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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Masterton Highway District, in place of Mr. Alpass,
resigned.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Managers of South Rakaia Cemetery appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint, under section 1 of "The Cemeteries
Reserves Management Ordinance, 1870," of the late
Province of Canterbury, —

WILLIAM ALEXANDER BROWN, Esq., Chairman,
WILLIAM KEMBLE, Esq.,
CHARLES LAKE, Esq.,
EDWIN CLARK, Esq.,
JAMES BRUCE, Esq.,
GEORGE SHELLOCK, Esq., and
GEORGE ROBINSON, Esq.,

to be Managers of the South Rakaia Cemetery, in the
County of Ashburton.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1877.

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., —

DANIEL POLLEN.

Visiting Justice appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 4th August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint

GEORGE WILLIAMSON HALL, Esq., J.P.,

to be a Visiting Justice of the Prison at Addington,
vice W. Rolleston, Esq.
This appointment is in lieu of that notified in the
New Zealand Gazette of the 19th ultimo.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Visiting Justice appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 4th August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

HENRY RICHARD WEBB, Esq., J.P.,

to be a Visiting Justice of the Prison at Lyttelton,
vice W. Rolleston, Esq., resigned.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Justice of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 4th August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM BARR, Esq.,

Mayor of Mornington, to be a Justice of the Peace
under "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876."

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Justices of the Peace re-appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
re-appoint

LOUIS WILLIAM BUSCH, Esq.,

Mayor of Naseby,

CHARLES HAYNES, Esq.,

Mayor of Palmerston, Otago, and

ANDREW MCKINNON, Esq.,

Mayor of Port Chalmers, to be Justices of the Peace
under "The Otago Municipal Corporations Em-
powering Act, 1865."

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Clerk of Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM MATRAVERS

to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's and
Licensing Courts for the Districts of Maketu, vice
C. P. Sisson, transferred.

CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Appointment of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1877.

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

In the Greymouth Rangers Rifle Volunteers.
George Simpson Smith to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 24th May, 1876.

In the Invercargill Artillery Cadets.
Lieutenant James Thomson, Invercargill Artillery
Volunteers, to be Captain. Date of commission,
5th April, 1877.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of the under-mentioned
corps, viz., —

The Cook County Rifle Volunteers. Date of
acceptance, 23rd July, 1877.
The Port Chalmers Naval Volunteer Cadets.
Date of acceptance, 24th July, 1877.
And to alter the designation of the "Blenheim
Cadets" to the "Blenheim School Cadets."

DANIEL POLLEN.

Resignation of Militia and Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1877.

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

Major W. Brassey, New Zealand Militia.
Major N. Y. A. Wales, as Captain No. 1 (City
Guards) Company, Otago Rifle Volunteers.
Captain M. R. Bree, Invercargill Artillery Cadets.
Lieutenant J. H. A. Lyell, Greymouth Rangers
Rifle Volunteers.

DANIEL POLLEN.