HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to make the following appointments:—

Sergeant L. J. WEIDNER, No. 336, to be Inspector of Slaughter Yards, and of Cattle intended for Slaughter for the District of Tokomairiro, vice Constable Albert, removed;

Mounted Constable J. ALBERT, No. 206, to be Inspector of Slaughter Yards, and of Cattle intended for Slaughter for the Dunedin District, vice Kingcombe, discharged.

H. J. MILLER,
Provincial Secretary.

IT is hereby notified that a Writ, issued for the election of a person to serve as Member of the Provincial Council for the Taieri District, in place of Alexander Rennie, Esquire, has been duly returned, with a certificate dated 8th May, 1866, to the effect that

HENRY DRIVER, Esquire,
has been duly returned.

H. J. MILLER,
Provincial Secretary.

9th May, 1856.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS taken at Dunedin for the month of April, 1866.
Lat. 45° 52' 11" S.; Long. 170° 31' 7" E.; altitude above sea, 550 feet.

BAROMETER, REDUCED TO 32° FAH. AND SEA LEVEL.

Mean atmospheric pressure for month: 29.892 inches
Highest pressure (on 16th): 30.380 „
Lowest pressure (on 28th): 29.809 „
Range for month: 1.291 „

TEMPERATURE IN SHADE.

Approximate mean temperature for month: 50.8° Fah.
Mean maximum temperature: 59.0 „
Mean minimum temperature: 42.6 „
Mean daily range of temperature: 16.4 „
Highest maximum temperature (13th): 74.0 „
Lowest minimum temperature (7th): 34.0 „
Extreme range for the month: 40.0 „

SOLAR RADIATION.

Maximum (on 16th): 89
Minimum (on 29th): 61
Mean for month: 76

TERRESTRIAL RADIATION.

Maximum (on 12th): 45
Minimum (on 6th): 29
Mean for month: 37

Mean degree of humidity (Saturation = 100): 70.9
Mean elastic force of vapour: 0.30 and 0.430 inches
Mean temperature of dew point: 40.5° Fah.
Total rainfall on 17 days: 0.732 inches
Greatest rainfall in one day (on 16th): 0.130 „
Mean amount of sky covered (overcast = 10): 5

WIND.

Mean velocity per day for month: 206 miles
Greatest velocity observed for 24 hours (on 18th): 715 „
Number of days on which the wind blew from each point, at 9.30 a.m.:—N., 1; N.E., 2; E., 1; S.E., 0; S., 1; S.W., 5; W., 12; N.W., 2; calm, 6.

REMARKS.

Lunar halo seen on 27th.
Hail fell on 7th.
Fog prevailed on 21st and 24th.
Great storm on 18th from West.
Gale on 28th from West.

HENRY SKEY.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership at one time subsisting between us, DENNIS HEENAN and DANIEL HEENAN, as Hotelkeepers, at and in the British Hotel, in George-street, Dunedin, and as carriers, was upon the 11th day of April, 1865, in accordance with certain terms set forth in a deed of partnership made between us, and by mutual consent, dissolved as and from that date.

Dated the seventeenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

DENNIS HEENAN.
Witness—JOHN FLANAGAN.
7s. 6d.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

THE partnership hitherto existing between William Fuller and George Perriman has this day been dissolved by mutual consent.

(Signed) W. FULLER,
GEORGE PERRIMAN.

Witness—RICHARD CREETH.
Dunedin, 30th April, 1866.
3-15s.

NOTICE.

IN THE INSOLVENT ESTATE OF BAYLEY PIKE, OF CARISBROOK, NEAR DUNEDIN, SHEEP FARMER.

A FINAL Dividend, not exceeding 1s. 3½d. in the pound, has been declared, and will be payable at the offices of the undersigned on and after Monday the 14th instant.

Dated at Dunedin the 10th day of May, 1866.

SMITH AND DEMPSEY,
Solicitors.
5s.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th April, 1866.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the undermentioned appointments viz.:—

In the Otago Volunteers.

North Dunedin Company:
Arthur John Burns, to be Captain. Date of Commission, 30th December, 1865.
John McKellar, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 29th December, 1865.

Bruce Company:
George Tait, to be Lieutenant. Date of Commission, 27th December, 1865.
Mark Scott, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 30th December, 1865.

Waikari Rangers:
John Tough, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 30th December, 1865.

East Taieri Company:
Thomas Shand, to be Lieutenant. Date of Commission, 30th December, 1865.
John Andrew, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 30th December, 1865.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th April, 1866.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the Commissions held by the under-mentioned Officers, viz.:—
Captain V. Pyke, North Dunedin Rifle Volunteers.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th April, 1866.

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

“Otago Provincial Representation Ordinance, 1864, Amendment Ordinance, 1866;”
“Education Reserves Ordinance, 1865;”
“Education Ordinance 1864 Amendment Ordinance, 1865;”
having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased to leave the same to their operation.

E. W. STAFFORD.