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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

of the Bay of Plenty, to be an Interpreter under the
12th section of "The Native Land Act, 1873."
This appointment to bear date from the 1st
January, 1875.

H. A. ATKINSON,
(in the absence of the Native Minister).

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 5th February, 1875.
THE following lists of successful and unsuccessful
Tenderers are published for general information.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.

ROLLESTON-MALVERN RAILWAY—WHITE CLIFFS
BRANCH.
PLATE-LAYING CONTRACT.

Accepted.

• George Holder, Christchurch ... £4,112 15 0

Declined.

• Jos. Taylor, Christchurch ... 4,903 16 9
• W. White, Christchurch ... 5,119 6 2
• W. Fuller, Temuka ... 5,288 0 0

MOUNT ROCHFORT RAILWAY.
28,000 SLEEPERS.

Accepted.

• Henry Cofield, Westport ... 1,000 at 3 4
• O. N. Karne, Westport ... 10,000 " 3 8
• John Marris, Westport ... 4,000 " 3 8

Declined.

• William Rathbone, Greymouth ... 2,000 " 3 10
• Maher and O'Connor, Greymouth ... 5,000 " 4 2

BLUFF AND WINTON, WINTON AND KINGSTON,
INVERCARGILL AND MATAURA RAILWAYS.
100,000 SLEEPERS.

Accepted.

• Angus and Co., Invercargill ... 50,000 at 3 0
• Erskine and Co., Invercargill ... 20,000 " 3 0
• Calder and Blacklock, Invercargill ... 15,000 " 3 0
• Thomas Brown, Invercargill ... 15,000 " 3 0

Declined.

• J. H. Smith, Invercargill ... 50,000 " 3 1

Traffic Returns.

WELLINGTON-MASTERTON RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic from 1st to 30th January,
1875.

PASSENGERS.

• No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
• Passengers ... 6,074 402 10 2
• Parcels, &c. ... 8 14 6
• Season Tickets ... ... ... 411 4 8

GOODS.

• Tons. £ s. d.
• Freight ... 203 53 18 0

Total ... ... £465 2 8

FRANK B. PASSMORE,
Superintending Engineer for Constructed
Railways.

Superintendent and Officers at Quarantine Stations
appointed.

Immigration Office,
Wellington, 11th February, 1875.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned appointments in
terms of "The Public Health Act, 1872," viz.,-
JOHN EDWIN MARCH, Esq.,
to be Superintendent, and
CHARLES HENRY HANCOCK
to be Assistant to the Superintendent, of the Quaran-
tine Station at Quail Island; also,
THOMAS HARRIS
to be Assistant to the Superintendent of Ripa Island,
vice George Plummer.

H. A. ATKINSON.

Clerk, Stamp Duties Office, appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamp Duties,
Wellington, 5th February, 1875.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

J. OWEN LORD
to be a Clerk in the Office of the Commissioner of
Stamp Duties, vice John Ellis, resigned.
This appointment to take effect from the 1st
February, 1875.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Notice to Foreigners.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th February, 1875.
PERSONS desirous of obtaining Letters of Natu-
ralization, conferring upon them the privileges
of natural-born British subjects in New Zealand, are
informed that they can obtain full particulars of the
necessary steps to be taken by them on application
to the Resident Magistrate in any district, or to the
Colonial Secretary at Wellington.
The fee payable under "The Aliens Act, 1866," is
one pound sterling, and no other expense is entailed
on those who apply to the before-mentioned persons.

G. S. COOPER.

Licensed Distributor of Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamp Duties,
Wellington, 9th February, 1875.
IT is hereby notified for public information, that

Mr. JOSEPH CLARKE,
of Christchurch, in the Province of Canterbury, has
been appointed a Licensed Distributor of Duties
Stamps, vice Mr. Walton Salkeld, resigned.

R. C. HAMMERTON,
Acting Secretary.

"Marriage Act, 1854."

OFFICIATING MINISTERS FOR 1875.—NOTICE No. 5.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1875.
PURSANT 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 names of Officiating Ministers
within the meaning of the said Act are published for
general information: —

• United Church of England and Ireland.
  • The Reverend Arthur Towgood, B.A.
  • Hare Peka Taua.
• Roman Catholic Church.
  • The Reverend Jean Baptiste Chataigner.
• Free Church of Scotland.
  • The Reverend Samuel James Neill.
• Baptists.
  • The Reverend John Davis.

The above name is a correction of and in substitu-
tion for the name of "James Davis," published in
the Gazette of 14th January, 1875, in which the
Christian name was erroneously given.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.