Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 6th November, 1848. H.IS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTE NANT - GfOVE&STOR has been pleased to direct.it to be notified,, that Mr,. James Calder has been removed from, the appointment which he lately held as Pilot for this Port, and that, in consequence", ap plications will be received at this office until ; Friday,' the Ist December next, from persons desirous of offering themselves as candidates for the vacancy. , , The following Regulations relative to the office have been established, but are subject' to any modification which may be deter mined upon by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. The Pilot's remuneration will for the pre sent be £100 per f annum, and one-fifth of all Pilotage received. A , residence will be provided for him by the' Government, as well as a Boat with a complete crew. Appliqants will be required to undergo an examination as to their qualifications by a Board to be constituted for that purpose. It will be optional with Masters of vessels to take a Pilot either on entering or leaving) the Port. The Pilotage will for the present be Three Shillings 1 per foot, and is to be paid to the Harbour Master. By His Excellency's Command, Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary,

MR. BRUNNER'S LATE EXPLORING EXPEDITION. {Concluded from our last.)

, 6th. — Showery, with rain at night. , 7th, — Should to-morrow, prove as fine as to-day, 1 hope to be once more moving, the fresh rapidly going down. Bth. — The fresh having a little subsided during the night, we managed to get a short way along the cliffs, and ascended an exceed ingly perpendicular hill. We pushed on, scarcely allowing time for breathing, and by dusk reached the river's edge, where we camped. 9th. — The" weather is determined to try our constitutions," for soon after rolling our blankets round' u^ last night; it commenced raining heavily 1 / arid continued "all night, so that by morning we were'soaking wet through, when we commenced building a shelter ; but the rain ceased,' and- a fitje^day followed, so we moved on about a mile to a shingle beach, WngrVwe spfead bur kits to J dry. i "'" ' J^ •"' lOto.-VrHisrlong rain tiaving caused' so great a flooct 'in. 