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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand and its Dependencies,
and Vice-Admiral of the same; at Wel-
lington, this fifteenth day of Decem-
ber, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-five.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Resignation of Registration and Returning Officer
accepted.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by

JAMES TOWNSEND EDWARDS, Esq.,
of his appointments as Registration and Returning
Officer for the Election of Members of the House of
Representatives for the Districts of Wanganui and
Rangitikei.

DANIEL POLLEN.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Returning Officers appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be
Returning Officers for the Election of Members of
the House of Representatives for the districts set
opposite their names, viz.,-

MARCUS FURLONG SOUTH, Esq., Wanganui.
ALFRED ROSS, Esq., Rangitikei.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Free Pardon to an Accomplice.

NOTICE.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 10th December, 1875.

WHEREAS it is supposed that the Premises of
Mr. A. W. Wright, Furniture Dealer, in
High Street, Christchurch, were set on fire on the
night of the 22nd November ultimo by the act of an
Incendiary or Incendiaries: This is to notify that
His Excellency the Governor will grant a free
pardon to any person implicated in the said act, not
being a principal offender, who shall give such
information as will lead to the apprehension and
conviction of any one or more of the other offenders.

DANIEL POLLEN,
(for the Minister of Justice).

Name and Address of General Manager of Kaipara
to Riverhead Railway registered.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1875.

IT is hereby notified for public information that, in
accordance with the provisions of "The Rail-
ways Regulation and Inspection Act, 1873," the
name and address of the person mentioned in the
first column of the Schedule hereto has been regis-
tered in the office of the Colonial Secretary, at
Wellington, for the Railway mentioned in the second
column of the said Schedule, and set opposite such
name.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of December,
1875.

DANIEL POLLEN.

SCHEDULE.

Name and Address of
General Manager. Name of Railway.

Thomas Ronayne, Helensville. Kaipara to Riverhead.

Appointment of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1875.

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

In the Hobson Rifle Volunteers.
-Peter Dignan to be Captain. Date of commission,
12th January, 1875.
William George Connolly to be Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 19th January, 1875.

In the West Taieri Rifle Volunteers.
Sub-Lieutenant Thomas Henry Blatch to be Lieu-
tenant. Date of commission, 28th September,
1875.

H. A. ATKINSON,
(for the Native Minister).

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th December, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue Letters of Naturalization, under "The
Aliens Act, 1866," in favour of the under-mentioned
persons, viz.,

Resignation of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1875.

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

Captain J. Old, Wairoa (Patea), Light Horse
Volunteers.
Captain F. W. Wade, Invercargill Rifle Volun-
teers.
Captain J. S. Worthington, Queenstown Rifle
Volunteers.
Lieutenant R. Fergusson, Invercargill Rifle Volun-
teers.
Lieutenant D. Powell, Queenstown Rifle Volun-
teers.
Sub-Lieutenant D. Macrorie, Invercargill Rifle
Volunteers.
Sub-Lieutenant G. M. Ross, Queenstown Rifle
Volunteers.
Sub-Lieutenant B. Dasent, Waikouaiti Rifle Volun-
teers.

H. A. ATKINSON,
(for the Native Minister).