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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Resignation of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to accept the resignation of the commissions
held by the under-mentioned officers, viz. :-
Captain J. P. Maitland, Clutha Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant R. P. Finlayson, Wairoa (Hawke's
Bay) Rifle Volunteers.
Ensign William Richardson, West Taieri Rifle
Volunteers.
Honorary Captain J. Frazer, Parewanui Rifle
Volunteer Cadets.
Honorary Lieutenant D. Campion, Parewanui Rifle
Volunteer Cadets.
Honorary Lieutenant R. J. Duncan, Napier Rifle
Volunteer Cadets.
Honorary Sub-Lieutenant A. McKenzie, Pare-
wanui Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
disband
The Parewanui Rifle Volunteer Cadet Corps.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 20th October, 1873.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
Tenderers is published for general information.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.

WANGANUI AND MANAWATU RAILWAY.
WANGANUI CONTRACT.
Accepted.
W. Strachan, Wellington ... £ s. d.
16,372 4 8

Declined.
C. McKirdy, Wellington ... 21,105 0 0
J. Brogden and Sons ... 22,127 0 0
D. N. Wilkinson, junior, J. Collie, and R. Scott 25,181 8 8
W. P. Abram and T. Denby, Wanganui ... 35,065 6 0

Harbour Masters appointed.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 15th October, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
FREDERICK DENHAM GIBSON,
to be Chief Harbour Master for the Province of
Canterbury;
OWEN DAVIS,
and
to be Harbour Master for the Port of Wangaroa;
GEORGE EDWARD LEVIEN,
to be Harbour Master for the Port of Havelock, vice
John Hadfield Smith, resigned.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS.

Friendly Societies registered.

IN the matter of "The Friendly Societies Act,
1867:" Notice is hereby given, that transcripts
of the By-laws of

"Court Royal Oak of Kawarau, No. 4,929,
A.O.F. Friendly Society," and of the Rules
of
"Branch No. 50, Hibernian Australasian
Catholic Benefit Society, at Greenstone, in
the County of Westland,"
duly certified, have been received by the Registrar of
Friendly Societies registered and recorded in his
office under the provisions of "The Friendly
Societies Act, 1867."
Dated the 18th day of October, 1873.
G. S. COOPER,
(for the Registrar).

SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,
WELLINGTON DISTRICT.

SITTINGS IN BANKRUPTCY.
NOTICE is hereby given, that sittings of the
Supreme Court for the Wellington District of
New Zealand, for the despatch of business accruing
under "The Bankruptcy Act, 1867," "The Bank-
ruptcy Act Amendment Act, 1868," and "The Bank-
ruptcy Acts Amendment Act, 1870," will be holden
at the Court House, Wanganui, on Thursday, the
6th day of November next, at 11 o'clock in the fore-
noon.
ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,
WELLINGTON DISTRICT.

SITTINGS IN BANCO.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Court will sit
in Banco, at the Court House, Wanganui, on
Wednesday, the 29th day of October instant, at 11
o'clock in the forenoon.
ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the several parcels
of land hereinafter described will be brought
under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act,
1870," unless caveat in the meantime be lodged
forbidding the same.
JAMES FOGG LEECH, of the District of Motu-
eka, Wheelwright, Applicant.-8 perches, being part
of Section "236" on the plan of the City of Nelson.
Bounded-North (partly 64 feet 6 inches, partly
35 feet 6 inches) by other parts of same section; East
(26 feet) by Collingwood Street; South (100 feet)
by other part of same section; West (partly 24 feet
and partly 26 feet) by other part of same section.
(Adams and Kingdon, Solicitors.)
GEORGE STOTT, of the District of Upper Buller,
Miner, Applicant.-1 acre 2 roods 6 perches, being
part of Section "1" on the plan of the District of
Waimea South. Bounded-Northward (214 links);
North-westward (720 links) by other parts of same
section, granted to Mary Phipps; North-eastward
(720 links) by other part of same section belonging
to William Flower; Southward (214 links) by a
public road. (R. Richardson, Solicitor.)
Caveat in each case must be lodged within one
calendar month from the date of the publication of
this notice in the Gazette.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 18th day of October, 1873, at the Lands
Registry Office, Nelson.
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SAMUEL KINGDON,
District Land Registrar.