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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-sixth day of February, 1869.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Militia Act, 1865," it is pro-
vided that the Governor in Council may from
time to time constitute districts throughout the
Colony or in any part thereof, and may designate the
Militia of any such district by such name as he may
think fit:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, in
exercise and pursuance of the power and authority
conferred on him by the said Act, and with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council of the
said Colony, doth hereby constitute all that part of
the Colony situated in the Province of Taranaki,
whereof the boundaries are as follows: - On the
South by the River Hangatahua from its mouth to
its source, thence a straight line to the summit of
Mount Egmont, thence by a straight line running
due East to the eastern boundary of the said Pro-
vince; on the East by the eastern boundary of the
said Province; on the North by the northern
boundary of the said Province; on the West by the
sea to be a District within the meaning and for the
purposes of the said Act, and doth designate the
Militia of the said District as "The Taranaki Militia."

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th February, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
Major CHARLES BROWN
to command the Militia and Volunteers in the
Taranaki Militia District.
J. C. RICHMOND
(in absence of Colonel Haultain).

TENDERS are invited for the erection of a new
Government House to be built in Wellington.
Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of
The RESIDENT MINISTER, Auckland;
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, Wellington;
The COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS, Nelson;
The COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS, Christ-
church;
The ARCHITECT, Dunedin.

Whole and separate sealed tenders, addressed to the
Secretary of the Government House Commission,
Wellington, and endorsed "Tender for Government
House," will be received up to Noon on Monday,
the 15th day of March, 1869.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
W. H. CLAYTON,
Architect to the Commission.

Wellington, 9th February, 1869.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS for 1868.-The
following Parliamentary Papers for 1868 are
now ready for sale, and can be procured on applica-
tion to the Government Printer, or from the respec-
tive Agents appointed for the sale of such Papers in
the various Provinces. Parties ordering the same by
post are requested to quote the Number given to the
Papers in the following List instead of the Titles.

LIST OF PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS FOR SALE.
No. 1. Despatches of the Governor of New Zealand and s. d.
the Secretary of State; together with the
Commission of Governor Sir G. F. Bowen,
and Royal Instructions accompanying same 5 0

No. 2. Report on the Social and Political State of the s. d.
Natives at the time of the arrival of Sir G. F.
Bowen 1 6
" 3. Report of the Pokaikai Commission 1 3
" 4. Petition of East Coast Natives relative to their
Lands 0 6
" 5. Report by the Inspector of Surveys on the
Triangulation of the Bay of Plenty District... 0 3
" 6. Report by Mr. A. Mackay on the Sittings of the
Native Lands Court held at Dunedin 0 3
" 7. Correspondence and Papers relative to the Loans
of New Zealand, viz.:-(1.) Correspondence
between the Government and Mr. Fitzherbert;
(2.) Papers relating to the Consolidation of
the Loans; (3.) Account of the Investment
and Sinking Fund of the Guaranteed Loan
for 1867; (4.) Return of Ordinances autho-
rising Provincial Loans, &c. 1 0
" 8. Public Accounts of the General Government
of New Zealand for the Financial Year 1867 3 0
" 9. Financial Statement of the Colonial Treasurer
(including Supplementary Statement); to
which are attached-(1.) Report of Auditor-
General on the Financial Statement of the
Colonial Treasurer; (2.) Memoranda by the
Assistant Treasurer and Accountant to the
Treasury on the above Report of the Auditor-
General; (3.) Controller's Cash Balance Sheet
for 1867-8 2 6
" 10. Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of
the various Provinces of New Zealand for the
Year 1867 0 6
" 11. First Report of the Commissioners on the Public
Accounts 0 6
" 12. Papers relative to the Final Settlement of the
Claims of the Province of Taranaki 0 3
" 13. Correspondence relative to the Payment of the
Nelson and Marlborough Provincial Debts 0 6
" 14. Abstracts of certain Principal Results of a Census
of New Zealand, taken in December, 1867 0 9
" 15. Colonial Museum and Laboratory Reports,
together with a Report of the Results of the
Analyses of Soils from various parts of the
Colony, by Dr. Hector 1 0
" 16. Nominal Roll of the Civil Establishment of New
Zealand for 1868, together with a List of
Officers who have ceased to be in the Govern-
ment Service during the same period 1 6
" 17. Ninth Report on the Postal Service of New Zea-
land, by the Postmaster-General 1 0
" 18. Further Papers relative to the Postal Conference
held in Melbourne 0 6
" 19. Fourth Annual Report on the Working and Pro-
gress of the New Zealand Telegraph Depart-
ment 1 0
" 20. Return of Road Districts in New Zealand, and
Analyses of Provincial Acts as to Road Boards;
together with Tabular Statement respecting
their establishment and operation 1 0

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