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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1877.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
disband the under-mentioned corps, viz.:-
The Taranaki Light Horse Volunteers.
The Masterton Rifle Volunteers.
The under-mentioned gentlemen have therefore
ceased to hold the rank of officers, their commis-
sions having, under the provisions of "The Volun-
teer Act, 1865," lapsed :-
Captain F. J. Mace (New Zealand Militia), late
Captain, Taranaki Light Horse Volunteers.
Walter Perry, Esq., late Captain, Masterton Rifle
Volunteers.
George Dye Draper, Esq., late Lieutenant,
Taranaki Light Horse Volunteers.
Henry Bentley, Esq., late Lieutenant, Masterton
Rifle Volunteers.
Oliver Oxenham, Esq., late Sub-Lieutenant,
Taranaki Light Horse Volunteers.
Richard Tankersley, Esq., late Sub-Lieutenant,
Masterton Rifle Volunteers.
Surgeon P. J. O'Carroll (New Zealand Militia),
late Honorary Assistant Surgeon, Taranaki
Light Horse Volunteers.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Services of Gaoler dispensed with.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1877.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
dispense with the services of
Sergeant HENRY BROWNLOW,
Armed Constabulary Force, as Gaoler at Gisborne.
DANIEL POLLEN.

Interpreter appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 14th May, 1877.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WILLIAM SCOTT GREENE, Esq.,
of Gisborne, to be an Interpreter under the 12th
section of "The Native Land Act, 1873."
DANIEL POLLEN.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 15 of 1877.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 10th May, 1877.
THE following notice to Mariners, received from
the Superintendent of Marine Surveys, Calcutta,
is published for general information.
GEORGE MCLEAN.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.----DEPARTMENT OF
REVENUE, AGRICULTURE, AND COMMERCE.

NOTICE TO MARINERS (NO. 1).
Hindostan-West Coast-Kurrachee.
Intended Alteration in Manora Point Lighthouse.

The Harbour authorities at Kurrachee have noti-
fied the following intended alteration to be made in
the lighthouse at Manora Point.
As early as practicable after the 1st July, 1877,

I the present light will be replaced by a revolving
dioptric white light of the first order, elevated 150
feet above the sea level, and in clear weather should
be seen from a distance of 20 miles.
The light tower, 52 feet high, adjoining the south-
west bastion of Manora fort, will be round, and built
of white stone.
Position, Lat. 24° 47' 51" N., Long. 66° 58′ 15″ E.
Further particulars and notice will be given of the
date of the exhibition of the light.
JOHN HENRY ELLIS, Staff Comdr., R.N.,
Deputy Superintendent, Marine Survey of India.
Marine Survey Department,
Calcutta, 20th March, 1877.

This Notice will affect the following Admiralty
Charts:-Kurrachee harbour, No. 40; Indus tidal
channels from Manora point to Kaha River, No. 41;
Sindh and Kutch Coast, No. 42; Maskat to Kurra-
chee, No. 38; Kurrachee to Vingorla, No. 826; and
Indian Ocean, northern portion, No. 7486: also
Admiralty list of lights in South Africa, East Indies,
&c., 1877; the West Coast of Hindostan Pilot, page
237; the Supplement to the Persian Gulf Pilot, page
24; the Indian Marine Survey Light List, 1877, No.
10; and Taylor's Sailing Directory, Vol. I., pages
309 and 334.
If this Notice is received on board ship, the sub-
stance of it should be inserted on the Charts affected
by it, and introduced into the Sailing Directions to
which it relates.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 16 of 1877.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 11th May, 1877.
THE following sailing directions for entering
Kaipara Harbour, received from the Harbour
Master at Kaipara, are published for general
information.
GEO. MCLEAN.

Kaipara Harbour.

Harbour Office,
Kaipara, 1st May, 1877.
SIR,-I have the honor to forward to you the Line
of Bearings of the Beacons at the outer North Head
of this Port.
The Line of Bearing from seaward is North East
North, and vessels bound into Kaipara should,
before coming to the bar, bring the Beacon and
Signalman's house in a line on the above Bearing,
which will lead a vessel in over the bar in not less
than seven fathoms.
I have, &c.,
JAS. LAWRIE,
Harbour Master.
The Secretary, H.M. Customs, Wellington.

Authority to Frank and Receive.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 15th May, 1877.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize
THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER OF SOUTHERN
RAILWAYS
to frank and receive, free from the prepayment of
postage, letters and parcels posted on the public
service from officers of the Railway Department.
GEO. MCLEAN,
Postmaster-General.