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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Clerk of Resident Magistrate's Court.

Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 18th March, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
Mr. JAMES MCINNES
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Greenstone, Westland, vice Mr. T. Hinchliff, from
and after the 1st proximo.

JOHN BATHGATE.

Appointment of Registrar, Joint Stock Companies.

Treasury,
Wellington, 13th March, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint
LOWTHER BROAD, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, vice C. L.
McLean, Esq. Appointment to date from 1st April,
proximo.

JOHN BATHGATE,
(in the absence of Mr. Vogel).

Appointment of Receivers of Gold Revenue.

Treasury,
Wellington, 18th March, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
Mr. JAMES MCINNES
to be Receiver of Gold Revenue at Greenstone, vice
Mr. Thomas Hinchliff; and
Mr. WILLIAM EMERSON
to be Receiver of Gold Revenue at Kanieri, vice Mr.
C. J. Halliday. Both appointments to date from 1st
April proximo.

JOHN BATHGATE.

NOTICES TO MARINERS.
No. 6 of 1873.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 13th March, 1873.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from
South Australia and Western Australia, are
published for general information.

JOHN BATHGATE,
(in absence of Commissioner of Customs).

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—SPENCER'S GULF.

NOTICE is hereby given, that information has been
received from Staff-Commander F. Howard, R.N., of
H.M. Surveying Schooner "Beatrice," that a rock
having only 9 feet water on it at low water, with
from 7 to 8 fathoms all round it at one cable's length
distance from its centre, has been discovered, with
the following bearings from the rock:—Small islet
off Cape Donnington, N. 49 degrees W. true distant
10.2 miles. Highest part of Dangerous Reef, N. 68
degrees E. true distant 2.8 miles.

This notice affects Admiralty Chart, Sheet No.
2,389.

GEO. E. DEMOLE,
Secretary.

Marine Board Office,
Port Adelaide, 10th February, 1873.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Surveyor General's Office,
Perth, 15th June, 1872.

THE following notification is published for the
information of Masters of vessels and the public
generally.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Surveyor-General.

Bunbury Lighthouse.

THE true bearing of Bunbury Lighthouse from Cape
Naturaliste is 64 deg. 28 min. East of North.
The height of the light above ordinary high water-
mark is 117 feet; and supposing the eye to be 15 feet
above sea level, it may be visible for about fifteen and
a half nautical miles.

Change of Name of a Post Office.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 13th March, 1873.

IT is hereby notified for general information, that
the name of the Post Office in the Province of
Auckland lately called "Wangaroa," has been
changed to
KAIO.
By order,
W. GRAY, Jun.,
(in the absence of the Secretary).

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 17th March, 1873.

THE following lists of successful and unsuccessful
Tenderers are published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.

RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON RAILWAY.

Accepted:
£ s. d.
Edward G. Wright, Christchurch... ... 15,269 0 0

Declined:
Allan and Stumbles, Timaru ... 15,217 2 9
Bird and Co., Christchurch ... 16,662 0 0
Joseph Taylor, Christchurch ... 17,242 3 10
Joseph Hadfield, Christchurch ... 18,039 14 0
William Stocks, Christchurch ... 18,215 16 0
Henry Wrigg, Auckland ... 18,960 0 0
Hayter, Hall, and Jackson, Christchurch 19,148 0 0

NOTE.—The Government having determined to provide
sleepers, the amounts agreed to be allowed on that account by
Mr. E. G. Wright and Messrs. Allan and Stumbles respectively,
reduced Mr. Wright's tender below that of Messrs. Allan and
Stumbles, viz.,—Mr. Wright, £7,581 16s. 4d.; Messrs. Allan
and Stumbles, £8,154 8s. 3d.

RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON RAILWAY.
(Alternative Tenders.)

Declined:
Allan and Stumbles, Timaru ... 2,544 10 5
Joseph Taylor, Christchurch ... 3,234 7 10
Edward G. Wright, Christchurch ... 3,596 0 0
William Stocks, Christchurch ... 4,480 5 0
Hayter, Hall, and Jackson, Christchurch 5,230 11 0
Joseph Hadfield, Christchurch ... 6,150 2 0
Henry Wrigg, Auckland ... 8,600 0 0

NOTE.—All these alternative tenders for a portion of the work
were declined, in consequence of the acceptance of a tender
for the whole work.—Mr. E. G. Wright's tender as above.

SLEEPERS FOR CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
(Totara, Jarrah, Black Pine (Matai), or Puriri.)

Accepted to the extent of 100,000 : s. d.
Calder, Blacklock, and Co., Invercargill, 150,000,
totara and black pine, delivered at Lyttelton,
each ... 3 4 1/2