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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Department at Patea within forty days from the first
publication hereof, any well-grounded objection he
or they may have to the said line of road.
Dated this 26th day of August, 1871.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned promotions and
appointments, viz. :-

In the New Zealand Militia.
Henry Robert Bunny to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 18th August, 1871.

In the Auckland Sappers and Miners Volunteers.
Joseph McMullen Dargaville to be Captain. Date
of commission, 25th April, 1871.

In the No. 1 Company, Hauraki Rifle Volunteers.
Francis Lipsey to be Captain. Date of commission,
1st May, 1871.
John William Theodore Lechner to be Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 22nd June, 1871.

In the Thames Rangers Rifle Volunteers.
Andrew Carnie to be Ensign. Date of commission,
15th May, 1871.

In the Lady Bowen Light Horse Volunteers.
Francis Robinson to be Captain. Date of commis-
sion, 12th January, 1871.
Russell Crampton to be Cornet. Date of commission,
12th January, 1871.

In the Picton Company, Marlborough Rangers
Volunteers.
William James Baillie to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 10th May, 1871.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commissions held
by the under-mentioned officers, viz. :-
Captain G. Farmer, Hutt Rifle Volunteers.
Captain R. Hare, Masterton Rifle Volunteers.
Captain W. C. Kirkcaldy. No. 2 Dunedin Scottish
Company, Otago Rifle Volunteers.
Honorary Captain T. Shea, Wakefield Rifle Volun-
teer Cadets.
Lieutenant H. R. Bunny, Featherston Rifle Volun-
teers.
Lieutenant G. H. Hagin, No. 1 Company, Hauraki
Rifle Volunteers.
Ensign L. W. Loveday, Thames Rangers Rifle
Volunteers.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of the under-mentioned corps,
viz. :-
The Blenheim Rifle Volunteers. Date of accept-
ance, 8th August, 1871.
The St. John's College (Auckland) Rifle Volunteer
Cadet Corps. Date of acceptance, 12th August,
1871.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
revoke commission held by
Surgeon H. H. Prins, Canterbury Yeomanry
Cavalry Volunteers.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
disband
The Pelorus Rangers Rifle Volunteers,
at their own request.
The under-mentioned gentlemen have therefore
ceased to hold the rank of officers in the corps,
their commissions having, under the provisions of
"The Volunteers Act, 1865," lapsed :-
Frank Cohen, Esq., late Captain.
Charles Mills, Esq., late Lieutenant.
Thomas Brown, Esq., late Ensign.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th August, 1871.
REFERRING to the Notice in the New Zealand
Gazette of 27th July, 1871, to persons who
have been awarded the New Zealand War Medal for
service under the Imperial authorities, such persons
are now requested to send their applications for the
medal to the Officer Commanding the Militia District
within which they reside, instead of to the Officer
Commanding the Militia and Volunteers at the Chief
Town of the Province.
Applicants should state the corps to which they
belonged.
It is found necessary to state that the notice
referred to herein does not apply to Imperial soldiers
or to persons who claim the medal for service in the
Colonial Forces under Colonial Officers and in the
pay of the Colony, but only to those members of the
Colonial Forces who were paid from the Imperial
chest, and to whom medals have been awarded by the
Imperial authorities.
G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

Colonial Architect's Office,
Wellington, 30th August, 1871.
TENDERS are invited for the Erection of a
General Government Store at Patea, in the
Province of Taranaki.
General Conditions, Specifications, and Drawings
may be seen at the Offices of the Colonial Architect,
Wellington, at the Court House, Wanganui, and at
the Court House, Patea.
Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to
Noon on Wednesday, the twenty-seventh day of Sep-
tember next.
The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted.
W. H. CLAYTON.
Colonial Architect.

Government Annuities Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
HENRY THOMAS SPRATT, Esq.,
to be a Medical Examiner under "The Government
Annuities Act, 1869."
W. GISBORNE.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1871.
THE following Notice, received from the General
Post Office, Hobart Town, is published for
general information.
By order.
G. ELIOTT ELIOTT,
Secretary.

POST OFFICE MONEY ORDERS.
It is hereby notified for general information, that the