THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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 CHARLES J. BYNG.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Post Office opened as Government Life Insurance
Office.

Government Insurance Office,
Wellington, 1st May, 1877.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
Post Office has been opened as a Government
Life Insurance Office:—
FEILDING, Manawatu.
J. WOODWARD,
Deputy Commissioner.

Cadet appointed.

Government Insurance Office,
Wellington, 1st May, 1877.
THE following appointment has been made in the
Government Insurance Department:—
GEORGE ALEXANDER KENNEDY, Cadet.
J. WOODWARD,
Deputy Commissioner.

Railway Traffic Returns.
SOUTHERN RAILWAYS.

DUNEDIN DIVISION.

RETURN of Traffic for the month ending 31st
March, 1877.
PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 27,805 3,869 6 1
Parcels, &c. ... ... 125 19 0 3,995 5 1
Freight ... ... GOODS, &c. 4,442 11 11
12,247 tons
Total ... ... ... ... ... £8,437 17 0

INVERCARGILL DIVISION.

RETURN of Traffic for the month ending 31st
March, 1877.
PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 7,359 1,455 10 8
Parcels, &c. ... ... 17 19 11 1,473 10 7
Freight ... ... GOODS, &c. 2,676 12 8
4,910 tons
Total ... ... ... ... ... £4,150 3 3

CHRISTCHURCH DIVISION.

RETURN of Traffic for the month ending 31st
March, 1877.
PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 90,124 9,652 17 1
Parcels, &c. ... ... 568 10 6 10,221 7 7
Freight ... ... GOODS, &c. 21,585 8 5
51,017 tons
Total ... ... ... ... ... £31,806 16 0

JOHN CARRUTHERS,
Engineer-in-Chief.

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University of New Zealand.
BOWEN PRIZE COMPETITION, 1876.

THE Examiners appointed by the Senate have
reported that the Essay sent in under the
motto "Phantom," written by Frederick Fitchett, of
Christchurch, is entitled to receive the Bowen Prize
for 1876, and the Senate have awarded the prize
accordingly to Frederick Fitchett.

The Examiners report that the Essays sent in this
year, especially that under the motto "Quot homines
tot sententiæ," show a marked improvement on those
of former years.

April 23rd, 1877.
W. M. MASKELL,
Registrar.

Sheep Inspector's Notice.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1877.
NOTICE has been received from the Inspector of
Sheep of the Wellington District that he has
granted a clean certificate to—
HENRY TAYLOR, of Johnsonville, flock of 93 sheep;
dated 26th April, 1877.
Jos. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Auditor of Local Boards appointed.

NOTICE.

Provincial Buildings,
Wellington, 30th April, 1877.
IT is notified for general information that R.
MACALISTER, Esq., Provincial Auditor, has been
appointed to act as Auditor of the Accounts of the
Treasurers of the various Local Boards within the
Provincial District of Wellington, under the au-
thority of the 70th clause of "The Local Boards
Act, 1873," of the Province of Wellington.
HENRY BUNNY.

Appointment.

By HENRY BUNNY, Esq., Executive Officer of
the Provincial District of Wellington.

I, HENRY BUNNY, Esquire, Executive Officer of
the Provincial District of Wellington, hereby
appoint

Mr. JOHN BLACK,
Clerk to the Patea County Council, to be a Registrar
of Dogs under the provisions of "The Dog Nuisance
Act, 1863," of the Province of Wellington; and
further, I hereby assign to the said John Black as
his district, that portion of the Patea County which
is situated within the boundaries of the Provincial
District of Wellington.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this
first day of May, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-seven.
HENRY BUNNY.

Appointment.

By HENRY BUNNY, Esquire, Executive Officer
of the Provincial District of Wellington.

HENRY BUNNY, Executive Officer of the
Provincial District of Wellington, under the
provisions of an Act of the Province of Wellington,
Session IV., No. 13, intituled "An Act to provide
for the Branding of Cattle, and the destruction or
other disposal of Wild Cattle," hereby appoint

Mr. JOHN BLACK,
Clerk to the Patea County Council, to be a Registrar