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appoint Robert Mitchell, Esq., of Invercargill, Returning Officer, to preside at the said meeting, and in the event of a poll being demanded, I hereby appoint the polling to take place in the office of the said Board, on Monday, the ninth day of November, ensuing.

J. A. R. Menzies,
Superintendent.
Superintendent’s Office,
Southland, October 29, 1863.

Superintendent’s Office,
Southland, October 29, 1863.

IT is hereby notified that I have granted exemption from pilotage charges, at all the Ports in the Province of Southland, under the conditions of clauses 10 and 12 of the ‘Harbour Regulations as published in the New Zealand Gazette, of 22nd February, 1861, to the lighter Struggler, so long as the said vessel continues under the command of Mr. Joseph Meadows.

J. A. R. Menzies,
Superintendent.

I HEREBY certify that John Field Dick, of Invercargill, in the Province of Southland, has this day in terms of an Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council of New Munster, session 1, No. 2; of 1849 intituled ‘An Ordinance to define the Qualifications and to provide for the Registration in certain cases of Medical Practitioners,’ submitted for my examination his diplomas, admitting him a Member of the College of Physicians, London, and the Royal College of Surgeons, England.

Dated at Invercargill this 23rd October, 1863.

M. Pioi,
Resident Magistrate.

IMPOUNDED one dark brown horse; brand not distinct, looks like F A M near shoulder, F off shoulder. If not claimed, to be sold at the Pound here on the 26th day of November next, at 12 o’clock noon.

Jas. T. Peter,
Poundkeeper.
Invercargill Pound, Oct. 27, 1863.

DIRECTIONS TO MASTERS OF VESSELS BOUND TO RIVERTON.

THE entrance to this Port being intricate, a stranger should not, under any circumstances, attempt to sail in without a Pilot, but should make fast to the mooring buoy painted black, which is placed in twenty-one feet at low water spring tides with the following bearings:

Steep Head, S.E. by E., north-west end of Stewart’s Island, on with Howell’s Point, S. by W. half W.

The Flagstaff on Bailey’s Point, W. half N.

The mooring anchors of this buoy are placed four hundred and fifty feet apart, east and west from each other; on each side of the buoy care should be taken in dropping an anchor near by, not to hook the moorings.

On and after the 1st of November, 1863, between sunrise and sunset the following signals will be made at the Flagstaff, on Bailey’s Point, viz.:

When a vessel is approaching the Harbour a number from Marryat’s code indicating in feet the depth of water on the bar at the time, will be hoisted at the north yard arm.

A black ball hoisted above this number will show that the sea is too high on the bar for the Pilot to get off.

Two black balls without the number will mean that some recent change has taken place in the channel or that it is dangerous in the opinion of the Pilot even for a coaster acquainted with the place to attempt to run in.

Vessels outside the bar or at the bar may hold communication with the Pilot by means of Marryat’s signals which in this case will be hoisted at the south yard arm.

The Pilot who is provided with a boat and crew of four men will when it is practicable, always put off in his boat on the approach of a vessel not having the exemption flag flying.

The depth of water on the bar is at the highest tides fourteen feet, and there is rarely less than eight feet at high water lowest neap tides.

J. B. Gore,
Harbour Master.
Harbour Office, Invercargill,
24th October, 1863.

ROBERT MITCHELL, Returning Officer, appointed by His Honor the Superintendent of the Province of Southland, to preside at a meeting of the Electors entitled to vote for members for the Town of Invercargill, in the Provincial Council of Southland, assembled on Saturday, the 31st day of October, at 12 o’clock noon; at the School-house, Invercargill, for the purpose of electing two persons to be members of the Town Board at Invercargill.