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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Bell Block Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant George Hoby to be Captain.
Sub-Lieutenant Samuel Rundle to be Lieutenant.
Thomas Baynton Bennett to be Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commissions, 19th October, 1881.

Hawera Rifle Volunteers.
William Thomas Watts to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 26th September, 1881.

Opunake Rifle Volunteers.
William Copeland Alexander to be Honorary
Assistant - Surgeon. Date of commission, 12th
October, 1881.

Stratford Rangers Rifle Volunteers.
Oswald Maberley Curtis to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 18th October, 1881.

No. 2 Company Inglewood Rangers Rifle Volunteers.
William Carter to be Lieutenant.
Herbert Curtis to be Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commissions, 20th October, 1881.

Egmont Rifle Volunteers.
William James Wills Smart to be Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 15th October, 1881.

Nelson Naval Brigade Volunteers.
Ralph Richardson to be Captain. Date of commis-
sion, 24th October, 1881.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Appointment of Aide-de-Camp.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st November, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
Captain GILBERT MAIR,
New Zealand Militia, to be Aide-de-Camp to Lieute-
nant-Colonel J. M. Roberts, N.Z.C., Commanding
the Colonial Forces in the West Coast Districts,
from the 21st October, 1881.
JOHN HALL.

Promotion of Militia Officer.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned promotion :--
New Zealand Militia.
Lieutenant Charles Wilson Hursthouse to be Cap-
tain. Date of commission, 25th October, 1881.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of the under-mentioned
Volunteer corps :--
The Egmont Rifle Volunteers.
The Wanganui Naval Brigade Volunteers.
The Nelson Naval Brigade Volunteers.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Resignation of Volunteer Officer.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th October, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commission held
by the under-mentioned officer :--
Christchurch City Guards Rifle Volunteers.
Captain James George Hawkes. Date of resigna-
tion, 3rd October, 1881.

Interpreter licensed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1881.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
license
Mr. J. A. BROOKING
to act as an Interpreter under "The Native Land
Court Act, 1880."
WM. ROLLESTON.

Commissioners for Kaiwara Local Board, County
of Hutt, elected.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st November, 1881.
NOTICE has been received at this office, under the
hand of the Returning Officer, Mr. J. Thomp-
son, that
WILLIAM THOMAS WYATT,
JOHN HOLMES,
THOMAS PHILLIPS,
EDWARD MARTIN TAYLOR, and
DONALD DOUGLAS CAMERON
have been elected Commissioners for the Kaiwara
Local Board.
G. S. COOPER,
Under-Secretary.

Offices at which Electoral Rolls can be inspected.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1881.
IN accordance with the provisions of section 27
of "The Registration of Electors Act, 1879," I
hereby appoint the places mentioned in the Schedule
hereto to be offices at which the electoral rolls of the
electoral districts placed opposite to each respectively
shall be open for inspection.

SCHEDULE.
Marsden ... Post Office, Whangarei; E. Cafier's Store,
Whangarei; E. Tothill's Office, Wha-
ngarei; Court and Ellis's Store, Kamo;
Keid's Store, Hikurangi; Post Office,
Kaurihohore Colton's Store, Otaika;
Post Offices, Maungakaramea, Parua
Bay, Ngunguru, and Mangapai; Fra-
ser's Store, Waipu; Mitchelson's
Store, Dargaville.
Coromandel ... Post Office, Coromandel; Office of the
Registrar of Electors, Thames.
Thames ... Office of the Registrar of Electors,
Thames; Post Office, Coromandel.
Napier ... Office of the Registrar of Electors,
Napier.
Hawke's Bay ... Office of the Registrar of Electors, Na-
pier; Post Office, Hastings.
Waipawa ... Courthouse, Waipawa; Police Stations,
Woodville and Porangahau.
Nelson ... Crown Lands Office, Nelson.
Waimea ... Crown Lands Office, Nelson; Messrs.
Hodder and Co.'s Store, Richmond;
Mr. J. Palmer's Store, Waimea West;
Post Office, Wakefield.
Oamaru ... Office of the Registrar of Electors,
Oamaru.
Waitaki ... Office of the Registrar of Electors,
Oamaru; Telegraph Office, Duntroon;
Post Offices, Papakaio and Ngapara.
THOMAS DICK.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 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. :