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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Provincial Ordinance disallowed by the Governor.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 17th July, 1874.

THE following Ordinance, passed by the Provincial
Council and reserved by the Superintendent of
Taranaki for the signification of His Excellency's
pleasure thereon, intituled

"The Patea Education Reserves Ordinance, 1874,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to withhold his assent from the same.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Provincial Ordinances left to their operation.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 17th July, 1874.

THE following Acts, passed by the Provincial
Council, and assented to by the Superintendent
of Nelson on behalf of the Governor, intituled

"The Executive Council Act, 1874;"
"The Municipal Corporations Acts Act, 1874;"
"An Act to repeal an Ordinance to prevent the
increase of the American Blight;"
"The Gas and Water Works Transfer Act,
1874;"
"The Cruelty to Animals Act, 1874;"
"The Gold Fields Local Revenues Amendment
Act, 1874, No. 2;"
"The Buller Reserves Administration Amend-
ment Act, 1874;"
"The Cattle Branding Act, 1874;"
"The Dog Nuisance Act Amendment Act, 1874;"
"The City Reserves Transfer Act, 1874;" and
"An Act to appropriate the Revenue of the
Province of Nelson for the Year ending the
31st day of March, 1875,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has not been advised to exercise his power of dis-
alowance in respect to them.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Provincial Ordinances left to their operation.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1874.

THE following Ordinances, passed by the Provincial
Council, and assented to by the Superintendent
of Otago on behalf of the Governor, intituled

"The Naseby Waterworks Empowering Ordin-
ance, 1874," and

"The Appropriation Ordinance, 1874-75,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has not been advised to exercise his power of dis-
allowance in respect to the same.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Provincial Ordinance assented to.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1874.

THE following Ordinance, passed by the Provincial
Council, and inadvertently assented to by the
Superintendent of the Province of Otago on behalf
of the Governor, intituled

"The Oamaru Harbour Board Ordinance, 1874,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased, in pursuance of the provisions of
"The Provincial Reserved Bills Act, 1870," to assent
to the same.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, and of Births,
Deaths, and Marriages.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 17th July, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

PERCY WAKEFIELD, Esq.,

to be Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages, and of
Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for the District of
Ahaura, as the same is defined in Proclamation of
the 23rd day of April, 1874, and published in the
New Zealand Gazette, No. 25, 1874.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Place of Deposit for Standard Weights and Measures
in Christchurch changed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th July, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in
exercise of the powers conferred upon him by
"The Weights and Measures Act, 1868," to direct
that the authorized copies of the Standard Weights
and Measures for the District of Christchurch shall
for the future, be deposited at the Office of the
Inspector of Weights and Measures, in a building in
Oxford Terrace West immediately south of Wood,
Shand, and Company's Bond, in the City of Christ-
church.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Free Pardon to an Accomplice.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 17th July, 1874.

NOTICE. — Whereas it is supposed that the
premises known as "The Press Company's
Office," Cashel Street West, Christchurch, were set
on fire on Sunday, the 5th day of April last past,
between the hours of 3 and 5 p.m., by the act of
incendiaries:

This is to notify that His Excellency the Governor
will grant a free pardon to any person implicated in
the said act, not being a principal offender, who shall
give such information as will lead to the apprehension
and conviction of any one or more of the other
offenders.

G. MAURICE O'RORKE,
Acting Minister of Justice.

Sheriff appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st July, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

CHARLES DOUGLAS WHITCOMBE, Esq.,

to be Sheriff for the District of Taranaki.

G. MAURICE O'RORKE.

Authority to frank.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

The PROVINCIAL SECRETARY of AUCKLAND

to frank free from payment of postage letters or
packets posted on the Public Service.

JULIUS VOGEL.