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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

"The Ratification of Loan Expenditure Act, 1869,"
having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to withhold his assent to the same.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th August, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
grant Letters of Registration under "The
Patents Act, 1860," in favour of
BENJAMIN ROGERS BROWN, and
EDWARD STAMFIELD,
both of Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales,
of Letters Patent, dated 24th day of November, 1868,
granted to them in South Australia, for an Invention
for "Improvements in Machinery for the purpose of
separating Ores of the Precious and other Metals
from their Matrices, and also from each other, and
for other purposes."
Dated 20th day of August, 1869.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th August, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue Letters of Naturalization under "The
Aliens Act, 1866," in favour of the under-mentioned
persons, viz.:-

W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th August, 1869.
IT is hereby notified, that in conformity with Clause
3 of "The Otago Municipal Corporations
Empowering Act, 1865," the undermentioned names
have been sent in to this Office by the Town Clerks,
as the names of persons who have been elected
Mayors for the following places respectively, viz. :-
THOMAS BIRCH, Dunedin.
JOHN SMITH, West Hawkesbury.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 23rd August, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
CHARLES EDWARD RAWSON, Esq.,
to be Deputy Registrar at New Plymouth of the
Supreme Court.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned promotions and
appointments, viz.:-

In the Auckland Militia.
Lieutenant James Baird Hay to be Captain. Date
of commission, 19th July, 1869.

Robert Smelt Bush to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 19th July, 1869.
Duncan Campbell to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 19th July, 1869.
James Hudson Williamson to be Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 21st August, 1869.
William Shanaghan to be Ensign. Date of com-
mission, 2nd August, 1869.
John Thomas Williamson to be Ensign. Date of
commission, 23rd August, 1869.

In the Rangitikei Militia.
William E. Heywood to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 6th August, 1869.

In the Pukekohe Rifle Volunteers.
William Buchanan to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 18th December, 1868.

In the Razor Back Rangers Rifle Volunteers.
James Parr to be Ensign. Date of commission, 14th
July, 1869.

In the Alfred Troop, Rangitikei Cavalry Volunteers.
Pennington James Richardson to be Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 9th July, 1869.

In the Waikouaiti Rifle Volunteers.
William Cleaver Ancell to be Ensign. Date of
commission, 19th July, 1869.

In the Riverton Rifle Volunteers.
James Surman to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 1st March, 1869.

In the 1st Westland Rifle Volunteers.
William Fisher to be Ensign. Date of commission,
19th July, 1869.

In the 2nd Westland Rifle Volunteers.
William Evans to be Captain. Date of commission,
2nd June, 1869.
John Conway Frew to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 2nd June, 1869.

In the Totara Rifle Volunteers.
Colin Campbell to be Captain. Date of commission,
2nd June, 1869.
Joseph Bottomley to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 2nd June, 1869.
Charles McGaffin to be Ensign. Date of com-
mission, 2nd June, 1869.

In the Greymouth Rangers Rifle Volunteers.
Francis Hamilton to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 7th June, 1869.
Donald McLean to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 7th June, 1869.
John Hall to be Ensign. Date of commission, 7th
June, 1869.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commission held by
Ensign F. Wain, Waikouaiti Rifle Volunteers.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of
The Cambridge Mounted Rangers Volunteers.
Date of acceptance, 24th July, 1869.
DONALD MCLEAN.