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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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LIBRARY.
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to the Contractor.

G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

Justice of the Peace appointed.

Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 28th January, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WILLIAM HUTCHISON, Esq.,
of Wanganui, to be a Justice of the Peace for the
Colony.

JOHN BATHGATE.

Clerk of Resident Magistrate's Court.

Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 25th January, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
ARTHUR CHILLAS HENDERSON, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Invercargill. This appointment dates from the 2nd
December, 1872.

JOHN BATHGATE.

Rules relative to Remission of Sentences of Prisoners
confined in Gaols and Penal Establishments in
New Zealand.

1. PETITIONS from Prisoners for remission of
   sentences on the ground of industry and good
   conduct will be entertained after the expiration of
   the following proportions of their sentences:---
   Several sentences for less than Six Months each,
   if amounting in the aggregate to Six Months
   or upwards; and sentences of Six Months, and
   not exceeding Twelve Months, Four-fifths.
   Sentences exceeding Twelve Months, and not
   exceeding Two Years, Three-fourths.
   Sentences of upwards of Two Years, Two-thirds.
   Sentences for Life, Ten Years.

2. Such Petitions shall be forwarded by the Gaoler
   to the Judge or Justice who sentenced the prisoner,
   who will forward the same with his report thereon,
   if a Judge of the Supreme Court, to the Colonial
   Secretary, or if a Judge of a District Court, or a
   Magistrate, to the Minister of Justice, for the con-
   sideration of His Excellency the Governor. Such
   Petitions must be accompanied by a Report from the
   Gaoler stating whether the conduct of the Applicant
   has been (1) "ordinary," (2) "good," or (3) "very
   good," during the period of his imprisonment;
   whether he has been habitually industrious; what
   misconduct, if any, he has been guilty of, and the
   Punishment awarded therefor; and whether he has
   been previously convicted either in this Colony or
   elsewhere, all of which circumstances will be taken
   into consideration in granting a remission of sentence.
   The Gaoler must also procure and send with his
   report a certificate from a Visiting Justice, to the
   effect that he believes the Gaoler's report to be
   correct.

3. Petitions for remission on other grounds than
   that of industry and good conduct may be made at
   any time, and should be transmitted in the same
   manner.

JOHN BATHGATE.

Office of the Minister of Justice,
Wellington, 29th January, 1873.

Militia and Volunteer Appointments, &c.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th January, 1873.

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

In the New Zealand Militia.
John William Theodore Lechner to be Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 14th December, 1872.

In the Turakina Cavalry Volunteers.
Frank Yates Lethbridge to be Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 3rd June, 1872.

In the Turakina Rifle Volunteers.
Felix O'Sullivan McCarthy to be Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 17th August, 1872.

In the Auckland Naval Volunteers.
Henry Chapman to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 30th August, 1871.
Robert Wells to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 30th August, 1871.

In the No. 1 Company, Auckland Grammar School
Cadets.
Honorary Sub-Lieutenant John Balneavis to be
Honorary Lieutenant. Date of commission, 12th
November, 1872.
Louis Von Tempsky to be Honorary Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 12th November, 1872.

In the No. 2 Company, Auckland Grammar School
Cadets.
Thomas Mackay to be Honorary Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 16th December, 1872.

JOHN BATHGATE,
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Resignation of Commissions.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th January, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commissions held
by the under-mentioned officers, viz. :-
Lieutenant J. W. T. Lechner, No. 1 Company,
Hauraki Rifle Volunteers;
Sub-Lieutenant J. Quinton, No. 1 Company, Hau-
raki Rifle Volunteers;
Honorary Lieutenant W. Ratcliffe, Auckland Rifle
Volunteer Brigade Cadets;
Honorary Lieutenant A. Stichbury, No. 1 Com-
pany, Auckland Grammar School Cadets;