APRIL 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 409

Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths, and also Vaccination Inspectors, for the districts respectively set opposite their names:—

Name. District.
JOHN FINLAY MARTIN .. .. Hawera.
MICHAEL CROPP .. .. Porangahau.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths, and also Vaccination Inspectors, for the districts respectively set opposite their names:—

Name. District.
JAMES EDWARD IND BOYS .. .. Greytown.
JOHN THOMAS WATSON STEVENSON .. Featherston.

These appointments take effect on and from the 8th instant.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Member of Auckland Hospital Committee appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK JEUNE

to be a Member of the Committee of Management of the Auckland Hospital, vice A. Bull, Esq., resigned.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Ranger under “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” South Canterbury, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

MAXWELL SPENS BLACK

to be a Ranger under “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” within the South Canterbury District.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Officer under “The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

MAXWELL SPENS BLACK

to be an Officer for the Management and Protection of Salmon and Trout, under “The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” within the Provincial District of Canterbury.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Clerk appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HENRY C. JACKSON, Esq.,

to be a Clerk in the Native Land Court.

J. BALLANCE.

Interpreter licensed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to license

WILLIAM SCOTT GREENE,

of Gisborne, to act as an Interpreter under “The Native Land Court Act, 1880,” as from the 2nd April, 1885.

J. BALLANCE.

Native Assessor appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

TAMATI PAORA TE RANGIKATUKUA,

of Rotorua, to be an Assessor under “The Native Land Court Act, 1880.”

J. BALLANCE.

Naval Staff Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Lieutenant ARTHUR PERCY DOUGLAS, R.N.,

Naval Staff Officer to the Government, from the 1st April, 1885.

J. BALLANCE.

Officer to command Napier Volunteer District appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Captain FRANK WILLIAM GARNER, F Battery of Artillery,

to command the Napier Volunteer District, from the 21st March, 1885.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officer promoted to Unattached List.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of

Captain WILLIAM BENJAMIN SCANDRETT, of the Invercargill Rifle Volunteers,

being promoted to the rank of Major on the Unattached List.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1885.

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

Masterton Rifle Volunteers.

Donald John Cameron to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 26th March, 1885.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:—

Stoke Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Robert John Malcolm. Date of resignation, 9th March, 1885.

J. BALLANCE.

Certain Commissions in the New Zealand Militia revoked.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to revoke all commissions in the New Zealand Militia held by officers of such Militia under the rank of Major, with the exception of those holding appointments on the Permanent Staff of the Volunteer Force and those serving in the Armed Constabulary.

J. BALLANCE.

Special Order made by Waimea County Council.—Waimea Road District abolished, &c.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 1st April, 1885.

THE following special order, made by the Council of the County of Waimea, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1882.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.