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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Thomas Stirrup Webb, Esq.,-Wairoa and Manga-
pai.
Harcourt Richard Aubrey, Esq.,-Whangarei.
Edward Marsh Williams, Esq.,-Hokianga and
Bay of Islands.
William Bertram White, Esq.,-Mongonui.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Purchase of Horses by Indian Government.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th August, 1873.
WITH reference to the notification published in
May, 1873, the following Letter, received from the
Government of India, on the subject of the purchase
of Colonial Horses in Calcutta, is published for
general information.
DANIEL POLLEN.

No. 559.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Military Department,
Fort William, the 19th June, 1873.
SIR, —I am desired by the Right Honorable the
Governor-General in Council to forward for general
information the accompanying notice,* restricting the
purchase of Colonial horses in Calcutta to the
period between the 1st October and the 31st March
annually.

I am, &c.,
E. H. H. COLLEN, Lieut., R. A.,
Officiating Assistant Secretary to the
Government of India.
To the Colonial Secretary, New Zealand.

NOTICE.

1. The Government of India having found it ex-
   pedient to restrict the purchase of Colonial horses in
   Calcutta to the period between the 1st of October
   and 31st March annually, notice is hereby given,
   that, except under very exceptional circumstances,
   the Government purchasing Agents will cease opera-
   tions from the 1st of April, 1874, and on the same
   date in successive years, resuming purchases on 1st
   October.
2. Shippers and dealers are therefore invited to
   make early arrangements for supplying the market
   within the period above indicated.

• Paras. 1 and 2 of enclosure of No. 688, dated 22nd May,
  1873, from President Special Stud Commission.

Clerk Resident Magistrate's Court appointed.

Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 7th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN MUNRO FRASER
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Hokianga.
JOHN BATHGATE.

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 9th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
LOUIS WILLIAM BUSCH, Esq., Mayor of Naseby;
PETER CUNNINGHAME, Esq., Mayor of Milton;
EDWARD HERBERT, Esq., Mayor of Lawrence; and
THOMAS SLATER PRATT, Esq., Mayor of West
Hawksbury, Otago.
to be Justices of the Peace under "The Otago
Municipal Corporations Empowering Act, 1865."
JOHN BATHGATE.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 7th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
MICHAEL FITZGERALD, Esq.,
of Napier, of his appointment as a Justice of the
Peace for the Colony.
JOHN BATHGATE.

Coroner resigned.

Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 7th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to accept the resignation by
VINCENT PYKE, Esq.,
of his appointment as a Coroner within the Colony.
JOHN BATHGATE.

Appointment of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 12th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to make the under-mentioned appointments,
viz.:-
In the North Dunedin Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
John McCallum to be Honorary Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 7th October, 1872.
John Eustace to be Honorary Sub-Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 7th October, 1872.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Resignation of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 12th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to accept the resignation of the commissions
held by the under-mentioned officers, viz. :-
Lieutenant J. Bennett, Wairarapa Cavalry Volun-
teers.
Lieutenant H. E. de Bathe Brandon, Wellington
Artillery Volunteers.
Honorary Lieutenant R. L. Maclean, No. 2 Com-
pany Auckland Grammar School Rifle Volunteer
Cadets.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Depositary of Duty Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 11th August, 1873.
IT is notified for public information, that
Mr. A. D. WILLIS,
Stationer, of Wanganui, has been appointed a De-
positary of Duty Stamps.
JOHN BATHGATE.

Deputy Harbour Master appointed.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 8th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN ORKNEY
to be Deputy Harbour Master for the Port of
Dunedin.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS.