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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VI, Issue 461, 2 January 1850, Page 2

JUST PUBLISHED,

Price — One Shilling and Sixpence, THE

COOK'S STRAIT ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR 1850.

/CONTENTS.— Preface, Signal Station, DvV ties, Principal Articles of the Calendar. Almanack, Gardener's Calendar, Latitude, Longitude, &c, of the Harbours in the Southern Province of New Zealand, Table for finding High Water, &c, Right Ascension, Declination, and Meridian Passage of the Principal Stars in the Southern Hemisphere, Eclipses for 1850, Scale of Fees in different Public Offices, &c, List of Ordinances passed in the General Legislative Council 1849, Abstract of Ordinances passed in the Provincial Legislative Council 1849, Military and Naval Directory, Directory for the Southern Settlements, Principal Occurrence? of 1849, Directions for restoring Suspended Animation, &c. A few copies interleaved for memoranda may be had — Price 2s. Lambton Quay, 29th December, 1849.

AT A PUBLIC MEETING of the Holders of Compensation Scrip from the New Zealand Company, held at Barrett's Hotel, on Tuesday the 11th of December last, pursuant to advertisement, the following resolutions were adopted, vizt. : — / "That the block of land extending from Wanganui to the Wangaiheu river be declared open for selection, and that parties desirous of selecting in it may do so without reference to their orders of choice." " That parties holding unselected Land Orders intending to choose in the Rangitiki district shall be required to make their selections on or before the 10th January, 1850, at the Rangitiki ; and that after such date all priority of choice in regard to Land Orders shall cease." " That a fresh ballot shall take place immediately of parties holding more than two ..Scrip each, with the view of enabling them to choose their land in one block should they so require it j: and that all selections in respect of Compensation Scrip shall take place at the Rangitiki on the l')th January, 185", after the selections in respect of Land Orders." The following resolutions were then carried unanimously : — Proposed by Major Baker and seconded by Captain Daniell — "That this Meeting duly appreciating the untiring exertions of Dr. Featherston in advocating the interests of the Land Purchasers under the New Zealand Company, the masterly manner in which he has combated all difficulties and brought to a successful issue their demands for Compensation, is of opinion that an appropriate testimonial of their gratitude should be presented to him. and that a subscription list be opened for that purpose. Proposed by Mr. Brandon and seconded by Dr. Dorset — *' That a Committee of three be formed to receive subscriptions, and that the Committee consist of — Major Baker. Captain Rhodes. Mr. Churton." William Hickson, Chaii man. Wellington, 28th December, 1849.

ANNIVERSARY FETE, 1850.

AT a Public Meeting held at the Britannia Saloon, on Thursday evening, the 27th irast., Mr. David Scott in the Chair, the following Gentlerqen were unanimously elected to form the General Committee for carrying out the ensuing Anniversary Fete :— Treasurer, Captain Rhodes. Secretary, Mr. David Scott.

GENERAL COMMITTEE, Lt. -Col. M'Cleverty Messrs. R. J. Fitzgerald

Gold Major Patience „ Johnston Dr. Prendergast Captain Wolf „ Marshall „ Murray „ Collinson „ Barry Lieut. Rhatigan „ M'Gregor „ Gordon

„ Barnard „ Trafford „ Paul „ Thelwall Assist.-Surgeon White Qr. -Master Paul Ensign Drought „ Ewen J. O. Hamley, Esqjji J. C. R. Wood, T§B<s' Robert Parrott, ISsq. Hon. H. W. Petre Messrs. George Allen „ Henry Allen „ William Allen „ C. E. Yon Alzdorf „ Geo. Ashdown „ Richard Baker „ W. M. Bannatyne * „ Willnj. Bannister „ A. de B . Brandon „ Stephen Carkeek „ Edward Catchpole „ Charles Cameron „ Robert Cameron „ S. Cemino „ R. Cheesman „ T. Crow.tb.er „ J. J. Curtis „ Rowland Davis „ J. Dean „ J. H. Docking „ A. Domett „ E. Dorset „ J. Drummond „ R. J. Duncan „ J. E. Featherston With power to add to