THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 643

Petition for a Municipality at Napier.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th September, 1874.

N conformity with the provisions of "The Muni-
cipal Corporations Act, 1867," the following
Petition from Inhabitant Householders of Napier
for the Town of Napier to be constituted a Borough,
and Letter of Assent from His Honor the Superin-
tendent of Hawke's Bay, are published for general
information; and it is hereby notified that His
Excellency the Governor will consider the Petition
on the 20th day of November next.

DANIEL POLLEN.

In the matter of "The Municipal Corporations Act,
1867," and in the matter of the Inhabitants of a
portion of the Town of Napier, in the Province of
Hawke's Bay, on the East Coast of the Colony of
New Zealand.

To His Excellency the Right Honorable Sir
JAMES FERGUSSON, Baronet, Governor and
Commander-in-Chief in and over Her
Majesty's Colony of New Zealand, and
Vice Admiral of the same,

The Humble Petition of the undersigned In-
habitant Householders of a portion of the
Town of Napier, in the Province of
Hawke's Bay, on the East Coast of the
Colony of New Zealand:

RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH, -

1st. That the portion of the Town of Napier
within the boundaries herein described contains a
population of Inhabitant Householders of not less
thân 250.

2nd. That the said portion of the Town of Napier
lies wholly within one and the same province, and is
neither wholly nor in part comprised within the
limits of any other city, town, or place mentioned in
the first column of the First Schedule to the said
Act, or of any city, town, or place incorporated or
reputed to be incorporated under the provisions of
any other Act.

3rd. That the said portion of the Town of Napier
does not exceed in area two square miles, and no
one point within the area is distant more than two
miles from any other point therein.

4th. That the said portion of the Town of Napier
comprises all the land known as the town, except
that portion of the town which is situated on Meanee
Spit. The boundaries are-Commencing at the
Pilot Station, following the sea beach in an easterly
direction to the point of the Ahuriri Bluff, rounding
the Bluff and proceeding along the sea beach to the
southern extremity of the Town of Napier; there
it crosses at the southern boundary of Section No.
586 to the inner lagoon, following the lagoon by
Wellesley Road and Hyderabad Road to Pandora
Point; thence in a straight line to the beacon on
the most westerly point of Maori Island; thence
in a straight line to the starting point.

5th. That your Petitioners believe the Town of
Napier, and the comfort and prosperity of the In-
habitants, would greatly improve by an extension of
the benefits of the Municipal Corporations Act to
their town.

Wherefore your Petitioners humbly pray that
Your Excellency will be pleased to de-
clare the Town of Napier under the pro-
visions of "The Municipal Corporations
Act, 1867."

And your Petitioners will ever pray,
&c.

1 A. Lascelles, Napier, Barrister-at-Law.
2 Edward Lyndon, Napier, Auctioneer.

3 H. R. Holder, Napier, Saddler.
4 Hugh Campbell, Napier, Draper, &c.
5 H. C. Robjohns, Napier, Draper.
6 F. Sutton, M.P.C., Napier, Storekeeper.
7 F. Toxward, Napier, Ironmonger.
8 Robert Stewart, Napier, Squatter.
9 T. K. Newton, Napier, Merchant.
10 Thomas Hitchings, Napier, Surgeon, &c.
11 Thomas Pratt, Napier, Chemist, &c.
12 A. Manoy, Napier, Grocer.
13 A. Kennedy, Napier, Merchant.
14 George Ellis, Napier, Hotelkeeper.
15 Andrew H. Blake, Napier, Baker.
16 D. E. Lindsay, Napier, Builder.
17 H. Beukers, Napier, Sailmaker.
18 Bartlett Provo, Napier, Printer.
19 J. N. Boylan, Napier, Ironmonger.
20 Thos. Wm. Doyle, Napier, Ironmonger.
21 John Langley, Napier, Cabinetmaker.
22 H. F. H. Knight, Napier, Settler.
23 Walter M. Newman, Napier, Cabinetmaker.
24 J. Martin, Napier, Tailor.
25 H. Ford, Napier, Hotelkeeper.
26 Wm. Cox, Napier, Settler.
27 W. J. Spencer, Napier, Surgeon.
28 Henry Steed, Napier, Grocer.
29 Henry Williams, Napier, Ironmonger.
30 John McVay, Napier, Saddler.
31 F. W. Butler, Napier, Saddler.
32 W. Dennet, Napier, Publican.
33 Edward H. Grigg, Napier, Journalist.
34 H. Steevens, Napier, Bricklayer.
35 W. Beagley, Napier, Bricklayer.
36 Henry H. Wall, Napier, Watchmaker.
37 Stephen Hooper, Napier, Hairdresser.
38 George H. Weatherill, Napier, Builder.
39 James Goodfellow, Napier, Builder.
40 Frederick Jones, Napier, Bootmaker.
41 J. R. Kench, Napier, Banker.
42 J. N. Bauerman, Napier, Chemist.
43 Nathaniel Jacobs, Napier, Storekeeper.
44 James Gray, Napier, Hotelkeeper.
45 Samuel Carnell, Napier, Photographer.
46 G. T. Fannin, Napier, Superintendent's Clerk.
47 H. A. Cornford, Napier, Solicitor.
48 Geo. Ed. Lee, Napier, Solicitor.
49 Geo. Henry Swan, Napier, Brewer.
50 W. Bullen, Napier, Hotelkeeper.
51 Hy. Nesbitt, Napier, Grocer.
52 James Wishart, Napier, Storeman.
53 Ben. Smith, Napier, Architect and Engineer.
54 Ben. B. Johnson, Napier, Grocer.
55 Jno. Morgan, Napier, Tailor.
56 W. W. Yates, Napier, Agent.
57 Thomas Moore, Napier, Draper.
58 J. T. Johnson, Napier, Baker.
59 P. Cosgrove, Napier, Saddler.
60 Charles Moloney, Napier, Settler.
61 Thomas Bowes, Napier, Saddler.
62 Joseph Coe, Napier, Saddler.
63 John Close, Napier, Storekeeper.
64 Alexander Browne, Napier, Draper.
65 Edward Higgins, Napier, Butcher.
66 Patrick Moroney, Napier, Grocer.
67 A. W. Abrahams, Napier, Storekeeper.
68 W. Mayo, Napier, Hotelkeeper.
69 Thomas R. Cooper, Napier, Architect.
70 Frank W. Garner, Napier, Clerk.
71 James Quining, Napier, Settler.
72 William Oliver, Napier, Bricklayer.
73 Andrew Peters, Napier, Coach Proprietor.
74 John A'Deane, Napier, Sheep-farmer.
75 William Reardon, Napier, Shoemaker.
76 Jabez Patmore, Napier, Butcher.
77 Peter Dinwiddie, Napier, Stationer.
78 Hartley McIntyre, Napier, Solicitor.
79 James Rochfort, Napier, Civil Engineer.
80 John Alexander Smith, Napier, Settler.
81 W. L. White, Napier, Basketmaker.
82 H. O. Caulton, Napier, Hotelkeeper.
83 P. Flannagan, Napier, Carter.
84 R. D. Sweetapple, Napier, Cordial Manufacturer.
85 J. G. Gibberd, Napier, Cordial Manufacturer.
86 Francis Shanly, Napier, Coachbuilder.
87 Thomas Hyde, Napier, Coachsmith.
88 P. Grant, Napier, Storekeeper.
89 John Henry Neil, Napier, Cooper.
90 Ralph Bennet, Napier, Maltster.
91 G. Faulknor, Napier, Coachbuilder.
92 Richard Burley, Napier, Coachmaker.
93 W. R. Blythe, Napier, Storekeeper.