DEC. 22.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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race Trust Accounts, under section 13 of "The
Mount Ida Water-race Trust Act, 1878," vice A. D.
Harvey, Esq., left the district.
JOHN HALL,
Minister acting for the Minister for
Public Works.

Assessor appointed.
Native Office,
Wellington, 15th December, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
UTIKU MOHUIA,
of Putiki, Whanganui, to be an Assessor for the
purposes of "The Resident Magistrates Act, 1867,"
"The Native Circuit Courts Act, 1858," and "The
Native Circuit Courts Act Amendment Act, 1862,"
within the District of Whanganui.
JOHN BRYCE.

Appointment in Survey Department.
General Survey Office,
Wellington, 13th December, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
EDWARD HENRY CANE
to be a Cadet in the Survey Department of New
Zealand; the appointment dating from the 1st Novem-
ber, 1880.
WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Lands.

Promotion and Appointments of Volunteer Officers.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned promotion and ap-
pointments :-
Thames Scottish Battalion.
Sub-Lieutenant Alexander Woods Burns to be Lieu-
tenant, No. 1 Company. Date of commission,
20th October, 1881.
Waitara Rifle Volunteers.
Frederick Bluck to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 4th January, 1881.
Manchester Rifle Volunteers.
Frank Yates Lethbridge to be Captain. Date of
commission, 21st October, 1881.
Wanganui City Rifles.
George Hutchison to be Captain. Date of commis-
sion, 18th July, 1881.
Thames Naval Cadet Volunteers.
William John Barlow to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 15th October, 1881.
JOHN BRYCE.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
disband the under-mentioned corps :-
The Canterbury Engineer Volunteers.
The Citizen (Oamaru) Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
The Gisborne Artillery Cadet Volunteers.
The under-mentioned gentlemen therefore cease to
be officers in the Volunteer Force, their commissions
having lapsed under "The Volunteer Act, 1881:"-
James Godfrey Warner, late Captain, Canterbury
Engineer Volunteers.

Arthur Appleby, late Lieutenant, Canterbury En-
gineer Volunteers.
Allan MeCorkindale, late Captain, Citizen (Oama-
ru) Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
JOHN BRYCE.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue Letters of Naturalisation, under "The
Aliens Act, 1880," in favour of the under-mentioned
persons, viz. :-
Name. Occupation. Residence.
Christian Peder Rasmus- Miner No Town.
sen
John Frederick Rasmus- Miner No Town.
sen
James Paul ... Farmer Kenepuru, Picton.
THOMAS DICK.

Alteration in Name of Riding, County of Collingwood.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th December, 1881.
THE following alteration in the name of a riding
in the County of Collingwood has been made
by the County Council, under the provisions of "The
Counties Act, 1875:"-
Riding of Rangiora, altered to Aorere.
G. S. COOPER,
Under-Secretary.

Time and Place for First Meeting of Board of Otaki
Highway District, County of Manawatu appointed.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th December, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint Thursday, the 29th December instant,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, to be the time, and
the Otaki Highway Board Office to be the place, for
the first meeting of the Wardens of the Otaki High-
way District.
THOMAS DICK.

Delegation of Powers under the Imbecile Passengers
Acts.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th December, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
delegate to
EDWARD HARDCASTLE, Esq., R.M.,
the powers conferred by "The Imbecile Passengers
Act, 1870," "The Imbecile Passengers Act Amend-
ment Act, 1875," and "The Imbecile Passengers Act
Extension Act, 1879," to be exercised within the
Provincial District of Wellington.
THOMAS DICK.

Summons to Legislative Council.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th December, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has, in Her Majesty's
name, summoned
GEORGE MCLEAN, Esq.,
of Dunedin, to the Legislative Council of New
Zealand, by writ of summons under the Seal of the
Colony.
THOMAS DICK.