THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Thomas Withers to be Acting Sub-Inspector (with
rank of Ensign). Date of commission, 13th
October, 1868.
Coll McDonnell to be Acting Sub-Inspector (with
rank of Ensign). Date of commission, 14th
October, 1868.

In the New Zealand Militia.
Lieutenant-Colonel George Stoddart Whitmore to
be Colonel. Date of commission, 17th October,
1868.
George Stuart O'Halloran to be Captain. Date of
commission, 17th March, 1868.
Richard Kenrick to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 17th March, 1868.

In the Wanganui Militia.
Ensign William Fairweather Russell to be Lieu-
tenant. Date of commission, 9th October, 1868.
Robert Spark Low to be Ensign. Date of com-
mission, 9th October, 1868.

In the Rangitikei Militia.
Francis Morris Deighton to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 6th October, 1868.
John Willoughby Marshall to be Ensign. Date of
commission, 6th October, 1868.

In the Napier Militia.
William Russell to be Captain. Date of commission,
20th October, 1868.
Kenrick Jones Hill to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 13th October, 1868.

In the Poverty Bay Militia.
James Wilson to be Captain. Date of commission,
28th September, 1868.
George Neville Dodd to be Ensign. Date of
commission 28th September, 1868.

In the Taranaki Militia.
Lieutenant John Kelly to be Captain. Date of
commission, 3rd October, 1868.
John Purdie to be Ensign. Date of commission,
3rd October, 1868.
George Newsham Curtis to be Ensign. Date of
commission, 5th October, 1868.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st October, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
Colonel GEORGE S. WHITMORE
to the command of all the Colonial Forces between
the Wanganui and Hangatahua Rivers.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st October, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accede the services of the under-mentioned
corps, viz. :
The Kai-iwi Yeomanry Cavalry Volunteers. Date
of acceptance, 10th October, 1868.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st October, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commissions held
by the under-mentioned officers, viz. :-
Lieutenant Henry A. Clery, Taranaki Militia.
Date of acceptance, 16th August, 1868.
Cornet John Kelly, Bay of Plenty Cavalry Volun-
teers.
Surgeon Seth Sam, Auckland Militia.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

501

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th October, 1868.

THE under-mentioned Members of the Otago
Volunteer Force having obtained 20 points and
upwards in the 1st Class in the Rifle Practice for the
year ended 30th June, 1868, are entitled to wear the
Badges of Marksmen, denoted in sub-section C.
section 93, Volunteer Regulations.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Dunedin Artillery Volunteers.
No. of Points
obtained.
Captain A. McFarland ... 34
Sergeant Sidney Muir ... 53
Private William Hannah ... 44
" Charles C. Hardy ... 36
" William B. Ogilvie ... 34
" George Blythe ... 25
" James Curle ... 27
" Walter Cato ... 49
" Walter Hislop ... 40
" William D. Smith ... 47
" Thomas Moodie ... 31.
" Edward Brown ... 28
" Harry Pell ... 46

No. 1 Company (City Guards) Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant N. Y. A. Wales ... 38
Sergeant John S. Douglass ... 39
" John Speight ... 23
Corporal Peter Tressider ... 27
" John McGregor ... 36
" John Wedderspoon ... 26
Private Thomas Wilkinson ... 25
" William McBride ... 33
" John Shepherd ... 38
" Donald Reid ... 30
" Michael Creagh ... 46
" James Melville ... 21
" Benjamin Mollison ... 24
" George Miller ... 20
" David Stalker ... 34
" William McNee ... 24
" John Mackie ... 32
" Thomas Goodfellow ... 20
" Edward Wright ... 30

No. 2 Company (Dunedin Scottish) Rifle Volunteers.
Ensign John M. Jamieson ... 21
Sergeant William Taylor ... 31
Corporal Andrew Dunn ... 39
" William White ... 34
Private James Robertson ... 36
" James Eastgate ... 28
" William Corrie ... 25
" James McLaren ... 32
" Andrew R. Spalding ... 24
" David Miller, junr. ... 34
" Henry Neill ... 24
" John McDonald ... 31
" Hugh Fraser ... 24
" William Robertson ... 34
" John Lindsay ... 28

Bruce Rifle Volunteers.
No. 1st Class Rifle Range.

North Dunedin Rifle Volunteers.
Ensign John McKellar ... 28
Private John Douglass ... 39
" William Kernahan ... 21

Wakari Rangers Volunteers.
Sergeant Fountain ... 28
Corporal James Hague ... 21
Private Robert Dalziel ... 26