THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
733
RETURN of CATTLE arrived from FOREIGN PORTS into the PORT Of OAMARU, and landed at OAMARU,
from 31st MARCH, 1876, to 30th SEPTEMBER, 1876.

| Date of Arrival
and
Inspection. | Name of Ship. | Where from. | Number and Description of
Cattle. | Name of Owner. | Condition. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | "Samson" | Port Chalmers; from
England, per ship
"Jessie Readman" | Three heifers ... | Hon. M. Holmes | Fair. |

JAMES MURISON,
Inspector of Cattle, Oamaru.

RETURN of CATTLE imported by Sea to the PORT of OAMARU, within the Six Months ended 30th
SEPTEMBER, 1876, which have been found to be affected with any Contagious or Infectious Disease.
Nil.

JAMES MURISON,
Inspector of Cattle, Oamaru.

Clerks of Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 24th October, 1876.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JAMES SLATERY
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Okarito, and Clerk of the Licensing Courts for the
Districts of Wataroa, Town of Okarito, Weheka, and
Haast, vice W. Blane;

WILLIAM BLANE
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Ross, and Clerk of the Licensing Courts for the
Districts of Totara, Town of Ross, and Waitaha, vice
J. P. Simpson;

JAMES PHILIP SIMPSON
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Goldsborough, and Clerk of the Licensing Court for
the District of Waimea, vice P. A. F. Birch; and

PAUL ADOLPHUS FREDERICK BIRCH
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Kumara.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Receiver of Gold Revenue at Arrow appointed.

Treasury,
Wellington, 31st October, 1876.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

GEORGE ARNOLD BARKER, Esq.,
to be Receiver of Gold Revenue at Arrow, in the
Province of Otago, as from the 23rd September last,
vice H. A. Stratford, Esq., on leave of absence.

H. A. ATKINSON.

Receivers of Gold Revenue in Westland appointed.

Treasury,
Wellington, 30th October, 1876.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the under-mentioned persons to be
Receivers of Gold Revenue at the places in the
Province of Westland set opposite their names:---

JAMES SLATERY—Okarito;
JAMES SIMPSON—Goldsborough;
WILLIAM BLANE—Ross;
PAUL AUGUSTUS FREDERICK BIRCH—Kumara;
each appointment dating from the 24th instant.

H. A. ATKINSON.

Prize-firing Regulations published.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 31st October, 1876.

IT is notified, for general information, that the
Rules and Regulations for the Competition for
the Government Carbine and Rifle Prizes are now
published, and may be obtained from the Officers
Commanding Militia and Volunteer Districts.

DONALD MCLEAN.

Suspension of Native Interpreter.

Native Office,
Wellington, 25th October, 1876.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
suspend the appointment held by

ABRAHAM WARBRICK, Esq.,
of Tauranga, as Interpreter under the 12th section
of "The Native Land Act, 1873."

DONALD MCLEAN.

Collector and Examining Officer appointed.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 28th October, 1876.

IN pursuance of the powers delegated to the Com-
missioner of Customs by His Excellency the
Governor, the following appointment has been made
in the Customs Department:—

DAVID JOHNSTON, jun., Esq.,
to be Collector and Examining Officer at the Port of
Poverty Bay. Appointment to date from 1st Octo-
ber, 1876.

GEO. MCLEAN,
Commissioner of Customs.

Licensing Officer under Arms Act appointed at
Poverty Bay.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 28th October, 1876.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

DAVID JOHNSTON, jun., Esq.,
Collector of Customs at the Port of Poverty Bay,
to be a Licensing Officer under "The Arms Act,
1860."

GEO. MCLEAN,
Commissioner of Customs.