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That Her Majesty will not be advised to exercise her power of disallowance with respect to those Acts.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 30th June, 1863.

THE following Memorial from the Girvan Hand Loom Weavers’ Emigration Society is published for general information.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Unto the Honorable the Governor-General and Executive Council of the Colony of New Zealand,

The Petition of the Girvan Hand Loom Weavers’ Emigration Society,

HUMBLY SHEWETH—

That your Petitioners are Hand Loom Weavers in the town of Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, and owing to the depression of trade, and the low rate of wages (being on an average four shillings and sixpence per week), and only partially employed for the last three years past, makes our position very deplorable; and on account of the circumstances we are forced to apply to you for assistance to enable us to emigrate to your colony.

Our district being a rural one, we are all less or more acquainted with field operations, in seed time and harvest; but, being necessitated by the depressions of trade, we are accustomed at all times of the year to out-door labour—viz., such as making of roads, and all other useful employments.

Your Petitioners consider that they would be useful to the colony in a general way by endeavouring to advance it in prosperity and wealth, and at the same time raising themselves in the social scale, and becoming useful members of society.

Under the above-mentioned circumstances we humbly beg that you will take our case into your favourable consideration, and grant us free passages; or in any other way to you seeming most fit and convenient, further the object we have in view.

We are also willing to come under any obligations and directions which you may consider, not only for our interest, but also for the benefit of the colony, and under the regulations formed by the different associations therein for the purposes of emigration.

And your humble Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.

Samuel Lyons, Treasurer.
Wm. John Hervey, Chairman.
Wm. Stead, Secretary.

We, the undersigned ministers and gentlemen of Girvan, knowing the circumstances of the Petitioners to be as set forth in the foregoing Petition, do very cordially support the prayer thereof.

William Cowan, Minister of Girvan.
David Chapman, Minister of South Church.
Adam Blythe, Minister of Free Church.
John Steller, Minister of U. P. Church.
R. Smith, J.P.
David Andrews, Banker.
Jno. Lusk, Merchant.
Matthew Brown, Ironmonger.

All communications on this subject to be addressed to the Parish Minister of Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Sub-Treasurers in various Provinces to receive Petitions under “Patents Act, 1860.”

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 24th June, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Sub-Treasurers in the various Provinces (except Auckland, where Dr. Knight holds the appointment), to receive petitions from persons desirous of obtaining Letters Patent under the Patents Act, 1860.

ALFRED DOMETT.

POSTAL.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 26th June, 1863.

THE following notice is published for general information.

READER WOOD,
For the Postmaster-General.

Supplement No. 3.

MONEY ORDER OFFICES.

On the 1st April the following alterations will be made, viz.:

ENGLAND.

1. Money Order Offices will be opened in London and its Suburbs at—

Church End, Finchley ................... N.
North Street, Lisson Grove ............ N.W.
Throgmorton Street ..................... E.C.

2. Money Order Offices will be opened in the country at—

COUNTY.

Bagillt .................. Flint ........ Holywell
Bomer Heath .. Salop .... Shrewsbury
Bradford street Lancaster .. Manchester
Clayton, West York ........ Huddersfield