DEC. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, 1753

District Judge appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 9th December, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

EDWARD SHAW, Esq.,
Barrister, to be District Judge for the District of
Wellington.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Chairman of Licensing Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 13th December, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

EDWARD SHAW, Esq., R.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Courts for the
Districts of Hutt; City of Wellington, Thorndon;
City of Wellington, Lambton; City of Wellington,
Te Aro; Karori-Makara; and Porirua; vice G. B.
Davy, Esq., R.M.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Member of Licensing Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th December, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOHN WALDEGRAVE, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Licensing Court for the
Licensing District of Palmerston, vice J. T. Dal-
rymple, Esq., J.P., resigned.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Clerks of Resident Magistrates' Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 15th December, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

ALDER FISHER, Jun., and
JOHN SHEPHERD, Jun.,
to be Clerks of the Resident Magistrates' Courts at
Pahi and Port Albert respectively.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 15th December, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

Thomas George Blakey, Esq., Mayor of Onehunga,
George Thomas Clarke, Esq., Mayor of St. Kilda,
Joseph Friar Clarke, Esq., Mayor of Parnell,
Alexander Cross, Esq., Mayor of East Invercargill,
Hugo Friedlander, Esq., Mayor of Ashburton,
Samuel Gibbs, Esq., Mayor of Oamaru,
Isaac Green, Esq., Mayor of North-East Valley,
John Johnston, Esq., Mayor of Rangiora,
James Linton, Esq., Mayor of Palmerston North,
John Manchester, Esq., Mayor of Waimate,
John Munro, Esq., Mayor of Westport,
John O'Hagan, Esq., Mayor of Kumara,
Thomas William Porter, Esq., Mayor of Gisborne,
Archibald Hilson Ross, Esq., Mayor of Dunedin,
James Runciman, Esq., Mayor of Green Island,
James Hutchison Sutter, Esq., Mayor of Timaru,
Alexander Trindl Thompson, Esq., Mayor of Picton,
Hart Udy, sen., Esq., Mayor of Greytown,
John Helier Vautier, Esq., Mayor of Napier, and
Archibald Weir, Esq., Mayor of Avenal,
to be Justices of the Peace under the "Municipal
Corporations Act, 1876."
WM. ROLLESTON.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice.
Wellington, 14th December, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
CHARLES ROBERT BIDWILL, Esq.,
of Pihautea, of his appointment as a Justice of the
Peace for the colony.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Regulations for the Licensing and Management of
Slaughterhouses and Inspection thereof, and of Cattle
intended for Slaughter, in the County of Eden.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1880.
THE following regulations made by the Bench of
Magistrates under "The Slaughterhouses Act,
1877," for the County of Eden, are published for
general information.
THOMAS DICK.

In pursuance of the provisions of "The Slaughter-
houses Act, 1877," the Bench of Magistrates of the
County of Eden do hereby order as follows, that is to
say, -

Interpretation.

1. Wherever in these regulations any of the terms
   mentioned in section 5 of the said Act are used,
   such terms shall, in the construction hereof, have the
   meaning to them assigned by the said section of the
   said Act as amended by the second section of "The
   Slaughterhouses Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1879,"
   unless there be something in the context or subject-
   matter repugnant thereto.

Fee for Slaughterhouse License.
2. There shall he paid to the Clerk of the Bench
in respect of every license issued by the Bench for
a slaughterhouse the sum of ten pounds, and a like
sum in respect of the renewal of such licenses.

New Licenses.
3. Applications for new licenses shall be in the
form given in the Schedule hereto annexed, and shall
be posted or delivered to the Clerk to the Bench at
least five weeks before the day fixed for hearing the
same.

Hearing Applications for New Licenses.
4. On receipt of the application as aforesaid, the
Resident Magistrate having jurisdiction to hear the
said application shall appoint a time and place for
the hearing thereof, and shall return the application
with notification of time and place of hearing to the
applicant: Provided that the date fixed for hearing
the application shall allow the applicant time to\nadvertise notice as required by section 24 of the said
Act.

Renewal of Licenses.
5. Every applicant for the renewal of any license
shall deposit an application in writing, in the form
given in the Schedule annexed, with the Clerk to the
Bench, at least fourteen clear days before the sitting
of the Bench at which such application for renewal
shall be heard and determined.

Transfer of License.
6. Any license to slaughter may be transferred by
the Bench to another licensee on payment of a sum
of two pounds, the same notice to be given as is
hereinbefore provided in the case of application for
renewals.