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Regimental btall Otficets, and Medical Officers of the Army and Navy, are allowed the benefit of tiiis rule. 3. Officers of tbe Army or Navy, pioposing to proceed to the Colonies, in older to take advantage of this indulgence, sl.ould provide . themselves with certificates from the Oilice of the Connnander-in-( hief, or of the Lord* Commissioners of the Admnalty, or of the Ma&lei Gereral of the Ordnance, showing that their cniigiation has been sanctioned, and stating exacily their rank and length of service. No document from the Office of the Secretary of State is necessary 4. Military Chaplains, Commissariat Officers, and Officers of any of the Civil Depdit- j ments of the Army ; Puisers, Chaplains, Midshipmen, Warrant Officers of every description, and Officers of any of the Civil Departments of the Navy, are not allowed any pnvileges in respect of land. Although members of these classes may have been admitted formerly, and under different circumstances, they are now excluded. Males in the Royal Navy rank with Ensigns in the Army, and Mates of three years' standing, with Lieutenants in the Army, and are entitled lespectively to corresponding j privileges in the acquisition of lands 5. Gentlemen who have ceased to belong to Her Majesty's Service are not allowed the advantages to which they were entitled while in the Army or Navy. This rule, however, is not to affect Officers who desire to quit the Seivice for the express purpose of settling in the Colonies ; it is only required, that when they resign their Commissions, they should apply for a ceitificate from the I ommander •inChief or fiom the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, or from the Master General of the Ordnance, that they do so with the view of emigrating, and such certificate, if produced to the Governor of any of the Colonies before mentioned within one year from its date, but not otherwise, will be a sufficient warrant for allowing the bearer the same advantages as Officers «ho are still in Her Majesty's Service. 6. An actual residence of two years in the Colony must be proved before the Titles can be "ranted, except in cases in which death may have occurred before the expiiatioii of that period. 7. For the convenience of Officers, the following heads are subjoined of the Rules for the sale of Land in the Australian Settlements :-- All Lands are disposed of by sale alone, and ! must have been once at least exposed to public auction. The lowest upset price is not less than £1 per acre ; but the Government has power to raise the same by Proclamation, though not again to reduce it. The lands are distinguished into three different classes ; viz., Town Lots, Suburban Lots, and Country Lots Upon Towu and Suburban Lots, as well as upon a proportion not exceeding one-tenth of the whole of the Country Lots offt-red for sale at any auction, the Governor has the power of naming a higher than the geneial or lowest upset pi ice : these last to be designated " Special Country Lots." Town and Suburban Lots are in no case disposed of except by public auction ; but Country Lots, which have already been put up to public auction, and not sold, may be disposed of afterwards by private contract at the upset price. No Lands are sold by private contract, except for ready money. When sold by public auction, one-tenth at least of the whole purchase-money must be put down, and the remainder within one calendar month, or the deposit is forfeited. Lands are put up for sale in Lots not exceeding one square mile in extent. 8. In Ceylon, Land is sold by auction at an upset price, which is to be fixed by the Governor, but which is not to be less than £1 per acre. Before the Lands are exposed for sale, they will be surveyed by the Government snd duly advertised. 9. At the Cape of Good Hope, the upset price is 2s. per acre in the old Colony, and 4s. per acre in the District of Natal. 1 0- The several prices above mentioned are of course subject to a revision at any time by the proper authorities, and the pecuniary account of the Remission made to Officers cannot be increased on account of an increased value set upon the Lands. May, 1851.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, 31st December, 1851. HIS Excellency the Lieutenant- Governor directs it to be notified that the Go-vernor-in-Chief has been pleased to appoint Thomas Henry Smith, Esquire, to be a Resident Magistrate for the Rotorua District. 13y His Excellency's command, Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, December 22, 1851. HHENDERS will be received at this Office -1. until noon of Tuesday, the 20th day of January, 1852, for the construction of a WOODEN BRIDGE over the arm of the river Tamaki, on the road from Otahuhu to Howick. Plans and Specifications may be seen and all particulars obtained upon application at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Works. By His Excellency's command, Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, Dec. 22nd, 1851. TENDERS will be leceived at this Office until noon of Tuesday, the 20th day of January. 1852, for the erection of a LUNATIC ASYLUM. Plans and Specifications may be seen and all particulars obtained upon application at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Works. By His Excellency's command, Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary,