THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
1831

borough, His Excellency will, by Proclamation, in-
corporate into the said borough the said district, and
declare the district so incorporated to be included
in the North-West Ward of the said Borough of the
City of Christchurch.

SCHEDULE.

BOUNDED by a line commencing at the intersection of
the North Belt and Papanui Road, thence following
along said road to the north-west boundary of Rural
Section 46, thence along the north-west boundary of
said section and a line in continuation thereof to
the Abberley Road, thence along the Abberley and
Edgeware Roads to the north-east corner of Rural
Section 243B, thence along the eastern boundary of
the latter section to the North Belt, and thence along
the North Belt to the commencing point.

G. S. WHITMORE.

26th December, 1878, a Public Holiday.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1878.

IT is hereby notified for general information that
all offices of the Government will be closed on
Thursday, the 26th of December instant.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Auditor for Counties for Provincial District of
Auckland appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

LOUIS ADOLPHUS DURRIEU, Esq.,
to be Auditor of the Accounts for the Counties of
Mongonui, Hokianga, Bay of Islands, Whangarei,
Hobson, Rodney, Waitemata, Thames, Waikato,
Waipa, and Tauranga.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Auditor for Local Districts in Taranaki appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

ROBERT MACALISTER, Esq.,
to be an Auditor to examine and certify to the
correctness of the balance-sheet of the Town Board
of every town within the Provincial District of
Taranaki that has been declared to be subject to the
provisions of "The Town Board of New Plymouth
Ordinance, 1863," as the same is extended by "The
Town Boards of Taranaki Ordinance, 1875."

G. S. WHITMORE.

Auditor for certain Counties appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

ROBERT MACALISTER, Esq.,
Auditor of the Accounts of the Counties of Waira-
rapa West, Taranaki, Patea, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay,
and Waipawa.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Auditor for Waipori Road Board appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

HENRY LIVINGSTON, Esq.,
to be Auditor of the Accounts of the Waipori Road
Board, County of Taieri, vice W. G. Wallace,
resigned.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Registrar of Dogs appointed, Peninsula Road
District.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM WEIR,
of Anderson's Bay, to be the person to register dogs
under "The Dog Nuisance Ordinance, 1862," for the
Peninsula Road District; and the office of the said
Board to be the place where fees for registration shall
be received.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Members of Licensing Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th December, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

SAMUEL DELABERE BARKER, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Licensing Court for the Dis-
trict of Temuka, vice E. Elworthy, Esq., J.P., re-
signed; and

CHARLES JOHN HARRISON, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Licensing Courts for the Dis-
tricts of Rangitikei and Wangaehu, vice J. Bull,
Esq., J.P., left the colony.

JOHN SHEEHAN.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels
of land hereinafter described will be brought
under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act,
1870," unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same
within one calendar month from the date of the
Gazette containing this notice.

279. ALFRED DOBSON. -9 acres 1 rood and
     7 perches, being Allotments 58 and 59 on plan of
     Subdivision of Allotment 49 of Section 2, Omaha
     District. In occupation of Applicant.

280. ALFRED DOBSON.-7 acres, 2 roods
     and 10 perches, being Allotment 54 on said plan:
     In occupation of Humphrey Cornelius Leary.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 18th day of December, 1878, at the
Lands Registry Office, Blenheim.

HARTLEY MCINTIRE,
District Land Registrar.

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LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that JOHN STUD-
HOLME, of Merivale, near Christchurch,
Esquire, and LEONARD HARPER, of Islam, near
Christchurch, Esquire, claiming as Devisees under
the Will of CHARLES HUNT MCALPINE, late of
Burnham, Esquire, have applied to be registered as
Proprietors of Rural Sections Nos. 13750, 14366,
14367, and 18511, in the Lincoln District: and that
they will be so registered, unless caveat forbidding
the same be lodged within one month after the date
of the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated this 19th day of December, 1878, at the
Lands Registry Office, Christchurch.

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R. W. D'OYLY,
District Land Registrar.