THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 61

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
ROBERT WARD, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths,
and Marriages, for the District of Rangitikei, as the
same is defined in Proclamation of 27th day of
September, 1866, and published in New Zealand
Gazette, No. 55, of the 15th October, 1866.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOSEPH REILLY,
of Auckland, to be an Inspector of Weights and
Measures in the Province of Auckland, vice John
King, resigned.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1869.
IT is hereby notified that, in accordance with the
provisions contained in the third section of "The
Protection of Animals Act, 1867," the Auckland
Acclimatization Society has deposited a copy of its
Rules in the office of the Honourable the Colonial
Secretary.
W. GISBORNE,
Under Secretary.

IN the matter of "The Friendly Societies' Act,
1867;" notice is hereby given that a transcript
of the amended Rules of the Court Star of Canter-
bury, No. 2309, of the Ancient Order of Foresters,
duly certified, has been lodged with the Registrar of
Friendly Societies, registered and recorded in his
office, under the provisions of "The Friendly
Societies Act, 1867."
Dated the ninth day of February, 1869.
W. GISBORNE
(for the Registrar).

IN the matter of "The Patents Act, 1860," and of
the Letters Patent dated respectively the fifteenth
day of June, 1863, and the twelfth day of October,
1866, to Charles Martin, for his invention of an Im-
provement or Improvements in the Manufacture of
an Alloy or Alloys of Titanium and Iron,-
Notice is hereby given, that His Excellency the
Governor has been pleased to allow a description and
specification received for annexation to the original
descriptions and specifications, and for record in the
Colonial Secretary's Office, on the sixteenth day of
April, 1867, being a description and specification of
a new Improvement of the original invention of
Charles Martin of an Improvement or Improvements
in the Manufacture of an Alloy or Alloys of Titanium
and Iron, in respect whereof Letters Patent dated
respectively the fifteenth day of June, 1863, and the
twelfth day of October, 1866, were granted to the
said Charles Martin, to be annexed to the original
specifications and descriptions, in terms of the seven-
teenth section of "The Patents Act, 1860."
Dated the thirteenth day of February, 1869.
W. GISBORNE,
Under Secretary.

Native Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
remove
HORI TAUROA
from the list of Assessors under "The Native Lands
Act, 1865," he having acted in a case when he was
himself interested, and became subsequently a
claimant.
J. C. RICHMOND.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1869.
THE following Notice, received from the General
Post Office, Sydney, with reference to the exten-
sion of the Money Order System in the Colony of New
South Wales, is published for general information.
By order,
G. ELIOTT ELIOTT,
Secretary.

General Post Office,
Sydney, 13th January, 1869.
POST OFFICE MONEY ORDERS.
WITH reference to Treasury Notice of the 10th
December, 1862, published in Government Gazette,
No. 231, it is hereby notified that, on and after the
1st February, 1869, the Post Office Money Order
System will be extended to
Dovedale.
DANIEL EGAN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned promotions and
appointments, viz.:-
In the New Zealand Militia.
Captain William Finnimore (Wanganui Cavalry
Volunteers) to be Major. Date of commission,
3rd February, 1869.
In the Wairarapa and Castle Point Militia.
Henry Jackson to be Captain. Date of commission,
18th December, 1868.
Samuel Vennell to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 26th January, 1869.
Frederic James Carrington to be Ensign. Date of
commission, 26th January, 1869.
In the Rangitikei Militia.
Lieutenant Robert Wilson to be Captain. Date of
commission, 25th January, 1869.
Ensign James Bruce, junior, to be Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 25th January, 1869.
In the Waiuku Troop, Royal Cavalry Volunteers.
Walter Harris to be Captain. Date of commission,
20th January, 1869.
In the Bay of Plenty Cavalry Volunteers.
William Kelly to be Captain. Date of commission,
1st August, 1868.
Angus Smith to be Cornet. Date of commission,
5th September, 1868.
J. C. RICHMOND
(in absence of Colonel Haultain).

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
alter the designation of the Manawatu Cavalry
Volunteers to
"Lady Bowen's Light Horse Volunteers."
J. C. RICHMOND
(in absence of Colonel Haultain).