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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

IN pursuance of the power and authority vested in
me for that purpose by "The Westland Waste
Lands Act, 1870," I do hereby determine that the
Township of Mahinapau, in the County of Westland,
as the same is defined by a Proclamation made the
twenty-seventh day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-two, shall be surveyed and
divided into sections containing one quarter of an
acre each, and that such sections shall be sold as
in manner directed by the said Act, at the upset
price of thirty-five pounds per acre, the size of such
sections and the upset price thereof hereby deter-
mined being fixed in accordance with the recommen-
dation of the County Council of the said County, as
expressed in a resolution passed by that body on the
twenty-second day of February, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-two.

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-ninth day of
June, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-two.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 29th June, 1872.

THE following Acts, passed by the General Assem-
bly of New Zealand, in the Session held in the
thirty-fifth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen
Victoria, intituled

No. 3, "The Customs Tariff Act, 1871,"
No. 61, "The Merchant Ships Officers Ex-
amination Act Amendment Act, 1871,"
No. 77, "The Wellington Special Settlements
Act, 1871,"

having been laid before the Queen, in conformity
with the provisions of the Constitution Act, His
Excellency the Governor has been informed by the
Secretary of State that Her Majesty will not be
advised to exercise her power of disallowance with
respect to those Acts.
W. GISBORNE.

Native Office,
Wellington, 18th June, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

JOHN EDWARD GRACE,
of Auckland, to act as Interpreter under "The
Native Lands Act, 1865," and "The Native Lands
Act, 1867."
WILLIAM FOX.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 25th July, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

The SECRETARY of CUSTOMS, or the OFFICER
for the time being in Charge of the MARINE
DEPARTMENT,
to sign and issue Certificates of Competency and
Certificates of Service in pursuance of the provisions
contained in "The Merchant Ships Officers Exami-
nation Act, 1870," and "The Merchant Ships Officers
Examination Act Amendment Act, 1871."
JULIUS VOGEL.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 25th June, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

ALFRED PETER RATCLIFFE
to be Deputy Harbour Master for the Port of
Whangaroa, in the Province of Auckland.
JULIUS VOGEL.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to make the under-mentioned appointments,
viz.:-

In the Victoria Company, Auckland Rifle Volunteers.
Owen Mahon to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 16th May, 1872.

In the Fern Ground Rifle Volunteers.
James Cruickshank to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 12th October, 1870.
Henry Burt to be Lieutenant. Date of commission,
12th October, 1870.
Frank Charsley Lindley Searancke to be Sub-
Lieutenant. Date of commission, 12th October,
1870.

In the Sir George Grey Rangers Rifle Volunteers.
Nathaniel Valentine to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 22nd August, 1870.
Samuel John Tocker to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 22nd August, 1870.
William Buick to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 22nd August, 1870.
W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commissions held
by the under-mentioned officers, viz.:-

Major N. G. Morse, as Officer Commanding
Nelson Militia and Volunteers.
Captain A. McFarland, Dunedin Artillery Volun-
teers.
Lieutenant J. Coates, Waikato Rifle Volunteers.
Ensign W. H. McCabe, Nelson (City) Rifle
Volunteers.
W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1872.

ENQUIRIES having been made respecting a person
named
EDWARD LLOYD TREVOR,
who left the County Down, Ireland, in 1865, for
New Zealand, where he served in the 1st Waikato
Regiment, and on leaving that corps proceeded to
the Thames Gold Field; any one who can give any
information respecting him is requested to com-
municate with this Office.

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

Clerk of the Writs' Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1872.

THE Deputy Clerk of the Writs has received a
Return to the Writ issued by him on the 6th
day of May, 1872, for the election of a Member to
serve in the House of Representatives of New Zea-
land for the Electoral District hereinafter specified;
and by the indorsement on such Writ it appears that