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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

In the Invercargill Artillery Volunteers.
Charles Burcher Kingswell to be Second Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 27th May, 1876.

In the Riverton Rifle Volunteers.
John William Chapman to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 8th May, 1876.

In the North Dunedin Rifle Volunteers.
Charles Stephen Reeves to be Captain. Date of
commission, 12th Jannary, 1876.

DONALD MCLEAN.

Resignation of Volunteer Officer accepted.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commission
held by
Sub-Lieutenant J. Reynolds, Carterton Rifle
Volunteers.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of
The Cromwell (Otago) Rifle Volunteers. Date of
acceptance, 23rd February, 1876.
The Greymouth Cadets. Date of acceptance, 15th
June, 1876.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Appointment of Native Assessor.

Native Office,
Wellington, 19th June, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
RIHIA TE KANAE, of Cambridge, Waikato,
to be an Assessor of the Native Land Court of New
Zealand.
DONALD MCLEAN.

Interpreter appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 22nd June, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
GEORGE VAUSE,
of Onehunga, to be an Interpreter under the 12th
section of "The Native Lands Act, 1873."
DONALD MCLEAN.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1876.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
tenderers is published for general information.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.

WANGANUI-MANAWATU RAILWAY.
RANGITAWA CONTRACT.
Accepted.
A. Nathan and Jno. Wilkie, Wanganui
£ 9,958 6 8
Declined.
Thos. Denby, Wanganui...
9,996 4 4
S. Brown and Co., Wellington
11,900 0 0
Jno. Gwynneth, Wellington
11,972 16 9
Jne. Whitaker, Dunedin
12,896 17 2
Saunders and McKirdy, Wellington
18,722 13 8
Colonist's Aid Corporation, Feilding
15,011 10 7
James Lockie and Co., Wellington
15,727 10 4
Wm. Rowe, Turakina
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Surveyor-General appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 3rd July, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN TURNBULL THOMSON, Esq.,
to be Surveyor-General for the Colony of New Zea-
land, from the 1st of May, 1876.
H. A. ATKINSON.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE.

LOUISE SOPHIA ORAM, of New Brighton, in
the Province of Canterbury, Widow of
GEORGE ORAM, deceased, having made applica-
tion as Devisee under the Will of the said George
Oram to be registered as Proprietor of Rural Sec-
tions 4703, 5278, 6337, 16012, 16033, and 15836,
District of Christchurch, notice is hereby given,
that the Applicant will be registered as such pro-
prietor, unless caveat forbidding the same be entered
on or before the 12th day of January, 1877.
Dated this 30th day of June, 1876, at the Lands
Registry Office, Christchurch.
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GEO. B. DAVY,
District Land Registrar.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the several parcels
of land hereinafter described will be brought
under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act,
1870," unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same
in each case on or before the 12th day of August,
1876.
2610. EDWARD BALL. -Town of Timaru, 1
rood, Allotment No. 140. In occupation of the
Reverend Charles Ward and - Smith.
2693. HENRY NICHOLSON. - District of
Timaru, 60 acres, Rural Section No. 10828. In oc-
cupation of Applicant.
2694. THOMAS OWEN. - District of Christ-
church, 1 rood 13 perches, part of Rural Section No.
488. In occupation of Applicant.
2696. THE CANTERBURY and OTAGO AS-
SOCIATION (LIMITED), by its Attorney, George
Gray Russell. - District of Timaru, 90 acres, part
of Rural Section No. 3274. In occupation of said
Association.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 30th day of June, 1876, at the Lands
Registry Office, Christchurch.
321
GEO. B. DAVY,
District Land Registrar.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the parcel of land
hereinafter described will be brought under the
provisions of "The Land Transfer Act, 1870," unless
caveat be lodged forbidding the same within one
calendar month from the date of publication hereof
in the Gazette:-
HENRY WESTON. -Town Allotment No. 912,
New Plymouth, 1 rood 1 perch. In occupation of
Edward Cudlipp.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 27th day of June, 1876, at the Lands
Registry Office, New Plymouth.
320
A. S. DOUGLAS,
District Land Registrar.