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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Correspondence to be addressed to the Hon. the Minister
of Justice.

Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 25th November, 1872.

NOTICE.-Judicial Officers and others are in-
formed that Correspondence on subjects con-
nected with the administration of Justice will now be
received by the Hon. the Minister of Justice, and
should be addressed to him, instead of to the Hon.
Colonial Secretary (Judicial Branch), the Attorney-
General, or the Assistant Law Officer.

JOHN BATHGATE.

Establishing Port of Poverty Bay.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

IN exercise of the power in me for this purpose
vested by "The Customs Regulation Act,
1858," I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor
of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint
that, on and from the day of the date hereof, there
shall be within the Province of Auckland a port to
be called

THE PORT OF POVERTY BAY,
the limits whereof shall be as follows:-
The waters of Poverty Bay, inside of a straight line
drawn from Tua-hine, the North Head, to the South
or Young Nick's Head, including the Rivers Turanga-
nui, Koputetea, and Wero Wero; together with the
town site of Gisborne, as delineated on the official
plan of the same.

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, Gover-
nor 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 twelfth day of November,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-two.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS.
Governor's Order, No. 104.]

Legal Landing Place at Gisborne.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

IN exercise of the power in me for this purpose
vested by "The Customs Regulation Act, 1858,"
I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint that, on
and from the day of the date hereof, the Public Wharf
running out from the Native Reserve, which is
bounded on the North by the Town of Gisborne, and
on the South by the Waikanae Stream, shall be
deemed and taken to be the legal Landing Place at
the Port of Poverty Bay for the lading and un-
lading of goods under "The Customs Regulation
Act, 1858."

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, at the Government
House, at Wellington, this twelfth day of
November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS.
Governor's Order, No. 105.]

Warehousing Port at Poverty Bay.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

IN exercise of the power in me for this purpose
vested by "The Customs Regulation Act, 1858,"
I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of the
Port of Poverty Bay shall be a Warehousing Port
for the purposes of "The Customs Regulation Act,
1858," and do hereby approve of the same as a Port
for the importation of Tobacco.

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, at the Govern-
ment House, at Wellington, this twelfth
day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS.
Governor's Order, No. 106.]

Collector of Customs at Poverty Bay.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 13th November, 1872.

IN pursuance of the powers delegated to the Com-
missioner of Customs by His Excellency the
Governor,

GEORGE FREDERICK HARRIS, Esq.,
has been appointed Collector of Customs at the
Port of Poverty Bay.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner.

Inspector of Distilleries appointed.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 13th November, 1872.

IT is hereby notified, that
GEORGE FREDERICK HARRIS, Esq.,
Collector of Customs, Poverty Bay, has been ap-
pointed an Inspector of Distilleries, under the pro-
visions of "The Distillation Act, 1868."

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

Post Offices Closed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1872.

THE following List of Offices which have been
closed in the Colony, is published for general
information.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Post Offices Opened.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1872.

THE following List of additional Post Offices which
have been opened in the Colony, is published for
general information.

JULIUS VOGEL.