THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
57

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1879.

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.:-

J. T. FISHER,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)

Resident Magistrate appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

GEORGE LILLY MELLISH, Esq., R.M.,
to be a Resident Magistrate for the District of
Lyttelton, with jurisdiction to £100.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Justice.)

Certificated Accountants in Bankruptcy appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1879.

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

JAMES JOHN CRAWFORD, Esq,
of Wanganui, and

EDWIN WELCOME, Esq.,
of New Plymouth, to be Certificated Accountants
in Bankruptcy under "The Debtors and Creditors
Act, 1876."

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Justice.)

Sheriff appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th January, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

COLIN MCKENZIE GORDON, Esq.,
to be Sheriff for the District of Otago, vice E. F.
Ward, Esq.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Justice.)

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 7th January, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOSEPH GRIMMOND, Esq., Mayor of Ross;
JOHN PUGH JONES, Esq., Mayor of St. Kilda;
JOHN MAHER, Esq., Mayor of South Inver-
cargill,
NATHANIEL YOUNG ARMSTRONG WALES, Esq.,
Mayor of Roslyn;
HENRY JOHN WALTER, Esq., Mayor of Dunedin;
to be Justices of the Peace under "The Municipal
Corporations Act, 1876."

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Justice.)

Clerk of Resident Magistrate's Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 7th January, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

Sergeant DAVID MCGUIRE
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court for
the District of Waiapu.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Justice.)

Resignation of Volunteer Officer.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commission held by
the under-mentioned officer :-

Captain C. Galpin, Royal Rifle Volunteers.

J. T. FISHER,
(in the absence of the Defence Minister.)

Resignation by C. T. Batkin, Esq., of his appointment

as a Trustee under "The Wellington Reclaimed
Land Act, 1871," and "The Wanganui Bridge and
Wharf Act, 1872."

The Treasury,
Wellington, 4th January, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, this day, been
pleased to accept the resignation of C. T.
Batkin, Esq., of his appointment under "The Wel-
lington Reclaimed Land Act, 1871," and "The
Wanganui Bridge and Wharf Act, 1872," notified
in page 701 of the New Zealand Gazette for 1878.

J. BALLANCE.

J. C. Gavin, Esq., appointed a Trustee of Sinking
Fund under "The Wellington Reclaimed Land
Act, 1871," and "The Wanganui Bridge and
Wharf Act, 1872."

Appointment of Superintendent functions.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 4th January, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint

JAMES CLARK GAVIN, Esq.,
to perform the functions of the Superintendent
under "The Wellington Reclaimed Land Act,
1871," and "The Wanganui Bridge and Wharf
Act, 1872."

J. BALLANCE.

Authority to Frank.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

The SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTORS
under "The Census Act, 1877," a notification of
whose appointments appears in the present Gazette,
or whose appointments may be hereafter notified in
any subsequent Gazette, to frank and receive, free
from prepayment of postage, for a period of four
months from this date, letters and packets addressed
from or to them "On Business of Agricultural
Statistics only."

J. T. FISHER,
Postmaster-General.