GAZETTES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 578, 19 May 1858, Page 4

GAZETTES.

A number of General Government Gazettes have come down to us by the last Aucldand mail. The earlier numbers are the most important. The first in order dates as far back as Feb. 20th, -and we have been long acquainted with some of its announcements. The following commercial statistics are given in a tabular form, and are interesting as far as they go; but we observe that the complete returns for the year have been laid before the Assembly:— The total quantity of gold dust exported from New Zealand from the 9th of April to the 31st December, 1857 (exclusive of private exports, ■. which cannot be ascertained), amounted to , 10,436 ounces, 13 dwts. and 22 grs., of the estimated value of £40,443 ss. 7d. The Customs revenue for the quarter ended 30th September, 1857, was as follows-:—Auckland, £12,276 13s. 5d.; Wangarei, £6 2s. 6d.; Russell,£247 12s. 2d.; Mongonui, £185 16s. 4d.; Kaipara, £83 Is. 3d.; ■Eawhias'£lsSs;. Total, of Auckland Province, £12,814 13s. 7d. Wellington,. £6223 10s. 7d.; j Wanganui, £685 3s. 6d.; Napier, £249 15s. 3d. Total of Wellington Province, £7158 9s. 4d. "New Plymouth, £1312 15s. Nelson, £3418 12s. 4d. Lyttelton, £4564 lis. 10d.; Akaroa, £195 2s. 3d. Total of Canterbury Province, £4759 14s. Id. Otago, £1581 15s. 7d.; Bluff, £141 9s. 4d. Total of Otago Province, £1723 ss. lid. Chatham Islands, £63 ss. sd. Grand -total, £31,251 ss. Bd. The following is an abstract of the number, tonnage, and crews of vessels, cleared out at the ports named from the Ist of January to the 30th of September, 1857;— From the five Auckland ports, during the nine ■months specified, there cleared 123 vessels of 38,002 tons,and2s97men; viz.,fromAuckland,4s vessels of 10,599 tons, and 535 men; from Russell, 45 vessels of 15,426 tons, and 1219 men; from Mongonui,^27 vessels of 9825 tons, and 764 men; from HoManga, 4 vessels of 1265 tons, and 50 men; and from Kaipara, 2 vessels of 887 tons, and 29 men. From the two Wellington ports there were-37 vessels of 8656 tons, and 448 menviz., 34 from Wellington of 8284 tons, and 424 men; and 3 from Wanganui of 372 tons, and 24 men. From the two Canterbury ports there were 31 vessels of 11,833 tons, and 535 men; 26 of 910 tons and 351 men, being from Lyttelton, and 5 of 2724 tons and 184 men from Akaroa. From the two ports of Otago there were 12 vessels of 2552 tons and 128 men, 10 of 2365 tons and 113 men being from Otago, and 2 of 187 tons and 715 men from the Bluff. From Nelson there were 15 vessels of 2208 tons and 140 men. And from New Plymouth 9 vessels of 1872 tons and 96 men. The total clearances from these 13 New Zealand ports during the first nine months of 1857 were, -therefore, 227 vessels of 65,123 tons, and 3944 men. The estimated value of exports for the quarter ended 30th Sept., 1857, were:—Auckland, £33,968 17s. 10d.; Russell, £12 10s.; Hokianga, £1080; Kaipara, £1350; Kawhia, £615;— total of Auckland province, £36,411 7s. lOd. Wellington, £14,835; Wanganui, £SO6 2s. Od.-;—total of Wellington, £15,641 2s. Nelson, £13,843 13s. 6d. Lyttelton, £9421. Otago, £2688 10s.; and Chatham Islands, £1230 15s. The total sum being £79,851 Bs. 4d. In the Gazette of March 2, which follows, we find Mr. Arney's-appointment to the Chief Justiceship and its attendant offices. The same Gazette confirms what we some time ago announced, viz., that the "port of entry heretofore known as Port Victoria be for the future named Lyttelton, and be referred to accordingly in all official documents." As in none but official documents-the former name was ever used, one of the numerous 'Victorias' is thus blotted off the map to the great advantage of all - concerned. By the same authority Ahuriri port: is named Napier, and West Whaingaroa (wherever that is) is denominated Raglan. , On the 19th March we find that 'the New. Zealand Native Reserves Act, 1856,' has been , left to its operation by her Majesty; and then t follows an important announcement:— Tlie following act passed by the General Assembly of New Zealand, in the session held in' the nineteenth and twentieth years of her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, 'The Wastei Lands Act, 1856,' having been laid before the Queen, in conformity with the provisions of the ■ New Zealand Constitution Act,:it has been in- .

le ■ timated by the principal Secretary of State for ie the Colonies that her Majesty has been advised j.: to disallow the same, and that an Order in Counie , cil for that purpose will shortly be despatched. S t. E. W. Stafford. There are also published on the same date some antiquated returns of the Union Bank of J. Australia and of the .Oriental Bank. a The prorogations of the Assembly and his ' e= Excellency's speech occupy the next few ' is.' numbers. h On the 13th April, Mr. Alexander Back (mis- • g. spelt' Buck') is gazetted as sub-Postmaster at '> c Christchurch. if Native Reserve Commissioners, under the j Act of 1856, are appointed throughout New Zeaa land; those in this province: are Messrs. Hamil- , .ton,.Cass, and Bowen. 3' Notice of the taking up of the New Zealand , Debentures on the 13th July next is given on c the 12th April. An index and title-page to the Gazette of s* 1857 completes the rfile which we have received.