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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 14, 11 January 1845, Page 2 (Supplement)

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To a Memorial addressed to his Excellency by several of Ihe old land claimants, praying for a remission of the " final commission report fee-/' on the ground that the Penny Proclamation "had enabled recent purchaseis to obtain Ctovrn Titles without the slow and expensive process to which they (the old land claimants) are subjected." His Excellency returned the following civil and courteous reply.— Colonial Secretary's .Office, Auckland, Dec. 10, 1844.

Sir, — I have received and duly laid before His Excellency the Governor your letter of the 6th ist., enclosing a Memorial, signed by several land claimants, praying for the Remission of the Pee on the final award ; and I am desired to request that you will acquaint the parties, that his Excellency considers this a Memorial of their ingratitude, and will not, far a moment, entertain its prayer. I am, Sir, Your .most obedient servant, ' Andeew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary. Mr. Hastings Atkins, Auckland. We copy the following notices from the Gazette dated December 24, 1844 : — i Next Session of Council. It it hereby notified, that a Legislative Council will meet an Tuesday, the fourth of March, 1845, — and that among the measures proposed for consideration will be :—r An Ordinance for amending the Property Rate Ordinance, by raising the Rate and Composition. An Ordinance for licensing dealers in imported goods — by means of a Rate and Composition. An Qrdinance for authorising Rates, or Tolls to be taken for the maintenance of Roads, Street*, or Public Places. An Ordinance for Appropriating the Revenue for the financial* year 1845 — 6; the amount of revenue' to be raised In the Colony not. exceeding; fifteen thousand pounds. * '" "• ; And a Naturalization Ordinance. < By command, ' ' Andkew Snicla.uk, "* Colonial Secretary.

Whereat there are now about four hundred

Deeds of Grant Ijiag at the Colonial Secretary* Office, ready for delivery— and it 1* expedient that they ihould be forthwith issued ; lam desired to gire notice, that an Ordinance will be proposed to the legislative Council haying for its object the establishing a certain fine to be paid on Deeds allowed to remain at the said Office more than one month after their advertisement in the Gazette. The Ordinance to be retrospective— as far as January Ist, 1844, and the fine to increase moathly. By command, Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary.

His Excellency the Goyernor has directed the attention of the public to be drawn to the notice which appeared in the Government Gazette of the 26th of October last, No. 24, whereby they were informed, that the sale of the 30th instant will be the last at which Land Scrip, obtained under Commissioners' Awards on Land Claims, will be available in exchange. By comrnaad, Andkew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary.

The [Governor hereby requires and directs all Police Magistrates, and those employed in' the Police Department, to assist the Collectors of Revenue in serving notices of liability to the penalty specified in the eleventh section of ,the Property Rate Ordinance. By Command, Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary.