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[From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 7, February 24, 1864.]

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 16th February, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES MACINDOE,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the Wakatip District, in the Province of Otago, in the room of Robert Paterson.

Wm. Fox.

[From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 7, February 24, 1864.]

POSTAL.

Examination of Candidates for Employment in Postal Department.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 15th February, 1864.

NOTICE is hereby given that in all future cases of persons receiving appointments in any of the chief Postal Offices (except Messengers or Letter Carriers), the Candidates will be required to undergo a previous examination as to their general geographical knowledge, and especially as regards the geography of New Zealand and the Australian Colonies.

These examinations will be conducted by the respective Chief Postmasters.

Thomas B. Gillies,
Postmaster-General.

[From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 3, January 26, 1864.]

SETTLEMENT OF BOUNDARIES OF RUNS.

INTERIOR AND WAIRAU DISTRICTS.

(Near Lakes Te Anau, Wakatipu, Wanaka, and Hawea.)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the boundaries of Runs Nos. 172, 303, 300B, 301B, 391, 894, 324, 389, 346, 350, 333, 337, 334, 338, 239, 240, 245, 340, 345, 330, 325, 339, 354, and 331, situate in the above districts, have been laid down on the Reconnaissance Survey Maps thereof, which may be seen at this office.

Any Runholder objecting to such boundaries must do so within three months from this date, after which period no such objection will be received.

W. H. Cutten, Chief Commissioner.
Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 7th March, 1864.

George Duncan,
Secretary of Public Works.

POMAHAKA DISTRICT.

APPLICATIONS for the unsold sections in the following Blocks will be decided by Auction, at the Land Office, Dunedin, on Tuesday, the 22nd day of March, at 12 o’clock noon.

• Pomahaka Block 6
• Do. do. 7
• Do. do. 8
• Do. do. 9
• Do. do. 10

W. H. Cutten,
Chief Commissioner.
Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 8th March, 1864.

OTAGO GENERAL ROAD BOARD

A MEETING of the Otago General Road Board will be held at the Government Offices, Dunedin, upon Thursday, the 17th day of March current, at noon, for the despatch of business.

By order,
John W. Jago,
Clerk to the Board.
Dunedin, 8th March, 1864.

POSTAL

The Under-Secretary for Colonial Defence to frank and receive Letters Free.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 20th February, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorize the Under-Secretary for Colonial Defence, to Frank and Receive Official Letters and Packets free of postage in terms of the Proclamation of the 12th February, 1862.

[From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 7, February 24, 1864.]

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 24th February, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the following resignations, viz:—

• Captain and Adjutant W. J. B. Junor, Dunedin Militia and Volunteers,
• Sub-Lieutenant S. J. Williams, Auckland Naval Volunteers,
• Lieutenant S. Moles, Greytown Rifle Volunteers,
• Lieutenant F. C. Legget, Dunedin Rifle Volunteers
• Ensign Wm. G Jackson, do.

T. Russell.

THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

SUBSCRIPTIONS will be at the rate of 4l per annum, or 5s. per quarter, payable in advance to the publisher. Single copies of the Gazette not to exceed 6d. Subscriptions can commence at any time, but must terminate not later than 31st December.

PRIVATE ADVERTISEMENTS will be charged by the Publisher at the rate of 6s. 6d. for every inch or fraction of an inch.

THE GAZETTE is published every Wednesday morning, and Notices for Insertion must be received at the Superintendent’s Office not later than 10 o’clock on the Tuesday preceding. Any irregularity in the receipt of the Gazettes which are given gratis by the Government should be reported at once to the Provincial Secretary.

Printed for the Provincial Government by Harrett and Co., Manse Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.