[From the Government Gazette, October 29.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 863, 9 November 1853, Page 4

[From the Government Gazette, October 29.]

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 3rd October, 1853. TTIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR -"--*■ directs it to be notified for general information that the undermentioned Departments at New Plymouth were transferred to the Provincial Government thereof, on the Ist instant, from which date the officers of the said Departments have been instructed to receive orders from and make reports to His Honor the Superintendent of the Province of New Plymouth. Road Department. Harbor Department. Police Department. Gaol Department. By His Excellency's command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, sth October, 1853. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint William Guise Brittan, Esquire, to be a Commissioner of Crown Lands under the Crown Lands. Ordinance, Session X., No. 10, for the Province of Canterbury, vice Lieutenant Colonel James Campbell. By His Excellency's Command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, sth October, 1853. TTJS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR -*-*- has been pleased to appoint William Guise Bhittan, Esquire, to be a Commissioner, tinder the Ordinance of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, intituled "The New Zealand Company's Land Claimants Ordinance," Session XI, No. 15, for the Province of Canterbury, rice Lieutenant Colonel James Campbell. By His Excellency's Command, j Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, sth October, 1853. TTIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR •*•*- has been pleased to appoint William Guise Bbittan, Esquire, to be a Commissioner under the " Land Claims Ordinance, Session L, No. 2, for investigating and reporting upon Claims to Land in the Province of Canterbury, vice Lieutenant Colonel James Campbell. By His Excellency's Command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, sth October, 1853. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant Colonel James Campbell, to be Registrar of Deeds for the Province of

Canterbury, vice William Guise Brittan, Esquire. By His Excellency's Command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 7th October, ]853. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint Henky Boytox, Esquire, to be Inspector of Native Machinery, &c, in New Zealand. By His Excellency's command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Chil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 7th October, 1853. TTIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR -*-*- has been pleased to appoint Charles Simeon, Esquire, to be Sheriff of the District of Cantei'bury. 13y His Excellency's command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, Uth October, 1853. TTIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR -^--^ lias been pleased to make the following appointments in the Customs' Department : — Charles Logic, Esquire, to be Collector of Customs of the Province of Oiago. Edward Hugh E\es Blackmore, Esquire, to be Collector of Customs of the Province of Nelson, and Charles Champagne Dcs V<eux, Esquire, to be Sub- Collector of Customs at the Port of Wanganui, in the Province of Wellington, vice David Stark Duric, Esquire. These appointments date from this day. By His Excellency's Conronand, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary, j

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 19th October, 1853. TTIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR -*--*- has been pleased to appoint Mr. Charles Stutfield Mr. George Hawkins Mr. John Ciiarleb James, and Mr. James Webster to bo Tidcwaitors in the Customs' Department at the Port of Wellington : the appointment to date from the 1 st instant. By His Excellency's comncand, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 20th October, ]833. TTIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR -*■-*- has been pleased to appoint the Native Chief Manikera of Wairarapa, in the Province of Wellington, to be an Assessor of that District under the Rcsitlont Magistrate's Ordinance, No. 10, of Session VII. By His Excellency's Command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's office, Wellington, 20th October, 1853. IN accordance with the 33rd clause of the Ordinance intituled the "Paper Currency Ordinance," Session VIII, No. 16, by which it is enacted that the Books and Accounts of the respective Managers of the Branch Banks of the Bank of Issue, as well as the amount of Gold and Silver coin held by such Managers, shall be from time to time inspected and examined by an Inspector or Inspectors authorized in that behalf in writing by the Governor for the time being, His Excellency the Gov ernor has been pleased to appoint Henry William Peibe, Esquire, Commonly called the Honorable Henry William Petre, and Robert Stokes, Esquire, to be Inspectors of the Wellington Branch of the Colonial Bank of Issue, to carry out the provisions of the 33rd and 31th clauses of the above recited Ordinance. By His Excellency's Command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Amount of the Notes in circulation at the Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue, at Wellington, on the 15 th day of October, 1853 :—: — Amount of Notes in Circulation on the 15th day of October, 18.">3, being the close of the preceding four weeks, viz. : — 1 £5 find upwards .£10,890 t Under £5 12,032 £22,922 Total amount of Coin held by the same office on the same day, \iz.: — Gold £7,232 Silver C9O Total £7,922 I, Henry W. Petre, Colonial Treasurer, do hereby certify that the above is a true account, as required by the Ordinance, No. 16, Session VIII. Henry W. Petre, Colonial Treasurer. Colonial Treasury, Wellington, 17th October 1853. The sum of Fifteen Thousand Pounds sterling has been invested under the Warrant of His Excellency the Governor, in the public funds in England, through the Commissariat Department, by arrangements made through the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury. Henry W. Petre, Colonial Treasurer.