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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

of the Provincial Council of the Province of Canter-
bury for the Districts of Town of Akaroa, Wainui,
and The Bays.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th May, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN WHITE, Esq.,
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages, and of Births,
Deaths, and Marriages, for the District of Wairau,
as the same is defined in Proclamation of 8th day of
May, 1873, and published in the New Zealand Gazette,
No. 28, of 9th May, 1873.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
FRANK GUINNESS, Esq., R.M.,
of Collingwood, Nelson, to be a Coroner within the
Colony.
G. MAURICE O'RORKE,
Acting Minister of Justice.

Justice of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
PATRICK DIGNAN, Esq.,
of Auckland, to be a Justice of the Peace for the
Colony.
G. MAURICE O'RORKE,
Acting Minister of Justice.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
ALEXANDER SCLANDERS, Esq.,
of Nelson, of his appointment as a Justice of the
Peace for the Colony.
G. MAURICE O'RORKE,
Acting Minister of Justice.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th May, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
LAUCHLAN MCGILLIVRAY, Esq.,
of Riverton, Otago, of his appointment as a Justice
of the Peace for the Colony.
EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(in the absence of the Hon. Mr. O'Rorke).

Receiver of Land Revenue, Taranaki, appointed.

Treasury,
Wellington, 22nd April, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
RICHARD CHILMAN, Esq.,
to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Province of
Taranaki.
JULIUS VOGEL.

Notice under Section 12 of "The Public Revenues
Act, 1872."

Treasury,
Wellington, 1st May, 1874.

OFFICERS holding advances of Public Money are
hereby required to pay to the Public Account,
at the nearest branch of the Bank of New Zealand,
the total unexpended balances in their hands on or
before Saturday, the 30th day of May current, so as
to close absolutely all Advance Accounts on that
date, and forthwith to transmit the Bank Receipt for
such repayments to the Treasury at Wellington.

As respects disbursements which officers may re-
quire to make between the 1st and 27th June, special
requisitions for the amount required are to be made
on or after the 1st June by telegram, but such
requisitions are not to include provision for expendi-
ture of the financial year 1874-75. Sums required
for the service of that year are to be applied for by
post in the usual form.
JULIUS VOGEL.

Appointment of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1874.

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

In the No. 1. Company, Canterbury Engineer
Volunteers.
Charles Edward Stuart to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 20th February, 1874.

In the Sir George Grey Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
George Campbell to be Honorary Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 27th February, 1874.
Harry Pearce to be Honorary Sub-Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 27th February, 1874.

In the Stoke Rifle Volunteer Cadets.
George Freeman Martin to be Honorary Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 8th April, 1874.
DANIEL POLLEN,
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Resignation of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to accept the resignation of the commissions
held by the under-mentioned officers, viz.,-

Major Alfred Ross, Commanding Administrative
Battalion, Rifle Volunteers.
Captain W. J. Baillie, Picton Company, Marl-
borough Rangers Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant C. E. Stuart, No. 9 Company, Canter-
bury Rifle Volunteers.
Honorary Lieutenant C. L. Russell, Auckland
Engineer Volunteer Cadets.
DANIEL POLLEN,
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).