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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st July, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
discontinue the services of
The Auckland Artillery Volunteers,
at their own request; and to disband
The No. 1 Company, Hauraki Rifle Volunteers.

The under-mentioned gentlemen have therefore
ceased to hold the rank of officers in the Volunteer
Force, their commissions having, under the provisions
of "The Volunteer Act, 1865," lapsed :-
Edward Henry Featon, Esq., late Captain, Auckland
Artillery Volunteers.
Francis Lipsey, Esq., late Captain, No. 1 Company,
Hauraki Rifle Volunteers.
Albert Edward Tyrrell Devore, Esq., late Lieu-
tenant, Auckland Artillery Volunteers.
James Quinton, Esq., late Lieutenant, No. 1
pany, Hauraki Rifle Volunteers.

DANIEL POLLEN,
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Designation of Volunteer Corps changed.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st July, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
alter the designation of
The No. 1 Company, Auckland Rifle Volunteers,
to
The Auckland Artillery Volunteers.

DANIEL POLLEN,
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Authority to frank.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize
The PROVINCIAL SECRETARY of WESTLAND
to frank free from prepayment of postage letters
and packets posted on the Public Service.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Post Office at Gisborne constituted an Office of
the Second Class.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1874.

IT is notified for general information, that on and
after the 1st July proximo, the Post Office at
GISBORNE
will be constituted an office of the Second Class for
the exchange of separate Mails and other purposes,
within the meaning of the 22nd clause of the Postal
Regulations of the 16th July, 1867.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Money Order Offices.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 1st July, 1874.

THE following Notice, received from the General
Post Office, London, is published for general
information.

By order.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
ENGLAND.

On the 1st of May the following alterations will
be made, viz., -`

1. Money Order Offices will be opened in
   London at-
   Wormwood Street
   Postal
   District.
   E.C.
2. Money Order Offices will be opened in the
   Country at-
   Head Office.
   County.
   Bridge Street R.O.... Burton-on-Trent Stafford.
   Curry Rivel
   Taunton
   Somerset.
   East Bute Docks B.O. Cardiff
   Cardigan.
   Elmdon
   Saffron Walden... Essex.
   Garn Dolbenmaen ... R.S.O.
   Carnarvon.
   Great Clowes Street Manchester
   Lancaster.
   R.O.
   Great Staughton
   St. Neots
   Hunts.
   Herongate
   Brentwood
   Essex.
   Hightown
   Normanton
   York.
   Kintbury
   Hungerford
   Berks.
   Llanybyther
   R.S.O.
   Carmarthen.
   Lodsworth
   Petworth
   Sussex.
   Longfleet R.O.
   Poole
   Dorset.
   Rippingale
   Bourne
   Lincoln.
   St. Margaret's-at - Dover
   Kent.
   Cliffe
   Skinningrove
   Saltburn-by-the- York.
   Sea
   South Lynn R.O.
   Lynn
   Norfolk.
   Upton
   Birkenhead
   Chester.
   Urmston
   Manchester
   Lancaster.
   Washington Road Sheffield
   York.
   R.O.
   West Buckland
   South Molton
   Devon.
   West Cross
   Swansea
   Glamorgan.
   West End
   Slough
   Bucks.

SCOTLAND.
3. Money Order Offices will be opened at-
Balerne
Head Office.
County.
Currie S.O.
Mid-Lothian
Sauchiehall Street (No.
84) R.O.
Glasgow
Lanark
Tyree
Oban
Argyle
4. The Office at Osborne Buildings R.O. (Glasgow)
will be abolished.

General Post Office, London,
27th April, 1874.

Free Pardon to an Accomplice.

General Government Offices,
Auckland, 12th June, 1874.

WHEREAS on the night of the 11th instant, the
Premises of Messrs. Must and Co., Merchants,
situate in Shortland Street, in the City of Auckland,
were wilfully and maliciously set on fire. This is to
notify that His Excellency the Governor will be
advised to grant a Free Pardon to any accomplice
(not being the person who actually set fire to the
premises) who shall give such information as will
lead to the apprehension and conviction of the incen-
diary.

G. MAURICE O'RORKE,
Acting Minister of Justice.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 16 of 1874.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 29th June, 1874.

THE following Hydrographical Memorandum,
received from the Commodore Commanding