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hereby offer a reward of £50 for the discovery
and conviction of the person or persons who
decoyed away the said Elizabeth Hunter, and
Sir George Grey, Her Majesty's Secretary of
State, will advise the Grant of Her Majesty's
Pardon to any accomplice, not being the person
who actually stole the Child in question, who
shall give such evidence as shall lead to the
Conviction of the Offender. And whoever will
give such information as will lead to the recovery
of the Child and Conviction of the Offender to
J. B. Talbot, Secretary to the London Society
for the protection of Young Females, 28, New
Broad Street, City, shall receive a further
reward of £50.

Elizabeth Hunter is of pale complexion, has
light hair and eyes, and a large scar on one of
her cheeks; and had a pair of gold wires in her
ears.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 22nd July, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint the Hon. THOMAS
RUSSELL, Member of the Executive Council of
the Colony to take charge of the Department
of Colonial Defence.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 22nd July, 1863.

IT is requested that all correspondence in
reference to "Colonial Defence" be ad-
dressed to "The Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland."

ALFRED DOMETT.

F. Waine, Esq., elected to House of
Representatives.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 31st July, 1863.

IT is hereby notified that a writ issued for the
election of a member of the House of Re-
presentatives for the electoral district of Hamp-
den has been returned with a certificate to the
effect that

FREDERICK WAINE, Esq.,
has been duly elected.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Bill assented to, Wellington.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 31st July, 1863.

THE following Bill, passed by the Provin-
cial Council of Wellington, intituled
"The Wanganui Bridge Act," Session X,
No. 6, which Bill was reserved for the sig-
nification of the Governor's pleasure thereon,
having been laid before the Governor, His Ex-
cellency has been pleased to assent to the
same.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Assent withheld to Bill, Wellington.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 31st July, 1863.

THE following Bill, passed by the Provin-
cial Council of Wellington, intituled

"The Marine Boards Act," Session X, No.
1, n.p., which Bill was reserved for the significa-
tion of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having
been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to withhold his assent to the
same.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Members of Otago Provincial Council
elected.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 31st July, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to
be notified that Writs issued for the
election of Members of the Provincial Council
for the Province of Otago, have been returned
with certificates to the effect that for

Dunedin District,
Thomas Dick,
William Hunter Reynolds,
Thomas Birch,
Edward Bowes Cargill,
Frederick Joseph Moss,
James Kilgour,
James Paterson,

Port Chalmers District,
James Macandrew,

Oamuru Town District,
Henry John Miller,

North Harbour District,
John Cargill,
George Duncan,

Peninsular District,
Arthur William Morris,

Waikari District,
George Hepburn,

Green Island and Caversham District,
George Lloyd,
John Blair,

Taieri District,
William Stevenson.
Donald Reid,
Arthur John Burns,
Alexander Rennie,

Waihola District,
Alexander Mollison,

Tokomairiro District,
John Dewe,
John Lillie Gillies,
John Hardy,

Matau District,
William Henning Mansford,

Clutha District,
John Larkins Cheese Richardson,
David Pike Steel,
Francis Wallace McKenzie,

Lindis District,
Frederick Thomas Walker,

Manuherikia District,
William Dick Murison,

Wakatip District,
William Pinkerton,

Oamaru Country District,
Michael Sherlock Gleeson,