Aug. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 973

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st August, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons:—

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Awards of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia granted in New Zealand.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st August, 1891.

THE following list of awards of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, granted in New Zealand during the year 1890-91, is published for general information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

LIST OF AWARDS FOR THE COLONY OF NEW ZEALAND.

Case 931.—JAMES MONTGOMERY, of Leith Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, aged fourteen years, who rescued James Wilson, Dunedin, aged seven years, from drowning, in Pelichet Bay Baths, Dunedin, on the 6th February, 1890. Wilson fell off the platform into a strong current, and, unable to swim, Montgomery, fully clothed, plunged in and rescued him. Award, certificate of merit.

Case 934.—LOUIS LYLE, of Port Chalmers, New Zealand, an apprentice-engineer, aged fifteen years, who rescued James Johnson, of same place, aged six years, from drowning, at the Bowen Pier, on the 13th December, 1889. Award, certificate of merit.

Case 949.—CLAUDE FERRIER, of the Union S.S. Company, Dunedin, New Zealand, a mariner, aged twenty-four years, for rescuing a man from drowning, at the wharf at Wellington, on the 13th December, 1889. Award, certificate of merit.

Case 958.—CLAUDE FERRIER, of the Union S.S. Company, Dunedin, New Zealand, a mariner, aged twenty-four years, for rescuing a man, named Graham, a fireman, of the s.s. “Cairntoul,” aged thirty-eight years, from drowning, at Lyttelton, on the 20th May, 1890. Award, certificate of merit.

Case 950.—CHARLES ROLTON, of Thames, New Zealand, aged thirty-three years, fisherman, JOSEPH CROSS, of the same place, aged forty-five years, and ANDREW REITMAN, of the same place, aged twenty years, all fishermen, for rescuing Captain Cameron, of the “Maud Graham,” Lyttelton, New Zealand, master mariner, aged about thirty years, from drowning, at the mouth of the Thames River, on the 10th December, 1890. Captain Cameron was out sailing alone in a hard gale of wind, when his boat capsized. Award, certificate of merit.

Case 967.—JOSEPH CROSS, of Thames, New Zealand, aged forty-five years. (See Case 950.) Award, certificate of merit.

Case 968.—ANDREW REITMAN, of Thames, New Zealand, aged twenty years. (See Case 950.) Award, certificate of merit.

Case 985.—HARRY HOWARD GOODWIN, of Maidstone, Kent, England, an apprentice on the ship “Persian Empire,” aged eighteen years, HENRY THOMAS, of ——, A.B. on ship “Persian Empire,” aged thirty years, and HENRY TALBOT, aged twenty-two years, third officer of the ship “Persian Empire,” rescued John Hutley, aged about twenty years, his sister Mary Hutley, aged about fifteen years, and Emma Keane, aged about fifteen years, all of Auckland, New Zealand, from drowning, in the Auckland Harbour, on the 30th March, 1890. Mr. J. Hutley, his sister Mary, and Emma Keane went for a sail in a dingy. When in mid-stream, near the Railway Wharf, a sudden gust of wind capsized the dingy about thirty yards from the “Persian Empire.” Goodwin, Thomas, and Talbot jumped overboard to the rescue; the two former reached and relieved Mr. Hutley of the two girls, who were being carried away by a strong tide, and held them till picked up by the ferry-steamer “Britannia.” Mr. Hutley was much exhausted. Mr. Talbot was believed to have been sucked under the paddle-wheels of the “Britannia” and killed, as he was a strong swimmer, but was never seen again. Award, bronze medal.

Case 988.—HENRY THOMAS, of ——, A.B. on the “Persian Empire.” (See Case No. 985.) Award, bronze medal.

Case 1000.—THOMAS FRANCIS NICHOLLS, of Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand, a seaman, aged twenty-seven years, for rescuing Charles Pollson, of Chelsea, Auckland, a settler, aged fifty-eight years, from drowning, in the Waitemata Harbour, on the 21st April, 1890. Mr. Nicholls dived after Pollson off the wharf on a dark night, with a strong ebb tide running, and kept him afloat about twenty minutes, until both were rescued by a boat. Award, bronze medal.

Case 1014.—HENRY AUGUSTUS HOOPER, of No. 1, Exotic Villa, Tooting Graveney, London, fourth officer of R.M.S. “Tainui,” aged twenty-eight years, for rescuing a man named Slatur from drowning, at Queen’s Wharf, Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, on the 11th May, 1891. Award, certificate of merit.

Special Order made by the Featherston Road Board, County of Wairarapa South.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1891.

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

P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT a special rate of 6¾d. in the pound be levied on all properties appearing in the valuation-roll for the Ruakokopotuna Special Rating District, for the purpose of securing the repayment of a loan of £1,000, to be raised under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for acquiring and constructing a road to such properties; such rate to be an annually-recurring rate for a period of twenty-six years, and to be due and payable by half-yearly instalments on the 1st days of September and March in each year; the first of such payments to be due and payable on the 1st September, 1891.

I hereby certify the above special order was duly made on the 4th day of April, 1891, and confirmed on the 2nd day of May, 1891.

W. Bock,
Clerk.

Arson.—Free Pardon.—£200 Reward.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th August, 1891.

WHEREAS on the 4th instant the Globe newspaper office, at Dunedin, was set on fire:

This is to notify that His Excellency the Governor will grant a free pardon to any person implicated in the said fire, not being the principal offender, who will give such information as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of any one or more of the other offenders; and that a reward of £200 is offered to any person, not being the principal offender, who shall first give such information.

W. P. REEVES.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 1st December, 1890.

IN pursuance of regulations under “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886,” notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1892, the period of literature will be the period of the Commonwealth, and the special books will be Shakespeare’s King Lear and The Tempest.

FRED. WHITAKER,
For the Minister of Education.

Notice of Intention to take Land for a Road in Section 3, Block II., Tauhara Survey District.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” to execute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of a road through Section 3, Block II., Tauhara Survey District, and for the purposes of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken; and notice is further given that the plan of the said road and of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the Post-office at Taupo, and is there open for inspection. And notice is hereby given that all persons affected by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of the said land shall, if they have any well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister for Public Works, Wellington.