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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Interpreter appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1874.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
EBENEZER BAKER, Esq.,
to be an Interpreter under the 12th section of "The
Native Land Act, 1873," for the District of
Wellington.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Interpreters appointed under "Native Land Act 1873."

Native Office,
Wellington, 19th February, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint the following gentlemen to be
Interpreters under the 12th section of "The Native
Land Act, 1873," for the Districts set opposite their
names:-
THOMAS EDWARD YOUNG, Esq.,-Wellington.
JOSIAH PRATT HAMLIN, Esq.,-Hawke's Bay.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Engineer Surveyor and Inspector of Steamers
appointed.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 21st February, 1874.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
THOMAS BURT,
to be Engineer Surveyor and Inspector of Steamers
at Dunedin, vice William Reid Douglas resigned.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

Deputy Harbour Master appointed.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 20th February, 1874.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
HUGH MCLELLAN
to be Deputy Harbour Master for the Port of
Lyttelton, in the Province of Canterbury.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

Officer for the Survey and Admeasurement of Ships
appointed.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 24th February, 1874.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
CHARLES WARDE,
Tide Surveyor in Her Majesty's Customs at the
Port of Lyttelton, to superintend the survey and
admeasurement of ships under the provisions of
"The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," vice Dugald
McKellar, promoted and removed to another port.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

Appointments in the Customs Department.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 25th February, 1874.
IN pursuance of the powers delegated to the Com-
missioner of Customs by His Excellency the

Governor, the following appointments have been
made in the Customs Department:---
EDWARD FAWCONER TIZARD to be Collector at the
Port of Westport. Appointment to date from 1st
January, 1874.

JOHN MILLS to be Warehousekeeper at the Port
of Auckland. Appointment to date from 1st Feb-
ruary, 1874.

ROBERT JOSEPH LA NAUZE to be Sub-Collector at
the Port of Okarito. Appointment to date from 1st
November, 1873.

JOHN BORRIE to be Deputy Collector at Inver-
cargill during the absence on leave of the Collector
at that Port. Appointment to date from 1st March,
1874.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 4 of 1874.
Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 24th February, 1874.
NOTICE is hereby given, that information has been
received from the Superintendent of Hawke's
Bay, that the Buoy which has hitherto marked the
position of the Auckland Rock has been washed away,
and that it will not be replaced for the present.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 5 of 1874.
Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 24th February, 1874.
THE following information received from the Port-
master, at Brisbane, is published for general
information.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

MIDDLE CHANNEL, MORETON BAY.
MASTERS of vessels trading to this Port are hereby
reminded that, in accordance with the notice issued
from this office on the 8th December, the Cape
Moreton and Yellow Patch Lights are, on and after
the 5th instant, to be kept in line by vessels passing
through the Middle Channel.
G. P. HEATH, Commander, R.N.,
Portmaster.
Departments of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 3rd February, 1874.

Appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Stamps.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamp Duties,
Wellington, 24th February, 1874.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
ALEXANDER BACK, Esq.,
to be Deputy Commissioner of Stamp Duties for the
Province of Canterbury, vice T. W. Maude, Esq.
resigned. This appointment to take effect on and
from the 19th January last.
By order of the Commissioner of Stamp Duties.
E. BRANDON.

Appointment of Distributor of Duty Stamps.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 24th February, 1874.
IT is notified for public information, that Mr.
ALFRED WHITE, Stationer, of Christchurch,