DEC. 30.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
1791

from and after the 1st January proximo; and at
URETARA,
(Chief Office, Auckland,)
from and after the 10th January proximo.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Name of the Capital City of Tasmania altered from

General Post Office,
Wellington, 28th December, 1880.
THE following extract from a communication
received from the Secretary of the Tasmanian
Post Office is published for general information.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

General Post Office,
Hobart Town, 18th December, 1880.
SIR,—I am directed to inform you that, in accordance
with a recent Act of the Legislature of this colony,
the name of this city will, after the 31st instant, be
altered to Hobart.
I have, &c.,
A. C. DOUGLAS,
Secretary.
The Secretary, General Post Office,
Wellington, New Zealand.

Post Office opened as a Government Life Insurance
Office.

Government Insurance Department,
Wellington, 23rd December, 1880.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Post Office at
the under-mentioned place has been opened as
a Government Life Insurance Office :-
NORMANBY, Wanganui.
D. M. LUCKIE,
Commissioner.

Notice of Sittings of Native Land Court.

Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, 9th December, 1880.
NOTICE is hereby given that sittings of this Court
will be held shortly at Whanganui, Wairarapa,
Gisborne, and Ohinemutu, and it is therefore desirable
that applicants should forward to this office their
claims to lands in these districts as soon as possible.
A. J. DICKEY,
Registrar.

Specially-authorized Society registered under "The
Friendly Societies Act, 1877."

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 28th December, 1880.
THE "Grand Lodge of New Zealand of the Inde-
pendent Order of Good Templars," situated
at Dunedin, was registered as a specially-authorized
society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1877,"
on the 20th December, 1880.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branches registered under "The Friendly Societies
Act, 1877."

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 28th December, 1880.
THE following Lodges were registered as branches
of the "Grand Lodge of New Zealand of the
Independent Order of Good Templars," under "The
Friendly Societies Act, 1877," on the 20th Decem-
ber, 1880:—

Name of Lodge. No. Where Situate.
Pioneer ... 2 Dunedin.
Aggressive ... 6 Blenheim.
Dauntless ... 7 Christchurch.
Hope of Christchurch ... 8 Christchureh.
Pioneer ... 9 Addington.
Star of South Canterbury ... 16 Waimate.
Star of Hope ... 22 Oamaru.
Loyal Nelson ... 31 Nelson.
Queenstown... ... 45 Queenstown.
Golden Arrow ... 46 Arrowtown.
Good Intent ... 47 Greymouth.
West Coast Pioneer ... 49 Rangiora.
Pearl of Peace ... 50 Wellington.
Starlight of the Valley ... 51 Newtown.
Pride of Waitati ... 52 Waitati.
Robert Bruce ... 57 Bannockburn.
Star of the East ... 62 Ashburton.
Hope of Westport ... 64 Westport.
Charleston ... 65 Charleston.
Haste to the Rescue ... 69 Havelock.
Hope of Roxburgh ... 76 Roxburgh.
Transit ... 78 East Oxford.
Reefton Fraternal ... 79 Reefton.
Tapanui ... 80 Tapanui.
Normanby ... 81 Nelson.
Loyal Collingwood ... 86 Collingwood.
Hope of St. Bathans ... 87 St. Bathans.
Minerva ... 88 Blackstone Hill.
Pride of Hawke's Bay ... 91 Port Ahuriri.
Premier ... 93 Hokitika.
Hope of Stafford ... 96 Stafford.
Providence ... 103 Courtenay.
Eureka ... 108 Drybread.
Golden Stream ... 113 Alexandra.
Hope of Goldsborough ... 115 Goldsborough.
New Era ... 120 Purakanui.
Hope of Greenstone ... 121 Greenstone.
Break of Day ... 123 Anderson's Bay.
Second to None ... 124 Pigeon's Bay.
Hope of Brunnerton ... 127 Brunnerton.
Woodstock ... 133 Woodstock.
Hope to Prosper ... 135 Sawyer's Bay.
New River Pioneer ... 136 Dunganville.
Crystal Fountain ... 138 Circle Hill.
Pride of Maheno ... 139 Maheno.
Victory ... 141 No Town.
Victoria ... 143 Nobles.
Grey Valley ... 144 Abaura.
Kumara ... 146 Kumara.
New Life ... 147 Duvauchelle's Bay.
Northern Star ... 148 Kaiapoi.
Rock of Freedom ... 151 Ashley Bank.
Hearts and Homes ... 156 Orepuki.
Unity ... 158 Macetown.
Salem ... 162 Swannanoa.
Dawn of Peace ... 164 Ashburton.
Star of Sefton ... 169 Sefton.
True Blue ... 173 Waitahuna.
Advance ... 179 Cust.
Eagle ... 181 Dillman's Town.
Hope of Highcliff ... 182 Highcliff.
Hope of Leeston ... 185 Leeston.
Hope of Springfield ... 186 Springfield.
Clearbrook ... 193 Waterton.
St. Helena ... 197 Paroa.
Pride of Sydenham ... 200 Sydenham.
Phoenix ... 203 Masterton.
North Star ... 204 Kaikoura.
Will and the Way ... 206 Tinwald.
Rising Sun ... 207 View Hill.
Pride of Brookside ... 208 Brookside.
Mount Fyfe ... 209 Mount Fyfe.
Olive Branch ... 212 Wellington.
Hope of Little Akaloa ... 214 Little Akaloa.
Hearts and Hand ... 215 Lumsden.
Pride of Mount Grey... ... 216 Mount Grey.
St. Dunstan ... 219 Clyde.
Determination ... 223 Dunsandel.
Hope of Stoke ... 225 Stoke.
Princess Alice ... 226 Waikaia.
Nordens Haab ... 227 Napier.
Star of North Invercargill ... 230 Invercargill.
Hope of Fernside ... 231 Fernside.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.