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Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 4th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

George Allan, Esq., of Lumsden, County Southland,
John Aspinall, Esq., of Skipper's, County Lake,
James Biggs, Esq., of Greenstone, County Grey,
Arthur Hylton Brisco, Esq., of Geraldine, County Geraldine,
Hugh Duncanson Buchanan, Esq., of Little River, County Akaroa,
Felix Campbell, Esq., of Greymouth,
Edward Chapman, Esq., of Springbank, County Ashley,
Walter Henry Cox, Esq., of Eastown, Wanganui,
Crosleh Dampier-Crossley, Esq., of Woodend, County Ashley,
John Mortimer Davie, Esq., of Pahiatua, County Wairarapa East,
Timothy Gallagher, Esq., of Westport,
James Gapes, Esq., of Christchurch,
George Gosset, Esq., of Leeston, County Selwyn,
William Gregg, Esq., of Dunedin,
Patrick Michael Griffen, Esq., of Greymouth,
Charles Hall, Esq., of Woodville, County Waipawa,
Louis Walter Hood, Esq., of Chatham Islands,
Henry John Horrell, Esq., of West Eyreton, County Ashley,
David Howell, Esq., of Mount Pisa, Cromwell,
John Elliot Hutton, Esq., of Livingstone, County Waitaki,
George Frederick Linnell, Esq., of Kaiwaka, County Hobson,
Robert Linton, Esq., of Halcombe, County Oroua,
John Marks, Esq., of Haast River, County Westland,
John Cunningham McCausland, Esq., of Rotorua, County Tauranga,
Thomas Clark McElroy, Esq., of Mercer, County Waikato,
Donald McGregor, Esq., of Hampden, County Inangahua,
Henry Walter Moore, Esq., of Geraldine, County Geraldine,
Mathew Morton, Esq., of Kakanui, County Waitaki,
Robert Henry Pearpoint, Esq., of Geraldine, County Geraldine,
Henry William Perryman, Esq., of Tai Tapu, County Selwyn,
Joseph William Poynton, Esq., of Dunganville, County Grey,
Michael Prendergast, Esq., of Fitzherbert, County Oroua,
Nathaniel Thomas Prichard, Esq., of Grovetown, County Marlborough,
Clarence Rennell, Esq., of New Plymouth,
Denis Ryall, Esq., of Barrytown, County Grey,
Francis Wilson Smith, Esq., of Paikakariki, County Hutt,
Donald Mackenzie Spedding, Esq., of Dunedin,
John Swanson Sprent, Esq., of Dunedin,
John Edward Thacker, Esq., of Okain's Bay, County Akaroa,
John Thompson, Esq., of Lawrence,
Hugh Sutherland Valentine, Esq., of Gore, County Southland,
William White, jun., Esq, of Sydenham, Christchurch,
John Win, Esq., of Dovedale, County Waimea,
James Burt Wingfield, Esq., of Alexandra South,
Frederick Herbert Wilson, Esq., of Culverden, County Amuri, and
Thomas Wrigley, Esq., of Tauranga,

to be Justices of the Peace for the colony.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Visiting Justices appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 1st May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments:—

Messrs. E. H. Carew, R.M., E. B. Cargill, William Baldwin, George Fenwick, John Logan, George Gray Russell, William P. Street, I. N. Watt, and W. L. Simpson, of Dunedin, Justices of the Peace, to be Visiting Justices of the Prison Hulk in Otago Harbour;

William Elder and William Thompson, of Port Chalmers, Justices of the Peace, to be Visiting Justices of the Prison, Dunedin; and

Edward Nolloth Liffiton, of Wanganui, Justice of the Peace, to be Visiting Justice of the Prison, Wanganui.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Visiting Justices appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 5th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments:—

J. R. BLAIR, Esq., J.P.,
Colonel J. G. Butts, J.P., and
Major W. E. GUDGEON, J.P.,

to be Visiting Justices of the Prisons known as Terrace, Wellington, and Mount Cook, Wellington.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Members of Board of Examination appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th April, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned officers to be Members of the Board for the Examination of Officers in the

Westland District.

The Hon. Major James Alexander Bonar, Commanding Westland District.
Major William Holden Webb, Adjutant, Westland District.
Captain George Simpson Smith, Commanding Greymouth Rifle Volunteers.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
(For the Defence Minister.)

Volunteer Officers promoted and appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th April, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the under-mentioned appointments and promotion:—

B Troop, Auckland Cavalry.
Charles Ross Cholmondeley Smith to be Captain. Date of commission, 29th March, 1886.

E Battery of Artillery.
Charles Augustus Calvert to be Honorary Veterinary Surgeon. Date of commission, 3rd April, 1886.

O Battery of Artillery.
Lieutenant Seymour Thorne George to be Captain. Date of commission, 15th March, 1886.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
(For the Defence Minister.)

Commission of Volunteer Officer antedated.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th April, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to antedate the commission of

Brevet-Major Ebenezer Hamlin,

of the Waiuku Cavalry Volunteers, from the 9th to the 5th November, 1885.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
(For the Defence Minister.)

Services of Cadet Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th April, 1886.

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

Temuka District High School Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
Date of acceptance, 19th March, 1886.

Wanganui Artillery Cadet Volunteers.
Date of acceptance, 25th March, 1886.

New Plymouth Central School Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
Date of acceptance, 14th April, 1886.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
(For the Defence Minister.)

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th April, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commissions held by the under-mentioned officers:—

Lyttelton Naval Artillery Volunteers.
Lieutenant Thomas Edwards. Date of resignation, 9th April, 1886.

North Dunedin Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Robert Alexander Johnston. Date of resignation, 4th February, 1886.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
(For the Defence Minister.)