PORT NICHOLSON, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1840.No. 2.]

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.[Vol. I.

NEW ZEALAND LAND COMPANY.Governor: TheEarlofDurham.

Deputy JosephSomes,Esq.. .j :

*Directors: *...■- ...

LordPetre, .- " ; .Hon.TranciaBaring, M.P., '*- ,

John Ellorker.Boulcott, Esq.,JohnWilliamBuckle,Esq., ■

Russell Ellice,Esq.,JamesBrodieGordon,Esq.,ThomasAlers HanKey, Esq.,WilliamHutt,Ew.vMiP.,StewartMajoriEanks,Esq.,SirW. Molesworthl Bart.,M.P.,Alexander.Nairn,Esq.,John Pirie,Esq., Alderman;Sir GeorgeSincTair.-B.art.rjM.P., - --John AbelSmith, Esq.,M.P.,-Wm. Thompson,Esq., Alderman,M.P.,Sir Henry Webb, Bart., .Arthur Willis,Esq.,GeorgeFrederick Young, Esq.

Bankers: Messrs. Smith, Payne, and.Smiths,andMessrs.Wright.

riIHE Directors of the New Zealand LandX Company hereby give notice, that theyhaveeffectedan arrangementwiththeUnionBank of Australia, No. 38, OldBroad-street,London, for the establishmentof a BRANCH.BANK IN NEW ZEALAND, through whichthebusiness of the New ZealandLand Com- jpanywillbe transacted. The Directors there-forerecommend to Colonists the Union Bankof Australia as an establishment,possessingtheir entire confidence, and able to provideeffectually for the financial.wants of the firstsettlement.

By order of the Board,JOHN WARD, Secretary.

New.ZealandLandCompany's Office,. 1, Adam-street,Adelphi, 27th Aug., 1839.

TBS SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S .DEPARTMENT.

P" ERSONS havingclaims against this depart-ment arerequired tosendin theiraccounts

by Saturdaynext, the 25th inst, to theSur-veyor-General. ' " ...

April18, 1840.

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NOTICE. !~~

' A'KL' PERSONS taking up their residenceA. on theBeach, arerequestedto notify thesamelwith theirnames,atthisoffice. RemovalsfromtheBeachare tobe notified in like man-ner;v . "

J* LEWIS.Chief Clerk, LandOffice.

PprtNicholson,April12, 1840. :

rpSIE UNDERSIGNED have for Sale, theJL;lfollowingconsignments,per "Glenbervie:"Win^s,port, sherry, and Teneriffe, in wood

andbottle.Spirits,brandy, rum, Geneva, &c.Stout, inhhds.Paloaleandstout, bottled.Vinegar,mustard,pickles,&c.Glassandearthenware.Window glass.Blacking.Stationery.Wearing apparelfromsome of the first Lon-

donhouses.&c &c. &c.They arealsopurchasers of whale oil, whale-bone, wool, flax prepared for the European

markets, and generally of -all descriptions ofNew;Zealandproduce;and willmakeadvanceson goods consigned to their friends, Messrs.Arthur.,Willis, Sons, andCo., ofLondon.

;WILLIS and CO.,Merchants,GeneralShipping,Commercial, and

Agricultural Agents.Port Nicholson,April9, 1840.

TTTJNTER and CO. have on Sale, at their-CXr Stores, the following articles, ex the"Gleabervie," allof very superiorquality :—:—

Tea,blackandgreen.Coffee, sugar and rice. . tlSpiceries, salt, andsoap. '*Hams,cheese,andbutter.Wines,in woodand bottle.Spirfta,Genevarum andbrandy, &c.Bottled'ale, draughtandbottledstout.Candles, pitch, andtar.Paints,oil,andcolors.Twines,lines, fishing rods,&c. .-Glass, tin ware,and corks.Hat?.,boots, andshoes.

v GM^jJsters,brushes, &c»S^il?ti«*e£d^3herv. r&c. . *

VmegavtetlsiaroTana-ptcfcrcirt1 *Paperandstationery. -

'Earthenware,&c.Iron^,bar,bolt,nail,andsheet.Ironmongery,&c.Wearingapparel,&c.

Port Nicholson, April9,1840.

KENNETH BETHUNE and GEORGEHUNTER, Jun., beg to announcethat

theyhavecommencedbusinessasAuctioneers,Appraisers, House and Land Factors, &c.Allipropertyentrustedto.theircharge willhavetheutmost careandattention.

PortNicholson,April9, 1840.THE FIRST SHOP OPENED IN PORT

NICHOLSON.The BritanniaHotel and Stores.

J PIERCE begs to informHis friendsand"_ thepublic,thathis Stores arenowopened,

and thatby attentionand diligencehehopes tomerittheirpatronage.

J.Piercebegs tosubmit the following listofgoods:—

Groceriesof allkinds.Bread,flour,andbiscuit.Spirits, wines, ale and porter, in cask and

bottle.Haberdasheryof allkinds.Ironmongeryandcutlery.Nailsdirectfromthe Britannia works.J.Pierce hopes that the competitivesystem

of puffing,somuchpractisedin the old world,willneverbe introduced in this Colony; hethereforerefrains from introducing prices, andmerely invitesa trial.

PortNicholson, April13, 1840."

ON SALE."Jl/ra,. J. TELFORD.begs to intimate, thatJJrZ" *rhe has onSale, athis Htaise,at the eastend of the Company's Warehouses, on theBeach,an assortmentof

Hardware of the first quality,. Flourand oatmeal,

-Sugar, tea,andcoffee,Cheese,butter,and variousotherarticles.

PorrNicholson,April10,1840. " "

v A CARD.

ROBERT TOD, COMMISSION MER-CHANT and LAND AGENT."'

:PortNicholson,April14, 1840.~~~" ANDREW DUNCAN,

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* BAKER, \BEGS to inform the Public, that he com-

menced Baking on Thursday, the 16thinsti and willbe glad to receive orders for*ategmaxsupplyofBreadandBiscuit. '-

Dishea coveredandbakedon thesameprinci-pleat inLondon,andonmoderateterms.. ..

WANTED,f&t PERSON tocut inMetalor Wood; aPlans£Xj .'of theHarbour of PortNicholson.'- Erf^eatftie. "Gazette." Office.

T^OR SALE, BY THE SUBSCRIBERS,

Hawcs's London soap, in 281b. and 161b.boxes,Dittocandles,dips, in361b. boxes,Wrapping paper,Stationery; and

EXPECTED DAILY, BY THE "bOLTON,"Window glass, suitable sizes,Superior champagne,inbaskets,Brandy, inhhds. andquarter casks,Claret, in cases, % :Burgundy, in ditto,Bottledsherry,Ditto port. ,

T. M. PARTRIDGE and-.CO— — . -i ',

THE UNDERSIGNED offer for Sale,onthe,'LotaboveCol. Wakefield's,

300 dozenHodgson'spaleale,50 best Westphalia hams,200 2-cut yellow deals, ■

Battens,30 dozengood sherry, "

4hhds. superiorBrandy,30 casks'nails,assorted. v

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T. M.PARTRIDGE afcd CO.BillsonSydney. " *

PortNicholson,Bth April, 1840.WEEKLY MARKET.

MR. J. TELFORD has arranged to haveaweekly market on MONDAY and

SATURDAY EVENINGS, athis Warehouse,from 4 to7 o'clock,being intended chiefly forthe accommodation',of AVorkmen's Families.The following articles will be sold in small

jquantities, at reasonableprices :—- ,Flour, oatmeal, sugar, tea, coffee, butter,

cheese,candles, soap,&c. &c.PortNicholson, April10,1840.

SALE BY AUCTION.

MR. J. TELFORD will sell by auction,at his Warehouse, on Monday and

Thursdaynext,at2o'clock,p.m.,inquantities,to suitpurchasers:

30 to50 dozengoodsherry, inbottle, -50 doz.TDunbar's pale ale,12dqz.porter,inbottle,, '.Negrohead tobacco,Loafsugjir of goodquality,Cheese, in41b. to51b. cheeses,Brandy of superior quality,Aparcel of'Scotch^bonnets, ' ITrowsersand shirting,A quantity ofwhitepinedealsofgoodquality. „Nailsof yarioussizes,v

- \Anda generalassortment of hardware.

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T-- .■~*r-i^Jtirr j»x«e,O rn\ Auutiouse*.-

" PortNicholson, AprB"l8,"r8Wr'~~"; " :LAND ORDERS.

MR. J. TELFORD has onSale,Town andCountry Sections, aboutNds.850and802.

PortNicholson,'April10,1840.

LAND.

ANY Gentleman wishing to dispose of a-LandOrder, mayhear of a purchaseron

appplication toSAMUEL Me. DONNELL,

Last Tent, west end of the Beach.Bth April, 1840/

LAND.WANTED, Sections withTown Acres, be-

tween No9. 200 and 300. AddressX. Y.Z., at the "Gazette

"Office.

April9, 1840.LAND.

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TXTANTED topurchase,SEVERAL.TOWNW ACRES. Early choices would be pre-ferred. Apply at the "

Gazette" Office:, .

MESSRS. WALLACE, WHITE, ANDWALLACE respectfully inform the

Colonists, that they willnext week open theirStore-house, situatenext to the Bank,'for thesale of Miscellaneous Goods, all\pf the bestquality, andat lowprices. ' "

April 11,1840. . '._ " _FOR SALEbyPRIVATECONTRACT,

Ex "Earl Stanhope,"TpiFTY bags rice.60 dozenElliott'ssuperiorbottledatout6 casescontaininghardware, clothingandclops,

tailor's goods, boots and shoes, saws, snipchandler'sstores, twiue,pepper, andginger.

1caseBirmingham brightgoods.A portionof theaboveGoodsare welladapted

for barter,and the wholewillbe disposedof onveryreasonableterms.

Applicationtobe madeon theBeach to Mr."Harvie,orto * .:..."Frederick:.dunsford.

PortNicholson, April11, 1840. . „.,";.- V:WANTED, T-

~TWO YOUTHS, to be Apprenticed to ih'e.

PRINTING BUSINESS. JOtfga;;p.er-"son .who can work as COMPOSITOR" aridPRESSMAN. ' '" :-■*--\

Enquire" at the" New" Zealand.Gazette." -

Office. :' *;. 'V- '- :.^.:c

r : "-■ WANTED, ~:': -̂- -

SEVERAL SAWYERS. ApptyLteK^ftSSPartridge and-Co. I'-'Z^^A'

April11, 1840.'" s;T££&V> C-&**::1 L~. -' ''"^feg '-j^r

PICKLES. Sauces,Muotiid,T&ttl£S[ %f^^kajidPreserves. aridCPiue Cheese;'- -" TI;M.PA§TRIDGJi-aiid;lEor~TI;M.PA§TRIDGJi-aiid;lEor~

UnionBank of Australia,London Office, No. 38, Old Broad-street.

Directors:GeorgeFife^Angas,Esq.,RobertBrooks,Esq.,JamesJohnCummins,Esq.,RobertGardner,Esq., Manchester,John Gore,Esq.,Charles Hindley, Esq.,M.P.,BenjaminE.Lmdo,Esq.,Charles,EdwardMangles, Esq.,ChristopherRawson,Esq.,Halifax,ThomasSands,Esq.,Liverpool,

Trustees: George Ca'rr Glyn, Esq., JohnGore,Esq., andJamesJ.Cummins,Esq.

Bankers: Messrs. Glyn', Hallifax, Mills,and Co.

Secretary:Samuel Jackson, Esq.Colonial Inspector:J.C.M'Laren,Esq.

NewZealandBranch.LocalDirectors:Geo.S.Evans,Esq., D.C.L.,

EdwardBettsHopper,Esq.,andGeorgeHunter,Esq.

Manager:JohnSmith, Esq., lateof theCom-mercialBank of England/Manchester.

Arrangements having been made for theopeningof aBranch inNew Zealand,noticeishereby given, that Bills on Sydney, at thirtydays'sight, willbe issued at this office to theSettlers,for such sums as mayberequired, at acharge of two per cent., redeemablein NewZealand, in the notes of this Bank, with a re-turn of the two per cent., thus enabling thecoloniststo transmittheir fundswithoutdeduc-tion.

The Directorslikewisecontinue to grant let-ters of credit,payable at sight, for any sumnotexceeding£300, andbillsat thirty days' sight,forlargeramounts,on theirBranches atSydney;Hobart Town,.Launceston, and Melbourne,PortPhilip, on the usual terms.

By orderof the Board,SAMUEL JACKSON,.Secretary.

The businessof theBranchBankcommencedat PortNicholson,New Zealand, 24th March,1840.

rpHEUNDERSIGNED begs to inform theX 'Public, thatheis about to carryonbusi-ness asa

GENERAL AGENT,inpartnershipwithH.Tajlor,nowonhis way "

toPort Jackson. The partnership willbe"en-tered into immediately on the return"of.H.Taylor, under the firm of MOREING ANDTAYLOR. ,> ; H. MOREING.

WILLIAMLYON .BEGS todirect the attentionof theColonists

to the followinglistof Goods, justlandedex

"Glenbervie," onsaleathis Store,east endof the Company'sStorehouses:— . . ,

30 fowling pieces, 1excellent rifle, severalhundred dozen of wine and liqueur glasses,tumblers, rummers, and decanters; a generalassortmentof cutlery andhardware,knives andforks, razors, scissors, &c. &c., all sorts ofcarpenter'sand joiner's.tools, frame and pitsaws, locks, bolts, hinges, and a collection ofarticles too numerous to mention} an assort-ment of woollenstuffs, printedmerinos,printedscarfs andaprons, fancy printedhandkerchiefs,Madden table covers and a great variety ofslops;powder,shot, and percussion caps; tin,,earthenware, and stationary. Also, 3 cwt.,of-zinc,suitable for roofing, and 30 bushels finered wheat, for seed. ' "

11th April,1840.

NEW ZEALAND LAND COMPANY.Capital, £100,000, in4000Sharesof £26 each,

allpaidup. - '

. 'Governor:TheEari, orDurham. |

Deputy Governor: Joseph Somes, Esq. |'

< Directors:LordPetre,Hon.FrancisBaring,M.P.,JohnEllorkerBoulcott, Esq.,John WilliamBuckle,Esq.,RussellEllice,Esq.,JamesBrodieGordon,Esq., ;ThomasAlefsHankey,Esq.,WilliamHutt Esq.,M.P.,StewartMajoribanks,Eso.,Sir WilliamMolesworth,Bart.,M.P.,AlexanderNairn,Esq.,JohnPirie,Esq., Alderman,Sir GeorgeSinclair,Bart,M.P., . IJohnAbel Smith,Esq., M.P.,*

' !Wm. Thompson,Esq.,Alderman,M.P.,SirHenry Webb, Bart.,

, Arthur Willis,Esq.,George Frederick Young, Esq.

Secretary: JohnWard, Esq./ —^—

—I .THHEmainfeaturesof thesystemofcoloniza-'X tionadoptedby the Company, are,— Ist,[ the saleof-lands, at an uniform and sufficient

price; and 2hdly, the employment of a largeportion ofthe.purchase-money,as anImmigra-tionFund. Intheserespects, the principlesofSouth Australia have been followedas nearlyas circumstances would, in the present case,permit.

The grand object of the new, or improved,systemof thedisposal of colonial lands, is toregulate the supply of new land, by the realwants of the Colonists, so that the land shallnever be either superabundant, or deficient,either too cheap, or too dear. It has beenshownthat the due proportionbetweenpeopleandlandmaybeconstantlysecuredbyabandon-ing theold^systemof grants,andrequiring anuniformprice"per acre, for allnew lands, with-out exception. If thepricebe not too low, itdetersspeculatorsfrom obtaining land, with.a|view toleaving theirpropertyinadesert state,

and thus prevents injurious dispersion;italso,by compellingeverylabourer toworkfor wages,''untilhehas savedtheonly meansof obtaining"~ land,insures a- supply of labour for hire. If,jon theotherhand, thepricebe not toohigh, it'

neitherconfines the settlers within a space in-conveniently narrow, nor does it prevent thethrifty labourer from becoming a land-owner,;after workingsome timefor wages.

A sufficient, but not more than sufficientprice for,allnew land, is the main featured-the hew syeUnrof-colonization: -nvddViStes,1everyspecies of bondage;by providingcom-binablelabour,itrendersindustry veryproduc-tive, andmaintainsbothhigh wages, and highprofits; it makes the colony as attractive aspossible,both to capitalists and to labourers;andnot merely to these, butalso,by bestowingon the colony, the betterattributes of an oldsociety,to thosewhohaveadistastefor whathasheretoforebeenthe primitive conditionof newcolonies.

The greatobject of theprice>is to secure themostdesirableproportionsbetweenpeople andland;but the planhas the furtherresultofpro-ducing a revenue, which willnot only supplythe requisite profit to the shareholders of theCompany, but furnishes the mean3for anImmigrationFund,— a fund constantlyapplica-ble to the purpose of bringing labour to thecolony-—that is, in causing the best sort ofcolonization toproceedat the greatestpossiblerate. Andthisis the secondfeature of the newsystem.

The^employmentof the purchase-money, ortheprincipalpart of it,inconveying settlers tothe colony,has the followingeffects. Itmakesthe purchasers of land see plainly, that theirmoney willbereturnedin the shape of labourandpopulation. It tends, in.fact, to lower thenecessary standard of price, because, with aconstant influx of peopleto the colony, the dueproportionbetweenpeopleandlandmaybekeptupby a lowerprice, thanif there werenosuchimmigration. Itthereforediminishestheperiodduring which thelabourermust work for hire,andby the rapid progress which it imparts tothebestsortof colonization, it explains to thelabouringclassofimmigrants, thateveryoneofthem who isindustrious and thrifty, may besure tobecomenot merely an owner of land,but also in his turn, an employer of hiredlabourers, amasterof servants.

Fromtheseconsiderations, theCompanyhasadopted the same system of disposing^of itswastelands, as has already provedhighly fa-vourable to the productiveness of industry inSouth Australia. Inanewcolony, plantedina fertileand extensive territory, it is obvious,that the establishment of such a system is amatter of the deepest moment to the futurewelfareof society. "From it the best effectsmay with confidencebeanticipated:aconstantandregularsupply of new landin duepropor-tion to the wantsof apopulationincreasing bybirths and immigration;all the-advantages towhich faciities of transportandcommunicationareessential;certainty of limits, and securityof title to propertyinland; the greatest facili-tiesonacquiring the duequantity; thegreatestenc UTagement to immigrationandsettlement;and the most rapid progress of the peopleinmaterialcomfortandsocialimprovement.'

TheLand Office for Sales and Transfers isnowopen atPort Nicholson, and the land is- soldinsectionsof100 acreseach,at £1 peracre.The advantage of purchasing before the sur-veysare in a sufficiently forwardstate toallowof immediate selection, is, that the priorityofchoice is secured in the order in which the(registration of the purchaseismade. jI PortNicholson,April 14,1840. J

The first numberof this journalwasissuedin London, Wednesday, August 21, 1839.It is with pleasure we present the secondnumber in the Colony this day. We feelassuredgreat allowances willbemade for thedifficulties necessary in the way of such anundertaking in this early state of our colonialexistence. We purpose stating nothing fur-ther on the present occasion respecting our-selves, than that our utmost endeavours willbe used to render the paper really useful tothe best interests of our fellow countrymeninthe land of their adoption.

ARRIVED.Sept. 20,1839,barque "Tory," 380 tons,

Capt. Chaffers, London;New ZealandLandCompany.

Nov.— , schooner "Hokianga," Bay of

Islands;missionary vessel.Dec. 4, cutter "Success,"80,Catlin,Syd-

ney. Cutter "Aquilla,"40,Watson,Sydney.Jan. 4, 1840, barque "Cuba," 270, J.

Newcombe, London; New Zealand LandCompany. Brig "Elizabeth," 196, Garrett,Sydney.

Jan. 24-, barque "Aurora," 550, Heale,London;immigrants. Schooner"SusannahAnne," 79, J. Anderson, Sydney. Barque"Eleanor," 152, Rhodes,Sydney.

Jan. 31,barque "Oriental," 506,Wilson,London; immigrants.

Feb. 8, barque "Duke of Roxburgh,"417,Lesslie, London andPlymouth; immi-grants.

Feb.20,barque "BengalMerchant," 503,Ilemery,London an,d Clyde;..immigrants--Brig "Guide," 147, Stelt, Bayof Islands.

Feb. 25, brig "Lunar," 165, Phillipan,Sydney; cattle. Brig "Atlas," Mayhew,Entry Island.

March 4, barque "Cuba," 270, J. New-combe,Cook's Straits.

March 7, ship "Adelaide," 640, WilliamCampbell, London; immigrants. Barque"Glenbervie," Black, London; cargo.

March 8, barque "Tory," 380, Chaffers,Kiapara;New ZealandLandCompany.

March 16, ship "Lady Lilford," 596,Kermeh, Sydney; stock.

March 20, brig "Nimrod," 174, Hay,Sydney and Bay of Islands; cargo.

March 21, ship "Earl Stanhope," 350,~Tilley,PortPhilip and stock.

March 29, brigantine "Hannah," 90,Liddell,Sydney; cargo. Brig "Integrity,"'

* 220, Pearson, Hobart Town; stock and.cargo.,

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'April 5, ship Middlesex, 564, Monroe,'Sydney; stock.

SAILED.Sept.

— , 1839, barque " Tory," 380,Chaffers, Kiapava. Schooner "Hokianga,"Bay of Islands.

Dec. 21, cutter "Success," 80, Catlin,"to the Sound. Cutter "Aquilla," 40, Wat-son, to theSouth.

Dec. 25, brig "Guide," 147, Stelt,Kia-para.

Feb. 7, barque "Cuba," 270, J. New-cojabe,Cook'sStrait's: Schooner "SusannahAnne," 79,Anderson,Sydney. Brig "Eliza-beth," 196, Garrett,' Sydney. Schooner"Atlas," Mayhew,EntryIsland. SchoonerEleanor, 152, Rhodes, Sydney.

March 5, barque "Aurora," 550, Heale,Java.

March 11,brig "Lunar," 165, Phillipan,Sydney,

March 24; barque " Oriental," Wilson,Manilla.' 'April3,barque "Cuba," 270,Newcombe,

Sound.' April 4, barque "BengalMerchant," 503;Hemery, Bay"of Islands. Ship "LadyLilford," 596, Kermett, Bay of Islands.Brig "Nimrod," 174, Hay, Charlottf

■ Slpund.'/April 5, barque "Earl Stanhope," 350,' Tilley,-Bay of Islands.

"".'April 7, barque "Duke of Roxburgh,,',1 4.17, Lesslie, Sydney.X"-- April-15,Inigaiuine ''Hannah," 90,Lid-- "dell, X.{mii

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ADDRESS FROM THE COMMI^EE.' -or-caconiis^s." .The President andCouncil of the Colony

take this opportunityof thj* -it^tioaof the Colonists to two documents publishedin this day's "Gazette/'-^-one, theagreementor contract of government, signed in Londonby the majority of the Emigrants; and theother,a ratificationof that agreement,subjectto certain modifications, by the SovereignCniefs of the district. ""v.

The firstand most important duty <;f theCouncil, upon their re-assembling ia theColony, was to take measures for the preser-vation of order and the maintenanceof law.Although theyhad witnessedwithmuclisatis-faction the peaceful and orderly demeanour ofnearly the whole of the Colonists, yet therehadbeen some disorders which required anexercise of authority, and some differenceswhich needed an appeal to a court cf law.To sepure the person and property of eachinhabitantof theColony against violence,andto establisha court of law for the adjustmentof conflictingclaims, werematters which ad-mittedofnounnecessarydelay. Besides'fthesefirst and most pressing "duties, many otherpoints of deep interest to the.Colonyle^iredearly attention. Itwas needful to devise andgiveeffect to measures which, by means ofthecombinedpowersof thecommunity,mightoverconie the obstacles to-civilization, arisingout of the very circumstaij^&' of aninfantcolony;— to provide for .the construction ofroads and other*public works useful tb\thewhole community, and therefore to be

(con-,

structed bygeneralcontributions ;;— to frameregulationsadapted to unforseeftor temporaryexigencies;— in short, togive,to theCoJjnists

«aws andinstitutions suited to theirnew posi-tion. Indoingthis, it behoved the Councilto weighcarefully the nature and exhjnt oftheir powers,and where these appeare.l im-perfect or inadequate,to take the proper mea-sures to vender them completean&teifeauaL.-JEhe Comxyilthereforer^^de^^j^M^^

the situation of. the Colonists, in relation tothe questionof Sovereignty. Although wil-ling to admitin the fullest extent the powerand the right of the English Government toexercise Sovereignty within the Islands ofNew Zealand, whenever it may please theLegislature of England to assert that right,"

yet it appearedto the Council, that under therecent proclamations of the Governor of -NewSouth Wales, the English Government hadformallydisclaimedthe existence of anyrightof Sovereigntyhi theCrown of England, andhad in the amplestmanner recognised the in-dependent Sovereignty of the Native Chiefsof the Island. As thatproclamationcontainsa reference to the acquisition by purchase ofthesovereignrights of theChiefs, theCouncilbelieve and hope, that, erelong,- theauthorityof the EnglishCrown will be established inthisplace. Thatauthoritydoesnot,however,exist at the present moment. On the con-trary, the Government of England has re-cognisedevery petty tribe inNew Zealand asanindependent foreignpower,and has by im-plicationasserted the right of the Chiefs toexerciseauthority over every person residingwithintheir territories, according to the laws,or rather customs, of the tribe. Every act ofGovernment therefore within the Colony,whetherlegislativeor executive, must deriveitsvalidity fromtheassent,express orimplied,of the principalChiefs of the district. Andevery actof government thussanctioned,mustbe recognised as validby the Government ofEnglandand every civilizedGovernment.

The Council being satisfied of the correct-ness of this view,deemed-it their firstduty toobtainfrom theChiefs of thisdistrict,aratifi-cation of the contract of government, signedinEngland by the Colonists. And as thatcontractwasof necessityincomplete,inasmuchas its framers were unable to foresee the pre-cise circumstances in which the ColonistswouldbeplacedinNewZealand,it wasneed-'FUl~"tlia* -tiro- izs.ti£LcaAian.*~ eliould— oiilorga.-and.modify the powers conferred by. the original

.instrument..It further appeared incumbentuponthe Council to secure to the Coloniststhe enjoyment of the laws of England, andthat self-government by means of repre-sentatives chosen by the people, which is thebirthright of every Englishman. So thatwheneverGreatBritain shall acknowledgethisColony as oneof its depencies, there may benothing whichrequires alteration; andin themean time the Colonists may enjoy the lavysto which theyhave'been accustomed, and the'liberties to which as Englishmen they are en-titled,andmayprovidebytheir representativesfor the peace, order, and prosperity of thecommunity.

In the modifications introduced into theoriginalcontract of government, the Councilhave endeavouredto secure' the responsibilityof the Government to the body of theColonists,by making the Council subject tore-election at an early period; to secure1

tothe Natives fair and equal treatment, by in-vesting them with-thesame rights astheotherinhabitants of the with the singleex-ception of the right of voting at elections,—whichhas been^efexred for a period suffi-cientlylong to fit them for its exercise; toguard against any improper use of theSovereignty recognised by the EnglishGovernment as existinginthe Chiefs, eitherfromignorance or from theincitement of de-signing or turbulentEuropeans,by providingthat they shall not perform any act of Sove-reignty exceptthrough the instrumentality ofthe Council; and to obtain for the Coloniststhe amplest powers of administering theirown affairs, by investing the President andthe Council with full legislativeand executivepowers.

j To theproposed ratification, the principalChiefs of the district have given their fullestassent, and H now consequently forms the

|j>jV| oQ-fef;irr"I?^py;-!-r.lt v>illu-y<aaain,rsuch jtj^

THE

PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION

We, the Undersigned,intending to in-habit theNew ZealandLandCompany's firstand principal Settlement, with the view toprovide for the peace and order thereof, dohereby agree amongst ourselves, andrpledgeourhonor to submit ourselves to the followingregulations, and to enforce them, that is tosay:—

Ist.—Thai all the persons parties to thisagreement shall submit themselves tobemus-tered and drilledunder the directions of per-sons tobe appointedashereinaftermentioned.

2nd.—That incase a person shall commitany offence against the Law of England, heshall be liable to be punished in the samemanner as if the offencehad been committedinEngland.

3rd.—That in case any dispute shall arise,such dispute shallbe decided in the mannerhereinafter mentioned.

4th.—Thafa Committeeshallbe formedofthe followingpersons :—:

—Colonel William Wakefield, theCom-

pany's Principal Agent.George SamuelEvans, Esq., Barrister

at Law. -.' >J

r > -Hon. ETen-hy "WilliamP_etre. _ vDudley Sinclair,Esq.FrancisALEXANDER^MprrEswoKTHjEv.;.

| Captain Edward Daniel.Lieut.WilliamMien Smith, the Com-

pany's Surveyor-General.Richard DavidHanson,'Esq.ED^YARD Betts Hopper,Esq.! George Duppa,Esq. -

■

! George Hunter,Esq... " * *"" _ '

Henry Moreing,Esq.I Henry SaintHill,Esq. "' "

Thomas MitchellPartridge,Esq.MajorDavid StarkieDurie.

That Col. William W,akefield shall bethePresident thereof. That in all cases theCompany's principal officer shall be fhePresident. That."the Companyshallhave thepower to appoint five additional members.That the Committee shall have the power toaddfive additionalmembers. That the num-ber of members shall not exceedtwenty-five.That fivemembers shall bea quorum for al"Ipurposes. That Samuel Revans, Esq.,shall be the first Secretary to the Committee,

sth.—That the Committee shall have (bepower to make rules for their meetings," anc-to appoint the necessary officers; and that a.meeting of the Committee shall take placwithin three days after five members shalihave arrived in the Settlement.

" '""6th.—That theComri3|ttee shallhavepower

to appoint a person ylfo.shall be called anUmpire; and thatGeorge Samuel Evan*

tEsq., Barrister at Law, shall be the firstUmpire; That the Umpire shall preside^inall criminal proceedings., and assistejJj&yseven Assessors, shall decide on the guius-Qr.innocence of the party accused. 'jsJ&j''%r

7th.—That if the party be declarelJgijmy,the Umpire shallstate the punishment"to-tieinflicted. Provided,-thatwithout the specialapprovalof the Committee,no imprisonmentto bestatedby theUmpire shall exceed threemonths, and no fine tobe so staled shall ex-ceed £10.

Bth.—That in all civil proceedings, theUmpire sliallpreside. That each party maychoose an Arbitrator, who shall sit' with theUmpire, and the award of themajority shallbind theparties; andthe Umpire shall haveallnecessary powers ofcompellingtheattend-ance of witnesses, andtheproductionof book,,andpapers,and"of examining; the witnesses-

9th.—That the Committeeshallhavepowerto appoint five of their members, who sha!'»be called a Committee of Appeal; and tr- )J

anappealmay be mtjtde in al^|

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.leastuntil this Colqny shall beunitedwith theBritishEmpire; andthe Council trust thateven then it will continue to exist, subjectonly to the"necessary alterations' which"suchanunion wouldinvolve. TheCouncil, there-fore, in submitting it to the Colony, confi-dently rely upon the concurrence and supportof the Colonists. It has always been, theboast of Englishmen, that their habits ofobedience to the law, andrespect for therightsof others, qualify themfor the enjoyment offree institutions. Those habits-have been,with very few exceptions,- signally displayed*

in theshort period that has elapsed since thefoundation of the Colony, and the Councildoubtnot that they willcontinue to be mani-fested.

By order of the Council,SAMUEL REVANS,- 'v " '■-" , " - . Secretary.

- -IN -PORT. , .Ship "Adelaide,",Wm.Campbell;T;M.

Partridgeand Co., agents.Barque "Gleribervie," J. Black;.Hunter

and Co., agents.Barque "Tory," Chaffers; New Zealandi

LandCompany.Barque "Integrity," 220, Pearson ;'~J;

'

Wade, agent.Ship "Middlesex," Monroe. . (,

LOADING.At Sydney, for New Zealand, in list of

16th March.—

Barque "Henry Porcher,'485, Hait; Monteflores and Co.;

—barque

"Justice," 265, Lucas; Abercrombie" andCo,;— "SarahandElizabeth,"270,DavisoniMonteflores and Co.;

— "John Dunscomb,"90, for Port Nicholson and Cloudy Bay, tosail 17th March;— barque " Tamar," 193,J. Northwood, for River Thames and PortNicholson; and "Indemnity," 305, for Bayof Islands and Hokiahga;— barque "Vin~cennes," forNewZealand. - * .

Cleared.— "Echo" and "Magnet,"for

New Zealand. ' 'Hardy's Shipping List, Nov. Bth.

—"Bolton," fromLondon,to sail 15thNov.

PortPhilip.—

The "Gem" was adver-tised forNew Zealaad.

Thelist of passengers and cargo of thevessels charteredby the New Zealand LandCompany, willappearin our next paper.SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.Saturday, April 18, 1840.

LOCAL BANK.

APUBLIC MEETING of the Inhabitantsof PortNicholsonwill takeplace at the

residen-ceof Mr. Crawford, at twelve o'clock,THIS DAY, 18th ApriL to consider the pro-priety of dstablishing-a LocalBank.

PortNicholson,18th1April, 1840.

FBRADEY, BOOT-MAKER, from the" Old Kent-road, London, respectfullyannounces thathe carriesou the business of abespoke boot-maker,and thathehas ageneralassortmentof othergoods for sale, consistingof ironmongery, nails, blankets, prints fordresses, calico, flannel, shirts, cloaks, shawls,anda variety of articlesof excellentquality.

N.B. Any onehaving a townsection of land(an early choice) todispose of, will meet witha purchaser,by applying to F. Bradey, on theBeach.

Port Nicholson,April17,1840.

STOLEN,

FROM the Tentof theUndersigned, a Wri-ting Desk, a Coat, and sundry kinds of

HardwareGoods. Whoever willgive informa-tion which will leadtotherecoveryof thegoodsor conviction of the party, will be suitably re-warded.

J.H.LUSCOMBE.PortNicholson, April16, 1840. .

JOHN TURNER,TAILOR,

BEGS to inform the public, thathe will'beglad toundertake the making of allkinds

of ClothingprRepairs.River side, April13, 1810.

PoliceOffice,April 14.— Capt.Pear-

son, of the brig "Integrity," was arrestedto-day under a warrantissued for illegal con-duct towards his charterer, Mr. Wade, ofHobaft Town,andbroughtbefore the districtmagistrate, Major ,Baker.' The prisonerrefused-to recognise the Court, and' was ac-'cordingly committed. The ensuing day,Capt.Pearsonmadehis escape, andan escapewarrant has in consequence been" issuedagainst him.

Accidents.—

Captain Thompson, of the1

barque"Duke ofRoxburgh,"'wasunfortunate-'ly washed overboadand-lost,' when the vessel"was abreast of Port Hardy.— The barque-"Vittoria," Captain Paynter, from- Sydney,to this port, with 290 sheep, 51 cattle, and3 horses, was totally wrected off'Cape Fare-well. Colonel Wilson was the only cabinpassenger, and was proprietor of the stock.Crew andpassengers all saved,"and have ar-rivedhere. .

"

The Polynesian Company.— We haveheard thataSydney firm combiningcousider-able wealth with great commercial influencehave started under this tide, solely betweenSydney andNew Zealand.' One of its mem-bers willbe theresidentManagerandDirectorat the place, whilstthe other will'manage anddirect the affairs of the Companyiv Sydney.From the'amount of.capital embarkedby thepartiesassociatedin thisundertaking, whichwehear is fifty thousandpounds, littledoubt canbe entertained of thesuccsssful resultof theirspeculations. Mr. Poole has received iheappointment of Solicitor to the company.

—̂Sydney Gazette.

laiportanttoMariners.— CaptainNor-man,of thebrig"Jewess" reportshavingdis-coveredasunkenrock to theeastward.ofKent'sGroup, not laiddown in the chart. The fol-lowing is anaccount of it:

—On the 24th

December passed throughBass' Straits to theeastwardofKent'sGroup, blowing a completedriftof wind, withaheavy sea,the chief officeron the fore yard looking out for the sunkenrock as laiddownin the chart;observed somebreakers bearing from Craggy Island N. by "

W. half W., distance3 miles, and -2 milesE.by N. from the sunkenrock as above. Lat.of the breaker's— 39° 38' southlong. 147° 37'east.

— Sydney Gazette.. []New Zealand.

—The-intending colonists

about tosail to New Zealand;with"a numberof purchasers of land orders,testifiedtherere-spect and gratitude for the unremittingatten-tion to there affairs by lite Directors of theNi^-Zc'ix&d-I^miL^-is.jijtgy,h^ invitingthose gentlmen to apublicdinner, onmondayat the Thatched House Tavern. Aboutnine-ty persons werepresent; with the zealousandindefatigable Dr.Evans, for chairman, Mr.Haeselwell, the MiddlesexmagistrateandMr.Hunter,whoisgoingwithhiswifeandchildren,to the colony,croupiers. For a dinner, thatcost 225. perhead, it was one of the worstweever saw on a table,with wine to match; butthe enthusiasm of the company needed>noartificialexcitement" Theprincipal speakerswere the chairman, Lord Petre,Mr,Tolle-mache,MP for Gfantham,Mr.G.F.Young;Mr. Buckle, Mr.- Boulcoft, the Croupiers,andMr. E. G.Wakefield.

'

Familiarity withthe subject of colonization,and the principleson which their undertaking is based

—a per-

fectunderstandingof the course tobepursuedand the difficulties to be encountered, withconfidence in their own resources for over-coming them

—and pride in extending the

laws, language,and ciyilizatiouof-England—characterised the speeches of the evening.The.chairman spoke with'impressive and al-most solemn earnestness on the objects ofemigration, the duties of emigrants to eachother, to their native country, and the abori-gines ofNew Zealand, elevatinghis discoursebyhistoricalallusions,especially to the greatfirst founders of colonies in the Elizabethan,andlto the pilgrim'fathersof the followingage.LordPetre, who has given evidence of hiszeal and reliance on the

tsuccess of the under-

taking by sending his secondson to thecolony 'spoke inhis usual tone of hearty encourage-ment. Mr. Tollemache hinted■at a visit tothe colonists

—a trip to the other side of the

worldtosee how thay ,are going on—

whenthe improvements in steam-navigationare alittlemore advanced. The ship builders andmercantilegentlemenshowedhow clearlytheycomprehended the value of colonies to themother-country. ,Mr. Wakefield, with easypower, disposed of the objections of certain"philosophers" and "political economists"

'to the acquisition ofcolonies, anddemonstrat-

''ed their advantages, while enlarging on thetoast

" ships, colonies, and commerce," in '

connexionwith the health of Mr. Somes, theDeputy-Governor,in the unexpected absenci?'

'of that gentleman.— London paper. - (

The Revenue!— The abstracts, of- th*.revenue for the years1838 and183^'an.d foijthelast quarters of thoseyears,have'juslbeen»published. We willfirst-^jurntoHit "Abstiactof the produce of therevenue 'it 'We Colojiv<s tNewSou^hTV>le\ m;'thc miav'eis eivlnw 3 fst

THE NEW* ZEALAND GAZETTE.APPOINTMENTS.

OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY. 'ColonelWILLIAM WAKEFIELD,PrincipalAgent.«Capt. WILLIAM MEIN SMITH, R.A., Surveyor-General.WILLIAMCARRINGTON,Esq.,FirstAssistant Surveyor.

ISSgW-}Captain MAIN CHAFFERS, Harbour Master.J. P. FITZGERALD,M.D., ConsultingPhysician to the

Infirmary.JOHN DORSET,^Esq.,Surgeon to the Infirmary. 'GEORGE HUNTER, Esq.,Storekeeper-General.Mr. JO*" tf NELSON BURCHAM,Assistant Storekeeper.DANIELRIDDIFORD,Esq., AgentforEmigrant,.Mr. G. DODERY,SuperintemlantofCompany'sWorks'.Mr. R». BARRETT,Agentfor Natives,and Intenreter.JAMESHEBERLEY,Pilot. <

OFFICERS OF THE COLONY.GEORGE SAMUEL EVANS,Esq.,D.C.L.,lUmpirr.1Umpirr.SAMUEL REVANS,Ebq.,Secretary.' "

Major RICHARD BAKER,Magistrate.

Mr! JHJHAEMES

YSM°ITH(}District Constables.

COMMITTEE OF COLONISTS.

cases, civil and criminal, and the decision ofsuch Committeeshall be final.

10th.—

ThattheCommitteeandtheUmpireshall be authorised to m^ke such rules andorders for their government, in the executionof their duties, as they shall think fit.

11th..—

That the Committee maydirect inwhatmanner the Assessorsshall bechosen.

12th.—

That the Committee shall directthe calling out of thearmed inhabitants, andshall make rules and regulations for thegovernmentof the same.

13th.—

That theCompany'sprincipalAgentshall have the highest authority in directingthearmedinhabitants, when calledout; andthat the Committeeshall have the power toappointsuch otherpersons as they think fitto assistin such direction.

14th.— That the Committeeshallhave thepower to make yegulationsfor preserving thepeaceof. theSe/tlement; andshallhavepowerto levy such rates and duties as they shallthink necessary to defray all expencesattend-ing the management of the affairs of theColony, and the administrationof justice.

In witnesswhereof, we,have hereunto setour hands this'fourteenth day of September,one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.

December,. 1838. and ..1839, respectively;,,shewing theincrease and decrease under eaclihead thereof.", " Thefirstand most importantitemis' "Customs, £37000 ;" anincreaseonthe correspondingquarter of1838 ofupwards0f,£6500*; the "'dutyon spirits distilledintheColony," amount' to £2597, an increase of£1500 ; the "CrownLands,." only brought'£21500, a decrease-on the quarter of£8000;"fees of Public Offices," £4150; licensesto depasture"stock, £1330, anincrease oh-the-quarter of £820. ThePortPhillip revenueforthe quarteramountedto 'upwards,of £35,000,the correspondingquarter of1839 being only*£5000. The items for 1839 are Customs'£2,375; CrownLands, £32403; depasturagelicenses, £640: The total, .revenue, for thequarters was £121,822 13s-.-lOidanincreaseon the corresponding qu^rte'r of £11.582 18s.2§d. Total revenue for.the 'year 1838 was£334.079, and-for1839 £427.368, anincreaseon the"years 0f' £93,285" The following arethe principal items which shewan increase:

—Customs £150.565, an increaseof £3365 ;duty on Colonialspirits, £.13.630, an'increaseof £10.875; publicans'licenses, £14.740, anincrease of £4.467 ;-post office £11.012, anincrease of £2,622; Crown lands, £1 02,1-2.7,anincrease of £15.820 ; assessment onliveslockdepasturedbeyond,theboundaries, £3027a new item;sale ofsurplus,stoics £9.4,34, anincrease of £4045; proceedsof-sale-of wheatand rise, £5.212, a new item. The items onwhich there has been any decrease arecollections of the schoolestates;bank intereston publicmoniesandoneor two-ofvery triflingamount. The Port Phillip 'revenue shews animmense increase,havingnearly'doubleditselfas follows:

— Customs, £14.008, an increaseof £11.768; Crown lands,-£59.994, an in-creaseof £26.351; depasturagelicenses, £695anincreaseof £115.

—PortPhill'ip papek.

PROCLAMATION.

RATIFICATION AND EXTENSIONOF THE ABOVE CONTRACT, BYTHESOVEREIGNCHIEFS OFPORT

NICHOLSON.We, the SovereignChiefs of the districtof

YV'anganui atcra, or Port Nicholson, beingmoved thereto by the representations of Col.Wakefield, President of the Council of theWhite people, who have settled in the afore-said district, andby a consideration of theinterests of all the inhabitants of the saiddistrict, as wellNativeasotherwise,doherebyratify and confirmthe within agreement, anddo declare that the same shall have the forceof law within our territories,' and shall bebindingupon all parties residing'within thesame, subject nevertheless to themodificationsand stipulationshereafter mentioned.

Ist.— That theCouncil withinnamedshallcontinuein office for the space of one year,,fromthe firstof January, one thousand eighthundred and forty; and that at theexpirationof that period,a fresh Councilshallbe electedfor thespace of one year,by the votes of themajority of themaleinhabitants of theColony,not legallydisqualified, andalso haveresidedin the Colony for the spaceof three months;and thatoh the first day of each succeedingyear,a similar election shall take place; themanner-ani tme-ok-ioldiMgllic m'&Vttnu airsubsequent elections to be determinedby thesaid Council.

2nd.— That the. President of the said

Council shall remainin office for the space offive years from the said first of January, onethousandeight hundred and forty. That attheexpirationof that'period,aPresidentshallbe electedby an electoralbody equal innum-ber to the Council for the time being, to bechosen on thatprinciple by the majority ofthe votes

" of the male"'inhabitants of the

Colony, not legally disqualified. That thePresident shall havea veto upon all resolu-tions of the Council,"but that any such reso-lution, if adopted by "

a'succeeding Council,shall have the force of law.

3rd.—

That the Council withinnamed,andnilsucceedingCouncils tobe electedas afore-said, shall possess andexerciseallsuchpowers«f legislation,and by means of their Presi-dent, shall perform all acts, not being repug-nant to the Law of' England, which we aseuch Sovereign Chiefs might exercise andperform, wehereby ratifying and confirmingwhatsoever they shall do or cause to bedone,in thelawfulexercise of the powers so con-ferred upon them.

4th.— That we willnot levyany taxes,norimpose any duties, nor do any otheract whichmay affect theinterests of the Colony, or theright conferredby the within agreement, orthis our ratification thereof, without theadviceand consent of the said Council..

f>th.—

That- all the Native inhabitants ofthe district aforesaid shall possess a perfectequalityof rights with the Colonists, exceptthat they shallnot for the first five years voteat the election of the Council, nor serve asAssessors, except in cases inwhich therightsor interests.of a Native are concerned; andihat inany such case, at. least three of theAssessors shallbe Natives.

6th.— That for the first five years, no lawehallbe made affecting therights of the Nativepopulation, without our consent speciallyob-tained thereto.

Te buka-buka na te Pakelu juropi koatuhia ki tenei buka-buka tapu koa korero kiatatou kitei te korero mauri. Koa rongo iamatou. Ia matou korero mo te mahi. TeKuina Ingarani korero ia matou to ngakingitenei wenua; ia ratou katoa houiai kitei terangatiraPakeha te kahaki te meakatoakoahihi-tuhiki teneibuka-buka tapu.

(By order) SAMUEL REVANS,Secretary,

By HisExcellencyWilliam Hobsqn,Esq.,Governor of the British Settlements in'pro-

gressin-New Zealand,- &c.&c.&c.Whereas, Her Majesty VICTORIA,

Queen of the United Kingdom of GreatBritainandIreland,has beengraciously.pleas-ed to direct that measures shall be taken forthe establishment ofa settled form of CivilGovernmentover thoseof.Her]MajestyYsub-jects who are alreadysettled inNew Zealand,or who may hereafter resort hither. And,whereas, HerMajestyhas alsobeen graciouslypleased to directLetters Patent to be lssui'il^under ther Ofroac Seai«.of tlve said uiuY~~~Kingdom,bearing dat,e. the fifteenth da^AJune, in theyear one thousandeight himii'x..and thirty nine, by which the former Bounds -ries of theColony ofNew .South -Wales, areso extended, as to comprehend any part of iNew Zealand, that is, ormay.be,acquired inSovereignlyby Her Majesty, Her Heirs, orSuccessors. Arid whereas, HerMajestyhabbeenfurther pleased, by a commissionunder ;HerRoyal Signet and!SignManual, bearing >date the thirtieth dayof July," one thousand teight hundred and thirty nine, to'appoint me "

WILLIAM HOBSON;;Esquire, Captain *

inHer Majesty,s Navy, .to .be Lieutenant- JGovernorin and over any -Territory which is ;>or may be acquired inSovereigntyby HerfMajesty, Her Heirs,*or Successors, within ;|thatgroup of islands in .the Pacific Ocean :|commonly called New

'Zealand, and lying

between the latitude thirty-four degrees thirtyminutes and forly-seveji degrees two minutes, tSouth, and one hundred and sixty-six degrees Ffive minutes'and"one hundred and seventy f.ninedegrees",Eastlongitude,fromthemeridian <

of Gieenwich. Now,'therefore, I, the said {WILLIAM' HOBSON,"! do." .hereby- declare v,

and proclaim, thatIdid, on the. fourtheenth .]dayof January,instant,"before His Excellency ASir GEORGE GIPPS; Knight, Captain"- (■General and Governor inSCkief, inandn^or /<the Territory -of New South. Wale's arid itsc,Dependencies, and the..Executive Cpuu'ils;.thereof, take the accustomed,Oaths ofbffi/"<* !asLieutenant-Governor as""aforesaid. 'And { j'do hereby further proclaim "and declare, ibn* ,Ihave this day openedand publishedthe two [ ]Commissions aforesaid, that is.to- say, u1:-.u1:-. ,» ,Commision under the Great Seal extending \ ,the Boundaries of the Government of New*i jSouth Wales, and the commission " .und°r -, iRoyalSign Manual appointingmi* Lisulau* -. fGovernor, as aforesaid.- " AndIdv>4ierel>% ;■'further proclaim and declare, that"Ihave thnifi1day enteredon the duties'of my baid OfliC\UasL ieutenant-'Goveruor,aforesaid, and Ido 3Hcall upon all Her Mijesb 's-Subjects to he .daidingandassistingm£ in" the executionthi'ieoi. I'|

'

Given undermy^a^fi'andfsealatKoJor.'reka.ij ;this thirtieth day "of 'Janukrv, om thou^.1 \eight hundred'and%§£,' jPs^tiifhe thirly»a- '?"ofHer Majesty's R^jnY^^V-* .""<".'. "*\ \A'. (signed)' wihiiAso&&&,l M'

By Hi. Excellency'sCoinjnkid;^^,'^-'"- "̂ , ;

GOD.-isAV.K '^Wji^&l(pbrr jJLI

Saturday, April 4, 1840. '

A dispatch of 13tli Setember, 1839, fromthe Board of Directors of the New ZealandLandCompany was read. Its purpor-. wasplacing at the disposalof Colonel Wakeneld,£2000 for urgent purposes; the necessityfor this expenditure to be shown by the en-dorsationof the drafts, for all or any part ofit> of not less thanthreemembersof the €om-mitte. This contingent fund was evidentlysuggested under theideathatsomefewmonthsmust elapse before taxation would meet thethe expences of the Government ofthecolony.

After the dispatch was read it was re-solved:—:

—"..That Col. Wakeneld, the Chief Agent of

the New Zealand Land Company, be autho-rizedto draw upon the Company for the sumof £1000, andthatMessrs.Hanson,Hopper,and Hunter be requestedtoendorse theMils."

Dr. Evans and Mr. Hanson were thendeputed to preparean Address to the 'Jolo-nists, toappear with the Constitution derivedfrom the Chiefs ofPort Nicholson.

Col. Wakefield having urged upor theCommittee of Colonists the immediateneces-sity of his beingprovidedwithaPoliceForce,it wasresolvedv-—" That the President of the Committee beauthorised to take such steps as lie may findnecessary for theestablishment of a sufficientConstabulary Force; and that thisComuitteepledges itself to provide the funds for thepaymentof the same."

It was then resolved that the Coumufcteeshould meet every Saturday, at 2 .-^'.lock,

■p.5^;,,-^ri,l-cKiii wxlooaa-t£MorunriJe j)ie.v*ilo t»yhalf-past 2o'clock, that the meeting adjournfor theday. For the present, the meetingsare to be held at the private house of thePresident, whokindly placedhis residedceatthe disposalof the' Committee, for that pur-pose.

Saturday, April 11, 1840.The Committee met.Col. Wakefield stated thathe hadformed aI

Constabulory Force, to consist of a magis-trate, two district constables,— one to resideat this end of the Bay, and the other atThorndon,— each to have two petty constablessubject to his control. That the expense ofthis portionof theestablishmentwouldamountto aDOut £10 per week; and that the salarytobe allowedthe magistrate remained to bedetermined hereafter.

It was then resolved—

"That the magistrates and constables ap-pointedby the President of the Committeeshallrespectivelypossess and exercise in thisColony allthe powers which in England be-long to the office of a justice of the peaceand oonsthbles,-so far as thesameareapplica-ble to this Colony."

Mr. Hanson and Dr. Evans submitted' adraftof the Address which at thelastmeetingtheyurere requested to prepare.

Itwas accepted, and ordered to be pub-lished in the forthcoming number of the"New Zealand Gazette." The thank's ofthe Committee we're then voted to thosfe gen-tlemen, for the able manner in which theyhadperformed their task.

Upon thenotices of motions givenby Mr.Molesworth, that he would proposeMr.Hort,andby Mr. Hopper, that

'he would propose

Mr.Bartonto fill the vacancy occasioned bytheretirementof Capt. W. M. Smith,R.A.,being read,—

It was moved by Mr. H. Moreing, se-condedby Mr.R. D. Hanson, that the elec-tionbe postponed to this day three months.For, 4 ; against, 7 ;

— majority, 3.It was thenmovedby-Mr.-F. A. Moles-

worth, secondedby Mr.D:Sinclair, thatMr.A. Hortbe elected to fill the vacancy occa-sionedby the retirement of Captain W. M.Smith,R.A.,which was carriedunanimously.

After the notice had been read, j\ wasmovedby Mr. George Duppa, second d bythe Hon.HenryPetre, thatMr. R.D.r Han-son be elected Vice-President. " Cirriedunanimously.

The Committee then adjourned.

Printed and published at the Office of the"New Zealand Gazette," Port Nicholson,New Zealand.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.FOR INDIA.

TO SAIL IN A FEW DAYS.a*». mHEfinelst-classshipADELAIDE,

OQu& dL 640tonsregister, Wm. Campbell,"jgsSstCoinniander. Hassuperioraccommo-dationforpassengers.

For freight orpassage,apply toT. M.PARTRIDGE andCO.

PortNicholson,April16, 1840.

SMALL QUANTITYof STATIONERYFOR SALE. Apply at the "Gazette"

Office.April16,1840.

PUMPS suitable for EMIGRANTS andFOREIGNERS, made in the simplest

manner,' that any Labourer can fix or repairthem, at a trifling expense in a short time.Price 2 guineas and upwards complete, onlyrequiring tobescrewedtoapost, and thenareready for work.

Apply toK. Jolky, Plumber, &c, 17 St.Alban'splace,ItalianOpera,London.MANNING'S PORTABLECOLONIAL'

COTTAGES.H MANNING, 251. HIGH HOLBORN," respectfullysolicits theattentionof in-tending-setuers to thehigh character whichhisCOTTAGES haveobtained. Their usefulnessand superiority of construction, either as sta-tionaryor.moveableresidences, asregardsdura-bility,comfort,andthe facility with which theymaybe taken down, removed, andrefixed bythemostinexperienced,isnowfully ascertainedand acknowledged. In evidence of whichH.M.refers withsatisfactionto themany testi-monals he has received, andto the privateandpublishedletters from

T.B.Hack,Esq.TheRev. C.B.Howard,ColonalChaylain.RobertGouger,Esq. ColonialSecretary.T. B. Strangways, Esq. Colonial SecretaryG.S.Kingston, Esq.lateSurveyor-General.

(The three latter Gentlemen have eachorderedasecondCottage,since there expe-riencein theColony of the first which theytook).

Lieut.Frome,RoyalEngineer, Surveyor-Ge-neralofSouth Australia.

-1

Captain Smith, Royal Artillery, Surveyor-'

Generalof New Zealand.CaptainHindmarsh, late Governorof South

Australia.Sir James Stirling,lateGovernor of Western

Australia. *

C. T.LaTrobe,Lieutenant-GovernorofPortPhilip.CharlesCooper,Esq., Chief Justice of South

Australia.Dr.Evans, Chairman of the New Zealand

Association.R.Stokes,Esq.,and otherGentlemenof the

SurveyDepartment,NewZealand.See Gougera "South Australia," page71.See "Loudon's Encyclopaedia of Cottage

Architecture," pages251to257.CaptainJ.G.Hallhasresidedinoneofthese

Cottages for several yeare at Wargrave, nearHenley-on-Thames., ThiyelL-knpwn superiority of theseCottagesoverany othershithertointroduced to theColo-nies, rendersitunnecessary to addmore thanthat theypackjinasmallcompass, andmay beerectefijjna fewhours,withjoists, floors, doors,glazed windows,andpaintedinside andoutside.Price £15, andupwards.

Dressers,sofes, tables, chairs, and a varietyof economicalColonialFurniture made topackin eachother, to savefreight.

Letters' (of inquiryonly) must bepost-paid.EVERY MANHIS OWN MILLER.

JT. SHENSTON respectfully begs to call";,£he attention of Merchants, Captains,

and Emigrantsto theColonyof New Zealand,to his superior Stock of SCALES, WEIGHTSMEASURES, WEIGHING MACHINES,&c.adaptedto everypurposerequiredinsuchsitua-tions. 'He also solicits an inspection of hisIMPROVED STEEL WHEAT MILLS andBOLTING MACHINES of most superiorWorkmanship andrealutility, articlesinanewColony almostindispensiHe. Theabovemaybeseen on the Premises where they are manu-factured,395 Strand, five doors West ofSouth-amptonstreet.

PatentSteelyards on ImprovedPrinciples toweigh from asingle poundto5 tons.

Wholesale andretail, and everyarticle soldwarranted.

TAND C. LOCKHART, Seedmen and" Florists,156 Cheapside, London,begmost respectfully to call the.attention of theCompanyandEmigrants toNewZealandto theirstock of Agricultural, Garden, Flower Seeds,

Icataloguesofwhichmay behadgratison post-paidapplication. "

A GRICULTURAL andKITCHEN GAR--£>," --JKEN SEEDS inlarge or small Assort-menteJorSettlersinNewZealand,1andallotherColonies,carefullypackedby Gordon,1Thomson,andCo., Seedsmen,No.25, Fenchurch- street,London.

OUTFITTING WAREHOUSE.TAMESRICHARDSON andSONS,No.72,O High-street, Wapping, near the LondonDock Bridge.. Gentlemen proceeding to India, Australia,andNew-Zealand,arefully equippedwitheveryarticlerequisitefor the*voyage, on theshortestnotice.

TO EMIGRANTS.MEDICINE CHESTS, &c.

TW. HORDER, of 20, Fenchurch-street,4 begs to call theattentionof thoseparties

who friay oe in want of Medicine Chests, to alarge assortment at his Establishment, whichhebegs mostrespectfully tooffer to the publiconsuch terms as willdefy competition.

A;>reat variety of Seidletz Cases, filled, at4s. 6» .each;SeidletzPowders, Is. 6d.per box,or tw » for 2s. 6d.; Carbonate of Soda, Is. perlb.; '"tortaric Acid, 3s. 6d.per lb.A li' era!allowance toCaptains andShippers.

MARTINandCo. beg- to informEmigrant*andShippers ofGoods toNew Zealand,

they,have always on hand warrantedagricul-tural implements, carts, plantationhoes; bUIsrcast steel American wedge axes, hatchets,,spades, shovels,coopers', carpenters',sawyers*,,farriers', smiths', and other tools of every*description, cooking, apparatus, ovens, steeftmills, &c.' N.B.— "Wheat mills', and dressing,machines-and sieves are almost indispensable"for Emi-grants to the newSettlements.

Ordersforany.ofthefollowingartidesexecuted:at theBirmingham andSheffieldFactorsprices-and discounts:

—Plated wares,-brass foundry,

japannedandmetalwares,lamps,scales,weigh-ingmachines,opticaland mathematicalinstru-ments, buttons, military and gilt ornaments,,jewellery,needles,fishhooks,harpoons,combi,;turnery,brushes,guns, pistols,precussioncaps,powder, shoL swords,cutlasses, wips, saddlery,,stovegrates,fenders,fireirons,andironmongery,,andcutleryof everydescription.

62 and63, Gracechurchstreet, London.

WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.IMPORTED GOODS.

CORRECTED UP TO FRIDAY EVENING.„ ~ ~ ~ . *

b. a. £ :§. a.Rom:P.B.P., duty free,pergallon ....... 0 8 0.. 010 0

Gin: Pale 0 7 0 .. 0 10 0Case, 4 gallons 4-5. 1 1 0 .. 0 0 0Brandt:Firstquality,pergallon ..r... 017 0.. 00 0

Secondquality.. 016 0.. 0 0 0Third ditto 0 14 0..0 0 0

Porter: Barclay's, perhogshead .. 710 0.. 810 0Dunbar,inbot. "

per doz..... 1 0 0 .. 1 2 0Ale: Inbottle, perdoz.. 1.0 0 .* 1 2 0Wine: Sherry,perpipe..28 0 0 ..40 0 0

Ditto, per dozen. 1 5 0 .. 210 OSugar:Mauritius per cwt. 2 5 Q..2 8 O

Brown 110 0.. 0 0 ORefined loaf, per

lb 0 1 1.. 0 1 3Tea: Hyson,per chest ..1111 0 .. 0 0 OCoffee:Java,perlb 0 1 3.. 0 1 6Rice:Commonperbag... 1 1 0.. 1 5 OGood 1 8 0 .. 112 0Tobacco: Negrohead, per

lb 0 2 0 .. 0 3 OCigars:Manilla,per1000,

duty free, veryscarce 5 0 0.. 0 0 0

Havannah noneinmarket.Chinsurah 4 0 0.. 5 0 0

Salt:Liverpool,per ton.9 0 0..14 0 0Soap: Hawes's London,

per ton 80 0 0.. 0 0 0Candles:English wax,per

lb. .'. 0 3 0.. 0 3 6Mould 0 1 0.. 0 1 3

Pork:Irish,per barrel..610 0.. 7 0 0Hams: Yorkshire, perlb.0 1 1.. 0 1 6Butter: Irish, perlb. ..0 1 6 .. 0 2 OPotatoes:NewZealand,

perton.... 8 0 0 ..10 0 0Cheese: Cheshire 0 1 <3 .. 0 1 10Pine Apple ....0 1 4.. 0 0 OStarch: Perlb 0 1 0.. 0 O 0Oil:Linseed,pergallon.010 0.. 0 0 0Black,per ditto ....0 4 0.. 0 0 0Pitch: Stockholm, per

barrel 1 5 0 .. 110 0Tar: Coal 115 0 .. 2 0 0Mustard:Per dozen.... 116 .0 .. 0 0 0Pickles: Assorted^ per

doz., quarts1 2 0 .. I10 0Muskets: Walnutstocked 1 8 0.. 0 0 O'Beef: Fresh, carcase per

lb 0 1 0.. 0 0 0Mutton:Carcase per lb. 0 1 0 .. 0 0 0Pork: Fresh,- carcase per

lb 0 0 5.. 0 0 7Flour:Perton 40 0 0 ..60 0 0Milk:Perpint 0 0 3 .. 0 0 OPlank:Per100 fjset 016 0..1 4 0Scantling:Per100 feet.. 016 0..1 0 0Shingles: Per1000 0 0 0.. 0 0 0

BoatHire:Perday,with-outhands .1 0 0 .. 1 5 0

Wages: Mechanics, perweek 116 0.. 2 10 0

Labourers .... 1 8 0.. 115 0

The New Zealand Gazette will, forthe present,bepublishedweekly,everySatur-day morning. So soon as it is sufficientlysupported, it will be issued semi-weekly.Subjoinedare the terms:

—Prick of the Paper.

—Forty, shillings

per annum, payable inadvance; or one shil-lingfor single numbers.

Advertisements.—

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Advertisements willnot appear in the en-suingnumber,if received later than Friday,10 o'clock, a.m. Advertisements will becontinued and chargeduntil counter-ordered;such.order mustbe sent to the Office threedaysbeforepublication,andmust beinwriting.

All orders, advertisements, and communi-cations to theEditor, are requested tobe ad-dressed to this Office.

Book work and job printing of every de-scription, executedwith dispatch, and in thebeststyle.

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.

/^LASSIFED LIST OF IMMIGRANTS,Ks broughtout at the expenseof the Colonyof New Zealand, in the "Cuba," 270 tons,CaptainJohnNewcombe, fromLondon.

Male. Female. Total.Adults, married.... 2 0 2

Do. single .... 19 0 19

21 0 21Married. Single. Total.

Blacksmith .... 0 2 2Bricklayer .... 0 2 2Butcher 0 1 1Carpenter .... 0 1 1Gamekeeper.. r. 0 1 1Gardener .... 1 2 3Labourer .... 1 3 4Miner 0' 1 1Sawyer 0 2 2Seedsman .... 0 1 1Servant 0 1 1Timbercutter ..0 1 1Wheelwright.. ..0 1 1

~2 19 21

In the "Aurora," 550 ton9, Captain Heale,fromLondon.

■ , Male. FeAale. Total.Adults,married .. .. 25 25 50

Do. single .. ..26 10 36

51 35 86From9to15yeara ..0 0 12Do. 1to9 0 0 22

Under1 0 0 751 35 127

Married. Single. Total.Agriculturallaborer 6 4 10Baker 0 1 1Bricklayer .... 0 1 1Brickmaker.. ..2 0 2Carpenter .... 2 3 5Chairmaker.... 1 0 1Clerk 0 1 1Cooper 0 1 1Currier 2 0 2Gardener .... 1 0 1Labourer .... 5 4 9Mariner 1 1 2Mason 1 0 1Miller 0 1 1Servantman.... 0 1 1Shipwright .... 0 11Shopman .... 0 2 2Smith 2 4 6Tailor 1 0 1Timber cutter ..1 0 1Wheelwright.. ..1 0 1

26 35 51Servantmaid.... 0 5 5Dressmaker.... 0 5 5

26 25 61

In the "Oriental," 506 tons, Captain Wilson,fromLondon.

Male. Female. Total.married .... 33 33 66single .. .. 29 3 32

62 36 98From9to 15 years .. 3 4 7Do. Ito9 ...... 6 13 19

Under 1 0 0 071 53 124

Married. Single. Total.Agriculturallaborer 5 5 10Bricklayer .... 2 0 2Butcher 1 0 1Bootmaker .... 2 0 2Cabinetmaker ..1 2 3Carpenter .... 8 0 8Clerk 0 2 2Gardener .... 2 0 2Harnessmaker " " 0 1 1Labourer .... 5 5 10Miller 0 1 1Plumber 1 0 1Shepherd .... 3 3 6Shipwright .... 1 0 1Smith 1 0 1Sawyer 0 11Servantman.... 0 5 5Tailor 2 0 2

34 25 59Dressmaker.. 0 2 2Servantmaid.. ..0 1 1

34 28 62

In the "Duke of Roxburgh,"417 tons, Capt.Lesslie, fromLondonand Plymouth.

r Male. Female. Total.Adults, married.... 25 25 50Do. single .... 12 16 28

37 41 78From9to15 years .. 0 0 10Do. 1to9 0 0 29

Under 1 0 0 9

0 0 126Married. Single. Total.Agriculturallaborer 4 0 4

Butcher 1 ' "0 1

Carpenter .. .. 2- 3 5Cleric 0 1 .1Gardener .... 2 0 2Gunsmith .... 1 1 2Labourer .... 4 2 6Mason ....... 2 3 5

" Miner 5 0 5-,-Shoemaker .... 1 1 2

Smith 3 0 3Tailor 1 0 1

26 10 37Dressmaker.... 0 6 6Servantmaid.. ..0 10 10

.26 26 53

Kn ilia "Bengal Merchant," 503 tons, Captain|^ Hetnery, from the.Clyde. ;

Male. Female. Total.Adults,married.... 30 30 60

Do. single .... 23 6 29

53 36 89From9to 15 years ..0 0 4Do. Ito9 0 0 16

Under1 0 0 9

53 36 118Married. Single. Total.

Baker 0 1 1Cabinetmaker ..0 ,1 1Candlemaker ..0 11Carpenter .... 0 2 2Clerk 0 11Farmservants .. 10 7 17Flaxdresser.... 2 0 2Gardener' .... 2 3 5Joiner 1 0 1Labourer .. r» 7 2 9Mason ...... 0 1 1Miller 0 1 1Painterandglazier 10 1Sawyer 1

-2 3

Shepherd .... 1 0 1Shoemaker .... 1 0 1Tailor 3 0 3Wright 11 2

30 23 53Servantmaid.. ... 0 6 6

30 29 59

In the "Adelaide," 040tons, Captain WilliamCampbell,fromLondon.

Male. Female. Total.Adults,married.... 27 27 54Do. single .... 23 17 40

50 44 94From 9to15 years .. 11 10 21Do. 1to 9 48 27 75

Infants 6 6 12115 87 202

Married. Single. "otalAgriculturallaborer 4 2 6Baker .2 0 2Boatbuilder.... 0 2 2Brewer 0 1 1Bricklayer .... 2 0 2Butcher 3 0 3Carpenter .... 2 1 3Cooper 1 1 2Currier 3 3 , 6Engineer .... 1 1 2Gardener .... 4 0 4Harness maker ..2 0 2Maltster 0 11Nurseryman.... 0 1 1Fainter 0 11Printer ...... 0 1 1Plumber 2 2 4Sailor ...... 0 2 2Servant 0 2 2Shoemaker .. .. \ 2 3

27 23 50Dresamaker.... 0 4 4Schoolmistress ..0 1 1Servant (female).. O 7 7Shoebinder-.... 0 11

; 27 35 62

TO BE SOLD BIT PUBLIC AUCTION,In a few days, ofwhichnoticewillbegiven,

AT Mr.Watt'sCattleandSheep Station,inEvans'sBay, (west endof this harbour,)

the followingfinelotof Stock imported in the"Middlesex," from Sydney:—50highlyimproveddairycows, tocalveabout

June or Xuiy-; allperfectly quietand-brokeninto milk.1improvedDurham hull,about 18 months

old.21bullocks, chiefly working oxen.653 wethers.

Tobeputup in lots tosuitthe views of all in-tendingpurchasers.

Terms of Sale.— Allpurchases under £25

cash; for sums from£25 to £50, approvedbillsat threemonths;from £50 upwards, three andsixmonths. A deposit of 10per cent, on allpurchasesabove £25 tobe paid on the fall ofthehammer.

BETHUNE AND HUNTER,Auctioneers.

NEW ZEALANDandAUSTRALIA.fTIHE UNDERSIGNED suppliesMerchants,X for exportonly,withagriculturalimple-

ments; whalinggear,which is much approvedof;house fittings,toolsfor varioustrades,nails,anvils,vices,spadestandchains;plated,copper,brass, iron,steel,Britishplate,Britannia,japan-ned,tin,andothermetal wares;everydescrip-tion of ironmongery, cutlery, and hardware;iron, lead,copper,brass,zinc,andothermetals;tin plates, buttons, brushes, and glue; singleand double fowling pieces,muskets, carbines,rifles, pistols, andswords; saddlery and.har-ness, &c. &c.; gold, silver, gilt, and.blackjewellery, &c: work boxes, dressing cases,writing desks,&c., suitable to these countries;together with windowglass, and glass wares;the wholeof whicharechargedonveryreason-ableterms.

EDWARD CHANCE,HardwareandGeneralCommission Merchant.1

London:2,Coleman-streetbuildings.

MESSRS. HENRY MEECH & OXENHAM,Shipwrights andBoatBuilders,

BEG leaveto announceto thegentryandthepublic, thathayingathorough knowledge

of Ship andBoatBuilding, they canwith confi-dence undertake to build any descriptionfcofYacht,Boat,orBarge,uponsuch termsasmustensure themthecontinuedpatronage of allwhohave once employed them.

Messrs.H.M. andO. take theopportunityofreturning their sincere thanks for the veryliberalsupport theyhave alreadymet with.

Allorderspunctuallyattended to.sLeft sideof the River Hutt,

April14, 1840.