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Aramairi, thence to the Kai Iwi Stream, thence to a
hill called Kai Hoka Hoka, thence along the same
range to Ruawaihia, thence to the Mangaiti Stream,
following that stream until it strikes a spur, then up
that spur and along the range to a hill called
Kaitangata, thence to another hill called Kaitangata,
thence to the Kauarapaoa Stream and down the
course of that stream to the Whanganui River,
thence by a line to a hill called Tokamaru, thence to a
hill called Tuahiwi thence to a hill called Pukehinau,
thence to a hill called Rakautaua thence to a hill
called Rawaho and thence to the Kai Iwi Stream,
along the course of the said stream to the junction of
the Ruakorera Creek along the course of that creek
to a place called Mohero, thence to the Areihuka
hill, thence to the little Mangaone Creek, following
the course of that creek to its junction with the
Mangaone Creek, thence along the course of that
creek to its source, thence to a hill called Ratamaru-
maru, thence to another hill called Ratamarumaru
and to a third hill called Ratamarumaru, thence along
the Tirotiromoana Range and the Ngaruapekapeka
Range to the starting point.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl
of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and
Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the
County of York, in the Peerage of the
United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave
of New Ross, in the County of Wexford,
in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of
Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy
Council; Knight Commander of the Most
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Saint George; Governor and Commander-
in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand and its Dependencies,
and Vice-Admiral of the same; and
issued under the Seal of the said Colony,
at Auckland, this eighteenth day of April,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-six.
H. A. ATKINSON.

Draftsman in Land Transfer Office appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN WILLIAM DAVIS, Esq.,
to be Draftsman in the Office of the Registrar-
General of Land, and in the Land Transfer Office,
Christchurch, from the 1st January, 1876.
CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Clerk in Deeds Registry appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
EDWARD LOCKYER INGPEN, Esq.,
to be a Clerk in the Deeds Registry, Napier, from
the 15th February, 1876.
CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Clerk and Draftsman in Land Transfer Office
resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by

ERNST NICHOLAS WILBERG, Esq.,
of his appointment as Clerk and Draftsman in the
Land Transfer Office, Christchurch, from the 23rd
March, 1876.
CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Appointment of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st May, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned promotions and
appointments, viz.,-

In the Wairoa (Auckland) Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Robert Bain to be Captain. Date of
commission, 17th February, 1876.
Daniel Crawford to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 17th February, 1876.

In the No. 2 Company, Hauraki Rifle Volunteers.
Edward Brownlow to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 5th August, 1875.

In the Nelson (City) Rifles Volunteers.
George Hodgson to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 15th March, 1876.

In the Arrowtown Rifle Volunteers.
John Thomas Hornsby to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 20th November, 1875.
Edward Donoghue to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 20th November, 1875.

In the Queenstown Rifle Volunteers.
Josiah Rogers to be Lieutenant. Date of commission,
22nd November, 1875.
Alfred Clark to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 22nd November, 1875.

In the Dunedin District School Cadets.
William Murray to be Captain. Date of commission,
25th February, 1876.

In the Hokitika Cadets.
Mathew Lewis Beresford Nelly to be Captain. Date
of commission, 27th January, 1876.
H. A. ATKINSON,
(in the absence of Sir D. McLean).

Resignation of Militia and Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st May, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commissions
held by
Captain J. A'Deane, New Zealand Militia.
Captain R. Gardiner, Wairoa (Hawke's Bay)
Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant W. D. Bush, Nixon Light Horse
Volunteers.
Lieutenant U. V. Richards, Timaru Artillery
Volunteers.
Second Lieutenant R. Wesney, Invercargill Artil-
lery Volunteers.
H. A. ATKINSON,
(in the absence of Sir D. McLean).

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st May, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of the under-mentioned
corps, viz.,-