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Otago Witness, Issue 178, 6 January 1855, Page 1

FOE SALE AT STAFFORD HOUSE, OOMBS and Brushes of sorts \J . Knives and Forks— Tea and Table Spoons -•-. v Pepper — Mustard — Stareh — Stone Blue * t Stationery — 3 Dish Scales and Weights , A 3 Beam Scales— Tartarie *Acid and Carbonate . ' of Soda' \ ■* '. Tooth Powder — Violet Powder Wine Cork's — Leather Leggings ' - Blankets and Counterpanes . h ■ &c. &c. &c. ! ; ' B. DAWSOX. l .f~ '-' ' | - TO BE LET FOR THREE YEARS, | J rpHE House and Grounds of Belle Vue, ■i- .(being about \of an hour's walk from town.) The Grounds contain 120 acres, up- •^ wards of 40 acres being enclosed, and 33 acres "fn crop. The Dwelling-House contains Six „ Rooms and Kitchen. Within 20 yards of the house there is a never-failing stream of good '- water — a Brick-built Barn and Outhouse— | Stockyard — and also a Stone-built House, 20 ', by 14 feet. The grounds arc in first-rate order. \ ' The incoming tenant can have the crops, farm--ing implements, and three Bullocks broken in, harness, at a valuation. p For particulars apply on the property, or to j J. MACANDREW & Co. NEW MARRIAGE ACT. > I > «. . attention of the Public is called to an 7 1 X Act of the General Assembly of New Zea5 land, int^tled the " Marriage Act, 1854," which [ among other things provides — " ■ " 6. In every case of marriage intended to i be solemnized in the Colony of New Zealand, i^one of the persons intending Marriage shall, un- > | der his or herihand, give notice fn "tlieTfdrm in* 5 the schedule A, to this Act annexed, to the f j Registrar of the District within which one of ; ! the persons shall have dwelt for not less than I three days, and shall therein truly state the age, name and surname, and the calling or pro- i fession, and condition of each of the persons j intending marriage, the dwelling place of each of them, and the time that each of them has dwelt in such district, and the church, building, or place, in which such marriage is intended to be solemnized. Provided always that if the persons intending marriage dwell in the districts of different Registrars, the like notice shall be given to the Registrar of each district, j " 7. The Registrar shall keep all such notices with the records of his office, and shall also, immediately on receiving any such notice, en- | ter a true copy thereof fairly into a book to be j ■ called the ' Marriage Notice Book.' Provided I always that before the copy of any such notice shall be so entered in the Notice Book, the Registrar shall require the person giving such notice to make a solemn declaration to the truth of the several particulars set forth in such notice. " 8. There shall be paid to the Registrar, by the person leaving the said notice of Marriage with the Registrar, a fee of two shillings and sixpence. ■ " 9. Every such ' Marriage Notice Book' shall be open to all persons desiring to inspect the same, between the hours of ten in the morning and four in the afternoon of every day, except Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and the Queen's Birth-day, and for every such inspection there shall be paid to the Registrar j a fee of one shilling. ' " 10. It shall be lawful for the Registrar to ■ whom such notice shall have been given as i aforesaid, immediately upon receipt of such no- ■ tice as aforesaid, to issue a certificate in the ' form Schedule B to this Act annexed, in the '• cases following, that is to say : first, when it i shall appear from the notice and solemn declaration herein mentioned that both the persons intending marriage are of full age, or if a person be under age, that such person is a widow or widower. Secondly, where the person being under age, and not a widow or widower, the consent in writing of the parent or guardian as herein required to the marriage of such person shall appear upon the notice, which consent shall be signed by the parent or guardian either ( before the Registrar at his office, or before -a Justice of the Peace, or a Solicitor of the Supreme Court ; and be attested by such Registrar, Justice, or Solicitor, and for every such certificate the Registrar shall be entitled to a fee of twenty shillings. In all other cases the , Registrar shall not issue his certificate until 1 after the expiration of fourteen days after the receipt by him of such notice. And for every certificate as last mentioned he shall be entitled to a fee of five shillings. " 11. No such certificate shall be issued by