THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 177

lands demised by Her Majesty to certain persons of
the name of Enderby, by lease dated on or about the
1st March, 1847, the rent thereby reserved not
having been paid.

Dated at Pig Point, Port Ross, or Sarah's
Bosom Harbour, Auckland Islands, this
sixteenth day of March, A.D. 1869.
JOHN E. MONTGOMERIE,
Captain, Royal Navy.

Witnesses-
A. H. Markham, Lieutenant, R.N.,
Lewis A. Beaumont, Lieutenant, R.N.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1869.

THE following Acts, passed by the Provincial
Council, and assented to by the Superintendent
of the Province of Auckland, intituled
"The Grammar School Endowment Act, 1869;"
"The Appropriation Act, 1869; "
"The Harbour Loan Consolidation Act, 1869;"
"The Licensing Act, 1863, Amendment Act,
1869; " and
"The Road Act (No. 2), 1866, Amendment Act,
1869;"

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, 7th April, 1869.

IT is hereby notified, that a Writ issued for the
election of a Member of the House of Represen-
tatives for the Electoral District of Newton has
been returned with a certificate to the effect that
ROBERT JAMES CREIGHTON,
of Waterloo Quadrant, householder, has been duly
elected.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN WILLIAM CHAPMAN,
of Invercargill, to be an Inspector of Weights and
Measures in the Province of Southland, vice Michael
O'Keefe, resigned.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1869.

THE following Tenders have been accepted by the
General Government for the twelve months
commencing the 1st April, 1869.
ALEX. C. P. MACDONALD
(for the Under Secretary).

For Bookbinding.
ROBERT BURRETT, at the following rates :--
Demy folio books, four quires and under :-Half-
bound, rough calf, cloth sides, gilt lettered on
back, short title and date, 5s. (five shillings).
For every additional quire, 6d. (sixpence).
Foolscap folio, ditto:-Half-bound, calf, cloth
sides, gilt lettered on back, short title and
date, 4s. (four shillings).
For every additional quire, 6d. (sixpence).
Foolscap folio, four quires and under:-Half-
bound, calf, marble paper sides, gilt lettered
on back, short title and date, 3s. 6d. (three
shillings and sixpence).
For every additional quire, 3d. (threepence).

Demy 4to, four quires:-Ditto, ditto, 1s. 9d. (one
shilling and ninepence).
Demy 8vo:-Ditto, ditto, 1s. 9d. (one shilling and
ninepence).
Parliamentary Debates:-Royal 8vo, cold pressing
and binding in half-calf, cloth sides, double
lettered on back, at per volume of four quires,
3s. 6d. (three shillings and sixpence).
For every additional quire, 4d. (fourpence).
Ditto, ditto:-Cold pressing and binding in cloth,
at per volume of four quires, 2s. 3d. (two
shillings and threepence).
For every additional quire, 3d. (threepence).
Cold pressing and binding in blue paper covers,
Statutes, Journals, and Appendix of General
Assembly, at per quire, 4d. (fourpence).
Folding, stitching, and cutting Parliamentary
Papers (eight pages or under), at per hun-
dred, 1s. 6d. (one shilling and sixpence).
For every additional sheet, 9d. (ninepence) per
hundred.

For Cartage.
EDWARD MCLUGGAGE, at the following rates:--
1st. At per day of eight hours, 9s. 6d. (nine shillings
and sixpence).
2nd. From the Queen's Wharf, or from any part of
Te Aro within half a mile of the Post Office,
to any of the General Government Offices
within half a mile of the General Assembly
Buildings, at Thorndon, and vice versa, at per
load, 1s. 6d. (one shilling and sixpence).
3rd. Between Rhodes' Wharf and the Magazine, and
vice versa, at per load, 1s. (one shilling).
4th. Between the Queen's Wharf and Mount Cook
Barracks, and vice versa, at per load, 1s. 10d.
(one shilling and tenpence).
5th. Between the Queen's Wharf and Thorndon
Barracks, and vice versa, at per load, 1s. 9d.
(one shilling and ninepence).
6th. Between Mount Cook Barracks and Thorndon
Barracks, and vice versa, at per load, 1s. 4d.
(one shilling and fourpence).
7th. Between the Telegraph Office or Post Office and
Queen's Wharf, and vice versa, at per load, 8d.
(eightpence).

For Coal.
ALFRED HILL HICKSON, for such quantity as may be
required for the Public Offices, at per ton, for
Best Newcastle (N.S.W.) Coal, screened, and
delivered at the Public Offices, in 1 cwt. bags,
two pounds (£2).
JOE DRANSFIELD, for such quantity as may be
required for the Public Offices, at per ton, for
Best English Coal, screened, and delivered at the
Public Offices, in 1 cwt. bags, two pounds four-
teen shillings (£2 14s.)

For Firewood.
BENJAMIN REEVE, at the following rates :--
For two-feet lengths, per cord, one pound six
shillings (£1 6s.)
One-foot lengths, per cord, one pound six shillings
(£1 6s.)

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 7th April, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
ROBERT ABBOTT, Esq.,
of Hokitika, to be Curator of Intestate Estates for
the District of Westland, vice E. W. Jones, Esq.
E. W. STAFFORD.