Aug. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 939

Inspector of Volunteer Force appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st August, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Colonel the Hon. Sir GEORGE STODDART WHITMORE, K.C.M.G., Commanding Colonial Forces,

to inspect the Volunteer Force, in terms of clause 6 of “The Volunteer Act, 1881.”

J. BALLANCE.

Clerk appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st August, 1885.

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

Militia and Volunteer Office.

Charles Frederick Douglass to be Record Clerk.

J. BALLANCE.

Services of Country Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th July, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the services of the Naseby Rifle Volunteers as a Country Corps instead of an Honorary Corps, as notified in Gazette No. 35, of the 4th June, 1885.

J. BALLANCE.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 31st July, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the services of the under-mentioned corps:—

As a Garrison Corps.

The Hawera Rifle Volunteers. Date of acceptance, 31st July, 1885.

J. BALLANCE.

Designation of Volunteer Corps altered.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 30th July, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the designation of the Blenheim Mounted Rifles being changed to the Marlborough Hussars (Honorary Corps).

J. BALLANCE.

Notice to Chemists and others respecting Preparation known as “Rough on Rats.”

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th July, 1885.

THE compound prepared and sold for the destruction of vermin, and known as “Rough on Rats,” contains arsenic or preparations of arsenic, and is therefore a “poison” within the meaning of “The Sale of Poisons Act, 1871.” The attention of chemists and others is called to the provisions of section 12 of that Act, which prescribes the regulations to be observed in the sale of poisons, as there is reason to believe that these regulations are not always strictly carried out as respects the poison above referred to.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Awards of Royal Humane Society of Australasia granted in New Zealand.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 30th July, 1885.

THE following list of awards of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, granted in New Zealand, is published for general information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA.—AWARDS GRANTED IN NEW ZEALAND.

Case 340.—J. C. MILLER, a settler (age not stated) at Dunedin, New Zealand, saved the lives of J. V. Lovegrove, aged fifteen years, of Timaru, and E. Lane, aged fifteen years, of Oamaru, New Zealand, on 24th November, 1883, by swimming with a rope across a channel against a furious surf (the channel being exposed to the full break of the ocean), and rescued the two boys before named, who had swam out to an island and were unable to return owing to the heavy surf. The boys had been on the island for twelve hours naked, and were chilled and cramped. Awarded a silver medal.

Case 341.—RICHARD PHELAN, a teacher of swimming (age not stated), at Dunedin, New Zealand, saved the lives of J. V. Lovegrove, aged fifteen years, of Timaru, and E. Lane, aged fifteen years, of Oamaru, New Zealand, on 24th November, 1883. (Particulars the same as in Case 340.)

Case 342.—ROBERT PITT CROUCH, acting pilot, Oamaru, New Zealand (aged forty-seven years), saved the life of George McKenzie, at Oamaru, on 1st January, 1884, by sliding down one of wharf piles and swimming to McKenzie, brought him to the wharf, and supported him until rescued from their dangerous position. McKenzie had been thrown off the wharf by the sudden slipping of a warp from a mooring-post and was partially stunned. Awarded a certificate of merit.

Case 344.—MINNIE MONTGOMERIE BALLANTYNE, residing at Gisborne, New Zealand (aged twenty-four years), attempting to save the life of Minnie Adams, aged eight years, at the Waimata River, Gisborne, on the 16th February, 1884. Minnie Adams was bathing, got out of her depth, and began to sink. Miss Ballantyne, seeing the imminent peril the child was in, sprang into the water, but not being able to swim found herself in great jeopardy, but held Minnie Adams up until assistance arrived, and by her courageous act she was mainly instrumental in rescuing the child from drowning. Awarded a bronze medal.

Case 345.—ALBERT GEORGE ALLOM, officer in the Lands Department, at Gisborne, New Zealand (aged twenty-four years), saved the life of Minnie Adams, aged eight years, at Waimata River, New Zealand, on 16th February, 1884. Allom jumped from a skiff into the river, swam to where the girl had gone down, dived down, caught hold of the little one’s hair, brought her to the surface, and succeeded in taking her ashore. Awarded a certificate of merit.

Case 346.—JOHN BERRY, an accountant at Gisborne, New Zealand (aged thirty years), saved the life of Miss Ballantyne, at Waimata River, New Zealand, on 16th February, 1884. Berry, who was on the opposite side of the river when the accident referred to in the two previous cases happened, jumped in and swam with his clothes on across the river, effectually succeeded in laying hold of Miss Ballantyne before she could be carried away by the current, and landing her in an unconscious state upon the edge of the steep bank of the river. Awarded a bronze medal.

Case 377.—WILLIAM POTIKI, a Maori farm-labourer, of Port Molyneux, Otago, New Zealand (aged nineteen years), saved the life of Mrs. George Morice, wife of the Rev. George Morice (who was drowned at same time), at Molyneux Bay, on 23rd December, 1884, by swimming out into the surf to the rescue of Mr. and Mrs. Morice. After nearly succeeding in rescuing both, a receding wave carried them out again to sea, when Mr. Morice was drowned. After a severe struggle, Potiki brought Mrs. Morice into shallow water, she being in an unconscious state and Potiki utterly exhausted. Awarded a silver medal.

Case 382.—WILLIAM HISCOKE, of Sumner, New Zealand, attempting to save the life of William H. Trebblecock, of Sumner, on the 21st March, 1885, by swimming out 100 yards in a heavy sea from the east end of the beach at Sumner, and endeavouring to bring the lad Trebblecock to shore, but could not reach him. After experiencing difficulty in again regaining the shore, Hiscock ran along the rocks about 200 yards, went into the surf waist deep, and succeeded in bringing the body to land. The boy did not recover. Awarded certificate of merit.

Case 383.—ALLAN T. LITTLE, Telegraph Department, Napier, New Zealand (aged twenty-seven years), saved the life of Mr. Oudaille, of Napier, aged twenty-three years, on the 21st February, 1885, by swimming out from the sea-beach at Napier to the assistance of Mr. Oudaille, and, in conjunction with Messrs. Hovell, Liddle, and Tiegel, supporting him in his exhausted state, and then carrying him through the heavy surf, with a strong undertow, in that condition, safely landed him on the beach. Awarded a bronze medal.

Case 384.—HORACE SEPTIMUS LIDDLE, clerk, Napier, New Zealand (aged eighteen years), saved the life of Mr. Oudaille, of Napier, aged twenty-three years, on 21st February, 1885. (The circumstances of this case are similar to those detailed in the previous case.) Awarded a bronze medal.

Case 385.—LOUIS TIEGER, clothier, of Napier (aged thirty-two years), saved the life of Mr. Oudaille on the 21st February, 1885. (Circumstances as set out in two previous cases.) Awarded a bronze medal.

Case 386.—HARRY KINNAIRD HOVELL, surveyor, Napier, New Zealand (aged twenty-three years), saved the life of Mr. Oudaille on the 21st February, 1885. (Circumstances the same as in case 383.) Awarded a bronze medal.

Case 387.—LEONARD HOWARD, ironmonger, Napier, New Zealand (aged seventeen years), saved the life of John F. C. Cooke on the 19th December, 1884. Cooke, by an under-current, was carried out to sea, and after four ineffectual attempts to land on the beach was unable to regain the shore. He had been in the water twenty-five minutes, and was greatly exhausted, and had sunk twice. Howard and