MAR. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 313

Trustees of Nelson Savings Bank appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 4th March, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to nominate
ARTHUR LAWRENCE BRISTOW,
DAVID WINTON,
GEORGE ALEXANDER MACQUARIE,
PETER COOKE,
HEMINGWAY FIRTH, and
CHARLES J. HARLEY,
all of the City of Nelson, to be Trustees of the Nelson Savings Bank.

J. BALLANCE.

Commissioner of Crown Lands appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JOHN SAMUEL BROWNING, Esq.,
to be Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Land District of Nelson, as from the 1st March, 1891, vice A. Greenfield, Esq., transferred.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Land Board appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM CAMPBELL WALKER, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Land Board of the Land District of Canterbury, as from the 23rd February, 1891.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Land Board appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
GEORGE ALBERT MARCHANT, Esq.
to be a Member of the Land Board of the Land District of Taranaki, as from the 2nd March, 1891.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Officers appointed under "The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884," Wellington Acclimatisation District.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1891.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 9 of "The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,"
HENRY HUMPHREY JACKSON, jun., of Stonestead, Wairarapa, and
WILLIAM JOSEPH BUCK, of Nikau Flat,
have been appointed Officers for the purposes of that Act within the Wellington Acclimatisation District, which comprises all that area in the Provincial District of Wellington which lies to the southward of the following boundary-line, namely, commencing from the mouth of the Manawatu River, and following the course of that river to the Manawatu Gorge; thence in a direct line from such gorge to the mouth of the Waimata River, on the East Coast.

A. J. CADMAN,
For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.

Member of Napier Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 4th March, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pursuance of the provisions of section 41 of "The Harbours Act, 1878," and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, to appoint
HENDERSON JAMES TWIGG
to be a Member of the Napier Harbour Board, the Council of the County of Wairoa having, on the second Monday in the month of February ultimo, neglected to elect a member of the said Board as required by the Second Schedule of "The Harbours Act, 1878."

R. J. SEDDON,
For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.

Members of Westport Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 4th March, 1891.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by "The Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884," and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, to appoint
EUGENE JOSEPH O'CONOR, M.H.R.,
JOHN JOSEPH MOYNIHAN, and
MICHAEL ORGAN
to be Members of the Westport Harbour Board, in place of Francis William Martin, John Alexander Wilson, and Harry Eyre Kenny, resigned.

R. J. SEDDON,
For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.

Members of Greymouth Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 4th March, 1891.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by "The Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884," and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, to appoint
ARTHUR ROBERT GUINNESS, M.H.R.,
JAMES KERR, and
JOSEPH PETRIE
to be Members of the Greymouth Harbour Board, in place of Francis William Martin, James Alexander Wilson, and Jackson Keddell, resigned.

R. J. SEDDON,
For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.

Member of Lyttelton Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 4th March, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pursuance of all the powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, to appoint
ALBERT PARSONS
to be a Member of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, the Council of the County of Ashley having neglected, on the second Monday in the month of February ultimo, to elect one member, as required by subsection 8 of section 4 of "The Lyttelton Harbour Board Act, 1882."

R. J. SEDDON,
For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.

School Commissioner appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1891.

PURSUANT to "The Education Reserves Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882," His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JOHN SAMUEL BROWNING, Esq.,
to be a School Commissioner for the Provincial District of Nelson, vice Mr. Alfred Greenfield, resigned.

W. P. REEVES.

Commissioners to inquire into Native Land Laws appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM LEE REES, Esq., M.H.R.,
JAMES CARROLL, Esq., M.H.R., and
THOMAS MACKAY, Esq.,
Commissioners, for the purpose of inquiring into the operation of the laws relating to Native lands.

A. J. CADMAN,
Native Minister.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th March, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointments:-
Westport Naval Artillery Volunteers.
George Walter Martin to be Lieutenant Commanding.
John Patrick Franks to be Sub-Lieutenant.
Date of commissions, 7th January, 1891.