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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ary, One thousand eight hundred
and sixth-four.
JOHN HYDE HARRIS,
Superintendent.
By His Honor's Command,
THOMAS DICK,
Provincial Secretary.

PROCLAMATION
Declaring a certain portion of the Province of
Otago to be an Infected District, under the
"Diseased Cattle Act, 1861."
By the Honorable JOHN HYDE
HARRIS, Superintendent of the
said Province.
WHEREAS it has been made to appear to me
that a certain infectious or contagious
Disease called Pleuro-Pneumonia, has broken
out amongst cattle in that portion of the
Province of Otago hereinafter described.
Now, therefore, I, John Hyde Harris, by
virtue of the powers delegated to and vested
in me in this behalf, do hereby Proclaim and
Declare that from and after the date hereof,
until further notice, that portion of the said
Province of Otago, in the Colony of New
Zealand, hereinafter described, shall be
deemed an Infected District within the
meaning and for the purposes of the
"Diseased Cattle Act, 1861," that is to say:
All that are situated in the Province of
Otago, bounded by the northern boundary
Run, numbered 369, being a line due east
from the Obelisk to the Clutha River; thence
by the Clutha River to the Junction of Black
Cleugh Burn; thence by Black Cleugh Burn
to its southern source; thence by a direct
line to the summit of the Tapanui Range;
thence by the Tapanui Range to the southern
source of Heriot Burn; thence by Heriot
Burn to the junction of its northern branch;
thence by a line due north to Spylaw
Burn; thence by the Spylaw Burn to the
Pomahaka River; thence by the Pomahaka
River to its eastern source; thence by
a direct line to Mount Benger; and
thence by the Umbrella Ranges to the
starting point.
(L.S.)
Given under my hand, and issued
under the Public Seal of the
Province of Otago, at Dunedin,
this twenty-sixth day of Feb-
ruary, One thousand eight hun-
dred and sixty-four.
J. HYDE HARRIS,
Superintendent.
By His Honor's command,
THOMAS DICK,
Provincial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Native Department),
Auckland, March 22nd, 1864.
IT is hereby notified for general information,
that
REWI NGATAHUA, a karere of Matatera,
Central Whanganui,
has been dismissed the Public Service.
T. B. GILLIES,
In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.

MILITARY AND VOLUNTEERS.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 23rd March, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to make the following appoint-
ments, viz. :-In the Auckland Militia,
Henry Gordon Blackmore to be Ensign—
Date of Commission 22nd March, 1864.
In the Taranaki Rifle Volunteers.
Thomas Good to be Captain. Date of Com-
mission—16th March, 1864.
T. RUSSELL.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 23rd March, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to accept the following resigna-
tions, viz..-
Captain J. Copland, Auckland Naval Volun-
teers.
Captain J. A. Wilson, Auckland Militia.
Ensign Edward Pharazyn, Wellington
Militia.
T. RUSSELL.

ERRATA.—In Gazette No. 7, of the 24th
February last, folio 83, the Christian names
of the undermentioned officers in the Taranaki
Militia—Should be
Lieutenant "Daniel" Pennefather, instead of
David Pennefather.
Lieutenant "Joseph Hines" Clarke, instead
of Joseph Finnis Clarke.
Lieutenant "John Richard" Jackson, instead
of Richard Jackson.
Lieutenant "John Thomas Vaughan" Kirby,
instead of Vaughan Kirby.
Ensign "Martin George" Roddy, instead of
Matthew G. Roddy.
ALSO—In Gazette No. 9, of the 12th inst.,
folio 118, the Christian name of Captain
Brassey, Taranaki Militia, should be "Wil-
loughby" and not "William."

POSTAL.

Appointment of Postmasters.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 15th March, 1864.
IN virtue of the powers delegated to me
by His Excellency the Governor, the
following appointments have been made in
the service of the Colony.
THOMAS BANNATYNE GILLIES,
Postmaster-General.

Auckland.
Sergeant Bartholomew Colaghan to be Post-
master at the Queen's Redoubt.
Robert Oliphant Stewart to be Postmaster
at Port Waikato.
Sergeant Thomas Rose to be Postmaster at
Paparata, from the 1st January, 1864.
Charles Dyer to be Postmaster at Pakiri,
from the 1st March, 1864.
Thomas Short to be Postmaster at Mahu-
rangi Heads, from 1st March, 1864.