JAN. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 57

Resident Magistrate to administer "The Slaughterhouses
Act, 1877," in County of Eden, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to appoint
HUGH GARDEN SETH SMITH, Esq., R.M.,
to be the Resident Magistrate who, acting together with any
two Justices of the Peace, shall be charged with the administra-
tion of "The Slaughterhouses Act, 1877," within the County of
Eden, vice J. E. Macdonald, Esq.
THOMAS DICK.

Justices of the Peace under "The Municipal Corporations
Act, 1876," appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 11th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to appoint
RUDOLPH HIRTER, Esq., Mayor of Ross, and
ALFRED BALL, Esq., Mayor of South Invercargill,
to be Justices of the Peace under "The Municipal Corporations
Act, 1876."
EDWD. T. CONOLLY.

Officer under Section 14 of "The Licensing Act, 1881,"
appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 16th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to appoint
FRANK BIRD, Esq., R.M.,
to be a person, under section 14 of "The Licensing Act, 1881,"
to grant licenses within the Special Licensing District of
Jackson's Bay.
EDWD. T. CONOLLY.

Appointment in the Survey Department.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to appoint
HAMILTON MCKELLAR BANNISTER
to be a Clerical Cadet in the Survey Department of New Zea-
land; the appointment dating from the 18th December, 1882.
THOMAS DICK,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Visiting Justices appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 16th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM BALDWIN, Esq., J.P., and
WILLIAM LAWRENCE SIMPSON, Esq., J.P.,
to be Visiting Justices of Her Majesty's Prison, Dunedin.
EDWD. T. CONOLLY.

Prison Officers appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 16th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to make the following appointments:—
HENRY HIRST RAYNER
to be Gaoler, Chatham Islands, vice R. W. Rayner, dispensed
with; and
Constable JAMES MOGARRY,
JAMES O'BRIEN, and
JAMES WALSH
to be Assistant-Warders.
EDWD. T. CONOLLY.

Harbourmaster, Collingwood, appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 15th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has,
in pursuance of the provisions of section 13 of "The
Harbours Act, 1878," been pleased to appoint
JOHN EDWARD FLETCHER
to be Harbourmaster for the Port of Collingwood.
THOMAS DICK,
(in the absence of the Minister having charge
of the Marine Department.)

Gisborne Harbour Board Auditor appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 11th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has,
in pursuance of the provisions of section 184 of "The
Harbours Act, 1878," been pleased to appoint
LOUIS ADOLPHUS DURRIEU
to be Auditor of the accounts of the Gisborne Harbour Board.
THOMAS DICK,
(in the absence of the Minister having charge
of the Marine Department.)

Assayer of Gold appointed.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 12th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to appoint
CHARLES KIRKPATRICK,
of Grahamstown, to be an Assayer of Gold under "The Customs
Laws Consolidation Act, 1882."
THOMAS DICK,
(for the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.)

Inspector of Accounts of Savings Bank, Auckland, appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 15th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to approve the appointment of
JOHN BUCHANAN, Esq.,
as Inspector of the accounts of the Auckland Savings Bank.
Appointment to date from the 21st November, 1882.
THOMAS DICK,
(for the Colonial Treasurer.)

Interpreter licensed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 15th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to license
CHARLES GEORGE GOLDSMITH,
of Gisborne, to act as an Interpreter under "The Native Land
Court Act, 1880."
JOHN BRYCE.

Promotions in the Survey Department.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to make the following promotions in the
Survey Department of New Zealand:--
Lionel Octavinius Mathias, Assistant-Surveyor. Date of pro-
motion, 1st June, 1881.
Arthur Langdon Haylock, Assistant-Draughtsman. Date of
promotion, 1st February, 1881.
William Arnsby Styche, Assistant-Draughtsman. Date of
promotion, 12th December, 1881.
Francis William Hunt, Assistant-Draughtsman. Date of
promotion, 12th December, 1881.
THOMAS DICK,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Special Order made by Southland County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th January, 1883.
THE following special order, made by the Council of the
County of Southland, is published in accordance with
"The Counties Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1882."
THOMAS DICK.
COPY of Special Order passed by the Southland County Council
at a Meeting held on the 5th January, 1883, relative to pro-
posed Tramway at Woodlands.
That this Council hereby, by special order, grant to Mr.
William Conyers and Mr. A. Hayes the right to lay and
work a tramway on the county roads lying between
Mabel and Invercargill Hundreds, and continuing to
Woodlands Railway Station; the tramway to be laid
and worked subject to the approval of the County
Engineer, but not to be nearer the side of road than ten
feet through the Village of Woodlands.