THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

shall be paid to the said Thomas Power, or his
assigns, out of such money or moneys as may be
available for the payment of compensation awarded
in pursuance of the provisions of "The New Zealand
Settlements Act, 1863."

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Private Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has accepted the
resignation of

The Honorable WILLIAM FOX
of his office as Colonial Secretary.

The Honorable WILLIAM FOX
still retains the office of Prime Minister.

His Excellency has been pleased this day to
appoint

The Honorable WILLIAM GISBORNE
to be Colonial Secretary.
(By command) H. D. PITT,
Private Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 6th July, 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, viz.:-

W. GISBORNE.

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

IT is hereby notified, that Writs issued for the
election of Members of the Provincial Council
of the Province of Wellington have been returned
with certificates to the effect that-

For the District of Wellington-
Charles Bonnythorne Borlase, William Waring
Taylor, Isaac Plimmer, Edward Pearce, Henry
Anderson, George Hunter, Joe Dransfield;
For the District of Karori and Makara-
John Johnston;
For the District of Porirua-
Alfred de Bathe Brandon, James Taylor;
For the District of Hutt-
Stephen Fagan, William Scott Milne, Alfred Ludlam;
For the District of Manawatu-
Earnest Stephen Thynne;
For the District of Rangitikei-
Alexander Milne, Arthur William Follett Halcombe;
For the District of Wangaehu--
John Morgan;
For the District of Wanganui Town-
William Finnimore, William Hogg Watt, William
Hutchison;
For the District of Waitotara and Kai-Iwi-
David Peat;
For the District of Wairarapa East-
John Chapman Andrew;
For the District of Wairarapa West-
Henry Bunny, Alfred William Renall, Joseph
Masters;
have been duly elected.

W. GISBORNE.

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Treasury,
Wellington, 8th July, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be
Receivers of Gold Revenue in the County of West-
land, from the 10th June, 1869 :-

James Henwood, Esq., at Hokitika;
Frank Grunners, Esq., at Greymouth;
Paul Adolphus Frederick Birch, Esq., at Arahura ;
James Phillips Simpson, Esq., at Totara;
Charles John Halliday, Esq., at Pounamu;
Tom Kenrick, Esq., at Kanieri;
Matthew Price, Esq., at Okarita.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Colonial Treasurer.

Native Office,
Wellington, 7th July, 1869.

IT is hereby notified that JAMES MACKAY, jun.,
has been duly authorized to act as Interpreter, under
"The Native Lands Act, 1865," and "The Native
Lands Act, 1867."

DONALD MCLEAN.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 8th July, 1869.

THE advisability of determining with accuracy the
Longitude of Wellington, and of other parts of
the Colony in relation to the Initial Longitude of
Wellington, having been pointed out by Commodore
Rowley Lambert, C.B., His Excellency the Governor
has been pleased to appoint the following gentlemen
to form a Board, to be called "The Board of Longi-
tude," for the purpose of determining the same,
viz. :-

JAMES HECTOR, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., Chairman;
Reverend A. STOCK, B.A.;
H. JACKSON, Esq., Chief Surveyor of the Province
of Wellington;
G. A. WOODS, Esq., Colonial Marine Surveyor.

W. GISBORNE
(for the Postmaster-General).

General Post Office,
Wellington, 6th July, 1869.

THE following Notice, received from the General
Post Office, Sydney, is published for general
information.

By order.

G. ELIOTT ELIOTT,
Secretary.

General Post Office,
Sydney, 10th June, 1869.

POST OFFICE MONEY ORDERS.

WITH reference to Treasury Notice of the 10th
December, 1862, published in Government Gazette,
No. 231, it is hereby notified, that on and after the
1st July, 1869, the Post Office Money Order System
will be extended to the following places, viz. :-

LISMORE.
MILTON.

DANIEL EGAN.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 17 of 1869.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 3rd July, 1869.

THE following Notice to Mariners, announcing the
exhibition of certain local Lights in the Frith of
Thames, prepared from information received from the