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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

For the District of Oteramika-
Cameron Accommodation House, Mataura.
The School House, Mavis Bush.
Captain Thomson's House, Forest-Hill.
Waiopai Downs Station.

For the District of Mount Benger-
Mr. Stevenson's Store, Horse Shoe Bend.
House of Mr. James Forbes, Potter's Gully.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same; and issued at
Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of
February, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

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

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,
GREETING:

WHEREAS by "The Regulation of Elections Act,
1870," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for
the Governor, by Warrant under his hand, from time
to time to appoint Polling Places for each Electoral
District, within or within one mile of the limits
thereof, and to appoint any one of such Polling
Places to be the Principal Polling Place for the
District, and all or any of such Polling Places from
time to time to abolish, and, if he think fit, to appoint
other Polling Places in lieu of those abolished, and
that every such Warrant shall be published in the
New Zealand Gazette: Provided always that no
Polling Place shall be appointed by the Governor
under the said Act unless he shall be first satisfied
that the place to be appointed is more convenient than
any other for at least twenty electors to record their
votes thereat:

And whereas by Warrant under the hand of the
Governor, bearing date the fourth day of February,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, C. R.
Marten's House, was appointed a Polling Place for
the District of Aparima, for the election of Members
of the Provincial Council of Otago:

And whereas it is expedient to abolish the same:

Now know ye that I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen,
the Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of the
power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do
hereby abolish the above-named Polling Place for the
District of Aparima, for the election of Members of
the Provincial Council of Otago.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of
Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor
and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her
Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the
same; and issued at Wellington, this
twenty-fourth day of February, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one.

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

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and
authority in this behalf enabling me, I,
George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, do hereby fix and appoint that
sittings of the District Court of the Otago Gold

Fields during the months of May and June next
shall be held as follows:-
In the Resident Magistrate's Court at Naseby,
on the second Wednesday in May next.
In the Resident Magistrate's Court at Clyde,
on the Monday next after the second Wed-
nesday in May next.
In the Resident Magistrate's Court at Queens-
town, on the Monday second after the second
Wednesday in May next.
In the Resident Magistrate's Court at Lawrence,
on the second Tuesday in June next.
Provided that in case any of the days so fixed as
aforesaid shall happen to be a holiday, then the
Court appointed for that day shall be holden on the
first day thereafter, not being a holiday.

Issued this seventeenth day of February, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

HENRY SEWELL.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1871.

THE following Regulations for the employment in
the service of the Colonial Government of New
Zealand of persons who do not come within the
terms of sections 13 and 16 of "The Civil Service
Act, 1866," are published for general information.

These Regulations apply to all Departments of
Government in the Colony, excepting the Staff of
His Excellency the Governor, and the Departments
under the control of the Postmaster-General and
Telegraph Commissioner respectively.

W. GISBORNE.

Regulations for the Appointment of Writers to the
Departments of the Civil Service of New Zealand.
Writers will be nominated and finally appointed
by the Responsible Minister in charge of the De-
partment.

The limits of age for admission will be from 23 to
40 years.

Candidates must be persons of good character, and
must produce satisfactory certificates to that effect
from their previous employers, or, should they not
have been previously employed, from other persons
of respectability.

They will be examined in the following subjects,
namely:-
(a) A good clear handwriting.
(b) Writing from dictation with ease and cor-
rectness.
(c) A knowledge of the first four rules of
arithmetic.

Candidates who may pass a satisfactory examina-
tion in the above subjects will be placed on the List
of Writers for employment whenever their services
may be required.

Writers will be paid at the following rates, viz. :-
10s. a day for six days in the week, for the first year,
and to rise by sixpence a day for each year's service
to a maximum of 15s. a day.

Advancement to the higher rates of pay will be
dependent on efficiency and good conduct; and the
heads of the Departments in which they may be
employed will make an annual report respecting
them, separate from, but similar to, the present
return of "Ages, Capacities, &c.;" and if then or at
any other time they are reported as not having in all
respects conducted themselves satisfactorily, they
will be forthwith discharged.

In the event of the services of the Writers being no
longer required, for any other cause than that their
conduct has not been in all respects satisfactory, one
month's notice of discharge will be given to those
who may have served for a shorter time than one