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R. C. Mainwaring, Esq., J.P., appointed a having been laid before the Governor, His
Excellency has been pleased to assent to the
Resident Magistrate. same.

FREDK. WHITAKER.
In the absence of Mr Fox.

Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 23rd May, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
RANDLE COTTON MAINWARING, ESQ., J.P.
to be a Resident Magistrate.
FREDK. WHITAKER.

PROVINCE OF TARANAKI.
Ordinance left to its operation.

R. Woolcombe, Esq., appointed Coroner.

Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 26th May, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
BELFIELD WOOLCOMBE, ESQ.,
of Timaru, in the Province of Canterbury, to
be a Coroner for the District of Timaru.
FREDK. WHITAKER.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1864.
THE following Ordinance passed by the
Provincial Council of the Province of
Taranaki, intituled
"The Iron Sand Lease Ordinance, 1864."
having been laid before the Governor, His
Excellency has been pleased to leave the
same to its operation.
FREDK. WHITAKER,
In the absence of Mr. Fox.

Approval by Her Majesty of the Appointment of
Mr. L. Bucholz as Consul for Denmark.

Colonial Secretary's Office.
Auckland, 2nd June, 1864.
THE following Notice, issued in the
London Gazette, of the 11th March,
1864, No. 22,831, is republished for general
information.
FREDERICK WHITAKER,
In the absence of Mr. Fox.

NOTICE TO ARTISTS.

Foreign Office,
March 8th, 1864.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of
Mr. L. Bucholz as Consul in the New Zealand
Islands for His Majesty the King of Denmark.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 26th May, 1864.
The following Notice to Artists, issued by
the Government of Victoria, is published for
general information.
FREDK. WHITAKER,
In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.
Ordinance left to its operation.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Govern-
ment of Victoria has determined to offer the
sum of £200 for the purchase of a painting
or paintings, by an artist or artists resident
in Australia, provided such painting or paint-
ings possess sufficient merit to qualify it or
them to compare favourably with the works
of eminent living artists of Europe. Such
painting or paintings to be placed in the
Public Gallery of Art of Victoria.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1864.
THE following Ordinance, passed by the
Provincial Council of the Province of
Canterbury, intituled,
"The Railway and Harbour Works Fund
Ordinance, 1864."
having been laid before the Governor, His
Excellency has been pleased to leave the
same to its operation.
FREDK. WHITAKER,
In the absence of Mr. Fox.

Every picture submitted must be painted
and finished in oil on canvas, panel, or other
suitable material, or in water-colours.
The subject of the picture is left to the
judgment and taste of the artist.
The pictures will be received in Melbourne,
at the Public Library, between the 15th of
October and the 15th of November, 1864,
and will be publicly exhibited on and after
the 1st December in that year for one month.
Before the expiration of that period the
judges appointed to determine upon those to
be purchased will decide as to which, if any,,
be so purchased.
Each picture must be accompanied with a
letter stating the name and address of the
artist, and price required for the picture.
Every reasonable care will be taken of the
pictures sent in ; but the Government of
Victoria will not be responsible for any loss
of or for any injury to them.
Public notice will be given stating when
the pictures may be removed from the place
of exhibition
The carriage, delivery, removal, unpacking
and packing of the pictures must be provided

PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND.
Ordinance assented to.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1864.
THE following Ordinance, passed by the
Provincial Council of the Province of
Southland, intituled,
"The Debentures Ordinance, No. 1, 1864,"
which Ordinance was reserved for the signi-
fication of the Governor's pleasure thereon,