By not shutting the light in, it being masked

on a west by north bearing.

With the view of keeping the fairway to the West Channel clear, vessels of light draught are recommended when anchoring off Shortland’s Bluff to bring up as close over towards the shore as possible on the N. W. side of the fairway, indicated at night by the Swan Spit light changing from red to white on a N.E. ½ E. bearing, and by day the Swan Spit Lighthouse just open E. of No. 1 Black buoy.

Vessels of heavy draught should anchor on the S.E. side of the fairway, which is indicated at night by the Swan Spit light changing from red to white on a N. E. ½ N. bearing, and by day the Swan Spit Lighthouse just open W. of No. 2 White Perch buoy.

Masters of vessels about to anchor at night off Shortland’s Bluff are requested to note that the low light shuts in on a N. by W. bearing.

All bearings are magnetic.

Charles Ferguson,
Chief Harbour Master.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Williamstown, 11th March, 1863.

[Republished from the New Zealand Gazette, 25th March, 1863.]

WARRANT

Appointing Polling Places.

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

To ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly, intituled, “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858,” it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, by Warrant under his hand, from time to time, to appoint Polling Places for each Electoral District, within or without the limits thereof, and to appoint any one of such places to be the principal Polling Place for the District, and all or any of such Polling Places at any time to abolish, and to appoint other Polling Places in lieu thereof:

And WHEREAS by another Act of the General Assembly, intituled “The Provincial Elections Act, 1858,” it is enacted that, subject to certain provisions therein contained, every Election of a Superintendent or of a Member of the Provincial Council of a Province shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858,” aforesaid, and all the provisions of the said last-mentioned Act shall apply to the Elections of Members of Provincial Councils:

Now know ye, that I, Sir George Grey, the Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said Acts, do hereby appoint the following place to be the Polling Place for the District of -

Wallacetown for the Election of Members of the Provincial Council of the Province of Southland, namely, -

The House of Mr. R. Grace, Branxholme Bush, New River Hundred.

And I do further appoint the said Polling Place aforesaid to be the principal Polling Place for the said District.

Given under my hand, at New Plymouth, this twenty-seventh day of April, in the Year of Our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

G. GREY.

By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett.

WARRANT

Appointing Polling Places.

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

To ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly, intituled “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858,” it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, by Warrant under his hand, from time to time, to appoint Polling Places for each Electoral District, within or without the limits thereof, and to appoint any one of such places to be the principal Polling Place for the District, and all or any of such Polling Places at any time to abolish, and to appoint other Polling Places in lieu thereof:

And WHEREAS by another Act of the General Assembly, intituled “The Provincial Elections Act, 1858,” it is enacted that, subject to certain provisions therein contained, every Election of a Member of the Provincial Council of a Province shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858,” aforesaid, and all the provisions of the said last-mentioned Act shall apply to the Elections of Members of Provincial Councils:

Now know ye, that I, Sir George Grey, the Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said Acts, do hereby appoint the following place to be Polling Place for the District of Aparima for the Election of Members of the Provincial Council of the Province of Southland, namely, -

The House of Mr. Young, Gummy’s Bush, Jacob’s River Hundred.