MAR. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 311

Commissioner of Customs appointed.

Private Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th March, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
The Honorable JOHN HALL
to be Commissioner of Customs, vice the Honorable
Major Atkinson, who has resigned that office.
F. P. MURRAY,
Private Secretary.

Trustees of Nelson Savings Bank appointed and
resigned.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
nominate
The Hon. JAMES CROWE RICHMOND,
WILLIAM BLACK, Esq.,
HENRY EDWARDS, Esq.,
JOHN HONEYCOMB COCK, Esq,
HENRY WILKINS, Esq.,
WILLIAM HEDLEY DRAKE, Esq., and
JAMES THOMAS CATLEY, Esq.,
all of Nelson, to be Trustees of the Nelson Savings
Bank, vice W. H. Jones, Alfred Jones, Robert
Pollock, and A. W. Scaife, deceased; W. M. Stanton
and W. C. Webb, insolvent; John Sharp and J. P.
Black, resigned; and James Watkins, left the pro-
vincial district.
H. A. ATKINSON.

Librarian to the General Assembly appointed.

Government Buildings,
Wellington, 8th March, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been
pleased, on the recommendation of the Honor-
able the Speaker of the Legislative Council and the
Honorable the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, to appoint
ANGUS MACGREGOR, Esq., M.A.,
to be Librarian to the General Assembly of New
Zealand. Appointment to date from the 31st March,
1881.
JOHN HALL.

Surveyor appointed at Port of Bluff for Purposes of
Section 6 of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1873."

Marine Department,
Wellington, 4th March, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
GEORGE THOMSON, Esq.,
to be a Surveyor at the Port of Bluff for the
purposes of section 6 of "The Merchant Shipping
Act, 1873.”
H. A. ATKINSON.

Agent-General for New Zealand appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th March, 1881.
IT is notified for general information that
Sir FRANCIS DILLON BELL
entered upon office as Agent-General for the colony,
in London, on the 18th February, 1881, in place of
Sir Julius Vogel, resigned.
THOMAS DICK.

Appointing a Member of the Wanganui Harbour and
River Conservators Board.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 10th March, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of
the provisions of section 40 of "The Harbours
Act, 1878," been pleased to appoint
DAVID PEAT, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Wanganui Harbour and River
Conservators Board, in place of David Lundon, Esq.,
resigned.
H. A. ATKINSON.

Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WALTER JOHN CHANEY, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and
Deaths, and also Vaccination Inspector, for the Dis-
trict of Hawera.
THOMAS DICK.

Assessor appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 9th March, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WIKIRIWHI HAUTONGA,
of Ohinemuri, to be an Assessor under "The Outlying
District Sale of Spirits Act, 1870," for the District of
Te Aroha. The appointment to take effect from the
8th March, 1881.
JOHN HALL.

Visiting Justice appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 5th March, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
EDWARD SHAW, Esq., R.M.,
to be a Visiting Justice to the Prison at Wellington.
THOMAS DICK,
(for the Minister of Justice.)

Clerks of District Courts resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
THOMAS LUTHER SHEPHERD, Esq.,
ARTHUR DAVID HARVEY, Esq.,
SAMUEL MEADE DALGLEISH, Esq., and
JAMES FLEMING, Esq.,

Member of Licensing Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 5th March, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
GEORGE HENRY SAXTON, Esq., J.P.,
to be a Member of the Licensing Courts for the
Districts of Pigeon Bay, Okain's Bay, Town of
Akaroa and Wainui, and Little River, vice H. H.
Fenton, Esq., J.P., resigned.
THOMAS DICK,
(for the Minister of Justice.)