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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Notice of Petition for Kauaeranga Highway District
to be incorporated with Borough of Thames.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th April, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be
notified, that unless within two months after
the publication of this notice a petition is pre-
sented to His Excellency the Governor, signed
by not less than one-third of the burgesses of the
Borough of the Thames, or a petition signed by
not less than one-third of the resident householders
of the Kauaeranga Highway District, praying that
such district may not be incorporated into such
borough, His Excellency will, by Proclamation,
incorporate into the said borough the said district.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Chairman and Board of Wardens of Highway District
appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th April, 1877.

NOTICE has been received at this office under the
hand of the presiding officer, that at a first
meeting of the ratepayers of the Danevirk Highway
District, in the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay,
held on the 24th March, 1877, the following persons
were elected a Chairman and Board of Wardens for
the said district pursuant to the Act of the Provincial
Council of Hawke's Bay intituled "The Highway
Act, 1871":-

GEORGE DOUGLAS HAMILTON, Chairman,
ALEXANDER GRANT,
HENRY GAISFORD,
JAMES ALLARDICE,
FREDERICK ELMBRANCH,
GEORGE DOUGLAS HAMILTON,
Wardens.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Names and Addresses of General Managers of New
Zealand Railways registered.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 18th April, 1877.

IT is hereby notified for public information, that in
accordance with the provisions of "The Railways
Regulation and Inspection Act, 1873," the names
and addresses of the persons mentioned in the first
column of the Schedule hereto have been registered
in the office of the Colonial Secretary, at Wellington,
for the railways mentioned in the second column of
the said Schedule, and set opposite each name.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of April, 1877.

DANIEL POLLEN,
Colonial Secretary.

SCHEDULE.

Name and Address of General
Manager.

James Duncan Harris, Taranaki
William Stone, Wellington

Name of Railway.

From New Plymouth to
Waitara.
From Wellington to Mana-
watu Gorge.

Report and Return from Cattle Inspector.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th April, 1877.

THE following Report and Return, received from
the Cattle Inspector for the Nelson South Dis-
trict, are published for general information.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Cattle Inspector's Office,
Waiau, 9th April, 1877.

SIR,-In compliance with your Circular letter
No. 12, of 1st May, 1876, I have the honor to report
that since the date of my last report, dated 9th Octo-
ber, 1876, no information of the supposed existence
of disease within the boundaries of the Nelson South
District has been received at this office.

I have also the honor to forward a Nil Return of
the Inspection of Cattle for the six months ending
31st March last.

I have, &c.,
G. W. SCHRODER,
Cattle Inspector.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

RETURN of CATTLE inspected within the D:STRICT
of NELSON SOUTH, not brought by Sea, within the
Six Months ended the 31st MARCH, 1877, which have
been found to be affected with any Contagious or
Infectious Disease.

Nil.

G. W. SCHRODER,
Inspector of Cattle.

Clerk of Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th April, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

CHARLES HUGH WEBB BOWEN, Esq.,

to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrates' Court at
Charleston, and Clerk of the Licensing Court for the
District of Charleston, vice Constable H. McArdle,
from the 1st proximo.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Certificated Accountant in Bankruptcy appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th April, 1877.

IT is hereby notified that His Honor the Chief
Justice has appointed

CHRISTOPHER JAMES WHITNEY GRIFFITHS
to be a Certificated Accountant in Bankruptcy within
the Nelson Judicial District.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Chairman of Petty Sessions appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th April, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOSEPH BELL, Esq., J.P.,
to be Chairman of Petty Sessions for the District of
Mangapai.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Clerks in Land Transfer Department appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st April, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

MARTIN JAMES KILGOUR, Esq.,
to be Chief Clerk in the Land Transfer Office,
Wellington, from the 1st instant, vice A. P. Mason,
Esq., transferred; and

RICHMOND HECTOR RIDDELL, Esq.,
to be a Clerk in the Land Transfer Office, Auckland,
from the 16th instant.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.