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consent of the Executive Council of the said Colony,
in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority
for that purpose vested in him by the said Act,
doth hereby delegate unto
THOMAS BANNATYNE GILLIES, Esq.,
the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, all
the powers vested in the Governor by the said Act;
to have, hold, and exercise such powers, subject to
the provisions of the said Act, so long as he shall be
and remain the Superintendent of the Province of
Auckland: Provided, however, that this delegation
shall not take effect until the nineteenth day of June
instant.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.

Approved in Council.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Reserve for Quarantine Station.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
eighteenth day of June, 1873.
Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Waste Lands Act, 1858," it
is enacted that it shall be lawful for the
Governor in Council, at any time, and from time to
time, to except from sale, and either reserve to Her
Majesty or dispose of in such other manner as for
the public interest may seem best, such of the Waste
Lands of the Crown, in any of the Provinces of the
Colony, as may be required for the purposes of
Military Defence, or for the construction of Trunk
Lines of Road, or as Sites for Public Buildings for
the use of the General Government, or for other
purposes of public utility or convenience:

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the Colony, in exercise and in pursuance
of the power and authority in that behalf vested in
him, doth hereby except from sale and reserve to
Her Majesty the several parcels of the Waste Lands
of the Crown particularly specified and described in
the Schedule hereunder written, for the purposes in
the said Schedule mentioned and set opposite the
descriptions of the said parcels of land respectively.

SCHEDULE.

Description of Reserve.

Province of Wellington.
All that parcel of land containing
by admeasurement sixty-seven
acres two roods and twenty-
four perches (67A. 2R. 24г.)
more or less, being situated in
Wellington Harbour, and known
as Somes Island.

Purpose of Reserve.

Site for Quarantine Station
or other uses of the
General Government of
New Zealand.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Reserve for Quarantine Station.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

TO WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, Esquire, Superintendent
of the Province of Wellington.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the several parcels
of Waste Lands of the Crown particularly
specified and described in the Schedule hereunder
written, are required for the purposes mentioned and
set opposite to the descriptions of the said parcels of
land respectively in the said Schedule, and that the
same have been respectively excepted from sale and
reserved to Her Majesty by the Orders in Council
bearing the dates mentioned in the second column of
the said Schedule.
Wellington, 18th June, 1873.

SCHEDULE.

FIRST COLUMN. | SECOND COLUMN.
Description of Land. | Purpose for which Reserve | Date of Order
| is made. | in Council
| excepting Land
| from Sale.
Province of Wellington. | Site for Quarantine | 18th June, 1873.
All that parcel of land containing | Station or other |
by admeasurement sixty-seven | uses of the Gen- |
acres two roods and twenty-four | eral Government |
perches (67a. 2r. 24p.) more or | of New Zealand. |
less, being situated in Welling- |
ton Harbour, and known as |
Somes Island. |

Appointment of Militia and Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th June, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the undermentioned promotions and ap-
pointments, viz. :-

In the New Zealand Militia.
Lieutenant Harry Travers Owen to be Captain.
Date of commission, 30th May, 1873.
Ensign Thomas Humphries to be Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 3rd June, 1873.

In the East Taieri Rifle Volunteers.
David Andrew to be Lieutenant. Date of commis-
sion, 6th January, 1873.
David Christie to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 6th January, 1873.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Appointments.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 14th June, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Officer Administering the
Government has been pleased to make the
following appointments in the Public Works De-
partment :-

WELLINGTON CARRINGTON, Junior Assistant
Engineer (Waikato), from 1st April, 1873.
JAMES R. BROWNE, Draftsman (Christchurch),
from 3rd April.
JOHN CONWAY FREW, Resident Engineer (West-
land), from 1st May.
CAREY THOMAS BROWN, Draftsman (Wellington),
from 1st May.
WILLIAM BRUNTON, District Engineer (Invercar-
gill), from 4th May.
J. R. MARTEN, Clerk to District Engineer (Christ-
church), from 21st May.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.

Assessor appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 11th June, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
RAWIRI KAHIA
to be an Assessor for the purposes of "The Resident
Magistrates Act, 1867," "The Native Circuit Courts
Act, 1858," and "The Native Circuit Courts Act
Amendment Act, 1862," within the District of
Taupo.
DONALD MCLEAN.