May 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 603

Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 11th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM BEY,
DANIEL CAMERON,
BENJAMIN KIMBERLEY, and
HENRY TAYLOR
to be Members of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Borough of Greystown, vice John Tully, F. H. Wood,
D. P. Loasby, and J. Baillie, resigned; and
DONALD McGREGOR
to be a Member of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Opunake, vice J. P. Lomax, resigned.
Jos. A. TOLE.

Clerk of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 12th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JAMES BROWN LAWSON
to be Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of
Omata, Moa, and Waitara, vice A. H. Holmes.
Jos. A. TOLE.

Native Assessor under Resident Magistrates Act appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 12th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
HANITA TE AWEAWE,
of Awapuni, Palmerston North, to be an Assessor for the
purposes of "The Resident Magistrates Act, 1867," "The
Native Circuit Courts Act, 1858," and the Native Circuit
Courts Act Amendment Act, 1862," within the District of
Wanganui.
J. BALLANCE.

Interpreter appointed

Native Office,
Wellington, 10th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorize
JOHN MUNRO FRASER,
of Auckland, to act as an Interpreter under "The Native
Land Court Act, 1880."
J. BALLANCE.

Auditor for County of Ohinemuri appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 7th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
LOUIS ADOLPHUS DURRIEU, Esq.,
to be Auditor for the County of Ohinemuri.
JULIUS VOGEL.

Assessor of Native Land Court appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 10th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JOHN ORMSBY,
of Kopua, Waikato, to be an Assessor under "The Native
Land Court Act, 1880."
J. BALLANCE.

Native Assessor under Resident Magistrates Act appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 10th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JOHN ORMSBY,
of Kopua, Waikato, to be an Assessor for the purposes of
"The Resident Magistrates Act, 1867," "The Native Circuit
Courts Act, 1858," and "The Native Circuit Courts Act
Amendment Act, 1862," within the District of Waikato.
J. BALLANCE.

Trustee for the Wyndham Recreation Reserve appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 28th April, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 6 of "The Wyndham Recreation Reserve Act,
1877," reappointed
Mr. JOHN TEMPLETON
to be a Member of the Trust.
ROBERT STOUT,
(For the Minister of Lands.)

Armed Constabulary Officer promoted.

Constabulary Office,
Wellington, 11th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to promote
Sergeant-Major FRANCIS McGOVERN,
of the New Zealand Armed Constabulary (Police Branch), to
the rank of Third-class Inspector, from the 5th instant.
J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officers promoted and appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 12th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make
the under-mentioned promotions and appointments:—
B Battery of Artillery.
Lieutenant George Charles Proudfoot to be Captain. Date
of commission, 28th December, 1885.
Victoria Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant William Henry Skinner to be Captain. Date of
commission, 7th November, 1885.
Stoke Rifle Volunteers.
Benjamin Locking to be Honorary Surgeon. Date of commission, 14th April, 1886.
Richmond Rifle Volunteers.
Alexander Richard Fletcher Johnston to be Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 16th April, 1886.
The Venerable Archdeacon Edward Atherton Lingard to be
Honorary Chaplain. Date of commission, 16th April, 1886.
J. BALLANCE.

Formation of Volunteer Battalion.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 12th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to form
the under-mentioned Volunteer corps of the Nelson,
Westland, and Marlborough Districts into a battalion, under
the designation of the Nelson and Westland Battalion Rifle
Volunteers, and to fix the head-quarters of the same to be at
Nelson:—
Right Wing.
Nelson City Rifle Volunteers.
Stoke Rifle Volunteers.
Blenheim Rifle Volunteers.
Spring Creek Rifle Volunteers.
Waimea Rifle Volunteers.
Left Wing.
Westland Rifle Volunteers.
Greymouth Rifle Volunteers.
Kumara Rifle Volunteers.
Inangahua Rifle Volunteers.
J. BALLANCE.

Designation of Volunteer Corps altered.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th May, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to change
the designation of the Rangitikei Mounted Rifle
Volunteers to
The Rangitikei Cavalry Volunteers.
J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st April, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation of the commission held by the under-
mentioned officer:—
2nd Battalion Otago Rifle Volunteers.
Captain and Adjutant William Pillans. Date of resignation,
14th April, 1886.
Jos. A. TOLE,
(For the Defence Minister.)