THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 433

Nelson Ordinances assented to.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 22nd Sept., 1863.
T The following Bills passed by the Provin-
cial Council of the Province of Nelson,
intitled,-
"The Buller Reserve Administration Act,"
Sess. 10, No. 9.
"The Coal Field Leases (Mokihinui) Act,"
Sess. 10, No. 10.
"The Cemetery Act," Session 10, No. 11.
"The Marine Board Act," Session 10,
No. 12,

which Bills were reserved for the signification
of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having
been laid before the Governor, his Excellency
has been pleased to assent to the same.
ALFRED DOMETT.

Canterbury Ordinances left to their
operation.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 25th Sept., 1863.
T HE following Bills passed by the Provin-
cial Council of Canterbury, intituled,
"The Kaiapoi Bridge Ordinance,"
"The Waimakariri Bridge Ordinance,
1863,"
"The Superintendent's Salary Ordinance,
1863,"
"The Provincial Auditor's and Deputy
Auditor's Salaries Ordinance,"
"The Board of Education Ordinance,
1863,"

having been laid before the Governor, His
Excellency has been pleased to leave the same
to their operation.
ALFRED DOMETT.

Julius Vogel, Esq., elected to House of
Representatives.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 29th September, 1863.
I T is hereby notified that a Writ, issued for
the election of a Member of the House of
Representatives for the Electoral District of
Dunedin and Suburbs North has been returned
with a certificate to the effect that

JULIUS VOGEL, Esq.,

has been duly elected.
ALFRED DOMETT.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 25th September, 1863.
H IS Excellency the Governor directs it to
be notified that the following gentle-
men are duly recognized as Consuls for the
Countries set opposite their names respectively:
LOUIS BUCHOLZ, Esq., of Auckland-Den-
mark.
HENRY DRIVER, Esq., of Dunedin-United
States of America.
ALFRED DOMETT.

Resignation by John Anderson Brown, Esq.,
of the office of Coroner for the district
of Mahurangi accepted.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Judicial Department,
Auckland, 22nd September, 1863.
H IS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to accept of the resignation by
JOHN ANDERSON BROWN, Esq.,
of Mahurangi, in the Province of Auckland,
of his appointment as Coroner for the District
of Mahurangi.
ALFRED DOMETT.

C. H. J. Hill, Esq., appointed Coroner at
Mahurangi.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Judicial Department,
Auckland, 22nd Sept., 1863.
H IS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
CARLTON HOLLIS JAMES HILL, Esq.,
of Mahurangi, in the Province of Auckland,
to be a Coroner having Jurisdiction within
the said Province.
ALFRED DOMETT.

Native Office, Auckland,
September 24th, 1863.
H IS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
WILLIAM KERR NESBITT, Esq., J.P.,
to be a Resident Magistrate under the "Na-
tive Circuit Courts Act, 1858."
READER WOOD,
In the absence of the Native Minister.

W. R. E. Brown, Esq., appointed Deputy-
Sheriff for the District of Wairarapa.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Judicial Department,
Auckland, 25th Sept., 1863.
H IS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
WILLIAM ROBERT EDWARD BROWN, Esq.,
of Wairarapa, in the Province of Wellington,
to be Deputy Sheriff for the district of Waira-
rapa.
ALFRED DOMETT.

Native Office, Auckland,
September 25th, 1863.
T HE following letter from Mr. R. O.
Stewart, relative to the late Mr. Strand,
is published for general information.
READER WOOD,
In the absence of the Native Minister.

Office of the Lower Waikato
Resident Magistracy,
Taupari, 15th September, 1863.
SIR,-I have the honor to state with refer-
ence to my letter of the 11th instant, No. 2,
detailing the murders at Te Taroa (Cameron)
that the name of Strand, one of the murdered
men, is
GEORGE WILLIAM STRAND,

I have discovered this from an agreement in