THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Native Assessor appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 17th March, 1875.
HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been
pleased to appoint
НОНЕРА ТАМAMUTU,
of Oruanui, Taupo, to be an Assessor under "The
Native Land Act, 1873."
H. A. ATKINSON,
(in the absence of the Native Minister).

Deputy Commissioner of Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 16th March, 1875.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint
FREDERICK GEORGE MORGAN, Esq.,
to be Deputy Commissioner of Stamp Duties for the
Province of Westland, vice J. M. Batham, Esq.,
resigned.
This appointment to take effect on and from the
1st day of April, 1875.
CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Depositary of Duty Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 16th March, 1875.
IT is hereby notified for public information, that
Mr. THOMAS BATES,
Telegraphist at Warkworth, in the Province of Auck-
land, has been appointed a Depositary of Duty
Stamps.
R. C. HAMMERTON,
Secretary for Stamps.

Deputy Commissioner of Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 16th March, 1875.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JAMES MEACHAM BATHAM, Esq.,
to be Deputy Commissioner of Stamp Duties for the
Province of Auckland, vice T. Kissling, Esq., resigned.
This appointment to take effect on and from the
1st day of April, 1875.
CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Depositary of Duty Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 10th March, 1875.
IT is hereby notified for public information, that
Mr. SAMUEL ELLIOTT,
Postmaster at Opotiki, in the Province of Auckland,
has been appointed a Depositary of Duty Stamps.
R. C. HAMMERTON,
Secretary for Stamps.

Licensed Distributor of Duty Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1875.
IT is hereby notified for public information, that
Mr. ALFRED OAKEY,
Stationer, of Bridge Street, Nelson, in the Province
of Nelson, has been appointed a Licensed Distributor
of Duty Stamps.
R. C. HAMMERTON,
Secretary for Stamps.

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Depositary of Duty Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1875.
IT is hereby notified for public information, that
Mr. HENRY G. CLIFFORD,
Postmaster at Clinton, in the Province of Otago, has
been appointed a Depositary of Duty Stamps.
R. C. HAMMERTON,
Secretary for Stamps.

Land reserved for Pilot Station.

WHEREAS by the regulations for the sale and
disposal of lands taken under the authority of
"The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863," and
"The New Zealand Settlements Amendment and
Continuance Act, 1865," contained in the Schedule
to an Order in Council made and issued, bearing date
the 11th day of May, 1871, it is provided that reserves
for roads, and all other public purposes whatever, and
for education, and the sites for churches and chapels
or other places of worship for different religious
denominations, may be made by Government out of
any confiscated lands, and that notices of all such
reserves shall be published in the New Zealand
Gazette: It is hereby notified, that the land speci-
fied in the Schedule hereunder written shall be
reserved for the purpose therein mentioned, and set
opposite the description of the said parcel of land.
H. A. ATKINSON,
Secretary for Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 24th March, 1875.

THE following lists of successful and unsuccessful
Tenderers are published for general information.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.

THAMES WATER RACE.
SECTION No. III.
Accepted.
Wm. Foughy, Grahamstown ... £ 5,992 0 0
Declined.
H. H. Adam, Grahamstown ... £ 6,964 3 5
James Heron, Grahamstown ... £ 7,801 7 0
R. and A. Smith, Grahamstown ... £ 7,927 1 10
Alex. Watson, Grahamstown ... £ 8,641 5 0

NELSON AND FOXHILL RAILWAY.
PERMANENT WAY CONTRACT.
Accepted.
John Scott, Nelson ... £ 14,921 19 6
Declined.
Jos. Gilbertson, Richmond ... £ 15,912 1 6
Bray Brothers, Nelson ... £ 17,804 18 9