THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Under Secretary for Crown Lands, Gold Fields, and
Immigration appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOSEPH GILES, Esq.,

to be Under Secretary for Crown Lands, Gold
Fields, and Immigration. The appointment takes
effect on and from the 15th of February, 1877.

D. REID.

Superintendent of Quarantine Station appointed.

Immigration Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint

JAMES B. REDWARD, Esq.,

to be Superintendent of the Quarantine Station at
the Port of Wellington, in terms of "The Public
Health Act, 1876."

D. REID.

Mining Inspector, Auckland Gold Fields, appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 27th August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint

ALEXANDER AITKEN, Esq.,

to be Mining Inspector for the Gold Fields within
the Provincial District of Auckland, vice Henry
Goldsmith, Esq., C.E.

D. REID.

Member of Waimakariri Harbour Board appointed.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 29th August, 1877.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the
Governor has, in pursuance of the 3rd section
of "The Waimakariri Harbour Board Act, 1876,"
been pleased to appoint

JOHN BEHARRELL, Esq.,

to be a Member of that Board, vice Josiah Birch,
Esq., J.P., resigned.

GEO. MCLEAN.

Accountant in Surveyor-General's Office appointed.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been
pleased appoint

FREDERICK BULL, Esq.,

to be Accountant at the Head Office in the Depart-
ment of the Surveyor-General.
The appointment dates from the 1st of September,
1876.

D. REID,
Secretary for Crown Lands.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 29th August, 1877.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
Tenderers is published for general information.

J. D. ORMOND.

HURUNUI (GRETA) CART BRIDGE CONTRACT.
Accepted.
£ s. d.
W. Simms, Auckland 5,120 15 0

Declined.
McGrath and Johnston, Christchurch 5,343 8 11
Thomas and Hill, Amberley... 5,478 10 9
Evans and Brett, Kaiapoi 6,072 19 5
Allen and Stumbles, Timaru 6,672 9 11
Thornton and Bull, Christchurch 6,709 1 7
Stocks, Christchurch (informal).

WALLACETOWN BRANCH CONTRACT.
Accepted.
£ s. d.
Miller, Murray, and Walker, Invercargill 11,358 18 0

Declined.
Graham, Bennett, and Co., Invercargill 11,536 11 8
John Mondy, Dunedin 12,000 0 0
W. H. Topham, Invercargill 12,850 3 11
Henderson and Fergus, Dunedin 12,948 18 11
Martin, Hughes, and Co., Invercargill 13,657 0 9
J. B. Blair, Invercargill 14,423 19 6

WAITARA-PATEA RAILWAY.
NGATORO BRIDGE CONTRACT.
Accepted.
£ s. d.
D. Glendining, Auckland 4,833 0 0

Declined.
W. G. Bassett, New Plymouth 5,061 0 0
James C. George, New Plymouth 5,100 0 0
Robert McGonagle and A. McDonald, New Ply-
mouth 5,153 0 0
N. Hooker, New Plymouth 5,220 0 0
Bury and Newman, New Plymouth 5,899 0 0
William Cameron, Auckland 5,981 0 0

Traffic Returns.
NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.

DUNEDIN SECTION.

RETURN of Traffic for the month ending 30th
June, 1877.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers ... 20,861 3,005 15 3
Parcels, &c. ... 793 5 5 3,799 0 8
GOODS.
Freight ... 13,313 tons 3,618 6 2
Total ... £7,417 6 10

INVERCARGILL SECTION.

RETURN of Traffic for the month ending 30th
June, 1877.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 6,073 1,053 10 8
Parcels, &c. ... 102 4 7 1,155 15 3
GOODS.
Freight 4,181 tons 1,716 2 8
Total ... £2,871 17 11

JOHN CARRUTHERS,
Engineer-in-Chief.

Amberley to Bluff Railway (portion of), Waipahi
District.

NOTICE is hereby given, that a Plan showing
generally the nature of the works to be per-
formed in the construction of a portion of the
Amberley to Bluff Railway, in the Waipahi Dis-
trict, is deposited in the Station Master's house, at
Waipahi, in the Waipahi Riding, Clutha County,
where it can be seen at all reasonable hours, for the
period of forty days from the 7th September, 1877.
Dated this 28th day of August, 1877.

J. D. ORMOND.