THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 667

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to make the under-mentioned promotions and
appointments, viz. :-

In the Armed Constabulary.
Sub-Inspector Cholwell Dean Pitt to be Inspector.
Date of commission, 1st December, 1869.

In the Auckland Militia.
Charles Barton to be Ensign. Date of commission,
12th November, 1869.
George Sewell Heard to be Ensign. Date of com-
mission, 30th November, 1869.

In the Taranaki Militia.
Thomas Kelly to be Lieutenant. Date of commission,
16th November, 1869.

In the Turakina Cavalry Volunteers.
Alexander Simpson to be Cornet. Date of commis-
sion, 20th April, 1869.

In the Royal Company, Rangitikei Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Charles Galpin to be Captain. Date of
commission, 28th August, 1869.

In the Wellington Veteran Volunteers.
Alexander Crowe to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 13th November, 1869.
David Bell to be Ensign. Date of commission, 13th
November, 1869.

In the Hawke's Bay Yeomanry Cavalry Volunteers.
Cornet Robert Brathwaite to be Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 12th October, 1869.

In the Blenheim Rifle Volunteer Cadet Corps.
Henry Wall to be Honorary Ensign. Date of com-
mission, 3rd November, 1869.

W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to con-
stitute a Medical Board under "The Military Pen-
sions Act, 1866":-
Edward Hulme, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.S.
Edward William Alexander, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S.E.,
L.R.C.P.I.
Thomas Morland Hocken, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S.E.,
L.S.A.L.

W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of
The Thames Naval Volunteers.
Date of acceptance, 8th October, 1869.

W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignations of the commissions held
by the under-mentioned officers, viz. :-
Honorary Captain E. F. Burrell, Motueka Rifle
Volunteer Cadets.
Lieutenant W. Broderick, Wellington Militia.
Lieutenant Thomas Kelly, Taranaki Light Infantry
Volunteers.
Honorary Lieutenant F. G. Downes, Picton Sub-
Division, Marlborough Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
Honorary Lieutenant R. W. Morley, Blenheim
Rifle Volunteer Cadets.

Honorary Assistant-Surgeon W. B. Tripe, Canter-
bury Rifle Volunteers.

W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
disband
The Taranaki Light Infantry Volunteers,
at their own request.
The under-mentioned gentlemen have therefore
ceased to hold the rank of officers, their commissions
having, under the provisions of "The Volunteer Act,
1865," lapsed:—
J. Ellis, Esq., late Ensign.
P. J. O'Carroll, Esq., late Honorary Assistant-
Surgeon.

W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Native Office,
Wellington, 8th December, 1869.
IT is hereby notified, that
WILLIAM A. MARRINER
has been duly authorized by the Chief Judge of the
Native Land Court to act as an Interpreter under
"The Native Lands Act, 1865," and "The Native
Lands Act, 1867."

W. GISBORNE
(for the Native Minister).

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 9th December, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOSEPH GOODALL, Esq.,
Officer in Charge of H.M. Customs at the Port of
Kaikoura.

W. GISBORNE
(for the Commissioner of Customs).

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 9th December 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOSEPH GOODALL, Esq.,
a Licensing Officer under "The Arms Act, 1860."

W. GISBORNE
(for the Commissioner of Customs).

Office of Registrar of Joint Stock Companies,
New Plymouth, 8th December, 1869.
I, ROBERT CHISENHALL HAMMERTON,
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies for the
Province of Taranaki, do hereby notify that I have
registered a Memorandum of Association, with Arti-
cles of Association annexed, establishing a Company
with limited liability of the shareholders therein,
intituled
"The Patea Flax-Dressing Company (Limited),"
the objects of which are "the Purchase, Culture, and
Manufacture into Fibre of the native Flax; the erec-
tion of Mills, Machinery, and Buildings for the pur-
pose; the renting and purchasing of Lands in the
District of Patea; and doing all such other things as
are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the
above objects:" And that, in pursuance of the pro-
visions of "The Joint Stock Companies Act, 1860,"
I have issued a Certificate of Incorporation of the
said Company, bearing date the 3rd day of December,
1869.

R. C. HAMMERTON,
Registrar.