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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 23

Clerks of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th April, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HENRY DUNBAR JOHNSON

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Rotorua, vice W. A. Thom, transferred ;

HENRY CLARK

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Mount Roskill, vice T. Seaman ; and

JOHN T. MELLSOP

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Waipipi, vice W. Shanaghan, resigned.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Clerk of Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th April, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Sergeant RICHARD LANGTRY

to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Opunake, and Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Opunake, vice Sergeant C. O. Hawke, from the 28th March.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st April, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM HENRY SIMCOX, Esq., J.P.,

of Otaki, to be a Coroner within the Colony of New Zealand.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Justice of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th March, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Inspector FRANCIS MCGOVERN,

of Kawhia, to be a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Police Gaolers appointed.

Department of Justice (Prisons Branch),
Wellington, 1st April, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the persons hereafter named to be Police Gaolers at the places respectively stated after their names :—

Sergeant HENRY RYAN, Waipawa,

vice Sergeant James O’Malley, transferred ; and

Sergeant PATRICK BARRY, Opotiki,

vice Constable John McCabe, transferred.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Member of Waimakariri Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 31st March, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pursuance of the provisions of section 40 of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” to appoint

WILLIAM FRASER

to be a Member of the Waimakariri Harbour Board, in place of Robert Coup, resigned.

Jos. A. TOLE,

(For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.)

Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar appointed.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 31st March, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ANDREW DUNCAN THOMSON,

of Naseby, to be a Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar for Naseby, in the Otago Mining District, during the absence on leave of J. F. Garvey.

W. J. M. LARNACH,

Minister of Mines.

Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar appointed.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 31st March, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

DANIEL HANNAN,

of Stafford, to be a Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar for Stafford, in the Westland Mining District, as from the 20th January, 1887, under “The Mining Act, 1886.”

W. J. M. LARNACH,

Minister of Mines.

Deputy-Commissioner of Stamps appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 5th April, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE GREVILLE BRIDGES, Esq.,

to be Deputy-Commissioner of Stamps and Assistant-Registrar of Joint-stock Companies at Dunedin, as from the 1st instant, vice F. R. Smith, Esq.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Examiner of Titles, &c., appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 5th April, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE GREVILLE BRIDGES, Esq.,

to be Examiner of Titles and Assistant Land Registrar at Dunedin, as from the 1st instant.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Assessor under “The Native Land Court Act, 1886,” appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 6th April, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ROPATA TE AO,

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

J. BALLANCE.

Assessor under the Resident Magistrates Acts appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 6th April, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HAPAKUKU RUIA,

of Whangape and Herekino, to be an Assessor for the purposes of the Resident Magistrates Acts within the District of Bay of Islands.

J. BALLANCE.

Appointment and Promotion in the New Zealand Militia.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th March, 1887.

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

New Zealand Militia.

Major James Pirie, late Adjutant and Instructor of Musketry, Royal Guernsey Militia, to be Major. Date of commission, 29th March, 1887.

Captain Alfred Ross to be Brevet-Major. Date of commission, 17th March, 1887.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officers promoted and appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 31st March, 1887.

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

Wellington Naval Artillery Volunteers.

John Duncan to be Captain. Date of commission, 12th April, 1886.

Timaru Naval Artillery Volunteers.

George Tuthil Wood to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 10th August, 1886.

Westport Naval Artillery Volunteers.

Lieutenant William Reeve Haselden to be Captain. Date of commission, 1st February, 1887.