THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 711

Interpreter appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN EDWARD GRACE, Esq.,
to be Clerk and Interpreter under the 11th section
of "The Native Land Act, 1873," for the Northern
District.
This appointment to date from the 18th May, 1874.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Interpreter appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
SAMUEL JOHN EDMONDS, Esq.,
of Auckland, to be an Interpreter under the 12th
section of "The Native Land Act, 1873."
DONALD MCLEAN.

J. D. Baird, Esq., appointed to take and lay off
Roads through Native Lands, Wairarapa.

Native Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint
J. D. BAIRD, Esq.,
to take and lay off Roads through Native Lands in
the Wairarapa District.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Assessor appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 21st October, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been
pleased to appoint
WIREMU TANA PAPAHIA,
of Hokianga, to be an Assessor under "The Native
Land Act, 1873." This appointment to date from
the 17th day of September, 1874.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Deputy Inspector of Surveys appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
J. W. A. MARCHANT, Esq.,
to be Deputy Inspector of Surveys for the West
Coast of the North Island.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Regulations for Interpreters under "Native Land
Act, 1873."

Native Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1874.

THE following conditions, upon which Interpreters
under the Native Land Acts will hold their
appointments, are published for general information.
DONALD MCLEAN.

1. No Interpreter is to charge fees exceeding those
   fixed in the published scale.
2. No Interpreter shall interpret any deed
   effectuating a transaction in which he himself has
   been employed as negotiator.
3. No Interpreter shall be allowed to receive fees
   from both parties to any transaction in which he may
   be employed.
   Any breach of these Rules will render the Inter-
   preter liable to have his appointment cancelled, on
   complaint being made to the Native Minister.

Interpreters' Fees.

Native Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1874.

THE following Scale of Fees, approved by His
Excellency the Governor in Council, to be
charged by Interpreters appointed under the Native
Land Acts, is published for general information.
DONALD MCLEAN.

FEES TO BE CHARGED BY INTERPRETERS APPOINTED
UNDER THE NATIVE LAND ACT, 1873, AND
AMENDMENT ACT, 1874.

Interpreter's Fee, per diem £ s. d.
2 2 0
Interpretation at Office, per hour or
fractional part of an hour ... 0 7 6

Interpretation of Deed or other Instru-
ment, each time (and declaration of
execution) ... 1 1 0

Composing and Writing any Document
in Maori, per folio of 90 words ... 0 5 0

Translating any Document either into
the Maori or English Language,
per folio of 90 words 0 7 6

Writing fair Copy of any Document in
Maori, per folio of 90 words ... 0 2 6

Searching Records in Native Land
Court, exclusive of Court Fees 0 10 6

Immigration Commission for the Port of New
Plymouth appointed.

Immigration Office,
Wellington, 15th October, 1874......

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned
gentlemen have been appointed to act as a
Commission to inspect and report upon the state
and condition of Immigrants and Immigrant Ships
upon their arrival at the Port of New Plymouth :-
PATRICK JOSEPH CARROLL, L.R.C.S.
THOMAS KELLY, Provincial Secretary.
WILLIAM KING HULKE, Immigration Officer.
H. A. ATKINSON.

Commissioner of Land Claims (New Zealand Com-
pany's), and Lost Land Orders Commissioner,
appointed.

General Crown Lands Office, it and
Wellington, 15th October, 1874

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
CHARLES DOUGLAS WHITCOMBE, Esqd
to be a Commissioner of Land Claims under the New
Zealand Company's Land Claimants Ordinance,
Sess. XI., No. 15, and a Commissioner under "The
Lost Land Orders Act, 1861."
H. A. ATKINSON,
Secretary for Crown Lands.

Clerk in Confiscated Lands Department appointed,

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
GEORGE NOYES BAGGETT, Esq.wa daw
to be a Clerk in the Confiscated Lands Department.
DONALD MCLEAN.