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List of Licensing Officers under the
"Arms Act, 1860."

Wanganui, J. G. Woon, Acting Collector of Customs.
Wellington, S. Carkeek, Collector of Customs.

Alfred Domett.

William Robert Edward Brown, Esq.,
of Porirua, in the Province of Wellington,
to be Deputy Sheriff, for the district of
Wellington.

Alfred Domett.

Bill assented to, Wellington.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 31st July, 1863.

THE following Bill, passed by the Provincial Council of Wellington, intituled
"The Wanganui Bridge Act," Session
X, No. 6, which Bill was reserved for the
signification of the Governor’s pleasure
thereon, having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased
to assent to the same.

Alfred Domett.

Assent withheld to Bill, Wellington.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 31st July, 1863.

THE following Bill, passed by the Provincial Council of Wellington, intituled
"The Marine Boards Act," Session
X, No. 1, n.p., which Bill was reserved
for the signification of the Governor’s
pleasure thereon, having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has
been pleased to withhold his assent to
the same.

Alfred Domett.

Resignation by J. E. Smith, Esq., of his
office of Deputy Sheriff, accepted.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Judicial Department,
Auckland, 22nd July, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to accept the resignation by
John Elisha Smith, Esq.,
of Wellington, in the Province of Wellington, of his office of Deputy Sheriff for
the district of Wellington.

Alfred Domett.

R. E. Brown, Esq., appointed Deputy
Sheriff of Wellington.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Judicial Department,
Auckland, 22nd July, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
William Robert Edward Brown, Esq.,
of Porirua, in the Province of Wellington,
to be Deputy Sheriff, for the district of
Wellington.

Alfred Domett.

Alteration in Rates of Postage on Correspondence via Marseilles.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 27th July, 1863.

THE following Despatch received from
the General Post Office at London is
published for general information.

Alfred Domett,
For the Postmaster-General.

General Post Office,
London, 26th May, 1863.

Sir,—I am directed by the Postmaster
General to acquaint you that, commencing with the first mail despatched to
your office from this country, via Marseilles, after the 1st proximo the whole
postage on the letters by that route will
be collected entirely by the scale in operation for letters forwarded via Southampton, and in order to cover the transit
rate paid to France, 4d. up to the weight
of ½-ounce instead of 3d. per ¼-ounce
will be levied.

Thus the new rates of Postage on
Letters sent via Marseilles, will be as
follows:—

| Not
exceeding
½-ounce. | Above ½
and not
exceeding
1 oz. | Above 1 oz.
and not
exceeding
2 ozs. | Every oz.
after
the first. |
|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
| 10d. | 1s. 8d. | 3s. 4d. | 1s. 8d. |

The Secretary of State for the Colonies
has been requested to communicate this
decision to the Officer Administering the
Government of New Zealand, and you
will no doubt shortly receive instructions
to collect the same rates on the correspondence forwarded in the mails from
your office for the United Kingdom by
the route of Marseilles.

As this new regulation will alter all
the rates of postage to be collected at
your office on letters sent in transit
through the United Kingdom when forwarded via Marseilles, I have caused an
amended Table of Rates to be prepared,
and enclose some copies for your guidance.

I am, &c.,
R. Hill,

The Postmaster-General,
&c., &c., &c.,
Auckland.