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6th Company, Waimea East.
George Sparrow, to be Captain. Date of Commission, 30th May, 1860.
Charles Muntz, to be Lieutenant. Date of Commission, 30th May, 1860.
Robert Malcolm, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 30th May, 1860.

7th Company, Waimea South.
John Wilson, to be Captain. Date of Commission, 31st May, 1860.
David Warnock, to be Lieutenant. Date of Commission, 31st May, 1860.
John Squire, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 31st May, 1860.

8th Company, Waimea West.
Nathaniel George Morse, to be Captain. Date of Commission, 1st June, 1860.
John Ayers, to be Lieutenant. Date of Commission, 1st June, 1860.
Charles Redwood, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 1st June, 1860.

By His Excellency's command,
F. G. STEWARD,
Private Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
July 4, 1860.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointment in the "Nelson" Regiment of New Zealand Militia.

Richard Kindersley Newcome, to be Major. Date of Commission, 2nd July, 1860.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
July 4, 1860.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the 2nd Company of the "Nelson Volunteer Rifles."

Nathaniel Edwards, to be Captain. Date of Commission, 4th July, 1860.
Alexander Kerr, to be Lieutenant. Date of Commission, 4th July, 1860.
Benjamin O. Hodgson, to be Ensign. Date of Commission, 4th July, 1860.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
July 5, 1860.
THE following Acts, passed by the Superintendent and Provincial Council of Nelson, intituled—

"Hackney Carriages Act, Session VII., No. 2."
"Rifle Prize Act, Session VII., No. 3."
"Appropriation Act, Session VII., No. 4."

having been laid before the Governor, his Excellency has been pleased to leave the same to their operation.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Crown Lands Office, Auckland,
26th June, 1860.
IN conformity with the 7th clause of the "Gold Fields Act, 1858," it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant leases for Gold Mining purposes of the Crown Lands specified in the following applications.

HENRY JOHN TANCRED.

No. 12—Applicant—Joseph Gibbs, of London, Civil Engineer.
Locality—Parapara.
Area—1,280 acres.

In a rectangular block; commencing at the N.W. angle of suburban section 71, district of Milnthorpe, extending thence S.E. along the front of sections 71, 70, 69, and 68, 8,000 links, with a depth of 16,000 links.

No. 13—Applicants—Metallurgic Company, London.
Locality—Parapara.
Area—743 acres.

In an irregular block; commencing with the preceding at the N.W. angle of suburban section 71, district of Milnthorpe, thence following the N.E. and N.W. sides of section No. 192, of square 14, thence following the external boundaries of sections 96, 94, 95, 102, 101, and 18, to the S.E. angle of the section last named, thence at an angle 50 degrees, 40 minutes, to a marked point on the hill south of Appoo's Flat, 8,800 links, thence at an angle 349 degrees 40 minutes, across Appoo's Flat, to a marked point on the hill opposite, 1,400 links, thence at an angle 81 degrees 45 minutes to a marked point 1,500 links, thence at an angle 352 degrees 30 minutes to a point on the N.W. boundary of the preceding block, 2,950 links, thence N.E., following the boundary last named, to the point of commencement, 11,500 links.

Provincial Secretary's Office, Nelson,
July 24, 1860.
HIS Honour the Superintendent directs it to be notified that Dog Tickets will be issued by Mr. ROBT. STRANGE, Chief Constable, at the Police Office, Collingwood, on and after Friday, the tenth day of August next.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Chief Clerk.