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accepted by his Honor the Judge, who has appointed
the 11th day of November, 1867, at 10 A.M., at the
Supreme Court House, Dunedin, for the hearing of the
said Petition.

HENRY SMYTHIES,
Solicitor to the Insolvent.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,
Otago and Southland District.

In the matter of the Petition of James Dodds, formerly of Riverton in the Province of Southland,
but now of Dunedin, in the Province of Otago,
butcher, a debtor; and in the matter of the Petition
of George Whittingham and John Whittingham,
of Dunedin, in the Province of Otago aforesaid,
merchants, and co-partners, creditors of the said
James Dodds to the extent of not less than fifty
pounds, and in the matter of "The Debtors and
Creditors Act, 1862," "The Debtors and Creditors
Act Amendment Act, 1865," and "The Debtors
and Creditors Acts Amendment Act, 1866.

Monday, the fifth day of August, 1867.

UPON reading the Petition of the above named
bankrupt, and the several paper-writings there-
unto annexed, and upon hearing Mr. Bryan Cecil
Haggitt of counsel for the said bankrupt, it is ordered
that George Brodie, of Dunedin, in the Province of
Otago, Inspector in Bankruptcy, be, and he is hereby
appointed sole trustee of the estate and effects of the
bankrupt; and it is further ordered that all real and
personal estate of the bankrupt which shall vest in the
said George Brodie by virtue of his said appoint-
ment shall be held by him, his heirs, executors, and
administrators respectively (except the wearing apparel
of the bankrupt, which shall be retained by him), upon
and for the following trusts and purposes, namely:—

1. To sell, collect, and get in, such real and personal
   estate, and receive the monies arising therefrom, and to
   execute all necessary conveyances and assurances
   thereof.

2. To retain and pay all expenses properly incurred
   of and attending such sale, collection, and getting in.

3. To pay the poundage and fees payable under the
   above mentioned Acts.

4. To distribute the net residue of the said trust
   monies between and amongst, and for the benefit of all
   the Creditors of the Bankrupt who were his Creditors
   at the time of the presentation of the said Petition, and
   who shall duly prove their debts, by affidavit sworn and
   filed within three calendar months from the date of
   this order, by way of pro rata distribution, and
   administration, subject to existing legal priorities (if any
   such there shall be) but so that the said Creditors
   shall not receive more than twenty shillings in the
   pound upon their said respective debts.

5. To pay the ultimate surplus (if any) of the said
   Trust monies to the Bankrupt.

By the Court,
(L.S.)
ROBERT CHAPMAN, Registrar.

I, the above named George Brodie do hereby accept
the appointment of Trustee made by the foregoing
Order, and consent to hold the real and personal Estate
therein mentioned, upon and for the trusts and purposes
herein expressed.

GEO. BRODIE.

Witness to the signature of
the said George Brodie
30s.
T. W. HISLOP.

(From the New Zealand Gazette, September 27, No. 47.)
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 14th September, 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

SAMUEL GIBBS,
of Oamaru, in the Province of Otago, Esquire, to be a
Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

E. W. STAFFORD.

WHEREAS by "The Steam Navigation Act,
1866," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for
the Postmaster-General for the time being, at any time,
and from time to time, as he shall think fit, by any
document in writing under his hand, to delegate to any
person or persons, all or any of the powers, duties, or
authorities by the same Act conferred or imposed upon
him, and that such delegation or authority may be
either generally for the whole Colony, or especially for
any particular part or parts thereof, to be specified in
the document whereby the powers, duties, and authori-
ties shall be delegated: I, John Hall, Esquire, Postmaster-General of New Zealand, do hereby delegate
unto

JAMES MELVILLE BALFOUR, Esq.,
Marine Engineer for the Colony of New Zealand, all
the powers, duties, or authorities conferred or imposed
upon the Postmaster-General of New Zealand for the
time being by the said Act, except such of the said
powers, duties, or authorities as are so conferred or imposed by section twelve of the said Act.

Witness my hand, at Wellington, the thirteenth
day of October, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-seven.

JOHN HALL.

(From the New Zealand Gazette, October 3, No. 49.)
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JACKSON KEDDELL, Esq.,
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages, and of Births,
Deaths, and Marriages, for the district of Cambridge.

E. W. STAFFORD.

(From the New Zealand Gazette, October 10, No. 50)

G. GREY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, the
tenth day of October, 1867.

Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Marine Act, 1867," it is
enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor
in Council, from time to time, to make such Regulations
as may be found necessary respecting the
watering and ballasting and discharging of ballast of
or from vessels, and respecting cargo and passenger
vessels and boats, and to fix the fees to be paid for
licenses to be issued for or in respect of cargo boats,
ballast boats, tank boats, lighters, waterman’s and
other boats, and the fees for licenses to be paid by
watermen, masters, boatmen, and others, employed
in working or navigating the same:

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council of
New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the above
cited power and authority, doth hereby make the
following Regulations as to ballast, ballasting, ballast
lighters, and tank boats, and respecting cargo and
passenger vessels and boats, for the Province of
Otago; and doth order that the same shall come into
operation and take effect from and after the twelfth
day of October, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
seven.

REGULATIONS.
Ballast, Ballast Lighters, and Tank Boats.

1. No ballast, shingle, stone, or shells, or any part of
   the soil on public reserves, or below high-water mark,
   shall be removed without the permission of the Harbour
   Master, or in the absence of the Harbour Master, of a
   Resident Magistrate, under a penalty of five pounds.

2. No rubbish or filth is to be landed or deposited on
   any lands belonging to the Crown, except in such places
   as the Harbour Master may point out, under a penalty
   of five pounds, to be paid by the person landing or
   depositing such rubbish or filth.