Page 2 Advertisements Column 1

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 35, 7 June 1845, Page 2

NOTICE.

\yHEREAS His Excellency Robert Fitzßoy, Esquire, Governor of New Zealand, under and by virtue of the powers vested in him by the Ordinance for raising a Militia within the Colony, did authorize and direct me, the Major in Command, of the Wellington Battalion of New Zealand Militia, to cause Two Hundred of the Inhabitants of Wellington, liable under the said Ordinance to serve in the said Militia, to be forthwith emhodied, armed, and drilled, to do constant duty until further orders : An*dVWhereas in pursuance of a notification to that ' effect, published by me, certain persons liable to serve in such Militia, have enrolled their names to serve for a period of three months, and certain other persons have enrolled their names to serve for a period of twenty-eight days only, and which latter period will expire on the 23d day of June instant : And Whereas it will become necessary, under the i provisions of the aforesaid Ordinance, and the directions so given to me, as aforesaid, that a sufficient number of persons, so liable to serve under the said ' Militia, should be drawn out, to complete from the said 23d of June, instant, the said force of Two Hundred men so armed, to be embodied as aforesaid, the same to serve for the - period of twenty-eight days from such date. Now, I, the Major Commanding the said Militia, do hereby, pursuant to the direction of His Excellency the Governor to me given notify, that I will forthwith cause to be posted at the door of the Police Office, the Custom House, and the Court House, in Wellington, a Notice, requiring the parties therein named, to attend at the time and place therein mentioned, for training and exercise as such Militiamen, pursuant to such Ordinance as aforesaid : And I do hereby require all persons so named, to appear and attend accordingly. Persons desirous of volunteering, to fill any vacancy that may occur, must enrol their names with the Adjutaut on or before the lCth inst., and in the event of a sufficient number offering, the draft will be dispensed with, of which notice will be given. M. Richmond, Major Commanding. Wellington, 4th June 1845.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. May 31.— ScKooner Sarah Jane, 29 tons, Swarm, from Kaikoras, with oil. June 1. — Schooner Bandicoot, 60 "tons, Bowden, from Hobart Town, with a general cargo. June 4. — Schooner Carbon, 20 tons, Joyce, from Taranaki, with flour, barley, and pork. Same day.— Schooner Amelia, 10 tons, from Nelson. June 5. — Cutter Katherine Johnstone, 11 tons, Taylor, from Wanganui and- Nelson.

DEPARTURES. May 31. — Cutter Wave t 8 tons, Morton, for Ohau. June 6. — Schooner Amelia, 10, for Nelson, with, flour.

A strange brig arrived off the heads on Wednesday evening and anchored, where she remained until yesterday afternoon, when she got under weigh; up to the time of our going to press her name had not transpired. The Brig Nimrod left Hobart Town on the 26th 'April for Twofold Bay and New Zealand. The Star of China left Nelson for Sydney on 26th ult. The Brig William Stoveld left London on the 10th December last for Hobart Town, Sydney, and New Zealand. It is stated in the Sydney Papers, that the Collingwood, 80 guns, is expected at Auckland from the South American station. The Brig Palmyra, Captain Simpson, is expected; afc this port from Adelaide, with colonial produce.' The Lugger Hydros arrived at Nelson the day the Amelia left, having left Kawia on Thursday week last ; she brought no news from Auckland or Bay of Islands. The Bandicoot will leave to-day for Nelson, to load there with timber for Van Diemen's Land. The Natchez, arrived at Singapore, has completed a voyage round the globe in nine months and eighteen days, having left this on the 14th January 1844. She proceeded to the Cape of Good Hope, to New York, in 96 days, where she discharged, took in a new cargo, and sailed 20th May, returning by Cape Horn to Valparaiso in 71 days, the shortest passage ever made. The run from Lima was accomplished in 55£ days. Her previous voyage by .the same route occupied nine months and twenty-two days, or four days longer. — Sing.F.P.