THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 107

Office in Brecknock Place, Camden Road, N.W., has
been changed to 116, Camden Road, N. W., and that
of the office in Camden Road, N. W., to Camden
Road (Queen's Terrace), N.W.

3. Money Order Offices will be opened in the
   Country at—
   Banstead ... Epsom ... Surrey.
   Belsay ... Newcastle-on- Northumberland.
   Cymmer ... Tyne ... Glamorgan.
   Dinas Mowddy ... Pontypridd ... Merioneth.
   Edenfield ... Shrewsbury ... Lancaster.
   Glaisdale ... Bury ... York.
   Groombridge ... Yarm... ... Kent.
   Lodge Lane, R.O.... Liverpool ... Lancaster.
   Marsh Chapel ... Grimsby ... Lincoln.
   North Somercotes... Louth... ... Lincoln.
   Rhyddlan ... Rhyl ... Flint.
   Shelf ... Halifax ... York.
   Slinfold ... Horsham ... Sussex.
   Winkfield ... Windsor ... Berks.
   (North Street.)

4. The designations of the following Money Order
   Offices have been altered—
   From Berry Edge to Consett.
   From Burley to Burley Wharfedale.
   From Clydach to Gilwern.
   From Fairfield (Lanc.) to Fairfield (Liverpool.)

5. During the past quarter Money Order Offices
   have been opened at "Four Crosses" (Carnarvon),
   and "Rainham" (Sittingbourne), and the Money
   Order Office at "Rhiwbryfdir" (Carnarvon), has
   been abolished.

SCOTLAND.

6. Money Order Offices will be opened at—
   Head Office. County.
   Greenburn ... Linlithgow ... Edinburgh.
   Perth Road, R.O. ... Forfar ... Dundee.
   Stockwell Street, R. O. Glasgow ... Lanark.

7. During the past quarter Money Order Offices
   have been opened at "Fourdon" and "Johnshaven,"
   Kidcardineshire.

IRELAND.

8. Money Order Offices will be opened at—
   Head Office. County.
   Grey Abbey ... Newtonards ... Down.
   Ranelagh, R.O. ... Dublin ... Dublin.

9. During the past quarter a Money Order Office
   has been opened at "Valentia" (Killarney), and the
   Money Order Office at Ballyglunin (Athenry) has
   been abolished.

By Command of the POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

General Post Office,
24th December, 1866.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 1st March, 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

THEOPHILUS HEALE, Esq.,
to frank, free from payment of Postage, letters sent
from him on the Public Service.

E. W. STAFFORD,
(in the absence of the Postmaster-General.)

PILOTAGE Rates.—Masters of vessels not exempt
from pilotage are warned that the Collectors of
Customs have been instructed to enforce the law, and

withhold clearance from all vessels in respect of which
any pilotage rates are payable under "The Marine
Act, 1866," until such rates have been paid; if the
Master of any such vessel attempts to take the same
to sea without clearance, the vessel will be detained.
Only such vessels are free from pilotage as are
exempted by certificate of exemption granted by the
Superintendents of the Provinces, who have for the
ports within their respective Provinces authority to
grant certificates of exemption, or of James Melville
Balfour, Esquire, Marine Engineer, who is authorized
to grant such certificates for any ports in the Colony.
Application to the Marine Engineer must be made to
his office at Wellington.

E. W. STAFFORD,
(in the absence of the Postmaster-General.)

General Post Office,
Wellington, 4th March, 1867.

Treasury,
Wellington, 28th February, 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JAMES THOMAS CATLEY, Esq.,
to be Sub-Treasurer for the Province of Nelson. This
appointment to date from the 1st March, 1867.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th February, 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the undermentioned appointments, viz. :-

In the "Wairoa" (Hawke's Bay) Rifle Volunteers.
Ensign William Airy Richardson (Napier Militia) to
be Captain. Date of commission 21st December,
1866.

Montagu Stopford to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 21st December, 1866.

John Lavin to be Ensign. Date of commission, 21st
December, 1866.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
(In the absence of the Defence Minister.)

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th February, 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of the undermentioned
Corps, viz. :-

"Wairoa" (Hawke's Bay) Rifle Volunteers. Date
of acceptance, 20th December, 1866.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
(In the absence of the Defence Minister.)

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th February, 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commission held
by the undermentioned officer, viz. :-

Ensign and Quartermaster John P. Shanagan,
Auckland Militia.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
(In the absence of the Defence Minister.)

CUSTOMS Notice.—The undermentioned persons
have been duly licensed to act as Custom House
Agents at this port for the year ending 20th
February, 1868 :—

GEORGE TURNBULL,
JAMES PALMER,
ROBERT NIMMO,
FREDERICK WILLIAM CHARLES HENRY WURM.

THOMAS HILL,
Customs, Dunedin,
Deputy Commissioner.
26th February, 1867.