[From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 1, January 12, 1864.]

PROVINCE OF OTAGO.

Assent withheld from Bill.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, December 29, 1863.

THE following Bill passed by the Provincial Council of the Province of Otago, intituled—

"The Port of Otago Marine Board Ordinance, 1863,"

which Bill was reserved for the signification of the Governor’s pleasure thereon, having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased to withhold his assent to the same.

William Fox.

[From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 1, January 12, 1864.]

Appointment of J. C. Crawford as Inspector of Post Offices.

General Post Office,
Auckland, January 5, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

James Coutts Crawford, Esq.,

to be Inspector of Post Offices for the Colony of New Zealand.

William Fox,
For the Postmaster-General.

[From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 1, January 12, 1864.]

POSTAL.

MONEY ORDER BRANCH.

Alterations and Additions to List of Money Order Offices.

General Post Office,
Auckland, January 8, 1864.

THE following notice, issued from the General Post Office at London, is republished for general information.

William Fox,
For the Postmaster-General.

MONEY ORDER OFFICES.

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

ENGLAND.

1. Money Order Offices will be opened in London at

   • Postal District.
   • Amwell-street, Pentonville... E.C.
   • Clarendon-road, North... W.

2. The Money Order Office in Gracechurch-street is abolished.

3. Money Order Offices will be opened in the Country at

   County	Head Office
   	Barker-street, Warwick, Birmingham
   	Belbroughton, Worcester, Stourbridge
   Anglesea	Bryngwran, Holyhead
   	Carnforth, Lancaster, Lanchester
   Kent	Eastry, Sandwich
   	Eld, Stafford, Tamworth
   	Fenton, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent
   York	Grosmont
   Bedford	Harrold, Bedford
   Leicester	Ibstock, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
   Warwick	Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour
   Essex	Leigh, Chelmsford
   Denbigh	Llansilin, Oswestry
   Hants	Netley Abbey, Southampton
   Leicester	Overseal, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
   Kent	Pembury, Tunbridge
   Warwick	Polesworth, Tamworth
   Lancaster	Rainhill, Prescot
   Essex	St. Osyth, Colchester
   Warwick	Stockton, Rugby
   Westmoreland	Temple Sowerby, Penrith
   York	Wakefield Road, Bradford
   Surrey	Weybridge Station, Head Office
   Worcester	Wolverley, Kidderminster
   York	Woodlesford, Leeds
   Stafford	Yoxall, Barton-on-Trent
   Glamorgan	Ystal-y-fera, Swansea

4. The Office at "New Leeds" (Bradford) is abolished.

5. The Money Order Office, formerly known as "Queenshead," (Halifax, Yorkshire,) is now called "Queensbury."

SCOTLAND.

6. Money Order Offices will be opened at

   County	Head Office
   Argyle	Auchnacraig, Oban
   Lanark	Bridgend, R. O., Glasgow
   Lanark	Gallowgate, R.O., Glasgow
   Lanark	Kinning Place, R.O., Glasgow

7. The Office at "Calton" (Glasgow) is abolished.

IRELAND.

8. Money Order Offices will be opened at

   County	Head Office
   Tyrone	Coagh, Belfast
   Cavan	Dowra, Enniskillen
   Leitrim	Kiltyclogher
   Longford	Lanesborough, Roscommon

9. The Sub-Office at "Greystones" having been made a Head Office, a Money Order Office has also been established at that place.

[From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 2, January 18, 1864.]

BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

A PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency Sir George Grey, Knight,
Commander of the most honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c.

WHEREAS it is enacted by the "Bank Paper Currency Act, 1856," that it shall be lawful for the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation in the New Zealand Government Gazette, from time to time to proclaim and declare that any Banking Company or Copartnership, Incorporated by Her Majesty’s Letters Patent, which, by virtue of such Letters Patent, is empowered to carry on the business of a Banker in New Zealand, and to issue and circulate within the said Colony the Promissory Notes of the Company, payable to bearer on demand, may lawfully issue and circulate such Notes within the said Colony, any Law or Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding, but subject to the provisions and restrictions in such Letters Patent contained.

And Whereas, by Letters Patent passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, on the Twenty-first day of May, in the Fifth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William IV, and by certain other Letters Patent passed under the Great Seal as aforesaid, on the Sixteenth day of March, in the Fourth year of the