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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 20th September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
EDWARD HENRY POWER, Esq.,
of Grahamstown, Auckland, of his appointment as a
Justice of the Peace.

HENRY SEWELL.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 21st September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint
WILLIAM GEORGE PRING O'CALLAGHAN, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's District of
Papakura, vice J. T. Robinson.

HENRY SEWELL.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 24th September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WILLIAM THOMAS OWEN, Esq.,
of Wangaehu, Wellington, of his appointment as a
Justice of the Peace for the Colony.

HENRY SEWELL.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned promotions and
appointments, viz. :—

In the Timaru Artillery Volunteers.
Second Lieutenant Andrew Beldy to be Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 11th September, 1871.
John Healey to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 11th September, 1871.
Patrick McIntyre, B.M., to be Honorary Assistant-
Surgeon. Date of commission, 29th August,
1872.

In the Napier Rifle Volunteers.
Ensign John Close to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 14th February, 1872.
David Balharry to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 14th February, 1872.

In the Thames Rangers Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
Charles Alexander Robertson to be Honorary Cap-
tain. Date of commission, 3rd August, 1871.
Wilfred Gudgeon to be Honorary Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 3rd August, 1871.

In the Thames Engineer Volunteer Cadets.
Henry Thornton Rowe to be Honorary Captain. Date
of commission, 18th February, 1872.
Job Swales to be Honorary Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 17th July, 1872.
Joseph Champion to be Honorary Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 17th July, 1872.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commissions
held by
Sub-Lieutenant H. Gibson, Aramoho Cavalry Volun-
teers.
Ensign J. Pask, Porirua Rifle Volunteers.

Honorary Lieutenant F. Williams, St. John's College
(Auckland) Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
Honorary Sub-Lieutenant M. Lush, St. John's College
(Auckland) Rifle Volunteer Cadets.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 20th September, 1872.

THE following Report, relative to the issue to
of the Colonial Forces, of the New Zealand War
Medal, is published for general information.

E. W. STAFFORD

PROGRESS REPORT OF THE NEW ZEALAND WAR
MEDAL COMMISSIONERS.

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

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY, —

We, the Commissioners appointed by Commission
dated the 3rd day of September, 1872, to inquire into
and report on applications for the New Zealand
War Medal referred to us, have now the honor to
submit for your Excellency's consideration the
enclosed Rolls A, B, and C.

In Roll A are included the names of applicants for
the War Medal for services rendered prior to the
31st December, 1866, whose claims have been ad-
mitted by the Commissioners since their appointment;
Roll B contains the names of those applicants who
are entitled to the distinction for services rendered
subsequent to the 31st December, 1866; and in
Roll C, the names of deceased members of the
Colonial Forces whose relations have made applica-
tion for the War Medal; and we therefore respect-
fully submit this as a Progress Report.

JAMES PAUL.
DONALD H. MCBARNET.

Wellington, 11th September, 1872.

ROLL A.

NOMINAL RETURN of Officers and Men of the
Colonial Forces who have made application for the
New Zealand War Medal for services performed
prior to the 31st December, 1866, and whose claims
have been admitted by the Commissioners, since the
publication of the last Report, dated 17th May,
1872:—

Allan, Andrew J., Private, Taranaki Military Settlers
Allen, Thomas, Private, Taranaki Bushrangers
Andrews, William, Private, Taranaki Rifle Volunteers
Ashton, Edward, Private, Napier Militia
Atkinson, Arthur Samuel, Private, Taranaki Bushrangers
Bainbridge, Henry, Trooper, Colonial Defence Force
Banks, Alfred, Private, Hawke's Bay Military Settlers
Banks, George, Private, Hawke's Bay Military Settlers
Barriball, Henry, Private, Taranaki Militia
Batten, James, Private, Taranaki Militia
Bertrand, George, Private, Taranaki Volunteers
Bishop, A. E., Staff Bugler, Napier Militia
Bolton, Charles Edward, Trooper, Colonial Defence Force
Bolton, Hallowes Henry, Lance-Sergeant, 3rd Waikato
Regiment
Boggs, George, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment
Brooking, R., Private, Napier Militia
Brooking, William Francis, Taranaki Militia
Brosnan, Patrick, Private, Auckland Militia
Bullen, John, Sergeant, 1st Waikato Regiment
Carran, Henry, Sergeant, Forest Rangers
Catanach, John, Private, Napier Militia
Connell, Maurice, Trooper, Wanganui Yeomanry Cavalry
Crichton, William John, Corporal, Wanganui Yeomanry
Cavalry
Constable, William Samuel, Sergeant, Patea Rangers
Coombes, James, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment
Cunningham, James, Private, Napier Militia