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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

and pursuance of the said powers, the said Nelson
District was assigned to Christopher William Rich-
mond, Esquère, a Judge of the Supreme Court:
And whereas the said Christopher William Rich-
mond, having obtained leave of absence, has left the
said colony for a time:
And whereas it is expedient that the said Nelson
District should be assigned to Thomas Bannatyne
Gillies, Esquire, one of the Judges of the said Court:
Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, in
exercise and pursuance of all powers enabling him in
this behalf, doth hereby, with the advice and consent
of the Executive Council of New Zealand, assign
the said Nelson District unto

THOMAS BANNATYNE GILLIES, Esquire,
one of the Judges of the said Court.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Justice of the Peace appointed under "The Municipal
Corporations Act, 1867."

NORMANBY, Governor.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and thirty-third
section of an Act of the General Assembly of
New Zealand, intituled "The Municipal Corporations
Act, 1867," it is enacted that it shall be the duty of
the Town Clerk of every borough, as soon as con-
veniently may be after every election of a Mayor for
such borough, to give notice to the Colonial Secretary
for the time being of such election, and of the person
elected; and it shall be lawful for the Governor, if
he shall think fit, and if such person shall not then be
a Justice of the Peace, by warrant under his hand,
published in the New Zealand Gazette, to appoint
such person to be a Justice of the Peace for the
colony; and it is also thereby enacted that in every
such appointment it shall be expressed that it is
made under the one hundred and thirty-third section
of the said Act; and it is further declared that such
appointment shall continue in force only during the
Mayoralty of such person, and the person so ap-
pointed shall not, by virtue of such appointment, be
authorized to sit or act as a Justice of the Peace
elsewhere than within the borough:
Now therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
said power and authority in me vested in that
behalf, do hereby appoint

JOSEPH HENRY LEVIEN, Esq.,
the person elected to be the Mayor of the Borough
of Nelson, to be a Justice of the Peace under the
one hundred and thirty-third section of "The Muni-
cipal Corporations Act, 1867."

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of
Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron
Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County
of York, in the Peerage of the United
Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New
Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the
Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her
Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Coun-
cil; Knight Commander of the Most
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Saint George; Governor and Commander-
in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand and its Depend-
encies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; at
the Government House at Wellington,
this second day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-five.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Appointment of a Judge of the Supreme Court
of New Zealand.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been
pleased to appoint

THOMAS BANNATYNE GILLIES, Esq.,
to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

Appointment of a Judge of the Supreme Court
of New Zealand.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been
pleased to appoint

JOSHUA STRANGE WILLIAMS, Esq.,
to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

Name and Address of General Manager of Railway
registered.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1875.

IT is hereby notified for public information, that, in
accordance with the provisions of "The Rail-
ways Regulation and Inspection Act, 1873," the
name and address of the person mentioned in the
first column of the Schedule hereto have been
registered in the Office of the Colonial Secretary,
at Wellington, for the Railway mentioned in the
second column of the said Schedule, and set opposite
such name.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of March, 1875.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

SCHEDULE.

| Name and Address of
General Manager. | Name of Railway. |
|---|---|
| Augustus Van Zandt Mac- | Auckland to Mercer, and |
| donald, Auckland, vice | Onehunga Branch. |
| James Stewart, Esq., C.E. | |

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th March, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue Letters of Naturalization, under "The
Aliens Act, 1866," in favour of the under-mentioned
persons, viz., —

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).