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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CUSTOMS. - In exercise of the powers in me for
this purpose vested by "The Customs Regula-
tion Act, 1858," I, the Commissioner of Customs, do
hereby approve and appoint the under-mentioned
warehouse at

The Port of Wellington,
viz., a galvanized iron building situate in Waring
Taylor Street, on Sections Nos. 159 and 160, and
known as

"THE KEROSENE BOND,"
to be a Warehouse for the Reception and Storage
of Kerosene and other Oils under Bond.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this
seventh day of October, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-one.
HENRY SEWELL,
Commissioner.

Commissioner's Order, No. 52.]

General Post Office,
Wellington, 6th October, 1871.
NOTICE is hereby given, that His Excellency the
Governor has been please to appoint the
under-mentioned Post Office to be a Money Order
and Savings Bank Office, for the transaction of
Money Order and Savings Bank business, from 1st
proximo:-

Province of Otago.
OTEPOPO,
By order.
G. ELIOTT ELIOTT,
Secretary.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th October, 1871.
THE following Report, relative to the issue to
Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Men
of the Colonial Forces of the New Zealand War
Medal, is published for general information.
DONALD MCLEAN.

PROGRESS REPORT OF THE WAR MEDAL
COMMISSIONERS.

To His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN,
G.C.M.G., &c., &c.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY,-

We, the undersigned Commissioners appointed on
the 1st day of July, 1871, under the hand of your
Excellency and the Seal of the Colony, to examine
and report on all claims for the New Zealand War
Medal which shall from time to time be referred
to us by the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, do now
submit the following Rolls, which contain the names
of those applicants whose claims we have been able to
determine.

Roll A contains the names of those officers and
men of the Colonial Forces who are entitled to
receive the Medal for services performed during the
various military operations in New Zealand in the
years 1845, 1846, and 1847, and from the year 1860
to the year 1866, inclusive.

Roll B, the names of those who have established
their claims to the Medal for services performed sub-
sequent to the 31st December, 1866.

Roll C, the names of such Friendly Natives as have
been referred to us and are entitled to receive the
Medal.

Roll D contains the names of those applicants
whose claims we have rejected; and in each case we
have specified the reason for such rejection.

We further transmit a Roll, marked E, containing
the names, rank, and corps; &c., of the officers and
men of the Colonial Forces who have been killed in
action, or have died from wounds received in action
prior to the 11th July, 1868—a list of all such
casualties as occurred subsequent to that date having
been furnished by the late Commissioners.
We also attach lists of officers and men who were
awarded Medals by the late Commissioners, but
whose names appear in the New Zealand Gazette of
the 31st May, 1871, as having been granted Medals
by the Imperial Government for services performed
whilst in the Imperial Commissariat Transport Corps.
And we respectfully submit this as a Progress
Report for your Excellency's consideration.

T. M. HAULTAIN.
DONALD H. MCBARNET.

Wellington, 2nd September, 1871.

ROLL A.

NOMINAL RETURN of Officers and Men of the Colo-
nial Forces who have made application for the New
Zealand War Medal for services rendered prior to
the 31st December, 1866, and whose claims have
been admitted by the Commissioners.

Adams, Robert Albert, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment
Aitkin, John, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment
Allan, John, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment
Allen, Thomas W., Private, Forest Rangers
Ames, Joseph, Trooper, Colonial Defence Force
Arden, Hamar, Private, Taranaki Volunteers
Arthurs, John, Trooper, Colonial Defence Force
Ashcroft, William Thomas, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers
Atkinson, H. A., Major, Taranaki Militia
Atkinson, William Smith, Private, Taranaki Militia
Atkins, Richard, Private, Forest Rangers
Ayers, George, Private, Napier Volunteers
Barry, Daniel, Private, Napier Militia
Beamish, George, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers
Bennett, John, Private, Napier Militia
Black, Hugh, Lance-Sergeant, Colonial Defence Force
Bowden, John, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment
Boylan, Michael, Sergeant, Napier Militia
Bousfield, O. L. W., Private, Napier Militia
Brathwaite, Robert, Private, Napier Militia
Brooking, John, Trooper, Hawke's Bay Defence Force
Brown, Charles Stewart, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment
Brown, Thomas, Trooper, Colonial Defence Force
Brown, William, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers
Burdett, Charles W., Sergeant, Auckland Volunteer Engineers
Burns, Andrew, Private, Auckland Rifle Volunteers
Callaghan, Joseph, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment
Cambie, D. S., Sergeant, 1st Waikato Regiment
Cameron, Colin, Private, Taranaki Militia
Campbell, Peter, Private, Wanganui Rangers
Carson, Gilbert, Private, Auckland Rifle Volunteers
Chalmers, Robert, Private, Auckland Rifle Volunteers
Clare, Thomas, Private, Taranaki Volunteers
Clarkson, David King, Private, Auckland Rifle Volunteers
Clayton, Henry, Private, Napier Militia
Cleary, Joseph, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment
Clime, James, Private, Taranaki Militia
Cockerton, Levi, Sergeant, 1st Waikato Regiment
Combes, Frederick, Petty Officer, Naval Volunteers
Condie, David, Private, Petane Militia
Copeland, John, Auckland Naval Volunteers
Cunningham, James, Sergeant, Forest Rangers
Cunningham, John, Private, Napier Militia
Curley, John, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment
Curtis, George Newsham, Private, Taranaki Militia
De Norville, Alfred, Sergeant, Military Settlers
Dent, Mark, Sergeant, Volunteer Artillery Company
De Thierry, George, Sergeant, Bay of Islands Volunteers
De Thierry, Richard, Private, Auckland Militia
Dick, James, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers
Dolbel, Charles, Private, Napier Militia
Dowle, Albert, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment
Dribery, William Thomas, Private, Napier Militia
Drory, Henry, Private, Taranaki Militia
Duffin, John, Private, Taranaki Volunteers
Dunckley, William, Private, Forest Rangers
Dunn, Arthur J. N., Corporal, Colonial Defence Force
Edwards, B. F. J., Colour-Sergeant, 1st Waikato Regiment
Edwards, James Thomas, Private, Auckland Rifle Volunteers
Etherington, George, Private, Patea Rangers
Evans, Herbert L., Trooper, Wanganui Yeomanry Cavalry
Evans, Robert, Volunteer Officer, East Coast Expeditionary
Force
Gilbert, John James, Private, 3rd Waikato Regiment
Farmer, George, Private, Hutt Militia