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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st March, 1883.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
THOMAS MEEK
to be a Member of the Licensing Committees for the Districts
of Oamaru Thames, Oamaru Severn, Oamaru Jetty, and Oamaru
Hull, vice W. H. S. Roberts, resigned; and
JOSEPH HASTINGS KILGOUR
to be a Member of the Licensing Committee for the District of
Caversham, vice W. H. Fitzer, resigned.
EDWD. T. CONOLLY.

Member of Land Board appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 21st March, 1883.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
HENRY HIRST, Esq.
to be a Member of the Land Board for the Land District of
Southland. The appointment to date from the 21st March, 1883.
WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Lands.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1883.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the
under-mentioned appointments:-

Alexandra Cavalry Volunteers.
Rev. Thomas Lander Tudor to be Honorary Chaplain. Date of
commission, 24th February, 1883.
James Crawley to be Honorary Veterinary Surgeon. Date of
commission, 24th February, 1883.

Wellington Guards.
Lambert William Loveday to be Captain. Date of commission,
8th March, 1883.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1883.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the
services of the under-mentioned corps :-
South Dunedin Rifle Volunteers. Date of acceptance, 1st
February, 1883.
Wellington Rifle Volunteers. Date of acceptance, 20th
February, 1883.
New Plymouth High School Rifle Cadet Volunteers. Date
of acceptance, 27th February, 1883.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1883.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to disband
the under-mentioned corps :-
The Waimate Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
The Picton Company Marlborough Rangers Volunteers.
The Portobello Rifle Rangers Volunteers.
The Oakura Rifle Volunteers.
The Okato Rifle Volunteers.
The City Guards (Dunedin) Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
The Picton Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
The Patea Rifle Cadet Volunteers.

The under-mentioned gentlemen therefore cease to be officers
in the Volunteer Force, their commissions having lapsed under
the provisions of "The Volunteer Act, 1881 :"--
William Lyne Martin, late Captain, Waimate Mounted Rifle
Volunteers.
John McCartney, late Captain, Portobello Rifle Rangers
Volunteers.
William Bayly, late Captain, Okato Rifle Volunteers.
Francis Joseph Mace, late Captain, Oakura Rifle Volunteers.
Robert Charles Wilson, late Captain, City Guards (Dunedin)
Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
Samuel Harris, late Captain, Picton Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
John Black, late Captain, Patea Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
Humphrey Bayly, late Lieutenant, Waimate Mounted Rifle
Volunteers.
Thomas Philpotts, late Lieutenant, Picton Company Marl-
borough Rangers Volunteers.

John Kerr, late Lieutenant, Portobello Rifle Rangers Volun-
teers.
John Veale Dingle, late Lieutenant, Okato Rifle Volunteers.
Charles James Messenger, late Lieutenant, Oakura Rifle
Volunteers.
Charles Godfrey, late Sub-Lieutenant, Picton Company Marl-
borough Rangers Volunteers.
William Andrews, late Sub-Lieutenant, Okato Rifle
Volunteers.
James Loveridge, late Sub-Lieutenant, Oakura Rifle
Volunteers.
Charles Scott, late Honorary Assistant-Surgeon, Picton Com-
pany Marlborough Rangers Volunteers.
WM. ROLLESTON.

Despatches.—Acts of Legislature not disallowed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th March, 1883.

THE following despatches, received from Her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, are published
for general information.
THOMAS DICK.

(New Zealand—No. 7.)
Downing Street, 24th January, 1883.

SIR,—I have the honour to inform you that Her Majesty will
not be advised to exercise her power of disallowance with
respect to the following Acts of the Legislature of New Zea-
land, transcripts of which accompanied your Despatch No. 77,
of the 6th October last, addressed to my predecessor, viz.:--

46 Vict.
No. 1. "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public
Account to the Service of the Year ending the Thirty-
first day of March, One thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three."
No. 2. "An Act to amend 'The Corrupt Practices Prevention
Act, 1881.'"
No. 3. "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public
Account to the Service of the Year ending the Thirty-
first day of March, One thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three."
No. 4. "An Act to amend 'The Trade Marks Act, 1866.'"
No. 7. "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public
Account to the Service of the Year ending the Thirty-
first day of March, One thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three."
No. 9. "An Act to amend 'The Vagrant Act, 1866.'"
No. 10. "An Act to amend 'The Dog Registration Act, 1880.'"
No. 11. "An Act to amend 'The Railways Construction and
Land Act, 1881.'"
No. 12. "An Act to amend 'The Sheriffs Act, 1858.'"
No. 13. "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public
Account to the Service of the Year ending the Thirty-
first day of March, One thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three."
No. 14. "An Act to authorize Local Governing Bodies to
appropriate Funds and to levy Rates for the Destruc-
tion of Sparrows or other Birds injurious to Crops."
No. 15. "An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating
to Justices of the Peace."
No. 16. "An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating
to Stamp Duties, and to provide for the Collection, by
means of Stamps, of Fees payable in the various
Departments of the Public Service."
No. 17. "An Act relating to the Children of Naturalized Persons
and the Charge for Letters of Naturalization."
No. 18. "An Act to further amend 'The Patents Act, 1870.'"
No. 19. "An Act to provide for the Protection of Telegrams
from beyond the Colony of New Zealand."
No. 20. "An Act to extend and regulate the Liability of Em-
ployers to make Compensation for Personal Injuries
suffered by Workmen in their Service."
No. 21. "An Act to regulate the Liability of Gas Companies
and Consumers of Gas in New Zealand."
No. 22. "An Act to amend 'The Public Health Act, 1876.'"
No. 23. "An Act to amend 'The Public Offenders' Disqualifica-
tion Act, 1867.'"
No. 24. "An Act for awarding Costs in Certain Cases of Private
and Local Bills."
No. 25. "An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating
to the Care, Custody, and Education of Children in
Industrial Schools."
No. 26. "An Act to extend the Operation of the Laws relating
to Mining Districts to all Public Reserves and Endow-
ments set apart for Public Bodies situate within such
Districts."
No. 27. "An Act to amend 'The Native Land Court Act, 1880,'
and other Acts relating to Native Land."
No. 28. "An Act to provide for Division of Native Land."