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Our Will and Pleasure, that the said Treaty of Peace and Friendship be observed inviolably as well by Sea as by Land, and in all Places whatsoever, strictly charging and commanding all Our loving Subjects to take Notice hereof, and to conform themselves thereunto accordingly.

Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this Twenty-eighth Day of April, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and in the Nineteenth Year of Our Reign.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
4th August, 1856.

WHEREAS a definitive Treaty of Peace between Her Majesty and Her Allies, and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, was concluded at Paris, on the 30th day of March last, and the ratifications thereof have been duly exchanged: His Excellency the Governor, in order to afford the inhabitants an opportunity of commemorating so propitious an avent, has been pleased to direct that throughout the Province of Auckland, Wednesday the 13th instant shall be observed as a Public Holiday, and that throughout each of the other Provinces of this Colony such day as the Superintendent of such Province may appoint after the receipt of this Gazette shall be observed in like manner.

By His Excellency's command,
C. W. RICHMOND,
Colonial Secretary.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

Superintendent's Office,
Wellington, 29th August, 1856.

IN consequence of the above Notices, I, the Superintendent of Wellington, hereby direct that Thursday next, the 4th of September instant, shall be observed as a Public Holiday in this Province, for the Commemoration of the Peace.

I. E. FEATHERSTON,
Superintendent.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Honor ISAAC EARL FEATHERSTON, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Wellington, in the Islands of New Zealand.

I, ISAAC EARL FEATHERSTON, Superintendent of the Province of Wellington aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and notify that the Lands described in the annexed schedule will be open for public selection under the regulations of the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, and additional Land Regulations, on and after the fifteenth day of November next.

Rua Taniwha, South Block,
Containing about Twenty-one Thousand Acres.

The Boundary begins at the mouth of the Rakautihia, and runs in a northerly direction to Taumata o te Makohu Tarangapata, Taopo Pukeiahu te Kahakoreke, Tukipo te Waiahora, Taumata o Waikori, Taumata o te Heuenga, falls into Tukituki, runs down the stream as far as the old boundary, runs along that boundary to Te Whare o Hineitaia, runs into Makaretu, and closes at Rakautihia.

Rua Taniwha, Totara Block.
Containing about Twenty-six Thousand Acres.

The Boundary commences by the boundary of Mr. Park, the Surveyor, at Totaratutaki, along which it proceeds to Waipaua, in the course of which stream it runs to Kauaenui, when it turns and runs to Taumata o Puatea, thence to Atuamara, thence to Orangiti, thence to Pairaikiri, thence to Tukitiki o te Wharau, thence in the course of the Tukituki, to Mr. Park's boundary, that is, to the commencement of the boundary at Totaratutaki.

Aorangi Block.
Containing about Thirty-three Thousand Acres.

The Boundary of the Land begins at Te Rongo o Hineiringa, at the mouth of the Makarekaho, runs up the stream till it reaches Tahuapuo, te Waikaukau, te Pihau, te nui a Tangahoa, Raukawharoa, Pari Karangaranga, Mangaonuku, runs up this stream till it reaches Te Mata o Rangi te Kura, Matakite te Koangaumu to Wai o Hineteata, runs across Tapuae Haruru into Poporenga, thence to Oaro, breaking off there, and running to Oahua, then running down Mr. Park's boundary till it reaches Otapahi, thence down stream and into Mangatahi, thence to Mohotaurua down to Ngaruroro, thence to Muhumuhu, thepce to Otakaraho, and finally closing up at the mouth of the Maraekakaho, excepting thereout about three thousand acres situate between the Ngaruroro river and Maraekakaho and Mangatahi streams, reserved for an Agricultural Reserve and Educational purposes.

Otapahi Block.
Containing about Six Thousand Four Hundred Acres.

The Boundary begins at Otapahi, running to Oahua, falling into the Oara stream, and down to the Ngaruroro, and thence running along Mr. Park's boundary, and closing at Otapahi.

A right of making roads through every selection will be reserved.

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six.

I. E. FEATHERSTON,
Superintendent.
By His Honor's command,
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.