September.

10.—Capt. W. Cargill elected unopposed first Superintendent of Otago.

17.—Report of Captain Stokes, of H.M.S. Acheron, on the capabilities of the southern portion of New Zealand, dated September, 1850.

24.— Messrs. W. H. Cutten, J. Adam, Alex. Rennie elected to first Provincial Council for town of Dunedin. Other candidates, Robertson and Mollison.