THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
365

OFFICIATING MINISTERS FOR 1877.-NOTICE No. 6.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 4th April, 1877.

PURSUANT 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 name of an Officiating Minister
within the meaning of the said Act is published for
general information: -
Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly
called the Church of England.
The Reverend ROBERT O'CALLAGHAN BIGGS.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Brought forward
Freight
Timber
Horses
Pigs
Bales of Wool
GOODS.
382\u00bd tons
445,190 feet
1
80
2
3

£ s. d
157 0 5
326 14 5

Total ... ... ... £483 14 10

KAIPARA RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 10th
March, 1877.
PASSENGERS.
No.
Passengers ... 638
Parcels, &c. ...
Freight ... 296 tons
Total ... ... ... £221 2

£ s. d. £ s. d.
99 16 9
6 11 6
106 8 3
GOODS.
114 14 3

Notification of Resignation of Seat in the House of
Representatives for the Electoral District of City of
Auckland West.

IN compliance with the provisions of the thirteenth
section of "The Regulation of Elections Act,
1870," I hereby notify that Benjamin Tonks, Esquire,
resigned his seat in the House of Representatives for
the Electoral District of City of Auckland West on
the twenty-first day of March, 1877, and that the
said seat is vacant by reason of such resignation.
Dated at Wellington the twenty-ninth day of
March, 1877.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Speaker.

NAPIER TO WAIPUKURAU RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 10th
March, 1877.
PASSENGERS.
No.
Passengers ... 7,782
Parcels, &c. ...
Season Tickets ...
£ s. d. £ s. d.
861 17 10
23 18 10
10 14 0
896 10 8

GOODS.
Freight ... 1,331\u00be tons
Timber ... 169,500 feet
Horses ... 13
Carts ... 3
Pigs ... 40
Sheep ... 1,770
Total ... ... ... £1,737 18 3
841 7 7

Member of House of Representatives elected.

Clerk of the Writs Office,
Wellington, 29th March, 1877.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a return to
the Writ issued by him on the 15th day of
March, 1877, for the election of a Member to serve
in the House of Representatives for the Electoral
District hereinafter specified; and by the indorse-
ment on such Writ it appears that the under-men-
tioned gentleman has been duly elected Member for
such district: -

For the District of the City of Wellington.
WILLIAM THOMAS LOCKE TRAVERS.
G. S. COOPER,
Clerk of the Writs.

WELLINGTON TO MASTERTON RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 10th
March, 1877.
PASSENGERS.
No.
Passengers ... 10,467
Parcels, &c. ...
Season Tickets ...
£ s. d. £ s. d.
679 10 6
17 14 11
32 13 0
729 18 5

GOODS.
Freight ... 520\u00be tons
Timber ... 129,710 feet
Horses ... 4
Carriages ... 16
Cattle ... 2
Calves ... 238
Sheep ... 107
Bales of Wool
Total ... ... ... £955 7 8
225 9 3

Railway Traffic Returns.

AUCKLAND TO MERCER RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 10th
March, 1877.
PASSENGERS.
No.
Passengers ... 10,340
Parcels, &c. ... 23
Season Tickets ...
£ s. d. £ s. d.
841 1 6
47 11 8
79 9 6
968 2 8

GOODS.
Freight ... 1,210 tons 657 1 10
Total ... ... ... £1,625 4 6

FOXTON TO MANAWATU RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 10th
March, 1877.
PASSENGERS.
No.
Passengers ... 1,520
Parcels, &c. ...
Freight, &c. ... 176 tons
Total ... ... ... £590 12 3

£ s. d. £ s. d.
236 2 6
18 2 3
254 4 9
GOODS.
336 7 6

PICTON TO BLENHEIM RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 10th
March, 1877.
PASSENGERS.
No.
Passengers ... 1,567
Parcels, &c. ...
Season Tickets ...
£ s. d. £ s. d.
139 13 3
8 7 2
9 0 0
157 0 5