Nov. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1559

Justice of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 28th October, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been
pleased to appoint

THOMAS DUNCAN, ESQ.,

of Oamaru, to be a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

R. J. SEDDON,
For the Minister of Justice.

Ranger of Crown Lands appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 31st October, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been
pleased to appoint

FRANK WARD

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Canterbury Land
District.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
For the Minister of Lands.

Member of Canterbury Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 31st October, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been
pleased to reappoint

The Hon. WILLIAM CAMPBELL WALKER

to be a Member of the Land Board of the Land District of
Canterbury, as from the 23rd February, 1893.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
For the Minister of Lands.

Examiner of Engineers appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 24th October, 1893.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance of the power and
authority vested by "The Shipping and Seamen's Act,
1877,"

PHILIP JAMES CARMAN

has been appointed an examiner of candidates for certi-
ficates of competency as engineers of seagoing steamships or
of steamships plying within restricted limits.

J. G. WARD.

Licensed Interpreter appointed.

Wellington, 28th October, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been
pleased to authorise

WILLIAM ARTHUR GOOD,

of Oeo, Taranaki, to act as an Interpreter under the Native
Land Court Acts.

R. J. SEDDON,
Native Minister.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th October, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been
pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appoint-
ments:—

Honorary Unattached List, New Zealand Volunteers.
Major James Ewart Hannah to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Date
of commission, 18th October, 1893.

Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry Volunteers.
Croslegh Dampier-Crossley to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 4th October, 1893.

Rangitikei Cavalry Volunteers.
Thomas McKenzie to be Lieutenant. Date of commission,
4th October, 1893.

Ponsonby Naval Artillery Volunteers.
George John Watson to be Sub-Lieutenant (on transfer from
the Newton Rifle Volunteers, under paragraph 44, Volun-
teer Regulations, 1889). Date of commission in Volunteer
Force, 4th January, 1892; in the above corps, 4th October,
1893.

A Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers.
Arthur Charles Lipscombe to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 4th October, 1893.

Royal Rifle Volunteers (Marton).
Lieutenant Joseph Sutcliffe to be Captain.
William Parker to be Lieutenant.
Date of commissions, 4th October, 1893.

Nelson City Rifle Volunteers.
Henry William Oakley to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 4th October, 1893.

Manchester Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant George Kirton to be Captain.
William John Burlace to be Lieutenant.
Date of commissions, 4th October, 1893.

A Company, Canterbury Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Arthur Tostyn Drayton to be Captain. Date of
commission, 1st September, 1893.

Waimate Rifle Volunteers.
Edgar Channon Studholme to be Captain (under paragraph
53, Volunteer Regulations, 1889). Date of commission,
4th October, 1893.

Gore Rifle Volunteers.
William Domigan to be Lieutenant. Date of commission,
6th October, 1893.

R. J. SEDDON.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th October, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been
pleased to accept the resignation of the commission
held by the under-mentioned officer:—

Heretaunga Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant James Robert Purdy. Date of resignation, 6th
October, 1893.

R. J. SEDDON.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Manganui Road Dis-
trict, County of Stratford.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th October, 1893.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of
the Manganui Road Board, is published in accord-
ance with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act,
1886."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

MANGANUI ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of poll taken on Monday, 16th October, 1893, on a
proposal to raise a loan of £600 under "The Government
Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," for the purpose of
clearing and draining the Radnor Road from the Mountain
Road to the Piakau Bridge, and to clear and drain the road
where necessary from the Piakau Bridge to the Cardiff
Road; to gravel the road from the Mountain Road to the
Piakau Bridge with not less than 8in. of gravel or 6in. of
broken metal; to pay out of such loan the cost of raising it;
to strike as security on this loan a special rate of 1¾d. in the
pound over the following lands, viz., Sections 24, 25, 26, 27,
28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47;
Suburban 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
Manganui Survey District:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 19, representing 20
votes; number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 10;
no votes were recorded against the proposal.

The number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal not
representing one-half the valuation, I therefore declare the
proposal lost.

J. MACKAY,
Chairman.

Result of Polls for Proposed Loans, Featherston Road
District, County of Wairarapa South.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 31st October, 1893.

THE following notices, received from the Chairman of
the Featherston Road Board, are published in accord-
ance with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act,
1886."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

FEATHERSTON ROAD BOARD.

THE following is the result of a poll taken at Martinborough
on Wednesday, the 18th October, 1893, on the proposal to
borrow £300, under "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886," for the purpose of forming and metalling about 80 chains,
Martinborough to Pukeo Road:—