Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th June, 1868.

THE following Bill passed by the Provincial Council, and assented to by the Superintendent of the Province of Taranaki, intituled

"Furze Ordinance, 1868,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has been advised not to exercise his power of disallowance in respect of it.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th April, 1868.

IT is hereby notified that Mr Justice Moore has reported that he has appointed

WILLIAM HALSE, Esq.,

to be Revising Officer for the Electoral Districts of Grey and Bell, town of New Plymouth, and Omata.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th June, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ROBERT CHISENHALL HAMMERTON, Esq.,

to be Registrar of Deeds at New Plymouth, in the Province of Taranaki.

This appointment to take effect on and from the 1st of August next.

TARANAKI Petroleum Company (Limited).—Notice is hereby given that an extraordinary general meeting of the Taranaki Petroleum Company (Limited), held at the registered office of the Company, in Brougham Street, New Plymouth, on Monday, the twenty-second day of June, 1868, at the hour of three o’clock p.m., of which meeting a notice specifying the intention to propose the following resolution had been duly given, the said resolution was passed by three-fourths in number and value of such shareholders of the Company for the time being entitled to vote as were present in person or by proxy thereat :

Resolution—"It is resolved that the Taranaki Petroleum Company (Limited) shall be wound up voluntarily."

RICH'D. CHILMAN,
Chairman.

TARANAKI Petroleum Company (Limited).—Notice is hereby given that an extraordinary general meeting of the Taranaki Petroleum Company (Limited) will be held at the registered office of the Company, in Brougham Street, New Plymouth, on Thursday, the sixth day of August, 1868, at the hour of four o’clock p.m., for the purpose of confirming the following resolution, which was passed by three-fourths in number and value of the shareholders of the Company for the time being entitled to vote, present at a meeting of the Company held at the registered office of the Company, in Brougham Street, New Plymouth, on Monday, the twenty-second day of June, 1868, duly convened for that purpose :

Resolution—"It is resolved that the Taranaki Petroleum Company (Limited) shall be wound up voluntarily."

RICH'D. CHILMAN,
Chairman.

G. F. BOWEN, GOVERNOR.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, the twenty-seventh day of June, 1868.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The New Zealand Settlements Amendment and Continuance Act, 1865,” section sixteen, it is provided that the order and manner in which land taken under the provisions of “The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863,” shall be laid out for sale and sold shall be in the discretion of the Governor, who shall have power to cause such and, or any part thereof, to be laid out for sale and sold from time to time, in such manner, for such consideration, in such allotments, whether town, suburban, or rural, or otherwise, as he shall think fit, and subject to such regulations as he shall with the advice of his Executive Council from time to time prescribe in that behalf. And whereas by “The New Zealand Settlements Act Amendment Act, 1866,” sections two and eight, the said recited power and provisions are extended and confirmed :

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, in pursuance of all powers and authorities vested in him in that behalf, doth hereby with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony, make the regulations contained in the Schedule hereto for the sale of lands taken under “The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863,” in the districts of Ngatiawa, Middle Taranaki, and Ngatiruanui, that is to say :

SCHEDULE

REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF RURAL LAND IN THE DISTRICTS OF NGATIAWA, MIDDLE TARANAKI, AND NGATIRUANUI.

1. Unless otherwise specially ordered by the Governor in Council, all rural lands shall be offered in the first instance for sale by public auction, at such place and time as the Colonial Secretary may direct.