THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 41

Ordinances left to their operation, Auckland.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1865.
THE following Ordinances, passed by the
Provincial Council of Auckland, intituled:-
"Waterworks Appropriation Act, 1864."
"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1864."
"Harbour Appropriation Act, 1864."
"Appropriation Act, 1865."
"Empowering Act, 1864."
"Auckland Debentures Extinction Act, 1864."
"Highways Act Amendment Act, 1864."
"Supreme Court Site Act, 1864."
having been laid before the Governor, His Ex-
cellency has been pleased to leave the same to
their operation.
FRED. A. WELD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1865.
THE following extract from the London
Gazette of the 11th November, 1864, is
published for general information.
FRED. A. WELD.

Extract.
Foreign Office,
9th November, 1864.
THE Queen has also been pleased to approve of
Mr. HENRY HAUGHTON as Consul at Otago,
for the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburgh.

Embodiment of Invercargill Volunteer Fire
Brigade.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th February, 1865.
IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the
Governor has been pleased to approve of
the embodiment of the Invercargill Volunteer
Fire Brigade.
FRED A. WELD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th February, 1865.
HIS Excellency The Governor has been
pleased to appoint
DANIEL WALTON,
to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages,
and of the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and
Marriages, for the District of Wairarapa, as
the same is defined in a Proclamation bearing
date the 6th day of July, 1859, and published
in Gazette, No. 21, of that day's date.
These appointments to take effect on and
from the sixth day of February, 1865.
FRED. A. WELD.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, February 23rd, 1865.
NOTICE is hereby given that all previous
instructions to Collectors on the subject
of Duty on Cordials are hereby revoked and
cancelled, and that for the future Cordials and
Bitters must be charged with a duty of Twelve
Shillings per Gallon, in terms of Sub-section 8,
Section 3 of the "New Customs Duties Act,
1864."
It is further notified that all persons may be
allowed to clear Cordials or Bitters that have
been actually warehoused before this date and
are still remaining under bond by paying duty
at the rate of Five Shillings per cubic foot as
Confectionery, in conformity with previous in-
struetions; providing that such Cordials or
Bitters be cleared on or before the 28th day of
February instant in this Port, and at all other
Ports in New Zealand, on or before the 31st day
of March next ensuing.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT.

Native Minister's Department,
Wellington, 11th February, 1865.
HIS Excellency The Governor has been
pleased to appoint
JAMES MACKAY, THE YOUNGER, ESQUIRE,
and
WILLIAM BERTRAM WHITE, ESQUIRE,
to be Judges of the Court established under
"The Native Lands Act, 1862."

WALTER MANTELL.

Native Minister's Department,
Wellington, 11th February, 1865.
HIS Excellency The Governor has been
pleased to appoint
WAATA PIHIKETE KUKUTAI,
AIHEPENE KAIHAU,
HORI TAUROA,
WIREMU TE WHEORO,
HEMI MATENE,
HETARAKA NERO, and
TAMEHANA TARAHOU,
to be Assessors of the Court established under
"The Native Lands Act, 1862."

WALTER MANTELL.

POSTAL.

Trial Trip of the P.N.Z. & A.R.M. Co's. S.S.
Egmont.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 17th February, 1865.
THE following Report of the trial trip of the
Panama, New Zealand and Australian
Royal Mail Company's S.S. "Egmont," is pub-
lished for general information.
J. L. C. RICHARDSON,
Postmaster-General.

Auckland, 29th December, 1864.
SIR,-In compliance with your direction con-
veyed in letter dated 16th November, I have
surveyed the new iron screw steamer "Egmont,"
as to her fitness for the mail service under Ad-
miralty contract, 1858, and I beg to report that
on a trial of speed, at the measured mile, she
attained a mean of 9.534, or a little over 9½
knots per hour, and on a run of 50 miles on the
coast, continued to maintain the same through-
out. This, I consider very satisfactory. The
vessel was in fair trim, and the weather favor-
able, with a light wind blowing off the land.

On the following day the hull, machinery,
stores, mail room, and all other necessary equip-
ments as required by contract were surveyed
and found in good order and most complete,
the survey of course was made with the vessel
afloat, and coals in bunkers and main hold.

With reference to the survey and trial of
speed it is right to observe that I was assisted
in the inspection by Mr. Aylmer, Engineer
Surveyor, and that he agrees with me that it