1842
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 79.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

CHAS. E. FOOKS.

Declared at Ashburton aforesaid, this 19th day of September, 1899, before me—Robert Alcorn, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Colony of New Zealand.

Public Offices to be closed on Wednesday, 11th October (Labour Demonstration Day).

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th September, 1899.

WEDNESDAY, the 11th October, 1899, will be observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout New Zealand, on the occasion of the Labour Demonstration.

J. CARROLL.

Arrangements for First Elections, &c., Borough of Temuka.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

EDWARD PILBROW, Esq.,

to be Town Clerk of the Borough of Temuka, as constituted under “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” and also Returning Officer for the purpose of conducting the first election of Mayor and Councillors of the said borough; also, to fix that the number of Councillors for the said borough shall be six; also, to appoint Thursday, the 12th day of October, 1899, to be the day for holding the first election of Mayor; also, to appoint Thursday, the 19th day of October, 1899, to be the day for holding the first election of six Councillors; also, to appoint Thursday, the 26th day of October, 1899, at 7.30 o’clock p.m., to be the time, and the Temuka Town Hall, Temuka, to be the place, at which the first meeting of the Borough Council of Temuka shall be held.

J. CARROLL.

Justices of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

JAMES GAPES, Esq., of Christchurch;

GEORGE WILLIAM HORSLEY, Esq., of Mercury Bay; and

WILLIAM HOBSON LUNDON, Esq., of Waimate,

of their appointments as Justices of the Peace for the colony.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Justice.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the under-mentioned officer :—

Southland Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Andrew Charles Macbeth. Date of resignation, 23rd August, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the under-mentioned officer :—

Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Lieutenant Robert Templeton. Date of resignation, 5th September, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer transferred to District Reserve Corps.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under paragraphs 94 and 97, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the transfer of Lieutenant George Douglas Ross from the Dunedin Engineer Volunteers to the Otago District Reserve Corps, on resigning his commission in the first-mentioned corps, and with effect from the 14th September, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Concerning Sickness, and the Importation of Cattle into German New Guinea.—Notice No. 565.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 25th September, 1899.

THE following Proclamation by the Governor of German New Guinea is published for general information.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister for Agriculture.

DECREE CONCERNING SICKNESS AND THE IMPORTATION OF CATTLE.

In accordance with the Proclamation of the Chancellor of the Empire, dated 1st April, 1899, the following has been ordained :—

1. In every case of sickness amongst cattle which is of a malarial character and attended with fatal results the proprietor must send written notice to the Government, at Herbertshöhe, New Guinea, within three days of the death of the animal.

2. The written notice must contain,—

(a.) Approximate age of the deceased animal.

(b.) A statement whether the beast is in the protected district, and where born, or from where, and when, imported; and

(c.) Whether any ticks have been noticed, and, if so, some specimens must be sent.

(d.) Exact information about the appearances observable in the sickness through which the animal has deceased.

Importation of Cattle from Australia and British New Guinea.

3. The non-fulfilment of the foregoing in paragraphs 1, 2 of this decree will be punished in every case with 500 marks fine (£25), and, in the case of imported cattle from Australia or British New Guinea, by the confiscation of the cattle.

4. This decree comes into force from the day of its publication.

Dated at Herbertshöhe, the 10th August, 1899.

The Imperial Governor,
VON BENINGSEN.

Notice to Mariners, No. 35 of 1899.

BEACON ERECTED, ENTRANCE TO THAMES RIVER.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 23rd September, 1899.

THE Thames Harbour Board have notified that a beacon has been erected at low-water mark, ordinary spring tides, inside the mouth of the Thames River, on the eastern or Thames side of the channel, and abreast of the first red buoy inside Opani Point. The beacon, which is in place of the black buoy formerly in about the same position, is diamond-shaped, and measures 7ft. from angle to angle, surmounted by an iron wicker ball 18 in. in diameter. The beacon stands 10 ft. above high-water mark, ordinary spring tides, and is facing N.W. and S.E. It is painted all white on the seaward or N.W. face, so as to show against the dark background, and the inside or S.E. face is white with a black disc in centre 3 ft. in diameter. This beacon is not a leading-mark inwards, but it can be used as such if care is taken to keep it about one point open on the port bow after passing the Spit black buoy. When approaching the beacon the channel is fair in the centre between the beacon on port hand and the red buoy on starboard. Bearings are unnecessary, as the buoy and beacon are so close that it is impossible to miss them.

Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty chart No. 2543; “New Zealand Pilot,” Chap. ii., pages 116 and 117.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 21st September, 1899.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders for the Petone Post-office contract is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

Accepted.

J. Nicholson, Wellington . . . . 1,397 0 0

Declined.

A. Fraser, Petone . . . . . . 1,470 10 0

D. McLean, Wellington . . . . 1,533 0 0

J. and A. Wilson, Wellington . . 1,789 0 0

Priddy and Muir, Wellington . . 1,826 16 0

G. and H. Findlay, Petone . . . 2,101 16 6