Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 313

Member of Land Board appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

RICHARD JOHN GILL, Esq.,

to be a Member of the Land Board for the Land District of Auckland. Date of appointment, 2nd March, 1888.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Lands.

Commissioner of Crown Lands appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

STEPHENSON PERCY SMITH, Esq.,

to be Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Land District of Auckland. Date of appointment, 1st March, 1888.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Lands.

Receivers of Land Revenue appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN WILLIAMS, Esq.,

to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Canterbury Land District. Date of appointment, 1st March, 1888. And

JOHN SLATER ROYDS, Esq.,

to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Southland Land District. Date of appointment, 1st March, 1888.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Lands.

Cadet in the Survey Department appointed.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 29th February, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES GORDON LITTLEJOHN

to be a Cadet in the Survey Department of New Zealand; the appointment to date from the 1st March, 1888.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Lands.

Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar appointed.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 7th March, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable ALFRED EDWARD REMER

to be a Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar for Pembroke, in the Otago Mining District, as from the 1st March, 1888.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Lands.

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

Native Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

STEPHENSON PERCY SMITH, Esq.,

as Commissioner under “The Native Land Administration Act, 1886,” for the Auckland Land District, vice Daniel Austin Tole, Esq., retired, as from the 1st March, 1888.

EDWIN MITCHELSON.

Commissioner appointed to investigate Leases of Native Reserves.

Native Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS MACKAY, Esq.,

to be a Commissioner to investigate leases of Native reserves which are still outstanding and unconfirmed within the confiscated territory defined by “The West Coast Settlement (North Island) Act, 1880.”

EDWIN MITCHELSON.

Native Assessor appointed for the Resident Magistrate’s District of Oamaru.

Native Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

TE ONE RENA TE MAMARU,

of Moeraki, 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 Oamaru.

EDWIN MITCHELSON.

Volunteer Officers promoted and appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th March, 1888.

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

East Coast Hussars Cavalry Volunteers.

George John Winter to be Captain. Date of commission, 13th May, 1887.

Arnold Wethered to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 13th May, 1887.

Alfred William Croft to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 12th May, 1887.

F Battery Artillery Volunteers.

George Prain to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 29th June, 1887.

Wanganui Rifle Volunteers.

Frederick William Holden to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 10th October, 1887.

Manchester Rifle Volunteers.

George Kirton to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 5th August, 1887.

Christchurch Rifle Volunteers.

Harry Reynolds to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 13th October, 1887.

Waimate Rifle Volunteers.

James Henry Shaw to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 12th July, 1887.

Ashburton Guards Volunteers.

Robert Moncrieff Cuthbertson to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 9th September, 1887.

Edwin James Paul to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 20th September, 1887.

Hawera Rifle Volunteers.

Nathaniel Johnston to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 30th August, 1887.

Palmerston South Rifle Volunteers.

Charles Lord Russell to be Captain. Date of commission, 29th December, 1887.

Rangiora Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant John Fulton to be Captain.

George Henry Noble Helmore to be Lieutenant.

Date of commissions, 29th July, 1887.

Christ’s College Cadet Rifle Volunteers.

Frederick Owen Stanford to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 8th October, 1887.

Napier Cadet Rifle Volunteers.

John George Swan to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 24th February, 1887.

THOS. FERGUS.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th March, 1888.

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

Timaru Naval Artillery Volunteers.

Lieutenant Thomas Wilson Begg. Date of resignation, 11th February, 1888.

Greymouth Naval Artillery Volunteers.

Lieutenant Joseph Petrie. Date of resignation, 9th February, 1888.

Te Awamutu Cavalry Volunteers.

Captain William Samuel Rutherford. Date of resignation, 30th January, 1888.