THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

struction of sections two and three of the said line of
railway, and it is expedient that I should delegate to
the person hereinafter named full power to accept such
tenders, and to enter into the necessary contracts for
the construction and completion of the said line of
railway, as hereinafter set forth :

Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the
Governor of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers
contained in the said first-mentioned Act, do by this
my Warrant under my hand delegate to

The Honorable FRANCIS DILLON BELL,
of Dunedin, in the Province of Otago, full power and
authority to accept any tender or tenders for the
construction and completion of sections two and three
of the said line of railway from Dunedin to Clutha as
aforesaid, upon such terms and conditions as to him
shall seem meet and expedient (subject, however, to
the provisions of the said Acts) ; and further, to sign,
execute, and enter into any contract or contracts
with any person or persons which may be requisite
or necessary, under the provisions of the said Acts or
either of them, for the construction and completion
of the said sections two and three of the said line of
railway.

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 third day of June, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one.
W. GISBORNE.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

IN pursuance of the power vested in me by the
provisions of "The Native Lands Frauds Pre-
vention Act, 1870:"

I, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
by this Warrant under my hand appoint

HANSON TURTON, Esquire, of Napier,
to be a Trust Commissioner under the said Act for

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

IN pursuance of the power vested in me by the
provisions of "The Native Lands Frauds Pre-
vention Act, 1870:"

I, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
by this Warrant under my hand appoint

The Honorable DANIEL POLLEN, of Auckland,
to be a Trust Commissioner under the said Act for

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the Auckland District, as the same is defined by a
Proclamation bearing even date herewith.

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 eleventh day of May, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one.
W. GISBORNE.

Approved in Council.
WILLIAM FOX, Presiding.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd June, 1871.

IT is hereby notified, that, in conformity with clause
133 of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867,"
the name of

PHILIP AARON PHILIPS, Esq.,
has been sent in to this office by the Town Clerk
as having been elected Mayor of the Borough of
Auckland.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 2nd June, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
reappoint

WILLIAM SPENCER VON STURMER, Esq., J.P.,
to be a Resident Magistrate for the Resident Magis-
trate's District of Bay of Islands. This appointment
to date from the 25th March last.
W. GISBORNE.

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 31st May, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

Major NOAKE,
Resident Magistrate at Patea, to be a Licensing
Officer under "The Arms Act, 1860."
HENRY SEWELL.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 1st June, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM RUSSELL, Esq.,
to be Deputy Commissioner of Stamp Duties for the
District of Southland, vice William Stuart, Esq.,
promoted. This appointment takes effect on and
from the 1st June, 1871.
HENRY SEWELL.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 22nd May, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOHN BLACKETT, Esq., C.E.,
to be Marine Engineer for the Colony of New Zea-
land.
HENRY SEWELL.