THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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places to be the principal polling place for the
district, and all or any of such polling places from
time to time to abolish, and, if he think fit, to appoint
other polling places in lieu of those abolished; and
that every such warrant shall be published in the
New Zealand Gazette: Provided always that no
polling place shall be appointed by the Governor
under the said Act unless he shall first be satisfied
that the place to be appointed is more convenient
than any other for at least twenty electors to record
their votes thereat:

Now know ye that I, George Augustus Constantine,
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of New Zealand,
in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested
by the said Act, do hereby appoint the following
place to be a polling place for the electoral district
hereinafter specified, for the election of Members of
the House of Representatives, namely, —

For the District of Franklin.
The Public Hall, Otahuhu.

Given under the hand of His Excellency
the Most Honorable George Augustus
Constantine, Marquis of Normanby,
Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby,
and Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in
the County of York, in the Peerage of
the United Kingdom; and Baron Mul-
grave of New Ross, in the County of
Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland; a
Member of Her Majesty's Most Honor-
able Privy Council; Knight Commander
of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint
Michael and Saint George; Governor
and Commander-in-Chief in and over
Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand
and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral
of the same; at Wellington, this twenty-
second day of May, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
seven.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Appointment of County Auditors.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the following appointments of Auditors
for Counties in pursuance of the 126th section of
"The Counties Act, 1876": —

HENRY LIVINGSTON, Esq.,
for the County of Maniototo; and
EDWARD PATTEN, Esq.,
for the County of Westland; vice Edward Terry
Robinson, resigned.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Commissioners under section 31, "Financial Arrange-
ments Act, 1876," appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be
Commissioners under section 31 of "The Financial
Arrangements Act, 1876," to inquire into and deter-
mine the proportionate part of the moneys made
payable by the said Act to the districts included in
the counties set opposite their names respectively.

ROBERT KING, Esq., of Opotiki—County of
Whakatane.

HENRY PORCHER LANCE, Esq., of Christchurch—
County of Ashley.
DANIEL POLLEN.

By-law of Tuapeka County Council disallowed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st May, 1877.

IT is hereby notified that a By-law of the Tuapeka
County Council, numbered 3, regulating the
registration of dogs, and published in the Tuapeka
Times of the 14th April, 1877, having been laid
before the Governor, His Excellency has been
pleased to disallow the same.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Public Vaccinator appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1877.

IT is hereby notified that under the provisions of
"The Public Health Act, 1876," His Excellency
the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-
mentioned gentleman to be a Public Vaccinator to
perform gratuitous vaccination in accordance with
the provisions of the said Act, and any regulations
made or to be made thereunder, for the district
mentioned in the Schedule hereto, and set opposite
his name.

SCHEDULE.
JOHN LAMBERT JACKSON—Drury.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue Letters of Naturalization under "The
Aliens Act, 1866," in favour of the under-mentioned
persons, viz., —

Name. Occupation. Residence.
Andres Knudsen ... Dairy Farmer ... Pigeon Bay.
John Johnson ... Restaurant Keeper Kumara.
William Kissel ... Sadler ... Christchurch.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Chairmen, Members, and Clerk of Licensing Courts
appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM HORTON REVELL, Esq., R.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Court for the Dis-
trict of Cobden, vice Charles Broad, Esq., R.M.;

HENRY ALDBOROUGH STRATFORD, Esq., R.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Courts for the Dis-
tricts of Cardrona, Queenstown, Town of Queens-
town, and Arrow, vice W. L. Simpson, Esq., R.M.;

CHARLES MEYER, Esq., J.P.,
to be a Member of the Licensing Courts for the
Districts of Levels, Town of Timaru, and Mount
Cook, vice P. H. Russell, Esq., J.P.;

JOHN ALEXANDER GAMMACK, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Licensing Court for the Dis-
trict of Temuka, vice P. H. Russell, Esq., J.P.;

JAMES EDWARD PARKER, Esq., J.P.,
to be a Member of the Licensing Courts for the Dis-
tricts of Waimate and Waitaki, vice P. H. Russell,
Esq., J.P.; and

HARRY KENRICK, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Licensing Court for the District
of Cobden, vice Constable H. Hunter.
CHARLES C. BOWEN.