THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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In Norfolk the disease is still committing great ravages. In
the week ending the 4th September the number of attacks re-
corded in the county was 3,295, as compared with 3,242 in the
week ending the 28th August, 1,884 in the week ending the 21st
August, and 2,456 in the week ending the 14th August. The
number of cases of sheep scab reported in Norfolk in the week
ending the 4th September was 420, as compared with 510, 18,
and nil in the three previous weeks respectively. There were
seven cases of pleuro-pneumonia in the week ending the 4th of
September, as compared with 13, 4, and 6 in the three pre-
vious weeks respectively.

At a meeting of the Local Authority for the County of Aber-
deen, held on Tuesday, Sheriff Comrie Thomson presiding, it
was reported that since the middle of July there had been six
new outbreaks of pleuro-pneumonia within the county, and that
30 cattle had been slaughtered. At the date of the meeting
there were four centres of disease. Foot-and-mouth disease had
been unusually prevalent throughout the entire county, there
having been no fewer than 561 centres reported to the police
within the past two months. The total number of cattle kept at
these centres is 14,000, and of that number about three-fourths
were affected. The disease is still spreading, 166 centres having
been reported during the month. A conversation arose as to
the propriety of memorializing the Privy Council to grant powers
to the Local Authority to keep Irish cattle out of the county,
but the matter was left over. A complaint was made by a
farmer that infection was spread by means of hunting dogs going
over infected farms and thence to farms on which no disease
existed. After deliberation it was resolved to abide by the rule
now in force in regard to dogs-namely, that dogs on infected
farms shall be chained or otherwise prevented from straying. It
was unanimously agreed again to memorialize the Privy Council
to extend the period intervening between the last case of pleuro-
pneumonia and the removing of the restrictions, from 30 days
to 60 days.

Depositary of Duty Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 15th November, 1875.

IT is hereby notified for public information, that
MR. W. WILKIE,
Postmaster at Port Ahuriri, in the Province of
Hawke's Bay, has been appointed a Depositary of
Duty Stamps.

R. C. HAMMERTON.

Medical Referee appointed.

Government Insurance Office,
Wellington, 15th November, 1875.

THE under-mentioned gentleman has been appointed
additional Medical Referee under "The Govern-
ment Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874," for the
District of Oamaru, Province of Otago :-
HARRY A. DE LANTOUR, Esq., M.R.C.S.E.
W. GISBORNE,
Commissioner.

"Marriage Act, 1854."

OFFICIATING MINISTER FOR 1875.---NOTICE No. 28.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 17th November, 1875.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1854," the following name of an Officiating Minister
within the meaning of the said Act is published for
general information: -
Baptist.
The Reverend JOSIAH TAYLOR HINTON.
WM. E. TEAGUE,
(for the Registrar-General).

Sitting of Royal Commission for investigating claims
re Westport Colliery Reserve.

NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that all persons having
or alleging that they have a claim to occupy
the said reserve or any part thereof, or claiming
compensation for any interest therein or in any part
thereof, taken or proposed to be taken for the
purposes of the Railway from Mount Rochfort Coal
Fields to Westport or otherwise in respect thereof,
must prepare their claims in duplicate, and leave
them with us the undersigned Commissioners, ap-
pointed by His Excellency the Governor to receive,
investigate, and report upon the same, at the office of
C. Webb Bowen, Esq., in the Court House, town of
Westport, on or before the 24th day of November
instant. And notice is also given, that evidence in
support of such claims as may be preferred in manner
aforesaid will be taken by us on Saturday, the 27th
day of November instant, at the hour of 10 of the
clock in the forenoon, at the said Court House, in
the town of Westport aforesaid.

Dated this 15th day of November, 1875.

THOMAS S. WESTON,
District Judge, Commissioners.
RICHMOND BEETHAM,
R.M.,

Traffic Returns.

NEW PLYMOUTH AND WAITARA RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for nine days ending 23rd
October, 1875.

• Passengers: No. 419
• Passengers: £ s. d. 38 10 3
• Parcels, &c.: £ s. d. 0 7 11
• Season Tickets: £ s. d. 38 18 2
• Freight: Tons. 36
• Freight: £ s. d. 18 11 5
• Total: £57 9 7

F. B. PASSMORE,
Superintending Engineer.

NAPIER AND WAIPUKURAU RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 23rd
October, 1875.

• Passengers: No. 5,426
• Passengers: £ s. d. 432 11 11
• Parcels, &c.: £ s. d. 9 7 8
• Season Tickets: £ s. d. 8 16 0
• Season Tickets: £ s. d. 450 15 7
• Freight: Tons. 959
• Freight: £ s. d. 346 8 4
• Carriage: 1
• Cow: 1
• Sheep: 65
• Pigs: 20
• Wool: 27 bls.
• Timber: 123,062 feet
• Total: £797 3 11

F. B. PASSMORE,
Superintending Engineer.