THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
657

Resignation of Member of Legislative Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th November, 1873.

IT is hereby notified, that

HENRY SEWELL, Esq.,

has resigned his seat in the Legislative Council of
New Zealand, and that His Excellency the Governor
has in Her Majesty's name accepted such resignation.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Superintendent of Taranaki elected.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd November, 1873.

IT is hereby notified, that a Writ issued for the
election of a Superintendent of the Province of
Taranaki has been returned with a certificate to the
effect that

FREDERICK ALONZO CARRINGTON,
of New Plymouth, Freeholder, has been duly elected.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Superintendent of Auckland elected.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1873.

IT is hereby notified, that a Writ issued for the
election of a Superintendent of the Province of
Auckland has been returned with a certificate to the
effect that

JOHN WILLIAMSON,
of Queen Street, Freeholder, has been duly elected.

DANIEL POLLEN.

District Judge appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 17th November, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

THOMAS SHAILER WESTON, Esq.,
Barrister-at-Law, to be a District Judge for the East
Coast District Court, under "The District Courts
Act, 1858."

JOHN BATHGATE.

Crown Prosecutor appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 17th November, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOHN NATHANIEL WILSON, Esq.,
Barrister-at-Law, to be Crown Prosecutor for the
East Coast District under "The District Courts Act,
1868."

JOHN BATHGATE.

Clerks of District Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 17th November, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

DUNCAN GUY, Esq.,
to be Clerk at Napier;

HENRY ARROW, Esq.,
to be Clerk at Waipawa; and

FREDERICK GREEN SKIPWORTH, Esq.,
to be Clerk at Gisborne, of the East Coast District
Court.

JOHN BATHGATE.

Names and Addresses of General Managers of
Railways registered.

IT is hereby notified for public information, that, in
accordance with the provisions of "The Rail-
ways Regulation and Inspection Act, 1873," the
name and address of the person mentioned in the
first column of the Schedule hereto have been
registered in the Office of the Colonial Secretary,
at Wellington, for the respective railways mentioned
in the second column of the said Schedule, and set
opposite such name.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of November,
1873.

DANIEL POLLEN.

SCHEDULE.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 24th November, 1873.

THE attention of the persons or person within the
Colony of New Zealand in whom is vested
ecclesiastical authority over any of the Religious
Bodies enumerated in "Schedule D" annexed to an
Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand,
intituled "The Marriage Act, 1854," (as amended by
"The Marriage Act Amendment Act, 1867,") and
of all other persons concerned, is requested to the
following extracts from the Act aforesaid:--

Sec. 42.-"Any Minister of Religion whose
name shall have been sent in to the Registrar-
General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, or
other officer to be appointed by the Gover-
nor in that behalf, by the persons or person
within the Colony in whom ecclesiastical
authority shall for the time being be vested or
reputed to be vested, over any of the Religious
Bodies enumerated in the "Schedule D" to
this Act annexed, shall, subject to the con-
ditions hereinafter mentioned, be an Officiating
Minister within the meaning of this Act; and
the name of every such Minister of Religion
shall be certified under the hand or hands of
the person or persons aforesaid, and shall be
entered and published as hereinafter provided."

Sec. 44.-"The several ecclesiastical authorities
as aforesaid of the respective Religious Bodies
shall send in to the said Registrar-General or
other officer as aforesaid, a correct list of such
Officiating Ministers in the month of Decem-
ber in every year."

The following are the Religious Bodies above
referred to:--

"The United Church of England and Ireland,"
"The Church of Scotland,"
"The Roman Catholic Church,"
"The Free Church of Scotland,".
"The Presbyterian Church of Otago and
Southland,"
"All Presbyterian Congregations,"
"The Wesleyan Methodist Society,"
"All Congregational Independents,"
"Baptists,"