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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Empowering Act, 1865," the names of the following
persons have been sent in to this office by the Town
Clerks as having been elected Mayors for the places
set opposite their names, viz. :-
HENRY SMITH FISH, Dunedin ;
THOMAS SLATER PRATT, West Hawkesbury;
HORACE BASTINGS, Laurence;
JOHN COLE CHAPPLE, Alexandra;
JAMES HAZLETT, Clyde;
JAMES UDALL, Oamaru;
HENRY DENCH, Port Chalmers;
JAMES TAYLOR, Cromwell;
JAMES GOODALL, Milton.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 18th August, 1871.
THE following Acts, passed by the Provincial
Council and reserved by the Superintendent
of the Province of Marlborough for the signification
of the Governor's pleasure thereon, intituled
"Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1871;"
"Blenheim and Renwick Road Diversion Act;"
"Kaikoura and Kohai Road Diversion Act;"
having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to assent to the same.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 4th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
EDWARD MARSH WILLIAMS, Esq., J.P.,
to be a Resident Magistrate for the District of Bay
of Islands under "The Resident Magistrates Act,
1867," and as such to exercise extended jurisdiction
to £50.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 16th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
THOMAS SLATER PRATT, Esq.,
Mayor of West Hawkesbury, and
JAMES UDALL, Esq.,
Mayor of Oamaru, to be Justices of the Peace for
the Colony, under "The Otago Municipal Corpora-
tions Empowering Act, 1865."
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to make the under-mentioned promotions and
appointments, viz. :-

In the New Zealand Militia.
Captain Charles John Taylor to be Major. Date of
commission, 5th August, 1871.
Lieutenant William Fairweather Russell to be Cap-
tain. Date of commission, 28th June, 1871.
Frederick Augustus Cooper to be Ensign. Date of
commission, 28th June, 1871.
Isaac Bayley to be Ensign. Date of commission,
29th June, 1871.
Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Todd, M.D., to be
Surgeon. Date of commission, 9th December,
1870.
to be Surgeon. Date of commission, 4th May,
1871.
Assistant-Surgeon Robert Charles Earle, M.R.C.S.E.,
to be Surgeon. Date of commission, 28th June,
1871.
In the Howick Troop, Royal Cavalry Volunteers.
Lieutenant Charles Roberts to be Captain. Date of
commission, 3rd July, 1871.
Cornet Frederick Hill to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 3rd July, 1871.
In the No. 1 Company, Auckland Rifle Volunteers.
John Herbert Burns to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 5th September, 1870.
In the Thames Scottish Rifle Volunteers.
Charles Alexander Robertson to be Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 12th July, 1871.
In the Wanganui Veteran Volunteers.
Hugh Morrow to be Lieutenant. Date of commis-
sion, 12th January, 1871.
In the Victoria Troop, Rangitikei Cavalry Volunteers.
Arthur Keith Willis to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 8th April, 1871.
In the Marton Rifle Volunteers.
John Willoughby Marshall to be Captain. Date of
commission, 3rd June, 1871.
James Richardson to be Ensign. Date of commis-
sion, 3rd June, 1871.
In the Parewanui Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
John Fraser to be Honorary Captain. Date of com-
mission, 25th July, 1871.
In the Waimea Rifle Volunteers.
James Park Shephard to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 31st December, 1870.
Frederick Ford to be Ensign. Date of commission,
31st December, 1870.
In the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry Volunteers.
Lieutenant Frederick Strouts to be Captain. Date
of commission, 31st July, 1871.
In the Christchurch Artillery Volunteers.
David Craig to be Second Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 7th December, 1870.
In the Canterbury High School Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
William Corry to be Honorary Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 27th July, 1871.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commissions held
by the under-mentioned officers, viz. :-
Captain T. Philpotts, Picton Company, Marlborough
Rangers Volunteers.
Lieutenant J. Bruce, New Zealand Militia.
Lieutenant G. C. FitzGibbon, Thames Engineer
Volunteers.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of the under-mentioned
corps :-
The Waikato Rifle Volunteers. Date of accept-
ance, 15th April, 1871.
The No. 2 Company, Auckland Grammar School
Rifle Volunteer Cadets. Date of acceptance,
18th May, 1871.
The Auckland Scottish Rifle Volunteers. Date
of acceptance, 7th July, 1871.