THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Lord Tenterden to the Under Secretary, Colonial
Office.

Foreign Office, 3rd June, 1874.
SIR,-With reference to your letter of the 24th of
April last, stating that the Provincial Government
of Otago were desirous to present Captain Jacque-
mart, of the French war vessel "La Vire," with a
service of plate, in recognition of his services to the
shipwrecked passengers and crew of the immigrant
ship "Surat," and requesting that the permission of
the French Government might be obtained for
Captain Jacquemart to accept this testimonial, I am
directed by the Earl of Derby to transmit to you for
the information of the Earl of Carnarvon, the accom-
panying copy of a despatch from Lord Lyons, en-
closing a note from the Duc Decazes, stating that
the Minister of Marine will very willingly authorize
Captain Jacquemart to accept the service of plate.
I am, &c.,
TENTERDEN.
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.

Lord Lyons to the Earl of Derby.
[Copy No. 494.]
Paris, 25th May, 1874.
MY LORD,-With reference to your Lordship's de-
spatch, No. 240, of the 29th ultimo, and to my
despatch, No. 421, of the 30th ultimo, I have the
honor to transmit to your Lordship a copy of a note
from the Duc Decazes, stating that the Minister of
Marine will very willingly authorize Captain Jacque-
mart, of the French Government ship "La Vire,"
to accept the service of plate which the Provincial
Government of Otago desire to offer to him in
recognition of his services on the occasion of the
wreck of the emigrant ship "Surat."
I have, &c.,
LYONS.
The Right Honorable
The Earl of Derby, &c., &c.

The Duc Decazes to Lord Lyons.
[Copy.]
Ce 23 Mai, 1874.
M. L'AMBASSADEUR, - Votre Excellence m'a fait
l'honneur de m'informer, le 30 du mois dernier, que
l'Administration Provinciale d'Otago se proposait
d'offrir un service d'argenterie à M. le Capitaine de
Frégate Jacquemart, en souvenir de l'assistance que
cet officier, commandant le bâtiment de l'état "La
Vire," a prêtée a l'equipage et aux passagers du
navire Anglais "Surat," naufragé sur la côte de la
Nouvelle Zelande. Vous avez bien voulu m'exprimer,
en même temps, le desir d'être assuré de l'agrément
préalable du Gouvernement Français.
M. le Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, à qui
j'avais fait part de cette obligeante communication,
vient de me faire savoir qu'il autorisera très volontiers
M. le Commandant Jacquemart à accepter l'honorable
témoinage de gratitude que le Gouvernement d'Otago
a l'intention de lui donner: je m'empresse d'en in-
former votre Excellence.
Agreez, &c.,
DECAZES.
A S.E. Lord Lyons, &c.

Enquiry for a Missing Person.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st September, 1874.
ENQUIRIES having been made respecting a person
named FRANÇOIS TISSOT, any possessing
information regarding him is requested to communi-
cate the same to this office.
Tissot is a Swiss. His address in 1868 is stated to

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have been "Care of Card Brothers, New River,
Westland." The last time he is known to have
been seen in Westland was about twelve or eighteen
months ago, when he was met on the road between
Maori Creek and Greymouth.
A letter from home for the said François Tissot is
now in this office.
G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

Justice of the Peace appointed under "The Otago
Municipal Corporations Empowering Act, 1865."
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 29th August, 1874.
IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
H
JAMES ARKLE, Esq.,
Mayor of Palmerston, to be a Justice of the Peace
under "The Otago Municipal Corporations Em-
powering Act, 1865."
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Acting Minister of Justice.

Resident Magistrate appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st September, 1874.
IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint
H
JOHN MCINTOSH ROBERTS, Esq., J.P.,
to be a Resident Magistrate for the District of Tau-
ranga, and as such to exercise extended jurisdiction
up to £100.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Acting Minister of Justice.

Clerk of Resident Magistrate's Court appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st September, 1874.
IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
H
PETER GRANT
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Riverton. This appointment dates from the 17th
August ultimo.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Acting Minister of Justice.

Justice of the Peace resigned.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1874.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
THOMAS ALFRED CRISP, Esq.,
of Parua, Auckland, of his appointment as a Justice
of the Peace for the Colony.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Acting Minister of Justice.

Resignation of Volunteer Officer.
Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1874.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commission held
by
Sub-Lieutenant W. C. Cuff, No. 1 (Temuka) Com-
pany, Canterbury Rifle Volunteers.
DONALD MCLEAN.