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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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tion of the commissions held by the under-mentioned
officers :-

Royal (Rangitikei) Rifle Volunteers.
Captain William George Watt. Date of resignation,
31st July, 1880.

Thames Rifle Rangers.
Honorary Surgeon Robert Fleetwood Andrews. Date
of resignation, 12th June, 1880.

Auckland Scottish Rifle Volunteers.
Captain John Mowbray. Date of resignation, 31st
August, 1880.

JOHN HALL.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1880.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Govern-
ment has been pleased to disband the under-
mentioned corps :-

Katikati Rifle Volunteers.
No. 4, Inglewood Rangers.

The under-mentioned gentlemen, therefore, cease
to hold the rank of officers in the Volunteer Force,
their commissions having lapsed under the provisions
of "The Volunteer Act, 1865: "--

George Newsham Curtis, late Captain, No. 4
Inglewood Rangers.
Michael Kelly, late Lieutenant, No. 4 Inglewood
Rangers.

JOHN HALL.

Prize-firing Rules.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1880.

THE following rules for the competition for the
Government Prizes, 1880, are published for
general information.

JOHN HALL.

THE sum of £800 having been voted by the General
Assembly for prizes, the amount has been divided
pro ratâ amongst the Volunteer Corps, according to
the nominal strength on the 31st July, 1880, viz.:-

2. The whole sum voted having been set apart for
   prizes, no claims for marking, &c., can be entertained.
   Each district must arrange for markers at its own
   expense.
3. A Committee, consisting of the Officer Com-
   manding and not less than two senior Volunteer
   Officers in each district, will divide the amounts set
   apart for their respective districts into such prizes as
   they may determine, and to be competed for at such
   ranges, &c., as they may appoint. The Commissioner
   of Armed Constabulary will issue rules for the prizes
   apportioned to that force.
4. The firing for these prizes must be in accordance
   with the general rules published in 1878.
5. The competitions to take place at such times as
   may be directed by the Officer Commanding the
   district, and they must be concluded before the 31st
   December, 1880.
6. As soon as possible after the firing has been
   concluded, returns showing the conditions under
   which the competitions took place, the names of the
   prize-winners, and the several amounts of the prizes,
   together with the full scores of all competitors, must
   be sent to the Under-Secretary for Defence.

Taranaki District established under Shipping and Sea-
men's Act, and Receiver of Wreck appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 15th September, 1880.

NOTICE is hereby given that a district called the
Taranaki District has been established for the
purposes of "The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877,"
the limits thereof being Albatross Point on the
north, and the Waingongoro River on the south; and
that

ROBERT THOMPSON, Esq.,
Collector of Customs at New Plymouth, has been
appointed Receiver of Wreck for the said district.

JOHN HALL,
(in absence of the Minister having charge
of the Marine Department.)

Notice to Mariners. No. 39 of 1880.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 8th September, 1880.

THE following Hydrographical Memorandum
received from the Commodore Commanding
the Australian Station, and Notice to Mariners
received from the Portmaster, Brisbane, are pub-
lished for general information.

JOHN HALL,
(in absence of the Minister having charge
of the Marine Department.)

HYDROGRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
"Wolverene," at Noumea,
21st August, 1880.

Hydrographical Memorandum No. 3.

THE following hydrographical information is hereby
published for general information and guidance.

J. C. WILSON,
Commodore.

The respective Captains and Officers
Commanding Her Majesty's Ships
on the Australian Station.

Shoal Water Reported. The Master of the cutter
"Rose," of Levuka, reports having passed over a
large coral bank in lat. (approximate) 11° 3' S., and
long. (approximate) 179° 50′ E.; two or three casts
of the lead gave 14 and 15 fathoms. The bottom
appeared very regular, and was plainly seen. No
land was visible from her masthead.