Oct. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1363

Sheriffs appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

COLIN MCKENZIE GORDON, Esq.,
to be Sheriff of the District of Otago, vice I. N. Watt, Esq., deceased; and

SPENCER WILLIAM VON STÜRMER, Esq.,
to be Sheriff of the District of Wairarapa, vice H. S. Wardell, Esq.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Deputy Sheriff appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES PATRICK MCALISTER, Esq.,
to be Deputy Sheriff of the District of Otago, from the 20th instant, vice A. D. Harvey, Esq., deceased.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Deputy Registrar of Supreme Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES PATRICK MCALISTER, Esq.,
to be Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, at Dunedin, from the 20th instant, vice A. D. Harvey, Esq., deceased.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Resident Magistrate appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

SPENCER WILLIAM VON STÜRMER, Esq.,
to be a Resident Magistrate for the Districts of Wairarapa and Napier and Waipukurau, with extended jurisdiction to £100.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Clerk of District, Resident Magistrate’s, and Warden’s Courts, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK JAMES BURGESS, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the District, Resident Magistrate’s, and Warden’s Courts at the Thames, and Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Hastings, Waiotahi, Kauaeranga, Parawai, Thames North, Thames Central, and Thames South, from the 1st November next, vice A. J. Allom, Esq., who retires on that date.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Clerk appointed.

Department of Justice (Prisons Branch),
Wellington, 16th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS EDWARD RICHARDSON, Esq.,
to be Clerk in the Department of Justice (Prisons Branch), vice J. P. McAlister, Esq., transferred.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Assessor under Resident Magistrates Act, &c., appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

TE WINITANA TUPOTahi,
of Kihikiki, 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 Resident Magistrate’s District of Waikato.

J. BALLANCE.

Assessor under Resident Magistrates Act, &c., appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HONE MAKOARE,
of Oromahoe, 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 Resident Magistrate’s District of Bay of Islands.

J. BALLANCE.

Native Land Court Assessor appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

PEPENE EKETONE,
of Karakariki, to be an Assessor under “The Native Land Court Act, 1886.”

J. BALLANCE.

Trustee of Ashburton Drill-shed and Rifle Range resigned and appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 15th October, 1886.

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

GEORGE EDWARD NORTHEY
as a Trustee for the Ashburton Drill-shed and Rifle Range, and to appoint in his place, under clause 33 of “The Special Powers and Contracts Act, 1885,”

JOHN GIFFORD RESTELL,
Captain, Ashburton Guards Rifle Volunteers.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(For the Minister of Defence.)

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th October, 1886.

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

FRANK JELLICOE, Esq.,
of Wellington, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Day for First Election of Members of the Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

Premier’s Office,
Wellington, 19th October, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in terms of section 9 of “The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885,” been pleased to appoint Wednesday, the 17th day of November next, to be the day for the first election of members of the Board of the District of Waikato, as constituted by section 40 of “The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act 1885 Amendment Act, 1886.”

P. A. BUCKLEY,
(For the Premier.)

Special Order made by Okain’s Bay Road Board, County of Akaroa.—Adopting “Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

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

THE following special order, made by the Okain’s Bay Road Board, County of Akaroa, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER passed by the Okain’s Bay Road Board, at a Meeting of the said Board, held the 16th day of October, 1886, at noon.

THAT this Board do adopt the Local Bodies’ Loans Act generally throughout the district.

I certify that the above special order has been duly passed by the Okain’s Bay Road Board, in conformity with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

C. F. S. MOORE,
Clerk to Board.

Okain’s Bay,
16th October, 1886.