THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 451

WILLIAM KITCHEN MASON, an Engineer, under
Immigration and Public Works Act, from 8th
February, 1874.
JOSEPH PRINCE MAXWELL, an Engineer, under Immi-
gration and Public Works Act, from 8th February,
1874.
FREDERICK PATTISON, an Engineer, under Immigra-
tion and Public Works Act, from 8th February,
1874.
EDWARD EVANS, an Engineer, under Immigration and
Public Works Act, from 12th February, 1874.
ARTHUR LEONARD SEALY, Cadet, Wellington, from
16th February, 1874.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL KERR, Clerk and Draftsman,
Invercargill, from 1st March, 1874.
JOHN HENRY EVERY, Clerk, Oamaru, from 1st
March, 1874.
ANTHONY GARSTIN, Traffic Manager, Wellington
and Masterton Railway, from 24th March, 1874.
ROBERT PARK MCGOWN, Draftsman and Clerk,
Greymouth, from 26th March, 1874.
JOHN STEPHENSON, Clerk, Wellington and Masterton
Railway, from 1st April, 1874.
FRANCIS WILLIAM MARTIN, Assistant Engineer,
Hokitika, from 1st May, 1874.
WILLIAM JONES SMITH, Traffic Manager, Auckland
and Onehunga Railway, from 1st May, 1874.
WILLIAM MOSTYN LLOYD, Station Master and
Booking Clerk, Auckland and Onehunga Railway,
from 1st May, 1874.
FRANK BAILEY PASSMORE, Superintending Engineer
of Constructed Railways, from 7th July, 1874.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 3rd July, 1874.

THE following lists of successful and unsuccessful
Tenderers are published for general information.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.

ΚΑΙΑΡΟΙ ΑND EYRETON RAILWAY.
Accepted.
E. G. Wright, Christchurch ... £ 10,006 0 0
Declined.
Geo. Holder, Christchurch ... 10,606 15 2
Richard Evans, Christchurch ... 10,982 13 8
Thos. Leathem, Christchurch ... 11,782 0 0
Wm. Hall, Christchurch ... 15,440 18 6
Wm. Stocks, Christchurch ... 18,023 3 2

WELLINGTON TO HUTT.
FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO SIXTH-CLASS STATION
BUILDINGS.
Accepted.
Samuel Brown, Wellington, £80 each

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
(Colonial Architect's Branch),
Wellington, 2nd July, 1874.

THE following lists of successful and unsuccessful
Tenderers are published for general information.
W. H. CLAYTON,
Colonial Architect.

GENERAL REPAIRS, &c., TO GOVERNMENT BUILD-
INGS, FOR SIX MONTHS ENDING 31ST DECEMBER,
1874.
CONTRACT.
Accepted.
W. Tinney ... ... ... £ 300 0 0
Declined.
G. Hall ... ... ... 350 0 0

POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE, PUKOROKORO.
CONTRACT.
Accepted.
J. J. O'Brien ... ... ... £ s. d.
330 17 0
Declined.
W. Scott ... ... ... 410 0 0
T. Cohbrook ... ... ... 435 0 0
J. H. Flatt ... ... ... 523 0 0

"Marriage Act, 1854."
OFFICIATING MINISTERS FOR 1874.-NOTICE No. 12.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 2nd July, 1874.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1854," the following names of Officiating Ministers
within the meaning of the said Act are published for
general information:-

United Church of England and Ireland.
The Reverend HENRY GEORGE GOULD.
" JEREMIAH MURPHY, M.A.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Articles of Agreement between McMeckan, Blackwood,
and Co., and the Postmaster-General.

ARTICLES of AGREEMENT made this eighteenth
day of June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, between
James McMeckan and John Hutchison Blackwood,
both of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, carry-
ing on business in co-partnership as Shipowners
under the style or firm of "McMeckan, Blackwood,
and Company," (hereinafter styled "the Contrac-
tors,") of the one part, and the Honorable Julius
Vogel, the Postmaster-General of the Colony of
New Zealand, on behalf of the Government of New
Zealand, in pursuance of the provisions of "The
New Zealand Post Office Act, 1858," of the other
part, WITNESS, that for the considerations hereinafter
mentioned, the said Contractors, for themselves, their
heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, covenant
with the said Postmaster-General, and his succes-
sors in office, hereinafter styled "the Postmaster
General,"-

1. That at all times during the continuance of this
   agreement, or so long as the service hereby agreed to
   be performed between Melbourne and Wellington
   ought to be performed in pursuance thereof, the
   Contractors will, for the purpose of conveying, as
   hereinafter provided, all Her Majesty's Mails, which
   shall at any time, and from time to time, by the
   Postmaster-General, or any of his officers or agents,
   be required to be conveyed, provide and keep sea-
   worthy, and in complete repair, for such conveyance,
   once each way every four weeks between Melbourne
   and Wellington, a sufficient number of good, sub-
   stantial, and efficient steam vessels for the said
   service.

The term "Mails," used in this agreement shall
mean and include all letters, boxes, bags, or packets
of letters, newspapers, books, or printed papers, sent
by the post, to whatever country or place they may
be addressed, or in whatever country or place they
may have originated; and all empty bags and other
stores, used or to be used in carrying on the Post
Office service, which shall be sent by or to or from
the Post Office.

2. The vessels to be employed under this agree-
   ment shall be always furnished, while in actual use,
   with all appropriate and necessary machinery,
   engines, apparel, furniture, stores, tackle, boats, fuel,
   lamps, oil for lamps and engines, tallow, provisions