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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
imposing the same to order such part of the pre-
scribed penalty to be paid as the Justices before
whom the same shall be sought to be recovered shall
think fit.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this twenty-eighth day of
January, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.
G. S. WHITMORE.

Trustees appointed for Maintenance of Mauriceville
Cemetery.

NORMANBY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and
authorities vested in me by the second section
of "The Cemeteries Management Act, 1877," I,
George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Nor-
manby, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand,
do hereby appoint the several persons whose names
are specified in the first column of the Schedule
hereto to be Trustees to provide for the maintenance
and care of the public cemetery specified in the
second column of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

Names of Trustees. | Name of Public Cemetery, and Description
of Land.
---|---
Gunder Gundersen. | MAURICEVILLE CEMETERY.
Johannes Jespersen. | All that parcel of land in the Provincial
Frederick Jagenhann. | District of Wellington, commencing at
| a point in the south-eastern boundary
| of Section No. 46, in the Township of
| Mauriceville, and distant 1200 links
| from a public road; and is bounded
| towards the North-east by other por-
| tion of Section No. 46 aforesaid (being
| a reserve), 1000 links; towards the
| South-east by Section No. 47, 1000
| links; towards the South-west and
| North-west by other portions of Sec-
| tion No. 46 aforesaid, 1000 links re-
| spectively: be all the aforesaid link-
| ages more or less. For the purposes
| of a cemetery.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this twenty-eighth day of
January, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.
G. S. WHITMORE.

Despatches from the Secretary of State.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th January, 1879.

THE following despatches from Her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies
are published for general information.
G. S. WHITMORE.

Consul-General for United States appointed.

(New Zealand, No. 54.)
Downing Street, 30th November, 1878.

MY LORD,-I have the honor to acquaint your
Lordship, for the information of your Government,
that Mr. O. M. Spencer has been appointed Consul-
General for the United States, at Melbourne, with
jurisdiction in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zea-
land.

Mr. Spencer, not being resident in Australasia, I
have not thought it necessary to refer to your Go-
vernment upon the subject, and I have now the
honor to inform your Lordship that the Queen's
Exequatur, empowering Mr. Spencer to act as United
States Consul-General for the British Colonies in
Australasia, received Her Majesty's signature on the

land.

Mr. Spencer, not being resident in Australasia, I
have not thought it necessary to refer to your Go-
vernment upon the subject, and I have now the
honor to inform your Lordship that the Queen's
Exequatur, empowering Mr. Spencer to act as United
States Consul-General for the British Colonies in
Australasia, received Her Majesty's signature on the

23rd of November, and that the notification of Her
Majesty's approval of his appointment appeared in
the London Gazette of the 26th of November.

I have, &c.,
M. E. HICKS BEACH.

Governor the Most Honorable
the Marquis of Normanby, G.C.M.G.

India Civil Service Examination.

[CIRCULAR.]

Downing Street, 25th November, 1878.

SIR,-I have the honor to transmit to you, at the
request of the Civil Service Commissioners, the en-
closed regulations for an examination of candidates
for the Civil Service of India, which is to be held in
June, 1879.

I have, &c.,
M. E. HICKS BEACH.

The Officer Administering the
Government of New Zealand.

CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

FORM OF APPLICATION; TO BE FILLED UP BY
CANDIDATES.

*** This Form must be sent so as to be received at the
Office of the Civil Service Commission before the 1st
April, 1870.

SIR,-(Date.)

Being desirous to offer myself as a candidate at
the examination for the Civil Service of India, which
is appointed to commence on the 17th of June, 1879,
I transmit herewith, as required by the regula-
tions-

1. A certificate of my birth, showing that I was
   born on the day of 18 , and
   that therefore my age will be above 17 years
   on the 1st of June, 1879, and under 19 years
   on the 1st of January, 1879.*

2. A certificate signed by of my having
   "no disease, constitutional affection, or bodily
   infirmity unfitting me for the Civil Service of
   India."+

3. Proof of my moral character,‡ viz.:-
   (1.) A testimonial from
   (2.) A testimonial from

4. A statement of the branches of knowledge in
   which I desire to be examined,§ viz. :-

I have also to state, with reference to section 2,
clause (a), of the regulations, that I am a natural-
born subject of Her Majesty.

I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Name in full.)
(Address.)

To the Secretary,
Civil Service Commission.

• (1.) If a General Register Office certificate cannot be
  obtained, the instructions printed on the other side will show
  what evidence should be supplied. If evidence is already in
  the hands of the Commissioners, strike out "A certificate of my
  birth," and insert "Evidence is already in the possession of
  the Commissioners."

† (2.) The terms indicated by the marks of quotation must
appear in the certificate, which must be given after personal
examination, and bear date not earlier than 1st March, 1879.

‡ (3.) Two testimonials must be sent bearing date not
earlier than 1st March, 1879. One of them should be given
by an intimate acquaintance (not a relative) of not less than
three or four years' standing; the other, if the candidate has
recently left school, should be given by his late schoolmaster, or,
if he has had employment of any kind, by his late employer. If
the candidate has been at any university, he should send a cer-
tificate of good conduct from his college tutor.

§ (4.) If mathematics be named, state whether pure or mixed,
or both are intended; if natural science be mentioned, state
which two branches. If the history of England or English
literature be named, the annexed schedule should be filled up.