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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

3. No cards other than those issued by the Government, or private cards stamped by the Government with a penny stamp, under the special authority of the Postmaster-General, can be used for the purpose of making a written communication through the Post Office, unless such cards be prepaid the ordinary full letter postage.

4. Should a Post Card be observed to bear upon it anything of an obscene, libellous, or obviously objectionable nature, it will be detained and sent to the Dead Letter Office for disposal.

5. The postage stamp on Post Cards shall be defaced with the single-dated stamp.

6. The existing rules in regard to re-direction shall also apply to Post Cards.

7. When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, &c., the transmission of letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, Post Cards (unless paid for and posted as letters) may be kept back until the next despatch or delivery.

8. No gratuity is payable upon Post Cards forwarded in mails by steamers or other vessels.

9. Post Cards may be transmitted to the Colonies of Victoria and South Australia under the same conditions as they are transmitted within New Zealand, except that in addition to the impressed stamp they must have an extra penny stamp affixed to them.

10. All Post Cards addressed to other places out of New Zealand will be detained, and sent to the Dead Letter Office for disposal.

11. The poundage to be paid licensed stamp vendors shall be at the rate of two pounds ten shillings per centum.

Private Post Cards.

12. Private cards will be received from the public, and impressed with the penny postage stamp, under the following conditions:—

(1.) A week’s notice must be given by the applicant, and a sample of the card to be used should be forwarded for the Postmaster-General’s inspection.

(2.) None but card of approved quality and colour will be accepted. Each sheet must be of the size of 22 inches by 15 inches, and must not exceed two ounces in weight.

(3.) Not fewer than fifty sheets of card can be received at one time.

(4.) On each sheet presented for impression, the applicant’s name or monogram must be embossed or printed, and any printing must be thoroughly dry.

(5.) Cards when impressed will be returned to applicant in sheets of twenty-one impressions.

(6.) No fee will be charged for stamping.

(7.) Cash must accompany all cards to be impressed.

(8.) No commission will be allowed upon private cards impressed for licensed vendors.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Additional Polling Place for Paroa Road Board appointed.

NORMANBY, Governor.

WHEREAS by the thirty-ninth section of “The County of Westland Act, 1868,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that in and for each road district, within fifteen days after the commencement of the now reciting Act, the Governor shall, and at any time afterwards when occasion shall require, the Governor from time to time, if it shall seem fit, on the application of the Road Board, may, appoint a sufficient number of Polling Places for such road district at which the poll shall be taken at all elections held for the same, and may from time to time,
on the like application, alter and vary the same: And whereas the Board of the Paroa Road District have applied to have an additional Polling Place appointed:

Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in accordance with such application, and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said recited Act, do hereby appoint the place hereunder mentioned to be an additional Polling Place for the Paroa Road District in the said Act mentioned, namely,—

The Government School Buildings, Wallsend.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine, 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 Council; 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 Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; at Wellington, this twenty-fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Fixing Sittings of District Court of Westland.

NORMANBY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority in this behalf enabling me, I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby fix and appoint that sittings of the District Court of Westland, for Civil and Criminal Business, shall be held as follow:—

In the Supreme Court House at Hokitika, on the first day of February, April, June, August, October, and December in each year.

In the Resident Magistrate’s Court House at Greymouth, on the eighth day of February, April, June, August, October, and December in each year.

In the Resident Magistrate’s Court House at Westport, on the seventh day of February, April, July, October, and December in each year.

In the Resident Magistrate’s Court House at Reefton, on the fifteenth day of January, the eighth day of March, the fifteenth day of May, August, and November, in each year.

Provided that in case any of the days so fixed as aforesaid shall happen to be a Sunday or a holiday, then the Court appointed for that day shall be held on the first day thereafter not being a Sunday or a holiday.

Provided further, that this warrant shall not take effect till the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-third day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.