under his hand
dated 4th day of December, 1861, (No. 36) I
do hereby, under the authority of Clause XI. of
the Customs Regulations of 1858, appoint and
direct that all imported goods liable to duty,
excepting sugar, may be warehoused, kept and
secured, without payment of duty upon first entry
thereof, in the licensed Warehouse situated
upon Norwich Quay, at Lyttelton, hitherto
known as "Cookson, Bowler & Co.'s Ware-
house."

J. W. HAMILTON,
Deputy Commissioner.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

French Pass, Cook's Straits.

Chief Marine Board Office,
Nelson, 16th March, 1863.

AN Iron Perch, 6 ft. above high water
end of the reef in the French Pass, leaving a
clear channel of 117 yards between it and the
eastern shore, and a Buoy, painted white, has
been placed on the eastern edge of Shell Bank
in 2 fathoms at low water spring tides, with
the following bearings and distances:-Rock
Cod Point, E. N., 1½ cables; the Iron
Perch, N.E. by N., 2¼ cables.

Masters of vessels going through should take
it with either a fair tide or at slack water, and
in going from the southward should leave the
Buoy and Perch on the port hand, and from
the northward vice versa, in both instances
taking a middle channel course.

Strangers before approaching the narrows
should make themselves perfectly acquainted
with the relative positions of the above as the
tides are strong, leaving too little time for
taking bearings, and should not attempt going
through after dark.

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The French Pass can only be recommended
for steamers and small coasters.
The bearings are magnetic.
R. JOHNSON,
Warden,

NOTICE is hereby given, that an applica-
tion has been made by Evan Prichard,
in accordance with the "Patents Act 1860,"
for the issue to him of Letters Patent, for a
certain Specific for the Cure and Prevention of
Scab in Sheep. And further notice is hereby
given, that any person or persons who may
wish to prefer any objections to the granting
of such Letters Patent, are hereby required,
within four months from the publication hereof,
to forward to Charles Knight, Esq., M.D.,
of Auckland (being the person appointed
under the provisions of the said Act), a state-
ment in writing, setting for the grounds of
such objections, subscribing his, her, or their
proper name or names and address.
EVAN PRICHARD.
Trafalgar-street, Nelson.

Leasing Government Railways, New South
Wales.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 28th January, 1863.

THE following Notice, respecting the exten-
sion of the time for sending in Tenders
for Leasing Government Railways in New
South Wales, is published for general inform-
ation.
ALFRED DOMETT.

Department of Public Works,
Sydney, 9th December, 1862.

LEASING GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS.

Referring to the Notice from this Depart-
ment, dated the 9th May last, inviting Tenders
for leasing the Government Railways, from
the 1st January next: Notice is now hereby
given, that as the extensions at present in
progress cannot be opened for traffic within
the anticipated time, the Government will not
be prepared to hand over the Railways before
the 1st July next, and the time for receiving
Tenders is consequently extended until the 1st
May, 1863.

Those parties who have, in pursuance of the
Notice dated the 9th May last, already sub-
mitted Tenders, are informed that the same
will remain in this Office, unopened, until the
extended time for the receipt of Tenders
expires, up to which date they will be at
liberty to send in amended Tenders or to with-
draw those sent in.

Further particulars may be obtained at the
Office of Public Works, Phillip Street, Syd-
ney.
W. M. ARNOLD.

Printed and Published by W. C. WILSON, for the New Zealand Government, at the Printing Office
Shortland Crescent.