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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Patents Act, 1870," dated the 16th day of March,
1871, in favour of
WILLIAM JOSEPH LANDE,
of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Commission
Merchant, of Letters of Registration, dated the 18th
day of November, 1870, granted in the Colony of
New South Wales, for an Invention or Discovery,
intituled "A new Composition for Bleaching Wool."
W. GISBORNE.

In the Province of Canterbury--
Waipara, Halket Town, Mount Somers, North
Rakaia, Brookside, Upper Riccarton, Makikihi, Wal-
tham, Stanmore Road.
In the Province of Otago--
Bendigo, Tuapeka Mouth, Havelock, Morven,
Martin's Bay, Marewhenua, Murrayville, Greytown,
Coal Creek Flat, Bald Hill, Groper's Bush, Glen-
orchy, Waikaka.
In the Province of Hawke's Bay--
Taradale.
County of Westland--
Kelly's Creek, Marsden, Saltwater Beach, Lake
Brunner, Harcourt's Ferry, Gillespie's, Hunt's
Beach, Five Mile Beach.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 2nd May, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
CHARLES MELLSOP, Esq., R.M.,
to be Resident Magistrate for the District of
Onehunga.
W. GISBORNE.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 1st May, 1871.
THE following List of Post Offices abolished since
the 1st January, 1870, is published for general
information.
W. GISBORNE
(for the Postmaster-General).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 3rd May, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
DUNCAN GUY, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Nelson, vice J. Harley, Esq., resigned; and
JOSHUA GREEN, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Picton, vice D. Guy, Esq., transferred.
W. GISBORNE.

In the Province of Auckland--
Mangawai.
In the Province of Nelson--
Farewell Spit.
In the Province of Marlborough--
Mahakipawa.
Cape Campbell.
In the Province of Canterbury--
Weka Pass.
In the Province of Otago--
Greytown, Gibbston.

Native Office,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize
WILLIAM HENRY TUCKER,
of Gisborne, to act as Interpreter under "The Native
Lands Act, 1865," and "The Native Lands Act,
1867."
W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

General Post Office,
Wellington, 1st May, 1871.
IN virtue of the powers delegated to the Postmaster-
General by His Excellency the Governor, the
following appointments have been made in the Postal
Service of the Colony.
W. GISBORNE
(for the Postmaster-General).

General Post Office,
Wellington, 1st May, 1871.
THE following List of Post Offices opened since
the 1st January, 1870, is published for general
information.
W. GISBORNE
(for the Postmaster-General).

In the Province of Auckland--
Pukekohe West, Hakaru, Puhoi, Deary Flat,
Waikoukou, Huntly Lodge, Richmond, Wharehine,
Okaihau, Ruato, Parakakau, Driving Creek, Tiki,
Kaipara Flats, North Oruawharoa, Mangarei West,
Rotorua, Taupo, Tarawera, Great Barrier, Waima,
Omaha, Whapu, Williamson's Clearing, Waitetuna,
Churchill.
In the Province of Taranaki--
Opunake.
In the Province of Wellington--
Alfredton, Palmerston, Te Nui, Wainui-o-mata,
Waitotara Ferry, Porirua Ferry, Johnsonville, Tawa
Flat, Kaiwarra, Ohariu, Horikiwi.
In the Province of Nelson--
Nga Timoti, Wangapeka, Napoleon Hill, Lyell,
Thorpe, Bedstead Gully, Clifton, No Town, Mataki-
taki, Reefton, Half Ounce.
In the Province of Marlborough--
Kaituna Valley, Bartlett's Creek.

AUCKLAND.
| Name. | To be Postmaster at | From |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| A. Blair | Gisborne | 1 July, 1870 |
| A. P. Ratcliffe | Ruato | 1 Aug., 1870 |
| W. Hutson | Parakakau | 24 Aug., 1870 |
| Geo. Goldie | Eden Terrace | 1 July, 1870 |
| John McPherson | Richmond | 1 Sept., 1870 |
| M. M. Kirkbridge | Omaha | 1 Jan., 1871 |
| Thos. Woollams | Driving Creek | 1 Nov., 1870 |
| E. Nicholson | Whapu | 1 Jan., 1871 |
| F. W. Hutton | Churchill | 10 Oct., 1870 |
| W. J. Cleary | Panmure | 1 Nov., 1870 |
| William Thorley | Tiki | 20 Nov., 1870 |
| William Ashdown | Drury | 16 Nov., 1870 |
| John Collins | Tuakau | 1 Dec., 1870 |
| George Martin | Williamson's Clearing | 1 Dec., 1870 |
| John Pennington | Whata Whata | 1 Dec., 1870 |
| James H. Sheath | Tauranga | 1 Feb., 1871 |
| S. Macalister | Rotorua | 1 Jan., 1871 |
| G. M. Park | Taupo | 1 Jan., 1871 |
| Robt. White | Tarawera | 1 Jan., 1871 |
| J. R. Wilcox | Maketu | 1 Feb., 1871 |
| John Weare | Ararimu | 1 Jan., 1871 |
| Alex. Thompson | Kaipara Flats | 1 Jan., 1871 |
| E. Yates | North Oruawharoa | 1 Feb., 1871 |
| John Short | Mangarei West | 1 Feb., 1871 |
| John Avent | Opotiki | 1 Mar., 1871 |
| William Rogers | Great Barrier | 15 Mar., 1871 |
| H. W. Tizard | Waima | 16 April, 1871 |
| J. H. Harrison | Waiuku | 1 Mar., 1871 |
| Margt. H. Fleetwood | Tararu | 1 Sept.,1870 |