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except on an allotment of land now in the occupation
Mr. John Bright, situate in Heale Street, Hauraki,
of Queen's County, in the Province of Auckland, and
within the Parawai Highway District.
Made and passed by the said Council, this
second day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six.
(L.S.)
J. E. MACDONALD, Mayor.
F. C. DEAN, Town Clerk.

Local Analyst for Canterbury appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in
conformity with the provisions of "The Adul-
teration of Food Act, 1866," to approve the appoint-
ment by His Honor the Superintendent of Canter-
bury of
ALEXANDER WILLIAM BICKERTON, Esq., F.C.S.,
to be a Local Analyst under the said Act, within the
Province of Canterbury.
H. A. ATKINSON,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

Revising Officer under "The Building and Land
Societies Act, 1866," appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WILLIAM HALSE, Esq.,
to be Revising Officer for the Province of Taranaki,
under "The Building and Land Societies Act, 1866."
H. A. ATKINSON,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

Revising Officer appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1876.
IT is hereby notified that His Honor Mr. Justice
Johnston has reported that he has appointed
EDWARD JAMES LEE, Esq.,
to be Revising Officer for the Districts of Cheviot,
Ashley, Kaiapoi, Heathcote, Christchurch City, Sel-
wyn, Coleridge, Timaru, Geraldine, Gladstone,
Akaroa, and Lyttelton, in the Province of Canter-
bury; and Grey Valley, Hokitika, and Totara, in
that of Westland.
H. A. ATKINSON,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
HENRY GROVER, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages,
and also Vaccination Inspector, for the District of
Mongonui, as the same is defined in Proclamation of
the 8th day of May, 1873, and published in the New
Zealand Gazette, No. 28, of the 9th day of May, 1873.
H. A. ATKINSON,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

Deputy Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be

the Deputies of the Registrars of Births, Deaths, and
Marriages for the Districts set opposite their names,
as the same are defined in Proclamation of the 8th
day of May, 1873, and published in the New Zealand
Gazette, No. 28, of the 9th day of May, 1873.

H. A. ATKINSON,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 12th April, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be
Justices of the Peace for the Colony, -
Major RICHARD CORMICK CLIFFORD,
of the Hutt, Wellington. This appointment dates
from the 21st ultimo.
PHILLIP GERALD DILLON, Esq.,
of Leefield, Wairau, Marlborough. This appoint-
ment dates from the 11th instant.
H. A. ATKINSON,
(for the Minister of Justice).

Call under "Government Officers Guarantee Act,
1870."

Government Buildings,
Wellington, 10th April, 1876.
IN pursuance of clause 15 of the Regulations con-
tained in an Order in Council, bearing date the
10th day of November, 1874, I, Jonas Woodward,
the Chairman of the Board appointed under "The
Government Officers Guarantee Act, 1870," do issue
the following notice of a Call under the said Act: -

J. WOODWARD,
Chairman.

Letters Patent granted.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 10th April, 1876.
THE following list of Letters Patent granted during
the quarter ended 31st March last, under "The
Patents Act, 1870," is published for general infor-
mation.
By order.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Registrar of Patents.
No. 243.-PETER ELLIS, of Christchurch, Canter-
bury, Mechanical Engineer. A Locomotive En-
gine, to be called the Pneuma-Hydro Locomotive.
Date of Patent-17th September, 1875.

Letters Patent lapsed or refused.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 10th April, 1876.
THE following list of Letters Patent, under "The
Patents Act, 1870," lapsed or refused during