THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 509

GRAHAM LORD GREENWOOD, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Ahaura, and

HENRY LUCAS, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Reefton, from and after the 1st August ultimo.
JOHN BATHGATE.

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
FULBERT ARCHER, Esq., of Timaru, Canter-
bury, and
SAMUEL YATES, Esq., of Parengarenga, Auckland,
to be Justices of the Peace for the Colony.
JOHN BATHGATE.

Justice of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
MICHAEL FRAER, Esq.,
Mayor of Cromwell, to be a Justice of the Peace
under "The Otago Municipal Corporations Em-
powering Act, 1865."
JOHN BATHGATE.

Appointment of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to make the under-mentioned appointments,
viz.:-

In the Nelson Artillery Volunteers.
The Reverend Richard Joshua Thorpe to be Honorary
Chaplain.

In the Stoke (Nelson) Rifle Volunteers.
Arthur Wellington Barnett to be Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 9th July, 1873.

In the No. 1 Company, Auckland Grammar School
Cadets.
Honorary Sub-Lieutenant Louis Von Tempsky to be
Honorary Lieutenant. Date of commission, 15th
August, 1873.
Tom Dashper Hannaford to be Honorary Sub-Lieu-
tenant. Date of commission, 15th August, 1873.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Resignation of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to accept the resignation of the commissions
held by the under-mentioned officers, viz.:-

Lieutenant S. H. Towgood, Alexandra Cavalry
Volunteers.
Lieutenant S. H. Matthews, No. 2 Company,
Auckland Rifle Brigade.
Lieutenant A. W. Barnett, Nelson (City) Rifle
Volunteers.
Honorary Lieutenant J. H. Balneavis, No. 1 Com-
pany, Auckland Grammar School Cadets.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Commission of Militia Officer cancelled.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
cancel the commission held by
Major William Finnimore, New Zealand Militia.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Resignation accepted.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 1st September, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to accept the resignation by
OLIVER SAMUEL, Esq.,
of the appointment held by him in the Secretary for
Crown Lands Department.
G. MAURICE O'RORKE.

Collector of Customs appointed at Tauranga.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 27th August, 1873.
IN pursuance of the powers delegated to the
Commissioner of Customs by His Excellency the
Governor,
DUGALD MCKELLAR, Esq.,
has been appointed Collector of Customs at the Port
of Tauranga.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

Inspector of Distilleries appointed.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 27th August, 1873.
IT is hereby notified, that
DUGALD MCKELLAR, Esq.,
Collector of Customs at the Port of Tauranga, has
been appointed an Inspector of Distilleries under
the provisions of "The Distillation Act, 1868."
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

Licensing Officer under Arms Act appointed at
Tauranga.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 27th August, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
DUGALD MCKELLAR, Esq.,
Collector of Customs at the Port of Tauranga, to be
a Licensing Officer under "The Arms Act, 1860."
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

Appointment of Coastwaiter at Stewart's Island.

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 30th August, 1873.
IN pursuance of the powers delegated to the Com-
missioner of Customs by His Excellency the
Governor,
JAMES BROWN GREIG, Esq.,
has been appointed Coastwaiter in the service of the
Customs Department at Stewart's Island.
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.