Aug. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 993

Trustees for the Timaru Mechanics' Institute appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 12th August, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point

JOHN JACKSON, Esq.,
ANDREW HART, Esq., and
DANIEL WEST, Esq.,

to be Trustees of the Timaru Mechanics' Institute, in terms
of "The Timaru Mechanics' Institute Act, 1877."

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

Clerks in the Land Department appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 12th August, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make
the under-mentioned appointments, viz.:

GEORGE NOYES BAGGETT, Esq.,
to be Clerk in the General Crown Lands Office, as from the
1st June, 1882; and

HENRY SHAKESPERE TAYLOR, Esq.,
to be Clerk in the Land Office at Auckland, as from the 25th
November, 1885.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

Stewards of Village Special Settlements appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 14th August, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point

THOMAS HUGHAN, Esq.,
WILLIAM HENRY VALPY, Esq., and
HAMILTON MORTON ADAIR, Esq.

(Crown Lands Rangers for the Otago Land District), to be
Stewards of Village Special Settlements for the Otago Land
District.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

Clerk in Survey Department appointed.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point

ALFRED AUGUSTUS STICKLAND DANBY
to be a Clerk in the Survey Department of New Zealand, the
appointment dating from the 1st April, 1885.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

Deputy Assignee resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th August, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation by

SILVANUS GEORGE DANIEL

of his appointment as Deputy Assignee at Queenstown.
Jos. A. TOLE.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th August, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation by

HUGH GOODFELLOW, Esq.,

of Te Awamutu, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace
for the colony.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Member of Land Board resigned.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 13th August, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ac-
cept the resignation of

JOHN BUCHANAN, Esq.,

as a Member of the Land Board for the Land District of
Hawke's Bay.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

Special Order made by Waitaki County Council.—Dis-
solving Otepopo Road Board.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th August, 1886.

THE following special order, made by the Council of the
County of Waitaki, is published in accordance with
the provisions of "The Counties Act 1876 Amendment Act,
1882."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER.

RESOLVED, That the Otepopo Road Board be dissolved, and
that, on and after the 10th day of May next, such road dis-
trict shall be merged in the County of Waitaki.

I, James Martin, Clerk to Waitaki County Council, hereby
certify that the above special order was duly made.

JAMES MARTIN,
County Clerk.

Oamaru, 7th August, 1886.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 18th August, 1886.

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

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 28 of 1886.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 14th August, 1886.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Portmaster, Brisbane, is published for general infor-
mation.

W. J. M. LARNACH.

SHOAL GROUND SOUTHWARD OF SMITH'S ROCK, ENTRANCE
TO MORETON BAY.

Notice is hereby given that a rocky shoal, with not more
than 5 fathoms over it at low water, has been found bearing
N.E. easterly 1·3 miles from the lighthouse at Cape Moreton.
The shoal ("Brennan" Shoal) lies N.W. and S.E., is very
narrow, and about a ½ cable in length.

G. P. HEATH, Commander, R.N.,
Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 22nd July, 1886.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 29 of 1886.

GEORGE SOUND, WEST COAST OF MIDDLE ISLAND, NEW
ZEALAND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 17th August, 1886.

CAPTAIN GREY, of the Government steamer "Stella,"
reports having examined the two rocks reported by
Captain Sinclair, of the s.s. "Tarawera," in George Sound.
One is on the south side of the south-east arm at the head
of the Sound. It is about 150 yards from the mainland, and
70 yards from the small island shown on the chart, which
bears S. ⅛ E. It is about 50ft. across, and has 6ft. water on it,
with 3 fathoms on the all-round ledge, and deep water close
to. The other rock is on the north side of the arm, higher
up than the previous one, and is abreast of the small island,
and about 70 yards from the mainland. It is a good-sized
patch, with 16ft. water on it, and with 5 or 6 fathoms
near to all round.

W. J. M. LARNACH.

Addition to the Scale of Charges in force on the New
Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with section 144 of "The Public Works
Act, 1882," I, Edward Richardson, the Minister for
Public Works, do hereby make the following addition to the
scale of charges, to come into force from and after the 16th
day of August, 1886:—