JULY 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1093

District Court Judge appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 10th July, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
CHARLES DUDLEY ROBERT WARD, Esq.,
to be a District Judge for the Districts of Ashburton, Timaru
and Oamaru, and Otago Goldfields, from the 4th instant,
vice H. W. Robinson, Esq., resigned.
W. P. REEVES.

Native Assessor appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 11th July, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
TE HATAWIRA HOUKAMAU
to be an Assessor of the Native Land Court, and also to be
an Assessor of the Resident Magistrate's Court, for the Dis-
trict of Waiapu.
W. P. REEVES.

Appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court revoked.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 10th July, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
revoke the temporary appointment of
CHARLES DUDLEY ROBERT WARD, Esq.,
as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, as from
the 4th instant.
W. P. REEVES.

Inspectors of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 11th July, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point the under-mentioned persons Inspectors of
Factories under "The Factories Act, 1891," and to assign to
them the districts set opposite their names, viz.:—
MICHAEL GREENE .. .. .. Invercargill.
WILLIAM HILLIARD .. .. Palmerston (South).
W. P. REEVES.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the under-mentioned appointment:—
A Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers.
Lieutenant Lucius O'Brien to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 15th June, 1893.
R. J. SEDDON.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ac-
cept the resignation of the commission held by the
under-mentioned officer:—
Wellington Guards Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant James Patrick McAlister. Date of resignation,
21st June, 1893.
R. J. SEDDON.

Sedition (Samoa) Regulation, 1893, made by the High Com-
missioner, Western Pacific.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1893.

THE following letter and its enclosure, received from the
High Commissioner of the Western Pacific, are pub-
lished for general information.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

High Commissioner's Office, Western Pacific,
Suva, Fiji, 2nd June, 1893.

MY LORD,—I have the honour to enclose herewith copies of
a Queen's regulation, which I have issued, in accordance with
instructions received from the Secretary of State, to replace
the Samoa Sedition Regulation of 1892.
I have, &c.,
JOHN B. THURSTON.

His Excellency
The Right Hon. the Earl of Glasgow,
Governor of New Zealand.

No. 2 of 1893.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Empress of India,
Defender of the Faith, &c., &c.

QUEEN'S REGULATION
(Made in the name of and on behalf of Her Britannic Majesty
by Her Majesty's High Commissioner for the Western
Pacific, under the provisions of the Pacific Order in Council
of 1893)
For the Maintenance of Peace and Good Order in Samoa.
(L.S.)
JOHN B. THURSTON.

1. Any British subject who shall be guilty of sedition towards
   the Government of Samoa shall be liable on conviction to a
   fine not exceeding ten pounds, or to imprisonment without
   hard labour for not more than three months, with or without
   a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

2. The expression "Government of Samoa" shall mean
   the Government recognised as such in Samoa by the principal
   British Consular Officer for the time being in Samoa.

3. The expression "sedition towards the Government of
   Samoa" shall embrace all practices, whether by word, deed,
   or writing, having for their object to bring about in Samoa
   public disturbance or civil war, and generally to promote
   public disorder in the country.

4. If at the trial of any person under this regulation it
   shall appear that the offence charged is one which would, if
   this regulation had not been made, be punishable as criminal
   libel, or otherwise, by English law or under any Order in
   Council issued by Her Majesty and being in force in Samoa,
   or by any other regulation made in the name and on behalf of
   Her Majesty by Her Majesty's High Commissioner for the
   Western Pacific, the Court may either proceed with the trial
   under this regulation, or may order that the charge under
   this regulation be dismissed and that the accused be put on
   his trial for criminal libel, or otherwise as the case may be.

5. This regulation shall come into operation on the first
   day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
   hundred and ninety-three, and may be cited as "The Sedi-
   tion (Samoa) Regulation, 1893."

6. The Sedition (Samoa) Regulation No. 1 of 1892 shall
   cease to have effect on the coming into operation of this
   regulation.

Given this thirty-first day of May, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-three.
By command.
WILFRED COLLETT,
Secretary to the High Commissioner.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Buller County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th July, 1893.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the
Buller County Council, is published in accordance
with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."
P. A. BUCKLEY.

BULLER COUNTY.

RESULT of Poll for Proposed Loan, £600, for Construction of
road, Buller Bridge (south side), to the Sea-beach at
"Carters."

THE following is the result of a poll of the ratepayers within
the special district in the Riding of Wareaea, South Buller
County, taken on the 24th June, 1893, on the proposal of the
Buller County Council to borrow the sum of £600, under
"The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," and
"The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886," for the construction
of road, Buller Bridge (south side) to the sea-beach at
"Carters":—
Number of ratepayers on roll, 142, representing 147 votes;
number of votes recorded for the proposal, 97; number of
votes recorded against the proposal, 4; informal vote, 1.
As the number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal
represented a majority of the number of votes on the roll,
and as the number so voting in favour of the proposal are
entitled to more than half the number of votes which could
be exercised by the whole number of ratepayers, I hereby
declare the proposal carried.
J. HUGHES,
Chairman, Buller County.
Buller County Office,
Westport, 27th June, 1893.