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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Resident Magistrate appointed.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 29th November, 1865.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
THOMAS ALFRED SNEYD KYNNERSLEY,
of Grey River, in the Province of Nelson, Esquire,
one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the
Colony of New Zealand, to be a Resident Magistrate.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Justice of the Peace appointed.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 29th November, 1865.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint
GEORGE THOMAS FENWICK,
of Otepopo, in the Province of Otago, Esquire, to be
a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New
Zealand,
E. W. STAFFORD.

*Appointment under "Arms Act, 1860."
Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 29th November, 1865.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
DAVID ANDERSON BRODIE,
of Wangarei, in the Province of Auckland, to be a
person to lay informations or prefer indictments
under "The Arms Act, 1860."
E. W. STAFFORD.

*Notice to Applicants for Crown Grants in exchange for
Certificates under "The Native Lands Act, 1865."
General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 1st November, 1865.
APPLICANTS for Crown Grants in exchange for
Certificates under "The Native Lands Act,
1862," or 1865, are requested to take notice that no
Crown Grant will in any such case be issued, unless
a distinguishing number shall have been previously
affixed to the section or block of land comprised in
the Certificate by the Commissioner of Crown or
Waste Lands of the Province in which the land is
situate. It will be the duty of the applicant for a
Crown Grant to ascertain that such number is affixed
as aforesaid before applying for a Grant.
ALFRED DOMETT,
Secretary for Crown Lands.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand: Otago and
Southland District.
In the matter of the petition of William Clark, late
of Picton, in the Province of Marlborough, now
of Dunedin, in the Province of Otago, hotel
keeper and trader, a debtor and in the matter;
of the petition of Alexander M'Ilroy, of Dune-
din, a creditor of the said William Clark to the
extent of not less than fifty pounds; and in the
matter of "The Debtors and Creditors Act,
1862."

UPON hearing Mr. Edward Francis Ward of
counsel for the said petitioner, William Clark,
and upon reading the petition and schedules, and
affidavits filed in this matter, and the order made
herein, whereby it was ordered that the said peti-
tioner should convey, assign, and make over, in the
manner herein set forth, all his real and personal
estate and effects unto James Copeland and Alex-
ander M'Ilroy, both of Dunedin aforesaid, upon
trust for collection and conversion into money of the
said estate and effects, and the distribution of the
net proceeds therein mentioned; and upon reading
the deed of assignment made and executed in pursu-
ance of the last-mentioned order, it is ordered that
the said William Clark be and he is hereby declared
to be absolutely released and discharged from all
such debts, liabilities, and engagements specified in
the schedules to the said petition hereinbefore
mentioned.
(L.S.)
By the Court,
ROBERT CHAPMAN,
Registrar.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand: Middle
District.
In the matter of the petition of David Watson, of
Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand,
baker, a debtor; and in the matter of "The
Debtors and Creditors Act, 1862." The eighth
day of November, 1865.
UPON reading the deed of conveyance and assign-
ment dated the fifth day of October last past,
made by the said David Watson to one William
Tonks, pursuant to an order of this Honorable Court,
on reading the affidavit filed herein, and upon hearing
Mr. Reid of counsel for the petitioner, it is ordered
that the said David Watson be and he is hereby
declared to be absolutely discharged and released from
all the debts, liabilities, and engagements specified
and set forth in the schedule annexed to the above
petition.
(L.S.)
By the Court,

*Notice under "The Patents Act, 1860."
NOTICE is hereby given that an application has
been made by Franz Scherff and Charles
Richard Walker, both of Auckland, in accordance
with "The Patents Act, 1860," for the issue to them
of letters patent for the exclusive use within the
Colony of New Zealand of a process discovered by
them for preparing for manufacture the leaves of the
New Zealand flax (phormium tenax); and any person
or persons who may wish to prefer any objection to
the granting of such letters patent, are hereby re-
quired to send, within four months from the publica-
tion hereof, to C. Knight, Esquire, of Wellington,
M.D., being the person appointed for that purpose
under the provisions of the said Act, a statement, in
writing, setting forth the grounds of such objection,
subscribed with his or their proper name and address.
THOS. S. WESTON,
Solicitor for the Applicants.
Auckland, November 11, 1865.

Erratum.
IN page 323, of Gazette No. 43, of the 6th of
November, for "James Charles Thompson, of
Alexandra," read "James Charles Thomson."

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