APRIL 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 451

C Battery of Artillery.
Lieutenant James Edward Stokes Jackson to be Captain. Date of commission, 20th December, 1886.

J Battery of Artillery.
Alfred William Croft to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 3rd March, 1887.

2nd Battalion Auckland Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Thomas Chambers Self, from Victoria Rifle Volunteers, to be Captain and Quartermaster. Date of commission, 1st March, 1887.

Bruce Rifle Volunteers.
Donald Reid to be Captain. Date of appointment, 22nd September, 1886.

North Dunedin Rifle Volunteers.
Robert McNab to be Captain. Date of commission, 10th February, 1887.

Patea Rifle Volunteers.
Edward Thomas Hammerton to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 10th June, 1886.

Ashburton Rifle Volunteers.
James Maclean Dunn to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 27th September, 1886.
Joseph Albert Müller to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st January, 1887.

South Dunedin Rifles.
James Brady to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 10th August, 1886.

Timaru Rifle Volunteers.
Aubrey Livingston Withers to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 6th November, 1886.

Caversham Rifle Volunteers.
John McIndoe to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 19th July, 1886.

Dunedin Irish Rifle Volunteers.
Andrew Fairburn to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st September, 1886.

Queen’s Own (Auckland) Rifle Volunteers.
William Thomas Bayley, late Lieutenant, 13th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 22nd March, 1886.

Ashburton Guards Rifle Volunteers.
William Sparrow to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 5th October, 1886.

Thorndon Rifle Volunteers.
John Maginnity to be Captain.
Herbert James Williams to be Lieutenant.
Thomas Frederick Martin to be Lieutenant.
Date of commissions, 29th July, 1886.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 30th March, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commissions held by the under-mentioned officers:—

Nelson Naval Artillery Volunteers.
Captain Charles Yates Fell. Date of resignation, 21st March, 1887.

Stoke Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Edward Fraser Paton. Date of resignation, 1st February, 1887.

Inglewood Rangers Rifle Volunteers.
Honorary Surgeon Patrick Joseph O’Neill O’Carroll. Date of resignation, 24th March, 1887.

Cook County Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Joseph Anthony Cornet Cresswell. Date of resignation, 11th March, 1887.

Queen’s Own (Auckland) Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Alfred Henry Collier. Date of resignation, 25th March, 1887.
Lieutenant Thomas Finlayson. Date of resignation, 22nd March, 1887.

Ashburton Guards Rifle Volunteers.
Captain John Gifford Restell. Date of resignation, 2nd March, 1887.
Lieutenant John Henry Brooks. Date of resignation, 17th March, 1887.

J. BALLANCE.

Resignation of a Volunteer Officer, and Transfer to the Unattached List.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th March, 1887.

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

Major NATHANIEL WOLFE

as Major of the 1st Battalion Canterbury Rifle Volunteers, and to approve of his name being placed on the Unattached List of the New Zealand Volunteer Force.

J. BALLANCE.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th March, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the services of the under-mentioned corps:—

The Hamilton Light Infantry Rifle Volunteers.
Date of acceptance, 22nd March, 1887.

The Blenheim City Rifle Volunteers.
Date of acceptance, 23rd March, 1887.

J. BALLANCE.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 31st March, 1887.

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

THOMAS POWDRELL, Esq.,

of Clyde, County Wairoa, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Forester and Valuator resigned.

General Crown Lands Office,
State Forest and Agricultural Branch,
Wellington, 4th April, 1887.

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

Mr. J. T. Ross

of his appointment, under section 12 of “The New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885,” as a Forester and Valuator for Southland District, from the 31st March, 1887.

J. BALLANCE,
Commissioner of State Forests.

Arrangements for First Elections, &c., Hurunui Rabbit District.—Notice No. 231.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th March, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Thursday, the 28th day of April, 1887, to be the time, and Coakley’s Store, Culverden, to be the place, for holding the first election of five Trustees of the Hurunui Rabbit District, as constituted under “The Rabbit Nuisance Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1886;” also to appoint Saturday, the 30th day of April, 1887, at noon, to be the time, and Coakley’s Store, Culverden, to be the place, at which the first meeting of the Trustees of the said district shall be held.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans, Alfredton Road District, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th March, 1887.

THE following notices, received from the Chairman of the Alfredton Road Board, are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

RESULT of POLL on Proposal to borrow £100, under the Provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” for Extension of Alfredton District Road Formation, for Alfredton Road District. 14th December, 1886.

Total number of ratepayers on roll, representing 4 votes .. .. .. 1
Votes recorded for proposal .. .. .. 4
Number of ratepayers voting for the proposal .. .. .. 1
Votes against .. .. .. None.
Number of ratepayers voting against the proposal .. .. .. None.
Informal .. .. .. None.
Votes not recorded .. .. .. None.
Total of votes against.. .. .. None.