THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1711

Formation of Regiment of Volunteer Artillery.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1878.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
form the Volunteer Artillery Corps into an
Administrative Battalion, under the title of
THE NEW ZEALAND REGIMENT OF VOLUNTEER
ARTILLERY,
the several batteries of which to be designated as
follows:-

Auckland ... ... ... A Battery.
Dunedin ... ... ... B "
Timaru ... ... ... C "
Wellington ... ... ... D "
Christchurch ... ... ... E "
Napier ... ... ... F "
Invercargill ... ... ... G "
Nelson ... ... ... H "
Oamaru ... ... ... I "
Cook County ... ... ... J "

G. S. WHITMORE.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 32 of 1878.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1878.

T HE following Notice to Mariners, received from
the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, Mel-
bourne, is published for general information.
J. BALLANCE.

PORT PHILLIP.

T HE accompanying notice is published for general
information.
PETER LALOR,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Melbourne, 7th November, 1878.

NAVIGATION OF WEST CHANNEL, PORT PHILLIP
BAY—SHOAL NEAR TO AND TO THE NORTHWARD
OF SWAN SPIT LIGHTHOUSE.

PILOTS, masters of vessels, and others are informed
that the knoll reported on the 22nd May, 1876, is
extending to the eastward. A recent sounding has
been taken, and only 14\u00bd feet was obtained at low
water at a distance of 135 feet due east from the
present position of the buoy.

The black cask buoy will be moored to mark the
eastern extremity of the knoll.

Vessels, during the day or night, should not ap-
proach the Swan Spit Lighthouse nearer than two
cables and a half in passing.

CHARLES B. PAYNE,
Chief Harbourmaster.

Members of Otago Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 4th December, 1878.

T is hereby notified that His Excellency the
Governor has, in pursuance of the provisions
of "The Otago Harbour Board Act, 1876," been
pleased to appoint

The Hon. WILLIAM HUNTER REYNOLDS, and
ALEXANDER BURT, Esq., J.P.,
to be Members of the Otago Harbour Board, from
the 1st of January next.

J. BALLANCE.

Appointment of Immigration Commissioner.

Immigration Office,
Wellington, 4th December, 1878.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

PATRICK JOSEPH O'CARROLL, L.R.C.S. Irel.,
to be a Member of the Commission to inspect and
report upon the State and Condition of Immigrants
and Immigrant Ships upon their arrival at the Port
of New Plymouth.

ROBERT STOUT,
Minister of Immigration.

Appointment of Immigration Commissioner.

Immigration Office,
Wellington, 4th December, 1878.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

RICHMOND BEETHAM, Esq., R.M.,
to be a Member of the Commission to inspect and
report upon the State and Condition of Immigrants
and Immigrant Ships upon their arrival at the Port
of Timaru.

ROBERT STOUT,
Minister of Immigration.

Governors of Wellington College appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 4th December, 1878.

I N terms of "The Wellington College Act, 1877,"
His Excellency the Governor in Council has been
pleased to appoint

JAMES HECTOR, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., and
WILLIAM HUTCHISON, Esq.,
to be Governors of the Wellington College, vice W.
W. Taylor, Esq., and the Hon. Sir William Fitzher-
bert, K.C.M.G., resigned.

J. BALLANCE.

Trustees under "The Walsh and Others Pension
Act, 1877," appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1878.

I T is hereby notified that His Excellency the Go-
vernor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES WILLIAM BAKER, Esq., of Wanganui,
Sheepfarmer; and
WILMOT POWELL, Esq., also of Wanganui,
Merchant,
Trustees, in pursuance of "The Walsh and Others
Pension Act Amendment Act, 1877," for Ellen Anne
Hewett and her children.
Such appointment to date from the 14th day of
November, 1878.

ROBERT STOUT,
Minister of Lands.

Alterations and Additions to the Rates for the Con-
veyance, Delivery, and Storage of Goods, Parcels,
&c., on all the New Zealand Railways.

I N accordance with the By-laws for the New Zea-
land Railways, fixed by Order in Council dated
the 17th day of April, 1877, the following alterations
and additions to the rates for the conveyance, de-
livery, and storage of goods, parcels, &c., on all the
New Zealand Railways are hereby declared to be
fixed, and shall come into force as stated below.

SCHOOL TICKETS.

All previous rates for school tickets are hereby
cancelled.