JUNE 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 673

Member of Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 1st June, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to re-appoint
ANDREW KINROSS, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Land Board of the Land District of Southland, as from the 29th May, 1891.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Inspector of Stock appointed.—Notice No. 321.

Head Office, Live-stock Department,
Wellington, 27th May, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JAMES HARVEY, Jun.,
to be an Inspector of Stock, under “The Sheep Act, 1890,” from the 1st June, 1891.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Deputy Cattle Inspectors appointed.—Notice No. 322.

Head Office, Live Stock Department,
Wellington, 27th May, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments under “The Diseased Cattle Act, 1881:—
ROLAND H. HASSALL,
of Lawrence, to be a Deputy Cattle Inspector for the Cattle District of Otago, from the 1st May, 1891, vice T. J. Miles; and
H. T. G. TURNER,
of Invercargill, to be a Deputy Cattle Inspector for the Cattle District of Southland, from the 1st May, 1891, vice J. McKellar.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Registrars of Brands appointed.—Notice No. 323.

Head Office, Live-stock Department,
Wellington, 27th May, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments under “The Brands and Branding Act, 1880:”—
T. G. RICHARDSON
to be a Chief Registrar of Brands for the Nelson and Buller Branding Districts, from the 1st May, 1891;
W. A. SCAIFE
to be a Chief Registrar of Brands for the Dunedin, Oamaru, Dunstan, Tapanui, and Southland Branding Districts, from the 1st June, 1891;
ROLAND H. HASSALL
to be a Registrar of Brands for the Tapanui Branding District, comprising the Tapanui Subdivision of the Otago Sheep District, from the 1st May, 1891;
H. T. G. TURNER
to be a Registrar of Brands for the Southland Branding District, comprising the Southland Subdivision of the Otago Sheep District, from the 1st May, 1891;
RICHARD HULL
to be a Registrar of Brands for the New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Rangitikei Branding Districts, from the 1st May, 1891;
W. A. P. SUTTON
to be a Registrar of Brands for the Waikato Branding District, comprising the Waikato and Taupo Subdivisions of the Auckland Sheep District, from the 1st June, 1891; and
ALFRED DOUGLASS
to be a Registrar of Brands for the South Canterbury Branding District, comprising the Timaru Subdivision of the Canterbury Sheep District, from the 1st June, 1891.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Secretary for Education appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 28th May, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
The Rev. WILLIAM JAMES HABENS
Secretary to the Department of Education, as from the 1st April, 1886.
W. P. REEVES.

Special Order made by the Whataupoko Road Board, County of Cook.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th May, 1891.

THE following special order, made by the Whataupoko Road Board, is published in accordance with “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”
P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL order made by the Whataupoko Road Board, County of Cook, on the 10th day of February, 1891, and confirmed at a subsequent meeting held on Thursday, the 12th day of March, 1891:—
Resolved, That a special rate of 1d. in the pound be made on the rateable value of Sections Nos. 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, Block F, Whataupoko, for each year for a period of twenty-six years, commencing on the 1st April, 1891, and ending on the 31st March, 1917, for the purpose of providing interest upon a loan of £200, to be raised in terms of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the purpose of constructing the Riverside Road from Section 7F to Section 25F. The rate to be due and payable, in two equal instalments, on the 1st day of May and the 1st day of October in each year. The common seal of the inhabitants of the Whataupoko Road District was hereto affixed in the presence of—
JOHN WARREN,
Clerk.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order was made in accordance with law, and that all the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” have been complied with.
JOHN WARREN,
Clerk, Whataupoko Road Board.
Gisborne, 21st May. 1891.

Despatch.—Members of the late Ministry to retain the Title of Honourable.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1891.

THE following despatch, received from Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, is published for general information.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

(New Zealand.—General.)
Downing Street, 8th April, 1891.
My LORD,—I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship’s Despatch No. 13, of the 9th February, and to inform your Lordship that the Queen has been pleased to approve of Messrs. Edwin Mitchelson, Thomas Fergus, George Frederick Richardson, and Thomas William Hislop being allowed to retain the title of “Honourable” within the Colony of New Zealand.
I have, &c.,
KNUTSFORD.
Governor the Right Hon. the Earl of Onslow,
G.C.M.G., &c.

Special Order made by the Waimea County Council.—Merging Pangatotara Road District.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 30th May, 1891.

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

SPECIAL order made by the Waimea County Council at a special meeting held on the 18th day of March, 1891, and confirmed at a subsequent meeting held on the 20th day of May, 1891:—
That, in pursuance of the powers vested in them by “The Counties Act, 1886,” the Waimea County Council hereby make the following special order: That the prayer of the petition of the ratepayers in the Pangatotara Road District be given effect to, and that the Pangatotara Road Board be dissolved, and the said road district merged in the County of Waimea on and after the 20th day of May, 1891.
I hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been duly made in accordance with “The Counties Act, 1886.”
ROBT. LOUISON,
County Clerk,
Waimea County Office,
Nelson, 27th May, 1891.