THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Lieutenant S. B. Seymour, No. 7 Company Canter-
bury Rifle Volunteers.
Honorary Lieutenant J. Lockett, Motueka Rifle
Volunteer Cadet Corps.

J. C. RICHMOND,
(in the absence of Colonel Haultain.)

General Post Office,
Wellington, 27th June, 1868.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Post Office at
GYMPIE,
in the Colony of Queensland, has been opened for
the transaction of Money Order business.

JOHN HALL,
Postmaster-General.

TARANAKI Petroleum Company (Limited).—
Notice is hereby given that an extraordinary
general meeting of the Taranaki Petroleum Company
(Limited), held at the registered office of the Com-
pany, in Brougham Street, New Plymouth, on
Monday, the twenty-second day of June, 1868, at
the hour of three o'clock p.m., of which meeting
a notice specifying the intention to propose the
following resolution had been duly given, the said
resolution was passed by three-fourths in number
and value of such shareholders of the Company for
the time being entitled to vote as were present in
person or by proxy thereat:
Resolution—" It is resolved that the Taranaki
Petroleum Company (Limited) shall be wound
up voluntarily."

RICHD. CHILMAN,
Chairman.

TARANAKI Petroleum Company (Limited).—
Notice is hereby given that an extraordinary
general meeting of the Taranaki Petroleum Company
(Limited) will be held at the registered office of the
Company, in Brougham Street, New Plymouth, on
Thursday, the sixth day of August, 1868, at the hour
of four o'clock p.m., for the purpose of confirming
the following resolution, which was passed by three-
fourths in number and value of the shareholders of
the Company for the time being entitled to vote,
present at a meeting of the Company held at the
registered office of the Company, in Brougham Street,
New Plymouth, on Monday, the twenty-second day
of June, 1868, duly convened for that purpose:
Resolution—" It is resolved that the Taranaki
Petroleum Company (Limited) shall be wound
up voluntarily."

RICHD. CHILMAN,
Chairman.

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

NOTES.
Taranaki.—Gale on 1st from W., twenty hours; and on 5th and 6th, N.W. and W., thirty-two hours; also, gale from S.W.
and W. on 28th, 29th, and 30th, lasting forty hours. Otherwise fine weather.
Wellington.—High winds on the 8th and 9th from N.; also, on 19th from N., and 24th, N.W.; prevailing wind, N.W. Fine
weather during the month.
Nelson.—Fine dry weather; prevailing wind, S.W.
Christchurch.—Very pleasant weather at this station; light winds, with little rain; hail on 5th, and frost at night.
Hokitika.—High winds on the 5th, 11th, 13th, and 29th; showery weather; fog on 2nd, 3rd, 13th, 23rd, and 28th; thunder
on the 3rd and 19th.
Dunedin.—Strong wind on 21st from W. Very fine weather throughout the month.
Southland.—Violent storm from W.; strong wind from W. on 21st; also, on the 27th and 28th from N.W. Showery and dull
weather during the month.

GENERAL REMARKS.
The temperature is higher in most cases than that for the same month in previous years, and the atmospheric pressure higher.
The rainfall for this month, it will be observed, is rather greater than usual. The average daily force of wind is highest at
Taranaki, and lowest at Nelson—while the maximum velocity of the wind for the month is greatest at Southland (660 on 30th),
and least again at Nelson (252 on 14th).

JAMES HECTOR,
Inspector of Meteorological Stations.

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