THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1233

to be a Member of the Licensing Courts for the
Districts of Petane and Town of Napier, vice R.
Stuart, Esq., appointed Chairman; and
ALEXANDER SCOTT DUNCAN, Esq., J.P.,
to be a Member of the Licensing Courts for the
Districts of Town of Havelock and Pelorus, vice W.
Pickering, Esq., deceased.
JOHN SHEEHAN.

Justice of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOHN GARMSON, Esq.,
Mayor of North Invercargill, to be a Justice of the
Peace under "The Otago Municipal Corporations
Empowering Act, 1865."
JOHN SHEEHAN.

Clerk of District Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOSEPH JOHN FREETH, Esq.,
to be Clerk at Greytown and Masterton of the
District Court of Wellington.
JOHN SHEEHAN.

Clerk of Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

HORATIO NELSON FIRTH
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Havelock, and Clerk of the Licensing Courts for the
Districts of Pelorus and Town of Havelock, from the
1st instant, vice H. L. N. Clarke, resigned.
JOHN SHEEHAN,

Accountant in Bankruptcy appointed, &c.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that Mr. District Judge
Weston has appointed

THOMAS LEE, Esq.,
of Reefton, to be a Certificated Accountant in Bank-
ruptcy; and has, at their own request, revoked the
appointments of

ARTHUR D'OYLEY BAYFIELD, Esq., of Reefton,
and
SAMUEL CROMBIE BROWN, Esq., of Kumara,
as Certificated Accountants in Bankruptcy under
"The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876."
JOHN SHEEHAN.

Appointment of Volunteer Officer.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned appointment, viz. :-

In the Timaru Artillery Volunteers.
John Reed Wardle to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 24th July, 1878.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Appointment of Constabulary Officer.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1878.

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

The Armed Constabulary.
Sydney Augustus Berkeley Capel, late 1st Class
Sub-Inspector to be Sub-Inspector. Date of com-
mission, 1st September, 1878.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Interpreters appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 30th August, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

HENRY STANAWAY,
of Kaipara, and
ALFRED FRANCIS PUCKEY,
of the Thames, to be Interpreters under the twelfth
section of "The Native Land Act, 1873."
JOHN SHEEHAN.

Authority to Frank.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

THE STORES MANAGER, CONSTRUCTED RAILWAYS
DEPARTMENT, NORTH ISLAND,
to frank, free from the prepayment of postage, letters
and parcels posted on the public service.
J. T. FISHER,
Postmaster-General.

Assessor appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

TARE TEIHOKA
to be an Assessor under "The Resident Magistrates
Act, 1877," for the District of Kaiapoi.
JOHN SHEEHAN.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 23 of 1878.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 27th August, 1878.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from
the Marine Board, New South Wales, is pub-
lished for general information.

G. GREY.

It is hereby notified that a temporary light will be
shown from the Flag-staff on the South Solitary
Island from sunset to sunrise, which will be visible
all round the horizon, on and after the night of
Monday, the 19th of August, until the permanent
light is exhibited.

FRANCIS HIXSON,
President.

Office of the Marine Board of New South Wales,
Sydney, 15th August, 1878.