THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
613

I, Thomas Valentine Brown, of the Town of Wan-
ganui, in the Province of Wellington, in the Colony
of New Zealand, corndealer, do solemnly and
sincerely declare that all the signatures initialled
by me with the letters "T.V.B.," 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."

T. V. BROWN.

Made, signed, and declared at Wanganui, in the
Province of Wellington, in the Colony of
New Zealand, this twenty-first day of
October, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one, before me,

THOS. WATERS,
A Justice of the Peace in and for the
Colony of New Zealand.

I, John Duthie, of the Town of Wanganui, in the
Province of Wellington in the Colony of New Zealand,
ironmonger, do solemnly and sincerely declare that
all the signatures initialled by me with the letters
"J.D.," 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, in-
tituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."

JOHN DUTHIE.

Made, signed, and declared at Wanganui, in the
Province of Wellington, in the Colony of
New Zealand, this twenty-first day of
October, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one, before me,

THOS. WATERS, J.P.,
A Justice of the Peace in and for the
Colony of New Zealand.

I, Francis Williamson, of the Town of Wanganui,
in the Province of Wellington, in the Colony of New
Zealand, florist, do solemnly and sincerely declare
that all the signatures initialled by me with the
letters "F.W.," 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 householdors of the district therein
referred 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."

FRANCIS WILLIAMSON.

Made, signed, and declared at Wanganui, in the
Province of Wellington, in the Colony of
New Zealand, this twenty-first day of
October, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one, before me,

JOSEPH WILLCOX,
A Justice of the Peace in and for the
Colony of New Zealand.

I, James Swan, of the Town of Wanganui, in the
Province of Wellington, in the Colony of New Zea-
land, poundkeeper, do solemnly and sincerely declare
that all the signatures initialed by me with the letters
"J.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 declaration conscientiously
believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an
Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, in-
tituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."

JAMES SWAN.

Made, signed, and declared at Wanganui, in the
Province of Wellington, in the Colony of
New Zealand, this twenty-first day of
October, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one, before me,

JOSEPH WILLCOX,
A Justice of the Peace in and for the
Colony of New Zealand.

Superintendent's Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1871.

SIR,—I have the honor to forward a Petition to His
Excellency the Governor for a Municipality, from
the Inhabitants of the Town of Wanganui, and to
state that I concur in the prayer of the petitioners.

I have, &c.,
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Superintendent.

The Hon. W. Gisborne,
Colonial Secretary, Wellington.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th November, 1871.

THE following Despatches, with Enclosures, from
the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, are published for general information.

W. GISBORNE.

[CIRCULAR.]

Downing Street, 10th August, 1871.

SIR,—I transmit to you, at the request of the
Civil Service Commissioners, the enclosed Regula-
tions for an Examination of Candidates for the
Civil Service of India, which is to be held in March,
1872.

The Officer Administering
I have, &c.,
KIMBERLEY.
the Government of New Zealand.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

REGULATIONS FOR THE OPEN COMPETITION OF 1872.

N.B.—The Regulations are liable to be altered in
future years.

1. On Tuesday, March 19, 1872, and following
   days, an Examination of Candidates will be held in
   London. At this examination not fewer than
   Candidates will be selected, if so many shall be found
   duly qualified. Of these, will be selected for
   the Presidency of Bengal, for the Upper
   Provinces, and for the Lower Provinces,]
   for that of Madras, and for that of
   Bombay.* Notice will he hereafter given of the
   days and place of examination.

2. Any person desirous of competing at this Exami-
   nation, must produce to the Civil Service Commis-
   sioners, before the 1st of February, 1872, evidence
   showing—

(a.) That he is a natural-born subject of Her
Majesty.
(b.) That his age, on the 1st March, 1872, will
be above seventeen years and under twenty-
one years. [N.B. In the case of Natives of
India this must be certified by the Govern-
ment of India, or of the Presidency or Pro-
vince in which the Candidate may have
resided.]

• The number of appointments to be made, and the number
  in each Presidency, &c., will be announced hereafter.