June 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 709

Arrangements for First Elections, &c., Borough of Richmond.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 15th June, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES BLAIR,

of Richmond, to be Town Clerk of the Borough of Richmond, County of Waimea, as constituted under "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886," and also to be the Returning Officer to conduct the first elections of Mayor and Councillors of the said borough; also to fix that the number of Councillors of the said borough shall be six; also to appoint Wednesday, the 15th day of July, 1891, to be the day for holding the first election of Mayor, and Wednesday, the 22nd day of July, 1891, to be the day for holding the first election of six Councillors, of the said borough; and also to appoint Tuesday, the 28th day of July, 1891, at 7.30 o'clock in the evening, to be the time, and the Richmond Town Board Office to be the place, at which the first meeting of the Richmond Borough Council shall be held.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Inspector under Adulteration Prevention Acts, Taupo and Kawhia, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th June, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable BARTHOLOMEW SHEEHAN

to be an Inspector under "The Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880," and the Acts amending the same, within the district comprised in the Counties of West Taupo and Kawhia.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Promotion in Lands and Survey Department.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th June, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to promote

JOHN STRAUCHON

to be Chief Surveyor of the Land District of Westland, as from the 16th May, 1891.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

School Commissioners appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 16th June, 1891.

PURSUANT to the provisions of "The Education Reserves Act, 1877," and "The Education Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1882," His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be School Commissioners, as follows:—

For the Provincial District of Auckland.
GERHARD MUELLER, Esq., vice T. Humphries, Esq., resigned.

For the Provincial District of Wellington.
JOHN HOLLAND BAKER, Esq., vice J. W. A. Marchant, Esq., resigned.

For the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay.
THOMAS HUMPHRIES, Esq., vice G. W. Williams, Esq., resigned.

For the Provincial District of Canterbury.
JOHN WILLIAM ALLMAN MARCHANT, Esq., vice J. H. Baker, Esq., resigned.

W. P. REEVES.

School Commissioner appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 17th June, 1891.

IT is hereby notified that in pursuance of "The Education Reserves Act, 1877," and "The Education Reserves Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882," the Education Board of the District of Westland has appointed

JOSEPH GRIMMOND, Esq.,

to be a School Commissioner for the Provincial District of Westland, vice G. Mueller, Esq., resigned.

W. P. REEVES.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th June, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointment of the under-mentioned officers:—

Wanganui Naval Artillery Volunteers.
George Cecil Russell to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of commission, 15th April, 1891.

G Battery, Artillery Volunteers.
Robert McNab to be Captain. Date of commission, 10th February, 1887.

Napier Naval Artillery Volunteers.
John Arthur Holmes Eakins to be Sub-Lieutenant. Date of commission, 15th April, 1891.

Oamaru Rifle Volunteers.
Harry George Cannon Harvey to be Captain. Date of commission, 15th April, 1891.

Wanganui City Rifle Volunteers.
Archibald Dudingston Willis to be Captain. Date of commission, 15th April, 1891.

Invercargill City Guards Volunteers.
Robert Barlow McKay to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 20th April, 1891.

Totara (Westland) Rifle Volunteers.
Rev. Frederick Philip Fendall to be Honorary Chaplain.
Herbert McLellan Inglis to be Honorary Surgeon and Surgeon on the General Medical List, New Zealand Volunteers.
Date of commissions, 23rd May, 1891.

R. J. SEDDON.

Officer on Unattached Active List appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th June, 1891.

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

Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers.
Volunteer Drill-Instructor John Grant, Auckland District, to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st June, 1891.

R. J. SEDDON.

Reinstatement of Officer on Unattached Active List.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th June, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the reinstatement on the Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers, of

Major BENJAMIN HARRIS,

to stand next below that of Major A. Pitt, from which list this officer's name was erroneously transferred to the Honorary Unattached List.

R. J. SEDDON.

Cadet Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th June, 1891.

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

Lieutenant JAMES GRANT

from the Palmerston South High School Rifle Cadets to the Palmerston South Rifle Volunteers. Date of transfer, 25th March, 1891.

R. J. SEDDON.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th June, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the services of the under-mentioned Rifle Volunteer Corps:—

TOTARA (WESTLAND) RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.
Date of acceptance, 20th April, 1891.

R. J. SEDDON.

Alteration in Designation of Mounted Infantry.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th June, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the designation of Mounted Rifles being substituted for that of Mounted Infantry; the following corps