SEPT. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1039

Authorizing Sale of Reserves by the Manawatu Road Board.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

By virtue of the power and authority conferred upon me by "The Special Powers and Contracts Act, 1884," I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby authorize the Manawatu Road Board to sell by public tender the gravel reserves, being parts one and two of Section number four hundred and forty-eight, Manawatu Survey District, containing respectively sixteen acres three roods thirty-one perches and six acres; also Section number four hundred and thirty-eight, in the same survey district, containing three acres.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this ninth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

Returning Officers, &c., County of Ohinemuri, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th September, 1885.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS EDWARD SHAW
to be the person to prepare new electoral rolls for the new County of Ohinemuri; also to appoint the under-mentioned persons to be Returning Officers to conduct the first elections of Councillors for the ridings of the said county:

For the Waitekauri Riding.
ROBERT REID.

For the Karangahake Riding.
JOHN PHILLIPS.

For the Paeroa Riding.
FRANCIS LIPSEY.

For the Waitoa Riding.
CHARLES JOHN DEARLE.

Also to appoint Saturday, the 17th October, 1885, to be the day for holding such first elections; and also to appoint Tuesday, the 20th October, 1885, at noon, to be the time, and the Public Hall, Paeroa, to be the place, for holding the first meeting of the Council of the said county.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Returning Officers, &c., County of Patangata, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th September, 1885.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ALEXANDER St. CLAIR INGLIS
to be the person to prepare new electoral rolls for the new County of Patangata; also to appoint the said

ALEXANDER St. CLAIR INGLIS
to be the Returning Officer to conduct the first elections of Councillors for the Ridings of Patangata, Oero, and Tamumu, in the said county; and also to appoint

MICHAEL CROPP
to be the Returning Officer to conduct the said elections for the Ridings of Eparaima and Porangahau. Also to appoint Saturday, the 17th October, 1885, to be the day on or before which the said elections shall be held; and also to appoint Saturday, the 24th October, 1885, at noon, to be the time, and the Public Hall, Waipukurau, to be the place, for the first meeting of the Council of the said county.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Public Vaccinator, Opotiki District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th September, 1885.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ISAAC WILLIAM DALZELL, Esq., L.R.C.P. Edin.,
to be a Public Vaccinator, under "The Public Health Act, 1876," for the Opotiki District.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Ranger under "Animals Protection Act, 1880," Canterbury, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th September, 1885.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ALEXANDER McILRAITH
to be a Ranger under "The Animals Protection Act, 1880," for the Canterbury District.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Clerk of Resident Magistrate's Court, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th September, 1885.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES ROLAND COLYER
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at South Rakaia, and Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of South Rakaia and Mount Hutt, vice Arthur Makeig, resigned.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th September, 1885.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ARTHUR VAUGHAN KIRKBY
to be a Member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Opunake, vice E. J. Allen, resigned.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Interpreter licensed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1885.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to license

EDWARD KENNY,
of Picton, to act as an Interpreter under "The Native Land Court Act, 1880."

J. BALLANCE.

Appointment in the Survey Department.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1885.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES WILLIAM ADAMS, Esq.,
to be Chief Surveyor of the Otago Provincial District, vice William Arthur, Esq., deceased. The appointment to date from the 1st September, 1885.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

Agent of Public Trustee appointed.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 8th September, 1885.

It is hereby notified for general information that

ROOPE BROOKING, Esq.,
has been appointed an Agent of the Public Trustee at Napier, vice Thomas Scully, Esq., resigned.

R. C. HAMERTON,
Public Trustee.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th September, 1885.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under "The Aliens Act, 1880," in favour of the under-mentioned persons:

Name. Occupation. Residence.
Ah Wing .. Miner .. Round Hill Orepuki.
Wilhelm Carl Louis Merchant .. Dunedin.
Demel
Gustav John Friedrich Tailor .. Ashburton.
Lublow
Henric Gustav Wilhelm Telegraphist .. Kekerangu.
Silvius

P. A. BUCKLEY,