Resident Magistrate appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
DUNCAN MACFARLANE, Esq., R.M.,
to be a Resident Magistrate for the District of Okarito, with
extended jurisdiction to £50.
Jos. A. TOLE.

Justice of the Peace under “The Municipal Corporations
Act, 1876;” appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JOHN ALEXANDER DUTHIE, Esq.,
Mayor of Milton, to be a Justice of the Peace under “The
Municipal Corporations Act, 1876.”
Jos. A. TOLE.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
DUNCAN MACFARLANE, Esq., R.M.,
of Jackson’s Bay, to be a Coroner within the Colony of New
Zealand.
Jos. A. TOLE.

Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
EDWARD RAWSON
to be Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court at Gisborne.
Jos. A. TOLE.

Clerks of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned persons to be Clerks of
the Licensing Committees for the districts set opposite their
names respectively:—
William Benjamin Scandrett .. {Invercargill North.
{Invercargill Second.
{Invercargill Third.
{Invercargill South.
Edmund John Schlotel .. {North-East Valley North.
{North-East Valley East.
{North-East Valley West.
Jos. A. TOLE.

Cadet in Official Assignee’s Office appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
WALTER SEPTIMUS FISHER
to be a Cadet in the office of the Official Assignee at Christchurch, from the 1st January instant.
Jos. A. TOLE.

Member of Trust under “The Mount Ida Water-race Trust
Act, 1878,” appointed.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
HENRY ALDBOROUGH STRATFORD, Esq.,
of Naseby, to be a Member of the Mount Ida Water-race
Trust, under “The Mount Ida Water-race Trust Act, 1878,”
from the 7th January, 1885.
W. J. M. LARNACH,
Minister of Mines.

Police Gaoler appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 19th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
Sergeant JAMES SLATTERY
to be Gaoler of the Police Gaol at Reefton, vice Sergeant
Neville, deceased.
Jos. A. TOLE.

Harbourmaster at Akaroa appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 28th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of the
provisions of section 13 of “The Harbours Act, 1878,”
been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM BROWNING TOSSWILL
to be Harbourmaster at the Port of Akaroa.
W. J. M. LARNACH.

Armed Constabulary Officer promoted.

Constabulary Office,
Wellington, 24th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to promote
Inspector PETER PENDER,
of the New Zealand Armed Constabulary Force, to the rank
of First Class Inspector, from the 19th January, 1885.
J. BALLANCE.

Commission of Armed Constabulary Officer antedated.

Constabulary Office,
Wellington, 24th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
antedate the commission of
First Class Inspector WILLIAM HENRY JAMES,
of the New Zealand Armed Constabulary Force, from the
1st July, 1870, to the 2nd November, 1867.
J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:—
Christ’s College Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Henry Alan Scott. Date of resignation, 13th
January, 1885.
J. BALLANCE.

Commission of Volunteer Officer cancelled.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to cancel
the commission of
Captain Edsall Gruber.
of the Arrow School Rifle Cadet Volunteers, for absence
without leave.
EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Defence Minister.)

Cemetery Trustee resigned.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 19th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation of
Mr. H. G. MORECROFT
as a Trustee for the Hawera Cemetery.
EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Cemetery Trustee resigned.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1885.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation of
Mr. ROBERT JOHNSON
as a Trustee for the Upper Shotover Cemetery.
J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.