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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

ROBERT RUTHERFORD to be Principal Warder, from the 1st January, 1885;
ROBERT BREBNER and THOMAS LAWLESS to be Assistant Warders, from the 11th February, 1885;
EDWARD JOHN BROWNE to be Assistant Warder, from the 18th February, 1885;
THOMAS RAFTER to be Assistant Warder, from the 25th February, 1885;
SARAH ANN SMITH to be Assistant Matron, from the 11th April, 1885;
ROSE CASEY to be Assistant Matron, from the 24th April, 1885; and
JOHN ANDREW CARSON to be Assistant Warder.
Jos. A. TOLE.

Native Assessor resigned.

Native Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by
THOMAS PRATT,
of Dunedin, of his appointment as Native Assessor. The resignation to take effect from the 25th April, 1885.
J. BALLANCE.

Member of Lyttelton Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of the provisions of section 41 of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” been pleased to appoint
ALBERT PARSONS
to be a Member of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, the Council of the County of Ashley having neglected, on the second Monday in February last, to elect one member, as required by subsection 8 of section 4 of “The Lyttelton Harbour Board Act, 1882.”

Jos. A. TOLE,
(for the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.)

Member of Land Board appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JOHN BEVAN, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Land Board for the Land District of Westland. Date of appointment, 2nd May, 1885.
J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

Manager of Industrial School appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 4th May, 1885.

PURSUANT to section 10 of “The Industrial Schools Act, 1882, the Minister has appointed
THOMAS PALETHORPE
to be Manager of the Burnham Industrial School, vice J. A. Carson, transferred.
ROBERT STOUT.

Commander of Colonial Forces appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint provisionally
Colonel the Honourable Sir GEORGE STODDART WHITMORE, K.C.M.G.,
to be Commander of the Colonial Forces, from the 27th April, 1885.
J. BALLANCE.

Promotion in the New Zealand Militia.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the under-mentioned promotion:—
New Zealand Militia.
Captain Thomas William Porter to be Major. Date of commission, 1st May, 1885.
J. BALLANCE.

Acting-assistant Naval Staff Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the under-mentioned appointment:—
Captain SPENCER MANSEL MEDLEY, R.N.,
to be Acting-assistant Naval Staff Officer, from the 1st May, 1885.
J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the under-mentioned appointments:—
Dunedin Naval Artillery Volunteers.
Thomas Morland Hocken to be Honorary Surgeon. Date of commission, 17th April, 1885.
Timaru Naval Artillery Volunteers.
James Francis Lovegrove to be Honorary Surgeon. Date of commission, 21st April, 1885.
Waiuku Cavalry Volunteers.
Rev. Colin Cokayne Cokayne-Frith to be Honorary Chaplain. Date of commission, 26th March, 1885.
J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the under-mentioned officer:—
C Battery of Artillery.
Lieutenant John Reid Wardell. Date of resignation, 14th April, 1885.
J. BALLANCE.

Commission of Volunteer Officer cancelled.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to cancel the commission of
Honorary Surgeon MICHAEL DOMINICK MURPHY,
of the Dunedin Naval Artillery Volunteers, for absence from the colony without leave.
J. BALLANCE.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the services of the under-mentioned Volunteer corps:—
As Garrison Corps.
The Dunedin Engineer Volunteers. Date of acceptance, 30th April, 1885.
The Richmond (Christchurch) Rifle Volunteers. Date of acceptance, 30th April, 1885.
As Country Corps.
The Peninsula (Dunedin) Naval Artillery Volunteers. Date of acceptance, 30th April, 1885.
The Kaiapoi Rifle Volunteers. Date of acceptance, 30th April, 1885.
J. BALLANCE.

Notification to Naval Pensioners and Men of Royal Naval Reserve.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs that the following notice by Rear-Admiral Tryon, Naval Commander-in-Chief on the Australian Station, be published for the information of all concerned:—
“Notice is hereby given that all naval pensioners and all officers and men of the Royal Naval Reserve are to hold themselves in readiness to be called out at short notice.— GEORGE TRYON, Admiral.—Sydney, 30th April, 1885.”
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1885.

THE following notices of Road Board elections are published in accordance with “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”
P. A. BUCKLEY.