THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 667

and authority, fix that Sessions of the District Court
of Auckland shall be held at Grahamstown, in the
Province of Auckland, at intervals of not less than
fifteen days, nor more than thirty days, between the
first day of each sitting of such Court.

As witness the hand of His Excellency
the Governor, this seventeenth day of
November, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-three.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Land withdrawn from Reservation.

PURSUANT to the Regulations for the sale, dis-
posal, and occupation of lands taken under the
provisions of "The New Zealand Settlements Act,
1863," and "The New Zealand Settlements Amend-
ment and Continuance Act, 1865," and which said
Regulations are contained in the Schedule to an
Order in Council made and issued on the 11th day
of May, 1871, and published in the New Zealand
Gazette of the 1st of June in the same year, it is
hereby notified that the parcel of land specified in
the Schedule hereto, and which land was, on the
13th day of July, 1868, reserved for the purpose therein
mentioned, will, on the expiration of three calendar
months from the publication of this notice, be with-
drawn from such reservation.

G. MAURICE O'RORKE,
Secretary for Crown Lands.

Dated this 21st day of November, 1873.

SCHEDULE.
| Number or Description of Lot. | Arca. | Purpose. |
|---|---|---|
| No. 45, Okutuku District, Province of Wellington. | A. R. P. 3 0 0 | General Government purposes. |

Reserve for Educational Purposes.

WHEREAS by the Regulations for the sale and
disposal of lands taken under the authority
of "The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863," and
"The New Zealand Settlements Amendment and
Continuance Act, 1865," contained in the Schedule
to an Order in Council made and issued, bearing
date the 11th of May, 1871, it is provided that reserves
for roads and all other public purposes whatever,
and for education, and the sites for churches and
chapels or other places of worship for different
religious denominations, may be made by Govern-
ment out of any confiscated lands, and that notices of
all such reserves shall be published in the New Zea-
land Gazette: It is hereby notified, that the land
specified in the Schedule hereunder written shall be
reserved for the purposes therein mentioned and set
opposite the description of the said parcel of land.

G. MAURICE O'RORKE,
Secretary for Crown Lands.

Wellington, 21st November, 1873.

SCHEDULE.
| Description of Reserve. | Purposes of Reserve. |
|---|---|---|
| Parish of Puniu, County of Waikato,
Blockhouse Reserve, Rangiaohia.
Allotment No. 194, containing 8
acres and 1 perch; bounded towards
the North by Allotment 195, 1100
links; towards the East by a road 100
links wide, 728 links; towards the
South by Allotment 195 aforesaid, 1100
links; and towards the West by Allot-
ment 195 aforesaid, 728 links. | For military purposes. |

Land withdrawn from Reservation.

PURSUANT to the Regulations for the sale, dis-
posal, and occupation of lands taken under the
provisions of "The New Zealand Settlements Act,
1863," and "The New Zealand Settlements Amend-
ment and Continuance Act, 1865," and which said
Regulations are contained in the Schedule to an
Order in Council made and issued on the 11th day
of May, 1871, and published in the New Zealand
Gazette of the 1st of June in the same year, it is
hereby notified that the parcel of land specified in
the Schedule hereto, and which land was, on the 13th
day of July, 1868, reserved for the purpose therein
mentioned, will, on the expiration of three calendar
months from the publication of this notice, be
withdrawn from such reservation.

G. MAURICE O'RORKE,
Secretary for Crown Lands.

Dated this 21st day of November, 1873.

SCHEDULE.
| Number or Description of Lot. | Arca. | Purpose. |
|---|---|---|
| Allotment No. 133, of the Parish
of Puniu, in the Province of
Auckland. | A. R. P. 37 0 0 | Municipal pur-
poses. |

Provincial Returning Officers appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint the following gentlemen to be
Returning Officers for the election of Members of
the Provincial Council of Westland for the Districts
set opposite their names respectively, viz. :-

ROBERT JOSEPH LANAUZE, Esq.,-Okarito.
BUNTER CLAPCOTT, Esq.,-Totara.
ALFRED FREDERICK FITZROY ETHERIDGE, Esq.,-
Kanieri.
GERARD GEORGE FITZGERALD, Esq.,-Hokitika.
AUGUSTUS EATWELL TENNANT, Esq., -Arahura.
HENRY HERMANN JULIUS WOLTERS, Esq.,-Paroa.
MATTHEW PRICE, Esq.,-Greymouth.

DANIEL POLLEN.

District Judge appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st December, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

THOMAS BECKHAM, Esq.,
to be District Judge for the District Court of Auck-
land, under "The District Courts Act, 1858."

JOHN BATHGATE.

District Court Clerks appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st December, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM FRANCIS LODGE, Esq:,
to be Clerk at Auckland, and

JAMES BUTLER STONEY, Esq.,
to be Clerk at Grahamstown, of the District Court
of Auckland.

JOHN BATHGATE.