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Southland Times, Volume VII, Issue 7, 9 July 1866, Page 3

BLUFF HARBOR. NOTICE is hereby given that on or about Ist of August next, the Cask Buoy (red) on the east end of the Sand Spit in the Harbor, will be taken aAvay, and a large Cone Buoy (red) surmounted by a Staft' and Ball placed there in its stead. This Buoy, and a remarkable Sand Patch on the High Land at the head of the Bay, kept in a line bearing N.W. by W.f W., will head through the entrance. THOS. THOMPSON, Harbor Master. Bluff Harbor, 20th June, 1866. Colonial Secretary's Onics, Wellington, 2nd Juii-, 1866. npHE following Ordinance, passed by _1_ the Provincial Council of the Province of Southland, intituled " The Provincial Liabilities Confirmation Ordinance, No. 2, 1866," which Ordinance Avas reserved for the signification of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency, has been pleased to assnt to the same. E. W. Stapfoed. General Post Office, Wellington, Ist June, 1866. IT is notified for general information, that on and after this date the Post Office at RITERTON, in the Province of Southland, will be constituated a Post Office of the Second Class, for the exchange of separate Mails and other purposes Avithin the meaning of the fourth clause of " The Postal Regulations of Ist January, 1866." James Patterson, Postmaster- General. Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 19th June, 1866. rg^HE folloAving Ordinance passed by £ the Provincial Council of the Province of Southland, intituled, " xlppropriation Ordinance, No. 2, 1866," which. Ordinance Avas reserved for the signification of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has beenpleased to assent to the same. E. W. Stafford. ~~ PROCLAMATION By the Ho:n~. Joust Parkin Tatlor, Esq., Superintendent of the Province of Southland. IN pursuance of the provisions of the " Provincial Reserved Bills Act, 1858," Section 2, I hereby notify that the following Ordinance passed by the Provincial Legislature of the Province of Southland, viz. — The " Appropriation Ordinance, No. 2, 1866," has been laid before His Excellency the Governor, and that His Excellency has assented to the same. GiA T en under my hand this 2Sth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six. Johx P. Taylob, S uperintendent. Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 4th June, 1866. npHE following correspondence on the JL subject of the publication of the Annual Statistics for the year 186-i, is published for general information. E. W. Stafford. Colonial Secretary's Oifice, Wellington, 4th May, 1566. Sir, — I haA*e the honor, by the direction of Mr. Stafford, to request you to be good enough to inform him Avhen it is probable that the Statistics for 1864, will be public he d. As so much delay has occurred in their publication, it Avould be desirable that you should at the same time place on record the causes, so far as you are aware of this delay. W. Gisborne, Under Secretary. The Registrar- General, Auckland. Registrar- General's Office, Auckland, 11th May, 1866. Sir, — I have the honor to submit the folloAving statements in reply to a letter dated the 4th instant, in Avhich Mr. Gisborne, by your direction, requests me j to inform you Avhen it is probable that the Statistics for 186 i Avill be published ; and, at the same time, to place on record the causes, so far as I am aware, of the delay in their publication With reference to the first inquiry, I have this morning finally corrected the proofs of the last of the Tables to be included in the volume. Only the Introductory Report and the Contents remain to be printed. The successive portions, as- they Avere worked off, Avere sent to the binder, in order to have as much as possible in the Avay of preparation done by him, and 1 think he is anxious to get his part quickly out of hand. Under these circumstances, I expect that (unless some hindrance, which I see no reason to apprehend, should arise), the volume will be ready to be put in circulation by the end of this month. The causes of the delay were A r arious ; and I trust I may be permitted to say Avere, not only beyond my control, but entailed upon me no small amount of additional trouble and anxiety. Although I Avas able to prepare certain principal results of the Census for publication at an earlier date than on any former occasion,' yet the time and labour required in this office for the revision of those results, and the compilation of branches of information not included iuf' them, Avas greatly beyond Avhat had been found necessary for either 1858 or 1861. This arose, no doubt, partly from the increase of population, bus; ay as chieiiy owing to the ue satisfactory stato in Avhich jthe Returns from the Enumerators 3 a some of the Provinces were sent k> to me and Avhich required, not only correspondence, but in several instances, recompilation in this office from the original Household Schedule?, Sisnihu'