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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

And I do hereby call a meeting of the burgesses
of the said city, to be held in the Athenæum Hall, on
Saturday, the 9th day of August next, at 8 o'clock
in the evening of that day, to consider and discuss
the said proposal.

As witness my hand, this 18th day of July, 1879.
WILLIAM HUTCHISON,
Mayor.

SCHEDULE.

THE works proposed to be undertaken are the con-
struction of waterworks at the Wainuiomata, and
the leading of water from thence for the purpose of
supplying the city with water.

I, JAMES AMES, Returning Officer for the Borough
of the City of Wellington, in pursuance of notice
received from William Hutchison, Esquire, Mayor of
the said borough, do hereby give notice that a poll
will be taken for the purposes above mentioned, in
the City Council Chamber, on Wednesday, the 20th
day of August instant, at 9 o'clock a.m., and closing
at 6 p.m. of the same day.

JAMES AMES,
Returning Officer.

Wellington, 11th August, 1879.

Purchase of Horses for the Indian Government.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1879.

THE following notification, received from the
Government of India in reference to the pur-
chase of remounts for the Bengal Army, is published
for general information.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Military Department,
Simla, 21st June, 1879.

SIR,—I am desired by the Right Hon. the Governor-
General in Council to forward for general informa-
tion the accompanying notice, dated 21st June, 1879,
regarding the purchase of remounts required for the
Bengal army, and to request that, under the orders
of His Excellency the Governor, it may be published
in the leading journals, and circulated as extensively
as possible.

I am, &c.,
H. K. BURNE, Colonel,
Secretary to the Government of India.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary,
New Zealand.

Military Department,
Simla, 21st June, 1879.

NOTIFICATION..

IT is hereby notified, with reference to the 31st
August, 1877, that the Government of India are
prepared to purchase about 620 horses suitable for
army purposes during the year 1879–80, classed as
follows:—

Hussars, 0; medium cavalry, 20; field artillery,
307; horse artillery, 293.

The purchases will be made by remount agents at
the following stations: Calcutta, Allahabad, Cawn-
pore, Lucknow, Agra, Morar, Meerut, Bareilly,
Umballa, Lahore, Mooltan, Sialkot, Rawal Pindi,
Peshawar.

Except under special circumstances, purchases
will be made only between the 15th September and
28th February.

Horses and mares of all breeds will be received,
but they must be within the prescribed age, four to
seven years.

After the expiration of three years from the date
of this notice greys will not be purchased for horse
or field artillery.

The average price for a remount has been fixed at
550 rupees. Every horse presented for purchase
will be valued separately, and higher or lower prices
may be given, provided that the average of the pur-
chases does not exceed that limit.

H. K. BURNE, Colonel,
Secretary to the Government of India.

Judge of Assessment Court, County of Raglan,
appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

ROBERT SMELT BUSH, Esq., R.M.,
to be Judge of the Assessment Court for the County
of Raglan.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Auditor appointed for County of Coromandel.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

LOUIS ADOLPHUS DURRIEU
to be an Auditor to audit the accounts of the County
of Coromandel.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Judge of Assessment Court, County of Maniototo,
appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th August, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JACKSON KEDDELL, Esq., R.M.,
to be Judge of the Assessment Court for the County
of Maniototo.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Clerk of Assessment Courts appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th August, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

EDWARD FREDERICK WELSHMAN, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Assessment Courts for the
Borough of Akaroa, the County of Akaroa, the
Okain's Bay Road District, the Pigeon Bay Road
District, the Port Levy Road District, and the Little
River Road District.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue Letters of Naturalization under "The
Aliens Act, 1866," in favour of the under-mentioned
persons, viz. :—

G. S. WHITMORE.