88 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th February, 1869.
IT is hereby notified, that a Writ issued for the
election of a Member of the House of Repre-
sentatives for the District of Roslyn has been
returned with a certificate to the effect that
HENRY DRIVER,
of Upper Kaikorai, Freeholder, has been duly
elected.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th February, 1869.
THE following Act, passed by the Provincial
Council, and reserved by the Superintendent of
the Province of Auckland for the signification of the
Governor's pleasure thereon, intituled
"The Representation Amendment Act, 1869,"
having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to assent to the same.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th February, 1869.
THE following Acts, passed by the Provincial
Council, and assented to by the Superintendent
of the Province of Auckland, intituled
"The Auckland Building Act, 1858, Amendment
Act, 1869," and
"An Act to appropriate the Grammar School
Trust Funds;"
having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has not been advised to exercise his power of dis-
allowance in respect of them.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WILLIAM PHARAZYN, Esq.,
to be Assistant Law Officer to the Government of
New Zealand.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
VINCENT PYKE, Esq.,
to be Returning Officer for the District of Dunstan
for the election of Members of the Provincial Council
of the Province of Otago.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue Letters of Naturalization under "The
Aliens Act, 1866," in favour of the under-mentioned
persons, namely:—

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WALTER HIPPOLITE PILLIET, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths,
and Marriages, for the District of Kaikoras, as the
same is defined in Proclamation of the fifth day of
April, 1862, and published in New Zealand Gazette,
No. 17, of 7th day of April, 1862; vice Henry
Wharton, resigned.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 22nd February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
HENRY CABLE, Esq.,
of Waipori, and
ALEXANDER STEWART, Esq., M.D.,
of Tuapeka, in the Province of Otago, to be Justices
of the Peace for the Colony.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 24th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
THOMAS HAUGHTON BARTLEY, Esq.,
of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the
Colony.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Native Office,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1869.
IT is hereby notified that
JAMES HAMLYN GREENWAY
has been authorized to act as an Interpreter under
"The Native Lands Act, 1865," and "The Native
Lands Act," 1867."

J. C. RICHMOND.

Native Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
license
D. M. BEERE, Esq.,
to survey lands under "The Native Lands Act,
1865."

J. C. RICHMOND.

IN the matter of "The Friendly Societies' Act,
1867," notice is hereby given that a transcript of
the General Laws of the Nelson (New Zealand)
Ancient Order of Foresters, duly certified, has been
lodged with the Registrar of Friendly Societies,
registered and recorded in his Office, under the pro-
visions of "The Friendly Societies' Act, 1867."
W. GISBORNE
(for the Registrar).
Dated the 23rd day of February, 1869.

Office of the Commissioners of the Public Debts
Sinking Funds,
Wellington, 25th February, 1869.
THE Commissioners for the Public Debts Sinking
Funds appointed by "The Public Debts Sinking
Funds Act, 1868," hereby give notice that all moneys
heretofore by law payable to the Trustees of the
Sinking Funds of any of the Loans hereunder-