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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th May, 1869.

THE following Report from the Examiners ap-
pointed to decide on the comparative merits of
forty-two Gold Fields Essays, received in pursuance
of the Notice in the New Zealand Gazette, dated
31st of December last, is published for general
information.

The names corresponding to the mottoes in respect
of which the several premiums have been adjudged
are as follows:—

1. First Prize, £50:— "Striving to better oft we
   mar what's well," Robert H. Eyton, Parnell
   Auckland.
2. Second Prize, £30:— "Carpe diem," F. W.
   Hutton, Auckland,
3. Third Prize, £20:— "Ubi mel ibi apes," E. T.
   Gillon, Wellington.

All the Essays, together with the unopened enve-
lopes containing the other Mottoes, will be laid
before the House of Representatives.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Wellington, 12th May, 1869.

SIR, —The Examiners appointed to decide upon
the merits of the Gold Fields Essays, after fully
considering those laid before them to the number of
forty-two, decide as follows:—They consider that
No. 41 in the Schedule, bearing the motto "Striving
to better oft we mar what's well," is entitled to the
first prize. That No. 26, with the motto "Carpe
diem," is entitled to the second prize; and that No.
23, with the motto "Ubi mel ibi apes," is entitled to
the third prize.

The above conclusions were fully arrived at by a
majority of the Examiners.

I have, &c.,
ALFRED DOMETT,
Chairman of Board of Examiners.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary,
Wellington.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th May, 1869.

IT is hereby notified that
NATHANIEL GEORGE MORSE, Esq.,
has resigned his seat in the Legislative Council of
New Zealand; and that His Excellency the Governor
has, in her Majesty's name, accepted such resignation.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th May, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the following gentlemen to be Returning
Officers for the Electoral Districts set opposite their
names respectively, for the Election of Members of
the Provincial Council of the Province of Wellington,
viz. :—

James Coutts Crawford, Esq.: City of Wellington,
Karori and Makara, Porirua and Hutt.
Herbert Samuel Wardell, Esq.: Wairarapa East
and Wairarapa West.
Walter Lawry Buller, Esq.: Manawatu, Rangitiki,
Wangaehu, Wanganui Town, Waitotara and
Kai Iwi.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th May, 1869.

THE following Resolution of the Central Board
of Civil Service Examiners is published for
general information.

W. GISBORNE,
Under Secretary.

Wellington, 5th May, 1869.

RESOLVED, —That the Board hold meetings for the
Examination of Candidates only in the first week of
each quarter.

JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD,
Chairman, Central Board of Civil
Service Examiners.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 4th May, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the following gentlemen to be Justices
of the Peace for the Colony, viz. :—

FRANCIS FREDERICK BUTLER, Esq., of Mararoa;
ALISTER MCINTOSH CLARK, Esq., of Mararoa
Downs;
GEORGE MEREDITH BELL, Esq., of Waimea Plains;
WILLIAM CHARLES HILL, Esq., of Croyden,
Southland.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 4th May, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
FREDERICK NUTTER, Esq.,
of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the
Colony.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 4th May, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
CHARLES JAMES HALLIDAY
to be Clerk to the Bench, under "The Resident
Magistrates' Act, 1867," at Pounamu (Greenstone).

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 4th May, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be
Resident Magistrates, under "The Resident Magis-
trates Act, 1867," for the districts set opposite their
names, as the same are defined in a Proclamation of
even date herewith, and published in the New Zealand
Gazette of the same date:—

GERARD GEORGE FITZGERALD, Esq., Hokitika
District;
JUSTIN AYLMER, Esq., Hokitika District;
CHARLES COCKBURN SCHAW, Esq., Hokitika
District;
WILLIAM HORTON REVELL, Esq., Greymouth
District;
MICHAEL KEOGH, Esq., Greymouth District.

E. W. STAFFORD.