THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 769

Public Vaccinator appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 23rd July, 1877.

IT T is hereby notified that, under the provisions of
"The Public Health Act, 1876," His Excellency
the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES STEPHEN BENYON, Esq.,

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 of Okarito.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Arrangements for First Elections, Borough of
Kumara.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th July, 1877

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JAMES WYLDE

to be Town Clerk of the Borough of Kumara, and
also Returning Officer, to hold the first election of
Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors of the said
Borough.

Also, to appoint Monday, the 20th day of August,
for the election of Mayor; and Wednesday, the 22nd
day of August, for the election of Councillors; and
Monday, the 3rd day of September, for the election
of Auditors of the said borough,

Also, to appoint Tuesday, the 28th day of August,
at noon, for the first meeting of the Council of the
said borough; and the Warden's Court at Kumara
to be the place of such meeting.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Place of Deposit for Standard Weights and Measures
changed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in
exercise of the powers conferred upon him by
"The Weights and Measures Act, 1868," to direct
that the authorized copies of the Standard Weights
and Measures for the District of Christchurch shall,
for the future, be deposited in a building in Armagh
Street West, adjoining the Public Works Office,
opposite the Government Buildings in the City of
Christchurch.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Time and Place for First Meeting of Board of Con-
servators, Taradale River District.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint Tuesday, the 31st day of July,
1877, at 12 noon, to be the time, and the Taradale
Hotel, Taradale, to be the place, for the first meeting
of the Board of Conservators of the Taradale District,
as constituted under "The Hawke's Bay Rivers Act,
1876."

DANIEL POLLEN.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th July, 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.,-

DANIEL POLLEN.

Visiting Justice appointed.

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

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

THOMAS HENRY POTTS, Esq., J.P.,

to be a Visiting Justice of the Prison at Lyttelton.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Justice of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 24th July, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

ROBERT RUTHERFORD, Esq.,

Mayor of Caversham, to be a Justice of the Peace
under "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876."

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Clerk in Department of Justice appointed.

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

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

GEORGE FREDERICK COLIN CAMPBELL, Esq.,

to be a Clerk in the Department of Justice, vice
G. Van Heythuysen, Esq., resigned.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Resignation of District Land Registrar, &c.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 25th July, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by

JOHN ELISHA SMITH, Esq.,

of his appointments as District Land Registrar and
Registrar of Deeds for the District of Wellington, as
from the 31st May last.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 26 of 1877.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 19th July, 1877.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from
the Portmaster, at Brisbane, are published for
general information.

GEO. MCLEAN.

ROCK, FLINDERS PASSAGE, TORRES STRAITS.

THE following additional information relative to the
rock in Flinders Passage, of which a notice was
issued from this office on the 6th March last, has
been received from Captain Hannah:-

The rock, which is small in extent, and steep-to on
all sides, lies in the following position, viz.:-