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have been sent into to the Town Clerks, as having been re-elected Mayors for the places set opposite their names, viz.:—

JAMES SAMSON—Alexandra.
LOUIS WILLIAM BUSCH—Naseby.
DAVID ANDERSON JOLLY—Cromwell.
BENJAMIN NAYLOR—Clyde.

DANIEL POLLEN.

(From the New Zealand Gazette August 5th, 1875.)
Mayors Elected.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st August, 1875.

IT is hereby notified that, in conformity with clause 3 of "The Otago Municipal Corporations Em-powering Act, 1865," the names of the following persons have been sent into this office by the Town Clerks as having been elected Mayors for the places set opposite their names, viz.:—

HENRY JOHN WALTER—Dunedin.
JOHN SMITH—West Hawksbury.
GEORGE SUMPTER—Oamaru.
WILLIAM JOHN DYER—Milton.
MICHAEL FRAER—Lawrence.
THOMAS GEORGE BETTS—Queenstown.
JOHN WALKER MITCHELL—Invercargill.

DANIEL POLLEN.

(From the New Zealand Gazette August 5th, 1875.)
Justices of the Peace appointed under the "Otago Municipal Corporations Empowering Act, 1865."

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 4th August 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

LOUIS WILLIAM BUSCH, Esq., Mayor of Naseby;
WILLIAM JOHN DYER, Esq., Mayor of Milton;
MICHAEL FRAER, Esq., Mayor of Lawrence;
DAVID ANDERSON JOLLY, Esq., Mayor of Cromwell;
ANDREW MCKINNON, Esq., Mayor of Port Chalmers;
BENJAMIN NAYLOR, Esq., Mayor of Clyde;
JAMES SAMSON, Esq., Mayor of Alexandra; and
JOHN SMITH, Esq., Mayor of Hawksbury,
to be Justices of the Peace under "The Otago Municipal Corporations Empowering Act, 1865."

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

(From the New Zealand Gazette, August 19th, 1875.)
Registrar of Marriages, &c. appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th August, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

MR. JAMES LUMSDEN

to be the Registrar of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and also Vaccination Inspector, for the District of Lower Mataura, as the same is defined in Proclamation of the 8th day of May, 1873, and published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 28, of the 9th day of May, 1873.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Mayor Re-elected.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 18th August, 1875.

IT is hereby notified that, in conformity with clause 3 of "The Otago Municipal Corporation Empowering Act, 1865," the name of the undermentioned person has been sent into to this office by the Town Clerk, as having been re-elected Mayor for the place set opposite his name:—

JAMES ARKLE—Palmerston (Otago).

DANIEL POLLEN.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT DUNEDIN FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1875, at 9 a.m.

Lat. 45 deg. 52 min. 12 sec. S. Long. 170 deg. 32 min. 37 sec. E. Height above sea level, 500 feet.

Barometer— Inches.
Mean for month ... 29.702
Maximum for month on the 28th ... 30.145
Minimum for month on the 12th ... 29.233
Extreme range ... .912

Temperature in Shade— Fah.
Mean maximum temperature ... 48.2
Mean minimum temperature ... 37.7
Approximate temperature for the month ... 42.9
Mean daily range of temperature ... 10.4
Extreme maximum temperature on 31st ... 57.0
Extreme minimum temperature on 3rd ... 32.0
Extreme range of temperature for month ... 25.0

Exposed Thermometers—
Mean solar radiation ... 78.
Maximum solar radiation on 31st ... 107.
Mean terrestrial radiation ... 34.
Minimum terrestrial radiation on 4th ... 28.
Mean daily range between the extreme temperature of night and day ... 44.

Hygrometrical—
Mean elastic force of vapour
Mean temperature of the dew point (computed from the means of wet & dry bulbs) ... .223 in.
Mean degree of moisture ... Fah. 37.3
Saturation—100 ... 80.8

Rain—
Total rainfall ... 1.883 inches.
Number of days on which rain fell ... 17 days.
Maximum rainfall in any 24 hours on the 12th ... .340 inches.

Wind—
Average daily velocity for month ... 240 miles.
Maximum velocity for month, on 7th ... 630 miles.
Mean amount of cloud for month ... 5.8 0 to 10
—0, clear sky; 10, overcast

Remarks.— Weather showery. High wind, on 6th, 12th, and 14th, from S.W.

Note.— In filling up this abstract the results are inserted for the day on which they are recorded, although occurring during the preceding twenty-four hours.

HENRY SKEY, Observer.

DUNEDIN :
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by COULLS & CULLING, of Rattray-street, Printers to said Provincial Government for the time being.