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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34

Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

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

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS HINGSTON

to be a Member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Rotorua, vice A. Harvey, resigned;

THOMAS BELL

to be a Member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Hampden, vice C. Downie, resigned; and

JOHN HUDSON

to be a Member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Hastings, vice W. B. Baker, resigned.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Clerks of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 27th May, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable MICHAEL KEENAN

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Milton, vice Thomas Brookes, deceased;

Constable MICHAEL JOSEPH O’DONNELL

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Picton, vice W. Syms, resigned; and

EDMUND GOODBEHERE

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Kiwitea, vice S. M. Baker, resigned.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Justice of the Peace appointed.

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

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES DOREEN, Esq.,

Mayor of Hampden, to be a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

Jos. A. TOLE.

Visiting Justices appointed.

Department of Justice (Prisons Branch),
Wellington, 25th May, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOE DRANSFIELD, Esq., J.P., and

EDWARD PEARCE, Esq., J.P.,

to be Visiting Justices to the Prison at Mount Cook, Wellington.

Jos. A. TOLE,
Minister of Justice.

Visiting Justices appointed.

Department of Justice (Prisons Branch),
Wellington, 25th May, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN SMYLIE McDEWELL THOMPSON, Esq., J.P., and

JOSEPH MACKAY, Esq., J.P.,

to be Visiting Justices to the Prison at Terrace, Wellington.

Jos. A. TOLE,
Minister of Justice.

Native Land Court Assessor appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 27th May, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES WALLACE,

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

J. BALLANCE.

Commissioner under “The Native Land Administration Act, 1886,” appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE WATKIN WILLIAMS, Esq.,

to be Commissioner under “The Native Land Administration Act, 1886,” for the Hawke’s Bay District, vice Horace Baker, Esq., retired.

J. BALLANCE.

Native Land Court Assessor appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HOHEPA HOROMONA,

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

J. BALLANCE.

Inspector of State Forests appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
(State Forests and Agricultural Department),
Wellington, 31st May, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Chief Surveyor at Napier,

G. W. WILLIAMS, Esq.,

as an Inspector of State Forests, under section 12 of “The New Zealand State Forest Act, 1885,” vice Horace Baker, Esq., retired.

J. BALLANCE,
Commissioner of State Forests.

Managers for the Pahatanui Burial-ground appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pursuance of section 47 of “The Cemeteries Act, 1882,” to appoint

THOMAS HOLLIS STACE,

EDWARD BOULTON,

WILLIAM JONES,

CHARLES CARTER, and

GEORGE JONES

to be Managers of the Pahatanui Burial-ground.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointment in the

North Dunedin Rifle Volunteers.

Robert Alexander Johnston to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 6th April, 1887.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1887.

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

Waiuku Cavalry Volunteers.

Honorary Surgeon George Lanrigg Leathes Lawson. Date of resignation, 15th March, 1887.

G Battery.

Lieutenant Peter Robert Crole Ross. Date of resignation, 28th April, 1887.

J Battery.

Lieutenant Alfred William Croft. Date of resignation, 17th May, 1887.

J. BALLANCE.

Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1887.

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

Lieutenant RICHARD WEBB,

Onehunga Rifle Volunteers, to the Onehunga Naval Artillery Volunteers.

J. BALLANCE.