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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

William Thorne Buckland,
Grafton. Road, near Auckland
aforesaid
Six shares (6)
William Motion, The Whau,
near Auckland aforesaid. Six shares (6)
James McCosh Clarke, Grafton
Road aforesaid
Six shares (6)
William Tutty, Parnell afore-
said...
Six shares (6)
Charles Tothill, suburbs of
Auckland aforesaid
Three shares (3)
William Chisholm Wilson,
Auckland aforesaid
Nine shares (9)
Matthew Watson Armstrong,
Tapu Creek aforesaid
Six shares (6)
John Kinder, Parnell afore-
said...
Six shares (6)
Edwin Hornsby, Auckland afore-
said...
Three shares (3)

Dated this twentieth day of April, 1868.
CHARLES TOTHILL,
Manager.

Witness to signature-HENRY
GILFILLAN, a Justice of the Peace
for the Colony of New Zealand.

Messrs. Jackson and Russell, of Fort Street, Auck-
land, Solicitors for the said Company.

In the matter of "The Bankruptcy Act, 1867."—
Notice is hereby given that a certain deed of
composition made the first day of May, 1868, between
Thomas Hudson, late of the City of Wellington,
now of Christchurch, in the Province of Canterbury,
butcher, of the one part, and the several persons
whose hands and seals are thereunto affixed, being
creditors of the said Thomas Hudson, of the other
part, was duly filed in the Supreme Court, at
Wellington, on this eighth day of May, 1868.

HART AND BUCKLEY.

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE and STATUTES.—
The Public are informed that an extra yearly
subscription of ten shillings to the New Zealand
Gazette, will entitle each subscriber to the Acts of
the General Assembly as published in each year.—
All Orders to be accompanied by a remittance, in
cash, or in Post Office Money Orders; and addressed
to the Government Printer, Wellington.

GEO. DIDSBURY,
Government Printer
Government Printing Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1868.

ABSTRACT of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Month of January, 1868.

NOTES.
Taranaki.—From 2nd to 4th, very high winds, N.W. and S.W.; also a galé on 20th, from N.W.; slight earthquake on 29th;
prevailing winds, N. and N.W.; thunder on 8th; fog on 1st; unpleasant weather.
Wellington.—Very high winds on 5th, 12th, 13th, and 19th, N. W. and N.E.; on 29th, two sharp shocks of earthquake; on the
whole rather fine weather during month; prevailing winds, N. and N.W.
Nelson.—Severe thunder and lightning on 1st; very wet weather at this station; prevailing winds, N.E. and N.W.
Christchurch.—Pleasant weather; but on the 7th, there was a heavy fall of rain, with hail, thunder, and lightning, wind, S.W.,—
in twenty-four minutes rain measured 1.160 inch on ground, S.W. wind prevailed; hail also on 20th.
Hokitika.—Strong winds on 2nd, 3rd, 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, from S.W., N.W., and N.E.; prevailing wind, N.W.; fog on
5th; wet unpleasant weather.
Dunedin.—Stormy on 3rd, 22nd, 29th, from S.W., which wind prevailed; heavy rain on 29th; a tolerably fine month.
Southland.—Thunder on 1st, 2nd, 7th, 5th, 6th, 12th; heavy rain on 9th, 1.246 inch; very wet month; hail on 20th.

GENERAL REMARKS.

It will be seen from the above Return that the temperature at these stations is in every case lower that of previous
years, by about two degrees, while the Barometer reading is slightly higher; the degree of moistureindul mall is in most cases
higher than former years.

Printed under the authority of the New Zea
LES HECTOR,
tor of Meteorológical Stations..
GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellhato