THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 939

New Issue of Postage Stamps.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 26th June, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that on the 1st of July next
New Zealand Postage Stamps of the values of
two and five shillings respectively will be issued.
The following are the designs and colours of the
Postage Stamps of the new issue:—

TWO SHILLINGS.
Queen's Head in dotted circle, figure 2 in upper
corners, and fern leaf in lower corners, printed in
morone lake.

FIVE SHILLINGS.
Queen's Head in dotted circle, figure 5 in each
corner, printed in silver grey.

By order of the Postmaster General.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

OFFICIATING MINISTERS FOR 1878.—NOTICE No. 12.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 19th June, 1878.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1854," the following name of an Officiating Minister
within the meaning of the said Act is published for
general information:—

The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend WILLIAM NICHOL.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Notification of Resignation of Seat in the House of
Representatives for Electoral District of Waipa.

IN compliance with the provisions of the thirteenth
section of "The Regulation of Elections Act,
1870," I hereby notify that Alfred Cox, Esquire,
has resigned his seat in the House of Representatives
for the Electoral District of Waipa, and that his
letter of resignation was received by me on the
21st day of June, 1878; and that the said seat is
vacant by reason of such resignation.

Dated at Wellington, the 25th day of June, 1878.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Speaker.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE—His Honor the Chief Justice has, this
eighteenth day of June instant, appointed
GEORGE GODFREY, of Collins Street West, in the
City of Melbourne, and Colony of Victoria, Attorney,
to be a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New
Zealand, for taking oaths, affidavits, and affirmations
under the second section of "The Commissioners of
the Supreme Court Act, 1875."

ALEXANDER S. ALLAN,
Registrar, Supreme Court.

Wellington, 18th June, 1878.

Sheep Inspector's Notice.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 21st June, 1878.

NOTICE has been received from the Inspector of
Sheep for the Wairarapa District that he has
cancelled the clean certificates of
Messrs. Buck and Kemble, Poratahi, Weaner
flock; 13th June, 1878.
Wi Mahapuka, Longbush; 14th June, 1878.

Jos. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations
made under that Act for the granting of leases for
gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is
intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the an-
nexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections
against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the
grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and
lodged with the Warden at Kanieri, on or before
the 30th day of July, 1878.

Copies of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Kanieri.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: John O'Regan and Party. Style under
which it is intended to conduct the business: "Vic-
toria Quartz Gold-Mining Company." 400 by 200
yards, in the Westland Mining District, at Mount
Graham, south-side of right-hand branch of Kanieri
River.

Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this nine-
teenth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight.

J. GILES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations
made under that Act for the granting of leases for
gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is
intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating
the grounds of objection, must be made in writing,
and lodged with the Warden at Lawrence, on or before
the 12th day of July, 1878.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Lawrence.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: James Clark Brown and James Randall
Gascoigne. Style under which it is intended to con-
duct the business: "Golden Link Cement Company."
10 acres, Wetherstones, in the Tuapeka Mining Dis-
trict, being Section 22, Block XIX., Tuapeka East
Survey District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this seven-
teenth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Notice under Regulation 16, Clause 91, of "The
Mines Act, 1877."

Warden's Office, Collingwood,
15th June, 1878.

I HEREBY declare that all river claims situate
in the Aorere and Slate Rivers are protected
from this date until the 31st day of October, 1878,
under the provisions of section 16, clause 91, of
the regulations made under "The Mines Act,
1877," and published on the 10th January, 1878.

FRANK GUINNESS,
Warden.