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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

to be Deputy to the Returning Officer for
the Election of Members of the House of
Representatives for the Electoral District of
Bruce.
WILLIAM Fox.

Note. This appointment is in substitution
of that published in New Zealand Gazette
No. 23, page 275, where Tokomairiro was
erroneously printed for Bruce.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 26th July, 1864.
THE following Bill, passed by the Provin-
cial Council of Nelson, entituled
"NELSON WATERWORKS LOAN BILL, 1864,"
which Bill was reserved for the signification
of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having
been laid before the Governor, His Excel-
lency has been pleased to assent to the same.
WILLIAM Fox.

Appointment of Registrar of Births, Deaths, and
Marriages, for the District of Ashburton.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 19th July, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
WILLIAM SPENCE PETER
to be Registrar of Marriages, and Registrar
of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for the
District of Ashburton, as described in a
Proclamation of sixth day of July, 1859, and
published in New Zealand Gazette of same
date, vice Edward Chapman resigned.
This appointment to take effect from 15th
August, 1864.
WILLIAM Fox.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 19th July, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
ALEXANDER LEAN,
to be Returning Officer for the election of
Members of the Provincial Council of Can-
terbury for the Districts of Rakaia and
Ashburton.
WILLIAM Fox.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 28th July, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
BENJAMIN MACLEAN, ESQ.
to be an Auditor under the provisions of the
"Auckland and Drury Railway Act, 1863."
WILLIAM Fox.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 26th July, 1864.
IT is hereby notified that the present
arrangements under which provision is
made at the public expense for the passages
of Taranaki refugees from the Province of
Nelson and from other Provinces of New
Zealand to New Plymouth will terminate on
the 1st of October next, and that after that
date no claim for the cost of such passage
will be entertained by the Government.
WILLIAM Fox.

Colonial Secretary's Office.
Auckland, 26th July, 1864.
THE following notice to Mariners, received
from the Government of Ceylon, is
published for general information.
WILLIAM Fox.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

The focal plane of the Foul Point Light,
Trincomalie, is elevated 104 feet above the
level of the sea.
JAMES DONNAN,
Master Attendant.

Master Attendant's Office,
Colombo, 7th May, 1864.
A. W. Smith appointed Registrar under
"Joint Stock Companies Act, 1860."

Treasury, Auckland,
21st July, 1864.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
ALFRED WILLIAM SMITH, Esq.,
of Dunedin, Solicitor, to be Registrar under
the "Joint Stock Companies Act, 1860," for
the Provinces of Otago and Southland. This
appointment dates from the 1st July, 1864.
THOS. RUSSELL,
In the absence of the Colonial
Treasurer.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 19th July, 1864.
THE following Despatch with its enclo-
sure from the Assistant Military Secre-
tary is published for general information.
FREDK. WHITAKER,
In the absence of Mr. Russell.

Assistant Military Secretary's
Office,
7th July, 1864..
SIR, I have the honor, by direction of
the Lieutenant-General Commanding, to
forward for the information of His Excel-
lency the Governor, the copy of a report
received from Colonel Greer, commanding at
Tauranga, dated the 4th instant.
I have, &c.,
GEO. DEAN PITT,
Major and Secretary.
The Private Secretary,
Government House, Auckland.

Camp Te Papa, Tauranga,
July 4th, 1864.
SIR, I have the honor to report for the
information of the Lieut.-General Command-
ing, that since the engagement at Te Ranga,
on the 21st ultimo, I have constantly
patrolled both on this and the Wairoa side
without seeing any signs of hostile natives in
either direction.