THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
the said in part recited Act, to be held and exercised
by him from time to time as he shall think fit, so
long as he shall hold the said office of Commissioner
of Customs.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this
tenth day of September, 1867.
G. GREY.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1867.
THE following Ordinance passed by the Provincial
Council of the Province of Marlborough, intituled
"The Drainage Act, 1867,"
which Ordinance was reserved for the signification of
the Governor's pleasure thereon, having been laid
before the Governor, His Excellency has been
pleased to withhold his assent to the same.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1867.
THE following Ordinances passed by the Provincial
Council of the Province of Marlborough, intituled
"The Licensing Act Amendment Act 1866
Amendment Act, 1867;"
"The Appropriation Act, 1867-8;"
"The Picton Improvement Act Amendment Act,
1867;"
"The Charitable Trusts Act, 1867;"
which Ordinances were reserved for the signification
of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having been laid
before the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased
to assent to the same.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1867.
THE following Ordinance passed by the Provincial
Council, and assented to by the Superintendent
of the Province of Taranaki, intituled—
"Appropriation Ordinance, 1867-8,"
having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to leave the same to its operation.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1867.
IT is hereby notified that Writs issued for the
election of Members of the Provincial Council
of the Province of Southland have been returned
with certificates to the effect that
For the District of Waikiwi,
George Hatley, Esq.;
For the District of Aparima,
Christopher Basstian, and John Howell;
For the District of Riverton,
Samuel Hodgkinson, and Theophilus Daniel;
For the District of Waiau,
Francis Frederick Butler;
For the District of Longwood,
Francis A. Monckton;
For the District of Waianewa,
James Wilson;
For the District of Waihopai,
John Blacklock, and Thomas Moriarty Clerke;
For the District of Invercargill,
William Henderson Calder, John Ross, Harry
Armstrong, and George Lumsden;
For the District of Roslyn,
William Johnston, and Thomas Swale;
For the District of Oteramaka,
Walter Henry Pearson, Esq.;

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For the District of Oreti,
John Robert Cuthbertson;
For the District of Campbelltown,
Lewis Longuet;
For the District of New River,
James Moreland McClure, Esq.;
have been duly elected.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1867.
IT is hereby notified that in conformity with clause
three of "The Otago Municipal Corporation
Act, 1865," the names of the following persons have
been sent in to this office, by the several Town
Clerks, as having been elected Mayors for the places
set opposite their names :--
John Hyde Harris ... Dunedin.
Daniel Rolfe ... Port Chalmers.
Jean Désiré Ferand ... Clyde.
Samuel Gibbs ... Oamaru.
MacLeod Clement Orbell ... West Hawkesbury.
James Elder Brown ... Milton.
William Jackson Barry ... Cromwell.
Robert Finlay ... Alexandra.
Horace Bastings ... Lawrence.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1867.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the following gentlemen to be Regis-
trars of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths, and
Marriages, for the districts set opposite their
names respectively, as defined in Proclamation of
13th instant, and published in this Gazette:----
JAMES ROY, Esq., Popotuna.
HENRY ALDBOROUGH STRATFORD, Esq., Nokomai
and Switzers.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1867.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
THOMAS BRUNNER, Esq.,
to the following offices, vice John Sharp, Esq.,
resigned :—
Principal Returning Officer for the Province of
Nelson ;
Registration Officer for the election of Members
of the House of Representatives for the
Districts of the City of Nelson, Suburbs of
Nelson and Waimea;
Registration Officer for the Province of Nelson
to form Provincial Rolls ;
Returning Officer for the election of Members
of the House of Representatives for the Dis-
tricts of the City of Nelson, Suburbs of
Nelson and Waimea;
Returning Officer for the election of Members
of the Provincial Council for the Districts of
the City of Nelson, Suburban North, Waimea
East, Waimea West, and Waimea South.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1867.
NOTICE is hereby given that all persons holding
Land Orders of the New Zealand Company are
required to make application for their Crown Grants,
and to deliver such Land Orders to the New Zealand
Company's Land Claims Commissioner for the Pro-
vince wherein the lands claimed are situated, within
three months from this date.
E. W. STAFFORD.