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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington, till
the 15th July, 1870, on which date the acceptance
of his resignation will take effect.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th January, 1870.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOSEPH GODFREY HOLDSWORTH, Esq.,
to be Deputy Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wel-
lington, during the absence on leave of William
Fitzherbert, Esq., and to be Commissioner of Crown
Lands from the 15th July, 1870, the date on which
the acceptance of Mr. Fitzherbert's resignation will
take effect.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th January, 1870.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOHN BURNSIDE, Esq.,
to the following offices, viz.:-
Returning and Registration Officer for the Dis-
tricts of City of Dunedin, Roslyn, and Caver-
sham, for the election of Members of the
House of Representatives;
Returning Officer for the Districts of the City
of Dunedin, the Peninsula, Caversham and
Green Island, Wakari and North Harbour,
for the election of Members of the Provincial
Council of the Province of Otago; and
Principal Returning Officer for the Province of
Otago;
vice John Gillies, Esq., resigned.
These appointments to take effect on and from the
1st day of February, 1870,
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th January, 1870.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOHN BURNSIDE, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths,
and Marriages, for the District of Dunedin, as the
same is defined in Proclamation of 30th day of
November, 1865, and published in New Zealand
Gazette, No. 48, of 11th December, 1865, vice John
Gillies, Esq., resigned. This appointment to take
effect on and from the 1st February, 1870.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th January, 1870.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOHN GILLIES, Esq.,
to be Deputy Returning Officer for the Districts of
the City of Dunedin, Roslyn, and Caversham, for the
election of Members of the House of Representatives.
This appointment to take effect on and from the 1st
day of February, 1870.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th January, 1870.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a reward of Five
Pounds (£5) will be paid by Government on the
apprehension of any Deserter from Her Majesty's
Naval Forces while serving in New Zealand. This
reward is in addition to that paid by the Admiralty.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th January, 1870.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the most rigorous
proceedings will be taken against any person
enticing away, harbouring, concealing, or employing
Naval Deserters. The enactments relating to the
above offence are subjoined for general information.
W. GISBORNE.

CLAUSES OF IMPERIAL ACTS RELATING TO
DESERTERS.

NAVAL DESERTIONS.
10 and 11 Vict., cap. 62, sec. 11.

"And be it enacted, that every person who, by
words or any other means whatsoever, shall persuade
any person in Her Majesty's Navy to desert or
improperly absent himself from his duty, shall forfeit
and pay the sum of twenty pounds for every such
act; and every person who shall assist or procure
any person in Her Majesty's Navy to desert, or
improperly absent himself from his duty, or shall
conceal, employ, or continue to employ any person
belonging to Her Majesty's Navy who shall be a
Deserter or improperly absent from his duty, know-
ing him to be such a deserter or so improperly
absent, shall forfeit and pay the sum of thirty
pounds for every such assistance, procurement, con-
cealment, employment, or continuing of employment,
as aforesaid."

MARINE DESERTION.
32 Vict., cap. 5, sec. 54.

"Any person who shall, in any part of Her
Majesty's dominions, by any means whatsoever,
directly or indirectly, procure any marine to desert
or absent himself from his duty without leave from
his commanding officer, or attempt to procure or per-
suade any marine to desert or absent himself from his
duty, and any person who, knowing that any marine
is absent from his duty without leave from his com-
manding officer, shall harbour or conceal such marine,
or aid or assist such marine in concealing himself, or
aid and assist in his rescue, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanour, and shall, on conviction thereof
before any two Justices acting for the county, district,
city, borough, or place where any such offender shall
at any time happen to be, be liable to be committed
to the common gaol or house of correction, there to
be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for such
term not exceeding six calendar months as the con-
victing Justices shall think fit."

Treasury,
Wellington, 27th January, 1870.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the following gentlemen Trustees of
the Auckland Savings Bank:-
Andrew Stewart,
George Dacre,
John Edson,
Richard Hobbs,
Benjamin Tonks,
John Batger,
Louis Arthur Nathan,
William Stephen Cochrane,

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th January, 1870.
IT is hereby notified, that Her Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for the Colonies has instructed
His Excellency the Governor to recognize provision-
ally the appointment of

JOHANN F. A. KELLING, Esq.,
as North-German Consul at Nelson.
W. GISBORNE.