the City of Wellington, aforesaid, in the said Provincial Council of the said Province, who has resigned his seat in the said Council, and whose resignation has been duly received by the said Superintendent.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, the said WILLIAM HICKSON, Esq., Acting Returning Officer for the City of Wellington, Do Hereby, in pursuance of the said recited Writ, GIVE NOTICE, That a Public Meeting of the Electors of the City of Wellington, will be holden at Noah’s Ark, situate on Lambton Quay, in the City of Wellington, aforesaid, on Monday, the 26th day of June next, at noon, for the purpose of nominating one person to serve as a Member for the City of Wellington, in the said Provincial Council of the said Province. And in the event of a Poll being demanded for the Candidates, or any of them, such Polling shall take place on Tuesday, the 27th day of June next, at Noah’s Ark aforesaid, the voting to commence at any time after nine o’clock of the said day, and to close at four o’clock in the afternoon of the said day.

Dated at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Wellington, this 8th day of June, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.

WILLIAM HICKSON,
Acting Returning Officer for the City of Wellington.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 8th April, 1854.

HIS EXCELLENCY the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint His HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON, to be the person in that Province who is empowered under the provisions of the “New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Ordinance, (Sess. XI. No. 15), to receive and refer claims to land arising out of contracts made with the New Zealand Company.

By His Excellency’s command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, June 5, 1854.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified that His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, Esq., and WILLIAM FOX, Esq., Trustees of the Lands granted as an endowment for the Colonial Hospital at Wellington;

By His Honor’s command,
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, June 5th, 1854.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified that the Executive Council of New Zealand has appointed HENRY ST. HILL, ESQ., a Trustee of the Lands granted as an Endowment for a College and Grammar School in the City of Wellington.

By His Honor’s command,
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

WE, the Undersigned, beg to give Notice, that we have this day dissolved Partnership.

It is requested that all unsettled Accounts be sent to the Office of Messrs. Johnston & Co., Wellington.

H. R. RUSSELL,
PURVIS RUSSELL,
R. RUSSELL.

Wellington, 20th March, 1854.

CONTRACTS.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1854.

SEALED TENDERS, in duplicate, will be received at this Office on or before the 21st instant, from persons desirous of executing, by contract, any of the undermentioned services for the Provincial Government during the six months ending the 31st December, 1854.

PROVISIONS, &c.

PRISONERS’ RATIONS.—Wellington Gaol.
Rations No. 1 @ per ration
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LUNATIC PATIENTS.
Oil @ per gallon
Cotton Wick @ per lb

A copy of the established scale of Rations may be obtained at the Sheriff’s Office.