Aug. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 831

Now, therefore, I, James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice, in the name and on behalf of His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, and as his duly-appointed Deputy, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me in this behalf, do hereby appoint the districts described in the Schedule hereto to be districts in which “The Destitute Persons Act, 1887,” shall, on and after the first day of August next, come into operation in respect of persons of the aboriginal native race.

SCHEDULE.

THE Whangarei District, as the same is described in a Proclamation issued under “The Resident Magistrates Act, 1867,” dated the 26th day of May, 1881, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 2nd June, 1881.

As witness the hand of His Excellency Sir James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice, as such Deputy as aforesaid, this twenty-fifth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight.

Thos. FERGUS.

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Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 1st August, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths, and also Vaccination Inspectors, for the districts respectively set opposite their names, viz.:

Name. District.
DAVID THOMSON .. .. .. Tairua.
ROBERT JOHNSON .. .. .. Mongonui.
ROBERT PATT .. .. .. Buller.

T. W. HISLOP.

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Clerks of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th July, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

JAMES PURNELL

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Wanganui, vice George Brooking; and

ROBERT MACKAY PEMBERTON

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Waipara, vice William Knight.

Thos. FERGUS.

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Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th July, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

JOHN THOMAS WARREN

to be a Member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Timaru, vice E. T. Rhodes.

Thos. FERGUS.

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Assayer appointed.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 30th July, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM EDDOWES

to be an Assayer of Gold, under the provisions of section 141 of “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882.”

GEO. FISHER,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

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Officer appointed under the “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884.”

Marine Department,
Wellington, 1st August, 1888.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 9 of “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,”

THOMAS GILMOUR,

of Queenstown, has been appointed an Officer for the purposes of that Act, within the Provincial District of Otago.

GEO. FISHER.

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Auditor of the Affairs of the Opunake Lighter Company (Limited) appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 31st July, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

Mr. G. W. RODGERS

to be Auditor of the affairs of the Opunake Lighter Company (Limited), under the provisions of section 81, Table B, of “The Joint-stock Companies Act, 1860.”

H. A. ATKINSON.

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Promotion in the Survey Department.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 30th July, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to promote

ARTHUR VIVIAN HARRINGTON

to be Assistant-Surveyor in the Survey Department of New Zealand; the promotion dating from the 1st July, 1888.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Lands.

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Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st August, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve of the transfer of the under-mentioned officer:—

Captain Carl Kohn, from the Kaiwarra Rifle Volunteers, to the Auckland City Guards Rifle Volunteers.

Thos. FERGUS.

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Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st August, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve of the disbandment of the

H Troop (Auckland Royal Dragoons), 1st Regiment, New Zealand Cavalry Volunteers.

Date of disbandment, 23rd July, 1888.

The under-mentioned gentlemen therefore cease to be officers in the Volunteer Force, their commissions having lapsed under the provisions of “The Defence Act, 1886:”—

Honorary Surgeon Arthur Challinor Purchas.
Honorary Chaplain Reverend Edward Hall Gulliver.
Honorary Veterinary Surgeon Thomas Halstead.

Thos. FERGUS.

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Special Order made by Waimea County Council.—Constituting Stanley Brook, Motupiko, and Tadmor Road Districts.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th July, 1888.

THE following special order, made by the Waimea County Council, is published in accordance with “The Counties Act, 1886.”

T. W. HISLOP.

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SPECIAL ORDER.

I, the undersigned, Clerk of the Waimea County Council, hereby certify that the following resolution has been duly passed by the said Council, at their meeting held at Nelson, on Wednesday, the 18th day of July, 1888, and that the requirements of the Acts have been complied with:—

That a special order be now made to dissolve the Upper Motueka Road Board, and constitute three new road districts.

That the first be named the Stanley Brook Road District; the Board to consist of five members; and that John Horace Symes, of Stanley Brook, be Returning Officer; and that the election take place at the Schoolroom, at Stanley Brook, as soon as special order is gazetted.

That the second be named the Motupiko Road District; the Board to consist of five members; and that Walter B. Thomson, of Motupiko, be Returning Officer; and that the election take place at the Schoolroom, Motupiko, as soon as special order is gazetted.

And that the third be named the Tadmor Road District; the Board to consist of five members; and that Harry A. Quinton be Returning Officer; and that the election take place at the Schoolroom, Sherry, as soon as special order is gazetted.

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Schedule of Boundaries.

The Stanley Brook District to comprise the whole of the present Subdistrict of Stanley Brook, bounded as follows: