Nov. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1649

Changing the Purpose of a Reserve.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

WHEREAS by "The Public Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1878," it is, amongst other things, enacted that the Governor may declare his intention to make, change, exchange, or alter the dedication of any public reserve now or hereafter vested in Her Majesty or the Governor for any of the purposes named in Part II. of the Schedule to the said Act, whether the same be granted or not; and, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to change the purpose of such reserves or any part thereof from the purpose or presumed purpose for which it was set apart to any other purpose, or if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to exchange any of the land comprised in such reserve for other land of equal value, to be dedicated to one or more purposes named in the said Part II., the Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, declare his intention to make such change, exchange, or dedication, as the case may be, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in which the same is intended to be so made:

Now, therefore, I, James Prendergast, Chief Justice of the Colony of New Zealand, and Administrator of the Government thereof, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by "The Public Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1878," aforesaid, change the specific purpose of the reserve described in the first column of the said Schedule hereto to the specific purpose set opposite such description in the second column of the said Schedule, and such land shall henceforth be deemed to be reserved and set apart for such last-mentioned specific purpose, and no other.

| SCHEDULE. |
| :--- | :--- |
| Description and Purpose of Reserve. | Intended Purpose. |
| :--- | :--- |
| All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Wellington, containing by admeasurement 4 acres 1 rood 37 perches, more or less, on the plan of the Waverley Town Belt, Okotuku District. Bounded towards the North by Subdivision No. 1 of the Waverley Town Belt, 897 links; towards the East by Rural Section No. 88, Block VII., Wairoa Survey District, 500 links; towards the South by a Government reserve, 897 links; and towards the West by a public street, 500 links. Reserve not defined. | Site for a school. |

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this twenty-eighth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Lands.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th November, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

FRANCIS YARDE HICKS, Esq.,
to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Takaka.

THOMAS DICK.

Ranger under "The Animals Protection Act, 1880," appointed (Nelson).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th November, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

JAMES PARK SHEPHARD
to be a Ranger under "The Animals Protection Act, 1880," within the Provincial District of Nelson.

THOMAS DICK.

Chief Clerk, Registrar-General's Office, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th November, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

EDWARD JOHN VON DADELZEN, Esq.,
to be Chief Clerk in the office of the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, vice W. E. Teague, Esq., retired. Appointment to date from the 1st November, 1880.

THOMAS DICK.

Member of Dunedin Hospital Committee appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th November, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM ISAAC, Esq.,
of Dunedin, to be a Member of the Managing Committee of the Dunedin Hospital.

THOMAS DICK.

Inspector of Weights and Measures, Tuapeka, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th November, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Sergeant-Major SAMUEL MOORE
to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures for the District of Tuapeka, vice J. O'Connor, resigned.

THOMAS DICK.

Public Vaccinator appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 17th November, 1880.
IT is hereby notified that, under the provisions of "The Public Health Act, 1876," His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

JOHN HUGH MACKENZIE, Esq., F.R.C.S. Edin.,
to be an additional Public Vaccinator, to perform gratuitous vaccination in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and any regulations made or to be made thereunder, for the District of Waikouaiti.

THOMAS DICK.

Resident Magistrate, Chairman of Licensing Courts, Warden of Wardens' Courts, and a Coroner within the Colony appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 28th October, 1880.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

FRANK GUINNESS, Esq.,