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and exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth sections of “The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1884,” and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, do hereby revoke the said warrant of the twentieth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, and I further declare that, in lieu of the sections enumerated in the Schedule thereto, the sections enumerated in the first column of the Schedule hereto shall be and the same are hereby reserved for the purposes respectively stated opposite to the descriptions of such land in the second column hereto, for the benefit of the Town of Alexandra, as constituted under the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876,” on the sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two.

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SCHEDULE.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 7 acres 2 roods, more or less, situate in the Survey District of Alexandra, Provincial District of Auckland, being Section No. 524, Town of Alexandra East, commencing at the north-eastern corner of Section No. 523. Bounded towards the North by Belcher Street, 1000 links; towards the East by Franklin Street, 500 links; towards the South by Section No. 524A, 500 links; again towards the East by Section 524A aforesaid, 500 links; again towards the South by Crozier Street, 500 links; and towards the West by Section No. 523, 1000 links, to the point of commencement: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

ALEXANDRA WEST.

323 | 27 0 0 | }
320 | 26 2 10 | }
| Endowment in aid of the
| Town Board funds.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twentieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

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Appointment of Columbian Consul-General provisionally recognized.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th January, 1886.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been instructed by Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies to provisionally recognize the appointment of

THOMAS P. FALLON, Esq.,

as Columbian Consul-General at Melbourne for the Australasian Colonies.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

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Judge of Assessment Court, Newton Borough, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st January, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ROBERT CLAPHAM BARSTOW, Esq.,

to be Judge of the Assessment Court, under “The Rating Act, 1876,” and the Acts amending the same, for the Borough of Newton.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

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Additional Health Officer, Port of Russell, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st January, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WALTER JOHN CHANEY, Esq.,

to be an additional Health Officer for the Port of Russell, under section 105 of “The Public Health Act, 1876.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

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Member of Riverton Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 20th January, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pursuance of the provisions of section 30 of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” to appoint

HARRY MCLEOD

to be a Member of the Riverton Harbour Board.

JOS. A. TOLE,
(For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.)

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Cadet in Survey Department appointed.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 11th January, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN BENDELY

to be a Cadet in the Survey Department of New Zealand. The appointment to date from the 11th January, 1886.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

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Cadet in Survey Department appointed.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOSEPH YEA DIXON

to be a Cadet in the Survey Department of New Zealand, the appointment dating from the 1st January, 1884.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

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Member of Land Board appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 27th January, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ALEXANDER REESE, Esq.,

to be a Member of the Land Board of the Land District of Wellington. Date of appointment, 26th January, 1886.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

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Member of Land Board appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 27th January, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN ALLISON LAMBERT, Esq.,

to be a Member of the Land Board for the Land District of Marlborough. Date of appointment, 21st January, 1886.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

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School Commissioner appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 27th January, 1886.

PURSUANT to section 2 of “The Education Reserves Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882,” His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS THOMPSON, Esq., M.H.R.,

to be a School Commissioner for the Provincial District of Auckland, vice Mr. Joseph May, resigned.

JOS. A. TOLE,
(For the Minister of Education.)

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Appointment in New Zealand Militia.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 20th January, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the under-mentioned appointment:—

New Zealand Militia.

George Vance Shannon (Captain, Wellington Rifle Volunteers) to be Major.

J. BALLANCE.

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Volunteer Officers appointed and promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th January, 1886.

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