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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Aliens Act, 1866," in favour of the under-mentioned
persons, viz.,-

G. S. WHITMORE.

Chairman of Licensing Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 28th November, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

RICHMOND BEETHAM, Esq., R.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Courts for the Dis-
tricts of Petane and Town of Napier, vice R. Stuart,
Esq., resigned.

JOHN SHEEHAN.

Clerk of Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st November, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

ERNEST CHARLES KELLING, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's and Warden's
Courts at Ahaura, and Clerk of the Licensing Court
for the District of Grey Valley, vice J. McMyn,
resigned.

JOHN SHEEHAN.

Member of Licensing Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 24th November, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint

FREDERICK CHARLES GERMANN, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Licensing Courts for the
Districts of Mangapiko and Rangiaohia, vice R.
Parker, Esq., deceased.

JOHN SHEEHAN.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 24th November, 1877.

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

Hon. HENRY DE BOHUN DEVEREUX,
of Mahurangi, Auckland, of his appointment as a
Justice of the Peace for the colony.

JOHN SHEEHAN.

Resignation of Volunteer Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th November; 1877.

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

Captain M. L. Nelly, Hokitika Cadets.
Lieutenant R. Yeatts, Kaiwharawhara Rifle Volun-
teers.
Sub-Lieutenant J. Harris, Kaiwharawhara Rifle
Volunteers.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th November, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been this day
pleased to accept the services of
The Onehunga Rifle Volunteers. Date of accept-
ance, 26th June, 1877.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Appointment of Volunteer Officer.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned appointment :--
In the Wellington Artillery Volunteers.
William Sefton Moorhouse to be Captain. Date of
Commission, 14th September, 1877.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Appointment of Armed Constabulary Officers.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1877.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to make the under-mentioned promotion and
appointment in

The Armed Constabulary Force.
Second Class Sub-Inspector John Taylor Marshall
to be Sub-Inspector, First Class. Date of com-
mission, 1st December, 1877.
Captain William Bazire Messenger (New Zealand
Militia) to be Sub-Inspector, First Class, vice
Rowan, resigned. Date of commission, 1st
December, 1877.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Appointment of Chief Postmasters.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 28th November, 1877.

IN virtue of the powers delegated to the Postmaster-
General by His Excellency the Governor, the
following appointments have been made in the
Postal Service of the colony, to date from the
16th instant :--

SYDNEY JOHNSTON DICK, Esq.,
to be Chief Postmaster for the Postal District of
Canterbury, vice J. J. FitzGibbon, Esq., deceased;
ROBERT KIRTON, Esq.,
to be Chief Postmaster for the Postal District of
Nelson, vice S. J. Dick, Esq.;
EDMUND COOK, Esq.,
to be Chief Postmaster for the Postal District of
Hokitika, vice R. Kirton, Esq.; and
JAMES EMILIUS CONEY, Esq.,
to be Chief Postmaster for the Postal District of
Thames, vice Edmund Cook, Esq.

J. T. FISHER.

Post Office opened.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 28th November, 1877.

IT is notified for general information that a Branch
Post Office will be opened at

THE PORT, NELSON,
on the 1st of December proximo, which will be an
office of the Second Class for the exchange of separate
mails, and other purposes, within the meaning of the
first clause of the Postal Regulations of the 29th
December, 1874.

J. T. FISHER.