April 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 677

Increasing Number of Commissioners of Town District of
Raleigh, County of Taranaki.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers vested in me by
"The Town Districts Act, 1881," and "The Town Dis-
tricts Act 1881 Amendment Act, 1883," I, William Francis
Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New
Zealand, do hereby increase the number of Commissioners of
the Town District of Raleigh, in the County of Taranaki, to
seven, such increase to commence from the general election
of members to be held in September next.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this seventh day of April, one thousand eight hun-
dred and eighty-four.
EDWD. T. CONOLLY,
(for the Colonial Secretary.)

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
CHARLES HILL
to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births
and Deaths for the District of Amuri.
THOMAS DICK.

Rangers appointed under "The Animals Protection Act,
1880," Tauranga District.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
Constable William Reed,
Constable Joseph Hall,
Constable Jonas Ambrose Abrams,
Constable Joseph Swinburne Kelly,
Constable Adam John McCluskey,
George Gardiner,
Thomas Hope Lewis,
William Brett, and
George Lee
to be Rangers under "The Animals Protection Act, 1880,"
within the District of Tauranga.
THOMAS DICK.

Ranger appointed under "The Animals Protection Act,
1880," Otago District.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
WILLIAM RAMSAY
to be a Ranger under "The Animals Protection Act, 1880,"
within the District of Otago.
THOMAS DICK.

Officer appointed under "The Salmon and Trout Act,
1867," Otago.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
WILLIAM RAMSAY
to be an Officer under "The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,"
for the management and protection of salmon and trout
within the Provincial District of Otago.
THOMAS DICK.

Justice of the Peace under "The Otago Municipal Cor-
porations Empowering Act, 1865," appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 16th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
EDMUND GIBLETT ALLEN,
Mayor of Port Chalmers, to be a Justice of the Peace under
"The Otago Municipal Corporations Empowering Act, 1865."
EDWD. T. CONOLLY,

Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 16th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
JOHN HOOHAN,
WILLIAM HUNT,
ROBERT B. McKENZIE,
JOHN McLENNAN, and
FRANCIS ROBINSON, Jun.
to be the Licensing Committee for the District of Kawa-
kawa.
EDWD. T. CONOLLY.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 16th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
GEORGE MORTON
to be a Member of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Hakateramea, vice N. Hilary, resigned.
EDWD. T. CONOLLY.

Commissioner of Crown Lands appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 14th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
JOHN WILLIAM ALLMAN-MARCHANT, Esq.,
to be Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Land District
of Wellington, to act during the absence on leave of Joseph
Godfrey Holdsworth, Esq., the present Commissioner.
WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Lands.

Interpreter licensed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 15th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
license
THEOPHILUS HALE SPENCER,
of Waipukurau, to act as an Interpreter, under "The Native
Land Court, Act, 1880," as from the 22nd March, 1884.
JOHN BRYCE.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make
the under-mentioned appointment:—
Masterton Rifle Volunteers.
Charles Francis Wilton to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 27th March, 1884.
JOHN BRYCE.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation of the commissions held by the under-
mentioned officers:—
E Battery of Artillery.
Captain Joseph Thomas Strange. Date of resignation, 12th
March, 1884.
Invercargill Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant John Ewen Mackenzie. Date of resignation
26th March, 1884.
Masterton Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Joseph Williams. Date of resignation, 4th
March, 1884.
JOHN BRYCE.

Quarterly Returns under Section 19 of "The Sheep Act,
1878."—Notice No. 160.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 15th April, 1884.

THE following quarterly returns of runs or farms on which
there were infected sheep on the 31st March, 1884,
are published in accordance with section 19 of "The Sheep
Act, 1878."
G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.