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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen,
the Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of the
power and authority in me vested by the said Act,
do hereby appoint the following place to be an
additional Polling Place for the District of Caversham,
for the election of Members of the Provincial Council
of the Province of Otago, namely,—

The Kaikorai School House, Roslyn.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Gross 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, at the Government
House, at Wellington, this fifth day of
September, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-
two.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 6th September, 1872.

THE following Acts, passed by the Provincial
Council and reserved by the Superintendent of
the Province of Hawke's Bay for the signification of
the Governor's pleasure thereon, intituled

"The Meanee Toll Gate Act, 1872," and
"The Port Ahuriri Bridge Act, 1872,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to assent to the same.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

HENRY ALDBOROUGH STRATFORD, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths,
and Marriages, for the District of Arrow, as the same
is defined in Proclamation of 30th day of November,
1865, and published in New Zealand Gazette, No. 48,
of 11th day of December, 1865, vice Richard Edward
Field, Esq., resigned.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

RICHARD EDWARD FIELD, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths,
and Marriages, for the District of Hamilton, as the
same is defined in Proclamation of 11th day of
January, 1871, and published in New Zealand Gazette,
No. 2, of 12th day of January, 1871, vice Henry
Aldborough Stratford, Esq., resigned.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 5th September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

GEORGE CONDIE, Esq.,
of Petane, Hawke's Bay, to be a Justice of the Peace
for the Colony.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned promotion and ap-
pointments, viz. :-

In the New Zealand Militia.
Sub-Lieutenant Samuel Tomlin Horsfall to be Lieu-
tenant. Date of commission, 15th April, 1872.

In the Thames Naval Volunteers.
James Duncan Grant to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 27th April, 1872.

In the No. 1 (Victoria) Company, Auckland Rifle
Volunteer Cadets.
Walter Miller to be Honorary Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 3rd June, 1872.
Archibald Bruce to be Honorary Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 3rd June, 1872.

In the No. 2 (Victoria) Company, Auckland Rifle
Volunteer Cadets.
William Patrick Sheehan to be Honorary Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 3rd June, 1872.
John Connolly to be Honorary Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 3rd June, 1872.

In the Te Aro School Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
William Howard Holmes to be Honorary Captain.
Date of commission, 13th November, 1871.

In the Hutt Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
Charles Collett to be Honorary Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 6th December, 1871.
DONALD MCLEAN.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

DR. E. PALEY, Inspector of Lunatic Asylums
for the Colony of Victoria,
to frank and receive, free from prepayment of
postage, Letters and Packets sent through the Post
on the Public Service, during his stay in New
Zealand.
JULIUS VOGEL.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1872.

IT is hereby notified for public information, that
the following Rates of Postage are chargeable on
Correspondence, vid San Francisco, for the under-
mentioned places :-

WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA.
Letters.
Not exceeding ½ oz.... ... ... 1 6
Every additional ½ oz., or fraction of ½ oz. 1 6
Newspapers.
Not exceeding 4 oz., each ... ... 0 3
Book Packets.
Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... 0 9
Not exceeding 8 oz. ... ... 1 6
Every additional 8 oz., or fraction of 8 oz. 1 6

BRITISH WEST INDIES.
Letters.
Not exceeding ½ oz. ... ... 1 4
Every additional ½ oz., or fraction of ½ oz. 1 4
Newspapers.
Not exceeding 4 oz., each ... ... 0 3
Book Packets.
Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... 0 9
Not exceeding 8 oz. ... ... 1 6
Every additional 8 oz., or fraction of 8 oz. 1 6

By order of the Postmaster-General.
W. GRAY
(for the Secretary).