Provincial Secretary’s Office,
New Plymouth, December 17, 1866.

IT is notified for general information that a writ for the election of a member of the Provincial Council, for the Town of New Plymouth, in the room of Thomas Hirst, resigned, having been issued, in accordance with the provisions of “An Act to grant a Representative Constitution to the Colony of New Zealand,” the Returning Officer for the said District has returned the said writ with a certificate to the effect that

JOHN VEALE

has been duly elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council for the Town of New Plymouth.

T. KELLY,
Provincial Secretary.

SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND.

Northern District, Province of Taranaki.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Circuit Court of the Supreme Court for the Northern District of New Zealand, for the despatch of Civil and Criminal business, will be holden in the Court House, at the Taranaki Institute, Brougham-street, New Plymouth, on Monday, the 21st day of January next, at Ten o’clock in the forenoon, or as soon after as may be convenient, at which time and place all persons bound by recognizances to appear as prosecutors, witnesses, or defendants are required to give their attendance.

EDWARD S. WILLCOCKS,
Registrar.

Supreme Court Office,
New Plymouth, 27th Dec., 1866.

“STAMP DUTIES ACT, 1866.”

Stamp Office, Wellington,
19th December, 1866.

IT is notified for general information that a Branch of the Stamp Office will be opened in each Province at the office of the Registrar of Deeds, for the affixing of Duties Stamps on Deeds, and for the sale of adhesive stamps.

At these offices adhesive stamps may be purchased (on requisition) in quantities of the value of Two Pounds and upwards.

Stocks of adhesive stamps for sale, by retail, to the public, will be deposited at the undermentioned Post Offices:—

Province of Auckland.
Waikato,
Wangarei,
Russell,
Kaipara,
Mongonui,
Raglan,
Tauranga,
Newcastle.

Province of Wellington.
Wanganui.

Province of Nelson.
Collingwood.

Province of Marlborough.
Havelock.

Province of Canterbury.
Lyttelton,
Timaru,
Kaiapoi,
Hokitika,
Akaroa,
Greymouth.

Province of Otago.
Waikouaiti,
Queenstown,
Oamaru,
Tokomairiro,
Hamilton,
Port Chalmers,
Lawrence,
Clyde,
Baldutha.

Province of Southland.
Campbelltown,
Riverton.

NOTICE.—Persons desirous of becoming Licensed Distributors of Duty Stamps are requested to make application in writing to the Honourable the Commissioner of Customs, Stamp Office, Wellington, stating Christian and surname, place of business, or residence, and Post town. Distributors will be allowed a commission of two and a half per cent. on all purchases of adhesive stamps of the aggregate amount of Five Pounds and upwards.

Applications to purchase stamps should be made at the Stamp Office of the Province (the office of the Registrar of Deeds), by requisition, forms of which can be obtained at the several Stamp Offices, and at all Money Order Offices in the out districts of the Colony.

C. T. BARKIN,
(For the Commissioner of Customs.)

Licensed distributors will be appointed (without fee) on application, and a commission at the rate of two and a half per cent. will be allowed them on all purchases of adhesive stamps of the aggregate amount of Five Pounds and upwards.

A commission at the same rate will be allowed to all persons other than distributors, on purchases of adhesive stamps of the aggregate value of Ten Pounds and upwards.

Printed and published, under the authority of the Provincial Government, by Messrs. WOON and ATKINSON, of the Town of New Plymouth, Government Printers for the time being.