MAY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 695

Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over the Province of South Aus-
tralia and the Dependencies thereof, &c.

By virtue of the provisions of “The Stock Diseases Act,
1888,” I, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council, do, by this my Proclamation, prohibit
the importation and introduction of horses into the said
province directly or indirectly from the State of California,
in the United States of America, for a period of twelve
months from the date hereof, for the purpose of preventing
the introduction into the said province of the disease called
glanders.

Given under my hand and the public seal of the said
province, at Adelaide, this twelfth day of April, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-two, and in the fifty-fifth year of Her
Majesty’s reign.

By command. C. C. KINGSTON,
Chief Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Importation of Horses from California into New South
Wales prohibited.—Notice No. 346.

Head Office, Live-stock Department,
Wellington, 10th May, 1892.

THE following Proclamation, issued by the Governor of
New South Wales, is published for general informa-
tion.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister of Lands.

NEW SOUTH WALES,) Proclamation by His Excellency the
TO WIT. Right Honourable Victor Albert George,
(L.S.) Earl of Jersey, a Member of Her Ma-
JERSEY, jesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council,
Governor. Knight Grand Cross of the Most Dis-
tinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Saint George, Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Colony of New
South Wales and its Dependencies.

WHEREAS by section ten of the Imported Stock Act of 1871
the Governor is empowered, by Proclamation in the Govern-
ment Gazette, to restrict or absolutely prohibit for any speci-
fied time the importation or introduction of any stock,
fodder, or fittings from any other colony or country in which
there is reason to believe any infectious or contagious
disease in stock exists: And whereas by a Proclamation
under the hand of His Excellency the Governor, published
in the Government Gazette of the 22nd May, 1888, pursuant
to the provisions of the Imported Stock Act of 1871, amongst
other things, glanders in horses was declared to be an in-
fectious or contagious disease: And whereas there is reason
to believe that glanders in horses exists at the present time
in California: Now, therefore, I, Victor Albert George, Earl
of Jersey, Governor aforesaid, with the advice of the Exe-
cutive Council, do, by this my Proclamation, absolutely pro-
hibit, for a period of twelve months from the date of this
Proclamation, the importation or introduction of any horses
or any fodder or fittings put on board any vessel with or for
the use of any horses from California.

Given under my hand and seal, at Government House,
Sydney, this tenth day of March, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
two, and in the fifty-fifth year of Her Majesty’s
reign.

By His Excellency’s command. T. M. SLATTERY.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Notice to Mariners, No. 15 of 1892.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th May, 1892.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Wellington Harbour Board, is published for general
information.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.

DREDGING OPERATIONS, PORT OF WELLINGTON.

NOTICE is hereby given that Dredge No. 222 is engaged
dredging to the north-east of the Railway Wharf, Wellington,
within a distance of a cable’s length therefrom. Vessels are
warned not to approach the north-eastern side of the Railway
Wharf, and to keep clear of any anchors, moorings, or buoys
laid down for the purposes of the dredge.

WILLIAM FERGUSON,
Secretary.

Wellington Harbour Board,
6th May, 1892.

Tenders.

New Zealand Defences Office,
Wellington, 27th April, 1892.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
is published for general information.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

OFFICERS’ QUARTERS, TAKAPUNA BATTERY.—PAINTING
CONTRACT.

Accepted. £ s. d.
J. S. Johnstone, Auckland .. .. .. 52 4 8

Declined.
D. Simpson, Auckland .. .. .. 54 8 1½
W. H. Fox .. .. .. 58 0 0
A. H. Morris .. .. .. 65 9 9
T. Webb .. .. .. 71 12 4
W. Davis .. .. .. 72 9 0
W. Brinsden .. .. .. 75 2 6
H. Read .. .. .. 91 1 0
J. C. Rowley .. .. .. 108 16 7

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1892.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to approve of the disbandment of
the under-mentioned Volunteer corps:—

ONEHUNGA RIFLE VOLUNTEERS (Auckland). Date of
disbandment, 24th April, 1892.

ROYAL IRISH RIFLE VOLUNTEERS (Auckland). Date of
disbandment, 5th March, 1892.

The following gentlemen therefore cease to be officers in
the New Zealand Volunteer Force, their commissions having
lapsed under clause 51, Volunteer Regulations, 1889:—

ISAAC WILLIAM GLENNY, late Honorary Captain, One-
hunga Rifle Volunteers.

JAMES EUGENE LEAHY, late Captain, Onehunga Rifle
Volunteers.

WILLIAM GEORGE SCOTT, late Honorary Surgeon, One-
hunga Rifle Volunteers.

MICHAEL TOBIN, late Captain, Royal Irish Rifle Volun-
teers.

STAPYLTON COTTON CAULTON, late Lieutenant, Royal Irish
Rifle Volunteers.

WILLIAM ROBERT ERSON, late Honorary Surgeon, Royal
Irish Rifle Volunteers.

The Rev. Father JOHN J. HACKETT, late Honorary Chap-
lain, Royal Irish Rifle Volunteers.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 9th May, 1892.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to accept the resignation of the
commission held by the under-mentioned officer:—

Rangitikei Cavalry Volunteers.

Lieutenant Lewin Markworth Taverner. Date of resigna-
tion, 10th April, 1892.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th May, 1892.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to approve of the disbandment of
the South District Rifle Volunteers (Dunedin), as from the
2nd February last.

The following gentleman therefore cease to be officers in
the New Zealand Volunteer Force, their commissions having
lapsed under paragraph 51, Volunteer Regulations, 1889:—

RICHARD JOHN BENNIE RUNCIMAN, late Lieutenant.

WILLIAM JOHNSTON WILL, late Honorary Surgeon.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister of Defence.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 16th September, 1891.

IN pursuance of regulations under “The Civil Service
Reform Act, 1886,” notice is hereby given that for the
Senior Examination of January, 1893, the period of litera-
ture will be the reign of Elizabeth, and the special books
will be Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Macaulay’s Essays on
Bacon and Walpole.

W. P. REEVES,
Minister of Education.