THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 111

year, and three months' notice to those who may
have served for a longer period.
Writers will have no claim to superannuation, but
if incapacitated by age, illness, or accident, they will,
provided their conduct has been good and their
services have extended continuously over a period of
five years, be allowed gratuities at the rate of one
month's pay for each year's service, not to exceed
twelve months' pay on the whole.
Candidates are especially to understand that
Writers will not only have no claim to appointments
on the establishment, but will be ineligible for such
appointments, except under the 16th section of
"The Civil Service Act, 1866."

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WILLIAM STUART, Esq.,
to be Registration Officer for the election of Members
of the House of Representatives for the Electoral
Districts of Invercargill and Mataura.
WILLIAM Fox
(in the absence of Mr. Gisborne).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1871.
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.:-

Name. Residence. Occupation.
Georg Ludemann ... Queenstown, Otago... Wool-
scourer.
Friedrich Reichel ... Riverton, Otago ... Miner.
George Arndt ... Arrowtown, Otago ... Butcher.
Hinnrich Diedrichs ... Hokitika ... Cattle-dealer.
William Geisow ... Queenstown, Otago... Clerk.
William Nathan Richards Naseby, Mount Ida, Restaurant-
Otago keeper.
Bazile Bremond ... Maori Gully, Westland Storekeeper.

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

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1871.
ENQUIRIES having been made respecting a person
named
JAMES EDWARD YOUNG,
formerly of 2, Perseverance Place, Coburg Road, Old
Kent Road, London, a Sailor by profession, and now
about 20 years of age, height 5 feet 6 inches, dark
eyes, and rather a broad nose, dark complexion and
dark hair. Last heard of in 1868, when he was
steward on board a vessel called the "Sarah," trading
between Australia and New Zealand. Any one who
can give any information respecting him is requested
to communicate with this office.
By command.
G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1871.
ENQUIRIES having been made respecting a
named
THOMAS SELBY TUCKER,
who joined the 2nd Waikato Regiment in 1863, and
was discharged in 1864, since when nothing is known
of him, any person who can give any information
respecting him is requested to communicate with
this office.

Tucker is about 36 years of age, of middle stature,
upright, good features, straight nose, brown hair,
light hazel eyes, looking grey. Has been sometimes
called by his second name, "Selby."

By command.
G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 23rd February, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
D. S. DURIE, Esq.,
of his appointment as Deputy Sheriff for Wanganui.
HENRY SEWELL
(in the absence of Mr. Gisborne).

Office of the Chief Inspector of Distilleries,
Wellington, 20th February, 1871.
IT is hereby notified for general information, that
the under-mentioned
CHARLES RITCHIE HOWDEN,
of the New Zealand Distillery, Dunedin, and
WILLIAM JOSEPH CAWKWELL,
of the Crown Distillery, Auckland, have been duly
licensed to distil Spirits, under the provisions of "The
Distillation Act, 1868."
HENRY SEWELL,
Commissioner of Customs.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 1 of 1871.
Customs Department,
(Marine Branch,)
Wellington, 20th February, 1871.
THE following Notice to Mariners, received from
the Government of Victoria, is published for
general information.
HENRY SEWELL.

SWAN SPIT SHOAL.
MASTERS, Pilots, and others are hereby informed that
a black buoy has been placed in twenty-one (21) feet
water at the S.E. end of the shoal which has recently
formed to the eastward of the Swan Spit. The fol-
lowing bearings mark the position of the buoy, viz.:-
High light at Shortland's Bluff in line with the
west end of Swan Spit Light, S.W. by W.
No. 12 Perch Buoy just open to the eastward of
the West Channel Lightship (swung to the
ebb). Swan Beacon W.IN.
The shoal, which has irregular soundings from
thirteen to seventeen feet, lies N.N.W. about one
cable length from the buoy, and is about half a cable
in width, having twenty-two feet water at its outer
or eastern edge.
CHARLES B. PAYNE,
Chief Harbour Master.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Melbourne, 14th January, 1871.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1871.
PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1854," the following names of Officiating Ministers,
within the meaning of the said Act, are published for
general information :--
Free Church of Scotland.
The Reverend GEORGE MCCULLOUGH REED.