THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 487

Member of Upper Motueka Road Board elected.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th April, 1878.

IN conformity with the provisions of an Act of the
Provincial Council of Nelson intituled "The
(Nelson) Highways Act, 1872," it is hereby notified
that

Mr. GEORGE GEE

has been elected a Member for the Motupiko Sub-
division, Upper Motueka Road District, vice A. R.
Oliver, resigned.

J. BALLANCE,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)

Sheriff appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM ALEXANDER SPENCE, Esq.,
to be Sheriff for the District of Westland, from the
12th instant, vice M. Price, Esq., R.M., resigned.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Justice.)

Resident Magistrate appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM WHITEHORN, Esq., R.M.,
to be a Resident Magistrate for the District of
Kaipara.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Justice.)

Prison Surgeon appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

COURTNEY NEDWILL, Esq., M.D.,
to be Surgeon to the Prison at Addington, from the
26th ultimo, vice B. Parkerson, Esq., M.D., deceased.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Justice.)

Appointments in Treasury.

Treasury,
Wellington, 24th April, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned appointments to the
Treasury Department of the Civil Service :—

PHILIP SIDNEY KNIGHT, to be a Junior Clerk,
as from the 23rd instant; vice John Gandy,
resigned.

ARTHUR OSBORNE GIBBES, to be a Cadet, as from
the 1st January, 1878.

CHARLES PERRIN SKERRETT, to be a Cadet, as
from the 5th March, 1878.

CHARLES EDWARD CHITTY, to be a Cadet, as from
the 6th March, 1878.

EDWARD HERBERT FISHER, to be a Cadet, as from
the 18th March, 1878.

EDWARD HENRY RUFUS GIESEN, to be a Cadet, as
from the 20th instant.

J. BALLANCE.
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Steam Service between Porirua Harbour and Foxton.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1878.

IN anticipation of the completion of the line of
railway between Wanganui and Foxton, it is
proposed to effect a daily exchange of mails between
Wellington and Wanganui by means of a coach
service between Wellington and Porirua Harbour,
thence to Foxton by steamer.

Offers are therefore invited for the performance
of a mail steam service, once a day each way, between
Porirua Harbour and Foxton, for a period of two
years, commencing on or about the 15th May proximo.

The service to be performed in accordance with a
time-table to be furnished from time to time by the
Postmaster-General. Particulars of the service may
be obtained on application to the General Post Office.

Tenders to state the names, tonnage, and horse-
power of the vessels to be employed in the service.
The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be
accepted.

Tenders addressed to the Hon. the Postmaster-
General, and indorsed "Tender for Porirua and
Foxton Steam Service," will be received at the
General Post Office, Wellington, until noon of
Saturday, the 4th proximo.

By order of the Postmaster-General.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Change of Purpose of Reserve at Ashburton,
Canterbury.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 9th April, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Go-
vernor intends, under the provisions of the 148th
section of "The Land Act, 1877," to change the
specific purpose of the land described in the second
column of the Schedule hereto for which the land was
heretofore set apart as a reserve, as specified in the
first column of the said Schedule, to the specific
purposes specified in the third column of the said
Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

| Description and
Purpose of
Reserve. | Area for which the Purpose is
intended to be Changed. | Intended Purpose. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections
marked O and
P, two (2)
roods, Town of
Ashburton, Pro-
vincial District
of Canterbury.
For municipal
purposes. Pro-
vincial Govern-
ment Gazette,
No. xx., Vol.
xi., 1864, p. 85 | All that piece or parcel of
land in the Town of Ash-
burton, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, con-
taining two (2) roods, more
or less, being Section No.
769 (in red). Bounded
towards the North-east by
Section No. 238 for a dis-
tance of two (2) chains;
towards the North-west by
Baring Square for a distance
of two (2) chains fifty (50)
links; towards the South-
east by Section No. 228 for
a distance of two (2) chains
fifty (50) links; and towards
the South-west by Havelock
Street for a distance of two
(2) chains as the same is
delineated on the plans de-
posited in the Provincial Dis-
trict Survey Office, Christ-
church. | As a site for
Ashburton
County Council
Offices. |

J. MACANDREW,
Minister of Lands.