Numb. 66.

541

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1868.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by "The Petty Sessions Act, 1865,"
it is enacted that as soon as conveniently may
be after the establishment of a Petty Sessions Dis-
trict, and afterwards, from time to time, as may be
deemed expedient, the Governor shall, by Proclama-
tion in the New Zealand Gazette, appoint a meeting
of the Justices of the Peace resident in such district
to be yearly held within such district, at some
specified time and place, for the purpose of choosing
a Chairman of Petty Sessions and settling a rota of
attendance: And whereas by a Proclamation bearing
date the 10th day of October, 1868, His Excellency
the Governor did proclaim, amongst other things,
that Wednesday, the 14th day of October, then
instant, should be the day on which, and McHardy's
Hotel, at Havelock, Ngaruroro, should be the place
at which, should be held the yearly meeting for the
Ngaruroro District (as defined in an Order in
Council bearing date the 22nd day of July last), for
the year 1868; and the second Wednesday in the
month of October in every succeeding year to be the
day on which, and McHardy's Hotel aforesaid to be
the place at which, should thereafter be held the
yearly meetings for the purpose of choosing a Chair-
man of Petty Sessions, and of settling a rota of
attendance: And whereas no meeting was held at
the place appointed on the 14th day of October last:
Now therefore I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the
Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance and in
exercise of all powers and authorities in that behalf
vested in me, do hereby revoke so much of the
Proclamation of the 10th day of October, 1868, as
relates to the appointment of the time and place of
meeting of Justices of the Peace for the Ngaruroro
District, for the purpose of choosing a Chairman
of Petty Sessions and settling a rota of attendance,
and do hereby appoint a Meeting of the Justices of
the Peace for the Ngaruroro District to be held at
the Meanee Hotel, on Tuesday, the first day of
December next, for the purpose of choosing a

Chairman of Petty Sessions and settling a rota of
attendance; and I do further appoint a Meeting of
the Justices of the Peace resident in the Ngaruroro
District to be held at Meance aforesaid, on the first
Tuesday in the month of December in each suc-
ceeding year, for the purpose of choosing a Chairman
of Petty Sessions and settling a rota of attendance.
Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, at the Government
House, at Wellington; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, this twentieth
day of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
eight.
E. W. STAFFORD.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly
of New Zealand, intituled "The New Zealand
Post Office Act, 1858," it is enacted that it shall be
lawful for the Governor in Council, from time to
time, by Proclamation to be published in the New
Zealand Gazette, to fix, alter, and abolish the rates of
postage at any time payable within the Colony for
the transmission of letters and newspapers by post,
either between places within New Zealand or to or
from places beyond seas, and at what time the same
shall be paid, and that the postage so made payable
shall be charged and paid accordingly: And whereas
by "The New Zealand Post Office Act Amendment
Act, 1866," it is enacted that postage upon any
newspaper respectively specified in the Schedule
to the now reciting Act, shall be levied according to