THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 315

Charles William Schultz, to be Captain, date
of commission, 9th June, 1863.
Alfred Hickson, to Lieutenant, date of com-
mission, 1st June, 1863.
Robert Hunter, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 2nd June, 1863.
Charles Daniel De Castro, to be Lieutenant,
date of commission, 3rd June, 1863.
John Tully, to be Lieutenant, date of com-
mission, 4th June, 1863.
Richard Septimus Ledger, to be Lieutenant,
date of commission, 5th June, 1863.
John Knowles, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 6th June, 1863.
Samuel Deighton, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 7th June, 1863.
Walter Johnston, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 8th June, 1863.
Edward Pearce, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 9th June, 1863.
Joseph Godfrey Holdsworth, to be Ensign,
date of commission, 1st June, 1863.
Honston Francis Logan, to be Ensign, date
of commission, 2nd June, 1863.
Robert Pharazyn, to be Ensign, date of
commission, 3rd June, 1863.
Richard Collins, to be Ensign, date of com-
mission, 4th June, 1863.
Frederick Hickson, to be Ensign, date of
commission, 5th June, 1863.
Frederick Arnold Baker, to be Ensign, date
of commission, 6th June, 1863.
David Brown, to be Ensign, date of commis-
sion, 7th June, 1863.
Joe Dransfield, to be Ensign, date of com-
mission, 8th June, 1863.

In the Hutt, or Wainiuomata Battalion.
William Beetham, to be Captain, date of
commission, 10th June, 1863.
James Cruickshank, to be Captain, date of
commission, 11th June, 1863.
John Grace, to be Captain, date of commis-
sion, 12th June, 1863.
Pierce Cotter, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 10th June, 1863.
Richard Barton (junior), to be Ensign, date
of commission, 10th June, 1863.
T. RUSSELL.

MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS.
Resignation of Dr. Spence.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 25th July, 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to accept the resignation of
Dr. RICHARD G. C. SPENCE,
of the Taranaki Rifle Volunteers.
T. RUSSELL.

MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS.
Resignation of Captain Richmond.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 27th July, 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to accept the resignation of
Captain H. R. RICHMOND,
of the Taranaki Militia.
T. RUSSELL.

MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS.
Appointment of Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 28th July, 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to make the following appoint-
ments:-
First Battalion Auckland Militia.
George Moore Picken, to be Captain, date of
commission, 20th July, 1863.
William Moule, to be Captain, date of
commission, 21st July, 1863.
John Kerr, to be Captain, date of commis-
sion, 22nd July, 1863.
Thomas Macffarlane, to be Captain, date of
commission, 23rd July, 1863.
Capt. Alexander Chas. Phipps Macdonald,
to be Captain, date of commission, 24th
July, 1863.
Lieut. Michael Dinnin, to be Captain, date
of commission, 25th July, 1863.
Lieut. Edward Brophy, to be Captain, date
of commission, 27th July, 1863.
George Holden, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 20th July, 1863.
Richard Hobbs, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 21st July, 1863.
James Stewart, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 22nd July, 1863.
William Aitken, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 23rd July, 1863.
James Herou, to be Lieutenant, date of
commission, 24th July 1863.
Frederick Ring, to be Ensign, date of com-
mission, 20th July, 1863.
Archibald Anderson Watt, to be Ensign,
date of commission, 21st July, 1863.
John Kirkwood, to be Ensign, date of com-
mission, 22nd July, 1863.
Thomas Jackson, to be Ensign, date of
commission, 23rd July, 1863.
Henry Gilfillan, to be Ensign, date of com-
mission, 24th July, 1863.
Samuel Hague Smith, to be Ensign, date of
commission, 25th July, 1863.
Henry Innes Nation, to be Ensign, date of
commission, 27th July, 1863.
James M'Leod, to be Ensign, date of com-
mission, 28th July, 1863.
William Osborne, to be Ensign, date of
commission, 29th July, 1863.