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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 6th February, 1865.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to accept the resignation by
STEPHEN CARKEEK, ESQUIRE,
of the office of Collector of Customs at the
Port of Wellington.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT.

S. Carkeek, Esq., appointed Inspector of Cus-
toms.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 6th February, 1865.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
STEPHEN CARKEEK, ESQUIRE,
to be Secretary and Inspector of Customs.
The appointment to date from the 6th inst.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT.

W. Seed, Esq., appointed Collector of Customs at
Wellington.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 6th February, 1865.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
WILLIAM SEED, ESQUIRE,
to be Collector of Customs at the Port of Wel-
lington. The appointment to date from the
6th instant.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT.

William Seed, Esq., appointed Licensing Officer
at Wellington.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 6th February, 1865.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
WILLIAM SEED, ESQUIRE,
Collector of Customs Wellington, to be a
Licensing Officer under the provisions of the
"Arms Act, 1860," vice S. Carkeek, Esq., re-
signed. This appointment dates from the
6th February, 1865.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT.

POSTAL.

Certain Naval Officers authorised to Frank and
Receive Letters and Packets Free of
Postage.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 10th February, 1865.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to authorise
THE CAPTAINS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON
THE AUSTRALIAN STATIONS EMPLOYED
IN NEW ZEALAND,
CAPTAIN DAVID SPAIN, R.N.
THE SECRETARY TO THE OFFICER COMMAND-
ING HER MAJESTY'S NAVAL FORCES IN
NEW ZEALAND
to frank and receive official letters and packets
free of postage.
J. L. C. RICHARDSON,
Postmaster-General.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 7th February, 1865.

POSTAL.
As to Posting Letters in consequence of Aboli-
tion of Franking Free.

General Post Office,
Wellington, February 7, 1865.
NOTICE is hereby given, that as a general
rule in order to meet the convenience of
Postmasters, it is desirable as far as possible
that the departments of the General and Pro-
vincial Governments, hitherto entitled to frank,
should post the letters from each department
at one time, and as early before the closing of
the post on each day as may be practicable.
Letters thus entitled to exemption from pre-
payment should have the name of the depart-
ment written or printed on the left hand corner
together with the name of the person autho-
rised to sign for the department written in the
same part, and the envelope superscribed "On
the Public Service only."
J. L. C. RICHARDSON,
Postmaster-General.

POSTAL.
Alteration in Rate of Postage on Correspon-
dence for the Netherlands.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 16th January, 1865.
THE following Despatch respecting a reduc-
tion in the postage of letters for the
Netherlands is published for general informa-
tion
JOHN LARKINS CHEESE RICHARDSON,
Postmaster-General.

General Post Office, London,
1st October, 1864.
SIR,-I am directed by the Postmaster-
General to acquaint you that a new Postal
Convention has been concluded between the
United Kingdom and the Netherlands, under
the terms of which a reduction of postage has
taken place in the postage of Letters for the
Netherlands, via Southampton, and I am to
request that, in future, you will be good enough
to account on Letters sent from your Office
through this Country addressed to the Nether-
lands at the reduced rate of Os. 2d. (twopence)
for a letter not exceeding half-an-ounce, ad-
ding one additional rate for each additional
half-ounce or fraction of half-an-ounce. This
rate will cover the whole postage, British and
Netherland, to the place of destination.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
F. HILL.
The Postmaster-General,
Auckland.

POSTAL.
Money Order Offices in New South Wales.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 18th January, 1865.
THE following List of Money Order Offices
in New South Wales, is published for
general iuformation.
J. L. C. RICHARDSON,
Postmaster-General.