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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
the district therein referred to; and I make this
solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the
same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The
Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."
F. C. DEAN.
Made and declared this 19th day of July, 1873,
before me,
H. CHAS. LAWLOR,
A Justice of the Peace for the Colony
of New Zealand.

I, Frederick Arthur Pulleine, of Grahamstown,
Thames Gold Field, in the Province of Auckland, in
the Colony of New Zealand, Commission Agent, &c.,
do solemnly and sincerely declare that all the sig-
natures, initialed by me with the letters marked
F. A. P., affixed to the annexed Petition marked A.,
are the genuine signatures of the persons they pur-
port to be, and that such persons are inhabitant
householders of the district therein referred to;
and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously
believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an
Act of the General Assembly intituled "The Justices
of the Peace Act, 1866."
F. A. PULLEINE,
Made and declared this 19th day of July, 1873,
before me,
ALBERT J. ALLOM,
A Justice of the Peace for the Colony
of New Zealand.

I, John McNaughtan, of Grahamstown, Thames
Gold Field, in the Province of Auckland, in the
Colony of New Zealand, Accountant, &c., do solemnly
and sincerely declare that all the signatures initialed
by me with the letters marked J. McN., affixed to
the annexed Petition marked A. are the genuine
signatures of the persons they purport to be, and
that such persons are inhabitant householders of the
district therein named; and I make this solemn
declaration conscientiously believing the same to
be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General
Assembly intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act,
1866,"
JNO. MCNAUGHTAN.
Made and declared this 19th day of July, 1873,
before me,
H. CHAS. LAWLOR,
A Justice of the Peace for the Colony
of New Zealand.

Wellington, 23rd August, 1873.
SIR, I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of
yours of yesterday's date, forwarding Petition for
the constitution of a Municipality at the Thames,
under the provisions of "The Municipal Corporations
Act, 1867."

Herewith I return the Petition (a copy of which,
I think, according to the Act, should have been sent),
and in accordance with the Act, I have the honor to
inform you that I do not dissent from the prayer of
the Petition.

Permit me further to suggest that certain endow-
ments from the Thames foreshore and otherwise,
should by Act be granted to the Municipality, in
order to make it successful in carrying into effect
its duties.

I have, &c.,
THOMAS B. GILLIES,
Superintendent, Auckland.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary,
Wellington.

Justice of the Peace appointed.
Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 19th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
GEORGE LUMSDEN, Esq., Mayor of Invercargill,
to be a Justice of the Peace under "The Otago
Municipal Corporations Empowering Act, 1865."
JOHN BATHGATE.

Justice of the Peace appointed.
Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN LYONS MCDONALD, Esq., Mayor of Riverton,
to be a Justice of the Peace for the Colony under
"The Otago Municipal Corporations Empowering
Act, 1865."
JOHN BATHGATE.

Justice of the Peace appointed.
Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 25th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JAMES BROWN GREIG, Esq.,
of Stewart's Island, to be a Justice of the Peace for
the Colony.
JOHN BATHGATE.

Resident Magistrate appointed.
Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 26th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JAMES BROWN GREIG, Esq., J.P.,
of Stewart's Island, to be a Resident Magistrate for
the District of Southland, under "The Resident
Magistrates Act, 1867."
JOHN BATHGATE.

Coroners appointed.
Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 26th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN ALLAN, Esq.,
of Picton, Marlborough, and
FRANCIS GOLD, Esq.,
of Foxton, Wellington, to be Coroners within the
Colony.
JOHN BATHGATE.

Coroner resigned.
Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 25th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to accept the resignation by
JULIUS DECIMUS TRIPE, Esq., J.P.,
of Wanganui, of his appointment as a Coroner within
the Colony.
JOHN BATHGATE.