MAY 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 789

Returning Officer, Wanganui, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
MORTON JONES
to be the Returning Officer, under "The Regulation of Elections Act, 1881," for the election of members of the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Wanganui.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
EDMUND HUMFREY LYONS
to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths, and also to be Vaccination Inspector, for the District of Auckland, vice J. O. Lord, resigned. This appointment to take effect on and from the 22nd instant.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JOHN WAYLAND
to be Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Auckland. This appointment to take effect on and from the 22nd instant.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Judge of Assessment Court, Waipawa Town District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
HERBERT SAMUEL WARDELL, Esq., R.M.,
to be the Judge of the Assessment Court, under "The Rating Act, 1876," and the Acts amending the same, for the Town District of Waipawa.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Deputy-Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:—

Name. District.
THOMAS REID .. Balclutha.
JAMES ANDREW KIVELL .. Waitara.
WILLIAM NOSWORTHY .. Wairau.
JOHN MERRITT MARTIN .. Carterton.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Official Visitor, Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum, appointed.

Lunacy Department,
Wellington, 19th May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JOHN HAMILTON, Esq., J.P.,
to be an Official Visitor of the Lunatic Asylum at Sunnyside, Christchurch, under "The Lunatics Act, 1882."
P. A. BUCKLEY,
For the Minister in charge of the Lunacy Department.

Clerk, Licensing Committee, appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
Constable ABRAHAM HOBSON
to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Pokeno, vice Constable T. Hutchison,
A. J. CADMAN.

Members, Licensing Committees, appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
WILHELM P. HOFFMAN
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Avondale, vice S. J. Bell, deceased;
JOHN MATHERS
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Kowai, vice R. McAdam, resigned;
THOMAS A. PHILLIPS
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Coleridge, vice A. D. McIlraith, resigned;
GEORGE RUSSELL
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Green Island, vice J. Wilson; and
JOHN STREET BAXTER
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Invercargill North, vice W. Stead, deceased.
A. J. CADMAN.

Resident Magistrate appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
ANDREW TURNBULL, Esq., R.M.,
to be a Resident Magistrate for the District of Wairoa, with extended jurisdiction to £100.
A. J. CADMAN.

Clerk of Resident Magistrate's Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
SAMUEL TANSLEY
to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at Danevirke, and also to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Danevirke, from the 22nd instant, vice Constable E. J. Lawless.
A. J. CADMAN.

Revising Barrister under "The Building Societies Act, 1880," appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 20th May, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
HENRY COTTERILL, Esq.,
to be Revising Barrister, at Christchurch, under "The Building Societies Act, 1880."
A. J. CADMAN,
For the Commissioner of Stamps.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 17th May, 1893.

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

Name. Occupation. Residence.
Martin Neliander Olson Engine-fitter Carterton.
Hans Petersen Mariner Greymouth.
Johan Abraham Berg- Mariner Port Chalmers.
quists
Johann Friedrich Runge Labourer Palmerston N.
Francis Lehrke Farmer Inglewood.
Philip Wisker Shoemaker Christchurch.
Wilhelm Theodor Larsen Hotelkeeper Patea.
Johann Kvallem Moller Labourer Gisborne.
Johannes Van Breda Shirt-manu- Auckland.
facturer

P. A. BUCKLEY.