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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

I, GEORGE STAINES, of the City of Auckland, in the
Colony of New Zealand, broker, do solemnly and
sincerely declare that all the signatures initialed by
me with the letters "G.S.," affixed to the annexed
Petition marked A, are the genuine signatures of the
persons whose they purport to be, and that such
persons are Inhabitant Householders of the District
therein referred to, and I make this solemn declara-
tion conscientiously believing the same to be true,
and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of
New Zealand, intituled "the Justices of the Peace
Act, 1866."

GEORGE STAINES.

Made and declared at the City of Auckland this
tenth day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy, before me,
HENRY GILFILLAN,
Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

I, JAMES MACREADY, of the City of Auckland, in
the Colony of New Zealand, watchmaker and jeweller,
do solemnly and sincerely declare that all the sig-
natures initialed by me with the letters "J.M.,"
affixed to the annexed petition marked A, are the genuine
signatures of the persons whose they purport to be,
and that such persons are Inhabitant Householders
of the District therein referred to, and I make this
solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same
to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "The Justices
of the Peace Act, 1866."

JAMES MACREADY.

Made and declared at the City of Auckland this
tenth day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy, before me,
HENRY GILFILLAN,
Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

I, PHILIP AARON PHILIPS, of the City of Auckland,
in the Colony of New Zealand, ironmonger, Chair-
man of the City Board, do solemnly and sincerely
declare that all the signatures initialed by me with
the letters "P.A.P.," affixed to the annexed petition
marked A, are the genuine signatures of the persons
whose they purport to be, and that such persons are
Inhabitant Householders of the District therein re-
ferred to, and I make this solemn declaration con-
scientiously believing the same to be true, and by
virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New
Zealand, intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act,
1866."

PHILIP A. PHILIPS.

Made and declared at the City of Auckland this
tenth day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy, before me,
HENRY GILFILLAN,
Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

Superintendent's Office,
Auckland, 10th February, 1871.

SIR, —In pursuance of the provisions of the 22nd
section of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867,"
I have the honor to signify to your Excellency that
I do not dissent from the prayer of the Petition
presented to you in terms of that Act, to constitute
the City of Auckland a Borough under such Act.
I have, &c.,

THOMAS B. GILLIES,
Superintendent.

His Excellency Sir G. F. Bowen, G.C.M.G.,
Governor of New Zealand.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st February, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
ANDREW HUNTER CUNNINGHAM, Esq.,

Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.

to be Registrar of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths,
and Marriages, for the District of Rangiora, as the
same is defined in Proclamation of 16th day of
August, 1861, and published in New Zealand Gazette,
No. 38, of the same date, vice W. B. Tripe, Esq.,
resigned.

W. Fox
(in the absence of Mr. Gisborne).

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint LEVI BUCK, Esq.,
to be Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages, and of
Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for the District of
Gabriels, as the same is defined in Proclamation of
11th day of January, 1871, and published in New
Zealand Gazette, No. 2, of 12th day of January,
1871.

W. Fox
(in the absence of Mr. Gisborne).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st February, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint EDWARD KNIGHT BROWN, Esq.,
to be Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages for the
District of Alexandra, as the same is defined in
Proclamation of 30th day of January, 1865, and
published in New Zealand Gazette, No. 3, of 31st
day of January, 1865.

W. Fox
(in the absence of Mr. Gisborne).

Native Office,
Wellington, 17th February, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize RICHARD MONK, Esq. (of Auckland),
ROBERT WARD, Esq. (of Marton),
to act as Interpreters under "The Native Lands Act,
1865," and "The Native Lands Act, 1867."

HENRY SEWELL
(in the absence of the Native Minister).

Native Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize ROBERT CHARLES LUCAS REAY (of Auckland),
to act as an Interpreter under "The Native Lands
Act, 1865," and "The Native Lands Act, 1867."

HENRY SEWELL
(in the absence of the Native Minister).

General Post Office,
Wellington, 18th February, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize THE INSPECTOR OF STORES
to frank and receive free from prepayment of
postage, Letters or Packets posted on the Public
Service.

HENRY SEWELL
(for the Postmaster-General).

TENDERS are invited for the Erection of Additions
to the Telegraph Stores in Wellington.
General Conditions, Specifications, and Drawings
may be seen at the Offices of the Colonial Architect,
Wellington.
Tenders will be received by the undersigned, up
to noon on Monday, the 27th day of February.
The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted.

W. H. CLAYTON,
Colonial Architect.

18th February, 1871.