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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 54

Native Assessor under "The Resident Magistrates Act, 1867," &c., appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

AKUHATA HAKI, of Hokianga, and
HUIRAMA TUKABIRI, of Mangonui,

To be Assessors 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 Resident Magistrate's District of the Bay of Islands.

J. BALLANCE.

Appointments in New Zealand Militia.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointments in the New Zealand Militia:-

Major Thomas Viret Shepherd to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Date of commission, 1st October, 1886.

Sergeant-Major John Falconer, Royal Engineers, to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 7th October, 1886.

Honorary Captain Carl Schmidt, College (Auckland) Rifle Volunteers, to be Captain. Date of commission, 7th October, 1886.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(For the Minister of Defence.)

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1886.

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

Papawai (Native) Rifle Volunteers.

Charles Joseph Jury to be Captain.

Matene te Ore to be Lieutenant.

Pita Mana to be Lieutenant.

Date of commissions, 7th October, 1886.

J. BALLANCE.

Appointment in 1st Battalion, Canterbury Rifle Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1886.

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

1st Battalion, Canterbury Rifle Volunteers.

Major Nathaniel Wolfe, Major, New Zealand Volunteers, to be Major.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officers promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th October, 1886.

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

Greytown Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Daniel Cameron to be Captain. Date of commission, 14th September, 1886.

Ashburton Guards Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant John Gifford Restell to be Captain. Date of commission, 5th October, 1886.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(For the Minister of Defence.)

Volunteer Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1886.

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

Ashburton Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Walter Edwin Dolman to be Captain. Date of commission, 27th September, 1886.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Battalion reconstituted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reconstitute the 1st Battalion, Wellington Rifle Volunteers, which will be composed of the under-mentioned corps:-

Wellington City Rifle Volunteers.

Wellington Guards Rifle Volunteers.

Wellington Rifle Volunteers.

Newtown Rifle Volunteers.

Te Aro Rifle Volunteers.

Thorndon Rifle Volunteers.

J. BALLANCE.

Services of Cadet Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the services of the

Lawrence District High School Rifle Cadet Volunteers.

Date of acceptance, 4th October, 1886.

J. BALLANCE.

Designation of Volunteer Battalion altered.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to alter the designation of the 3rd (or Northern) Battalion Otago Rifle Volunteers to the

1st Battalion North Otago Rifle Volunteers;

and has approved of the under-mentioned corps being posted to it:-

The Waikouaiti Rifle Volunteers.

The Palmerston (South) Rifle Volunteers.

The Naseby Rifle Volunteers.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the transfer of

Lieutenant WILLIAM HUNTER BRISTOW from the Canterbury Engineer Volunteers to the Christchurch Rifle Volunteers.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(For the Minister of Defence.)

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the under-mentioned officer:-

Palmerston North Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Edward Johnston. Date of resignation, 29th September, 1886.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(For the Minister of Defence.)

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 7th October, 1886.

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

ARCHIBALD SMITH, Esq., of Mercury Bay, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Special Order made by Featherston Road Board, County of Wairarapa West. - Adopting "Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th October, 1886.

THE following special order, made by the Board of the Featherston Road District, is published in accordance with the provisions of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER passed by the Featherston Road Board, at a Meeting of the said Board, held the 11th day of October, 1886, at 12 o'clock noon.

THAT the Board do now adopt "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886," in the Featherston Road District generally.

I certify that the above special order has been duly passed by the Featherston Road Board, in conformity with the provisions of "The Road Boards Act, 1882," and "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."

WALTER BOCK,
Clerk to the Board,

Featherston, 11th October, 1886.