THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 839

Certified Accountant in Bankruptcy appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 24th November, 1876.
IT is hereby notified that His Honor Mr. Justice
Gillies appointed, on the 16th instant,
THOMAS MACFFARLANE, Esq.,
of Auckland, to be a Certified Accountant in Bank-
ruptcy, under "The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876,"
within the Northern Judicial District.
DANIEL POLLEN,
(for the Minister of Justice).

Justice of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 25th November, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
ANDREW ALLAN, Esq.,
Mayor of Tapanui, to be a Justice of the Peace under
"The Otago Municipal Corporations Empowering
Act, 1865."
DANIEL POLLEN,
(for the Minister of Justice).

Clerk of Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 17th November, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JAMES PHILIP SIMPSON, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Stafford.
DANIEL POLLEN,
(for the Minister of Justice).

Resignation of Receiver of Land Revenue, Auckland.

Treasury,
Wellington, 24th November, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
The Hon. DANIEL POLLEN
of his office as Receiver of Land Revenue for the
Province of Auckland, as from the 31st October,
ultimo.
H. A. ATKINSON.

Receiver of Land Revenue, Auckland, appointed.

Treasury,
Wellington, 24th November, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
EDWARD LISTER GREEN, Esq.,
to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Provincial
District of Auckland, as from the 1st instant.
H. A. ATKINSON.

Officers authorized to frank Letters, &c.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 23rd November, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize the following gentlemen holding the
appointments opposite their respective names, to
frank, free from the prepayment of postage, letters
and parcels posted on the Public Service:—
ALEXANDER BARRON, Esq., Surveyor-General's
Office, Wellington.

NELSON CARRINGTON, Esq., Officer in Charge,
Public Works, Napier District.
In the Provincial District of Canterbury—
R. C. SHEARMAN, Esq., Commissioner of Police,
Christchurch.
SAMUEL HEWLINGS, Esq., Chief Surveyor,
Christchurch.
P. P. BOULTON, Esq., Inspector of Sheep,
Christchurch.
C. PHILLIPS, Esq., Chief Gaoler, Christchurch.
F. MAINWARING, Esq., Secretary of Education,
Christchurch.
C. H. WILLIAMS, Esq., Assistant Secretary,
Public Works, Christchurch.
A. BLAKISTON, Assistant Secretary, Christ-
church.
DANIEL POLLEN,
(for the Postmaster-General).

Designation of Post Offices changed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1876.
IT is hereby notified, for general information, that
the name of the Post Office in the Provincial
District of Otago, at present known as Waitahuna,
has been changed to
WAITAHUNA GULLY;
also, that the name of the Post Office in the same
provincial district, at present known as Havelock,
has been changed to
WAITAHUNA.
DANIEL POLLEN,
(for the Postmaster-General).

Designation of Post Offices changed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1876.
IT is hereby notified, for general information, that
the name of the Post Office in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, at present known as Rangi-
tata, has been changed to
COLDSTREAM;
also, that the name of the Post Office in the Provin-
cial District of Otago, at present known as West
Taieri, has been changed to
OUTRAM.
DANIEL POLLEN,
(for the Postmaster-General).

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 32 of 1876.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 28th November, 1876.
THE following Notice to Mariners, received from
the Harbour Board at Oamaru, is published for
general information.
DANIEL POLLEN,
(for the Commissioner of Customs).

NOTICE is hereby given, that on and after the 1st day
of December, 1876, a red light will be exhibited from
a staff on the north end of Breakwater, Oamaru
Bay.
The light will be at an elevation of 16 feet above
the sea level, and will be seen in clear weather three
to four miles from seaward, between bearings N.W.
and S.S.W. (magnetic).
During bad weather, when the danger lights (two
white lights horizontal with a red light between