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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

Members of Land Board, Westland, reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th May, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to re-
appoint
JOHN BEVAN and
LEONARD NORTHCROFT
to be members of the Land Board of the Land District of
Westland, as from the 3rd May, 1895.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Land Board, Southland, reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th May, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to re-
appoint
ANDREW KINROSS
to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of
Southland, as from the 30th May, 1895.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Patea Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 13th May, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pur-
suance of the provisions of section 41 of "The Har-
bours Act, 1878," to appoint
THOMAS WILLIAM FISHER
to be a member of the Patea Harbour Board, the electors of
the Waverley Subdivision of the Patea Harbour District hav-
ing neglected to elect a member to fill the vacancy on the
Board caused by the resignation of Mr. W. Symes.
W. P. REEVES,
For Minister of Marine.

School Commissioner appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 9th May, 1895.

IT is hereby notified that, pursuant to section 2 of "The
Education Reserves Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882,"
the Education Board of the District of Auckland has ap-
pointed
SAMUEL LUKE, Esq.,
to be a School Commissioner for the Provincial District of
Auckland, vice W. P. Moat, deceased.
W. P. REEVES.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 11th May, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point the under-mentioned person to be an Inspector
under "The Factories Act, 1894," and to assign to him the
district set opposite his name, viz.:—
Name.
District.
VERNON LIPMAN WILLESTON ..
{North Island of the Colony
of New Zealand, and the
islands adjacent thereto.
W. P. REEVES.

Deputy Inspector of Lunatic Asylums, Hospitals, and
Licensed Houses, and an Inspector of Hospitals and
Charitable Institutions appointed.

Lunacy and Charitable Department,
Wellington, 13th May, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
ELIZABETH GRACE NEILL
to be a Deputy Inspector of Lunatic Asylums, Hospitals,
and Licensed Houses in the Colony of New Zealand, under
"The Lunatics Act, 1882," and an Inspector of Hospitals
and Charitable Institutions under "The Hospitals and
Charitable Institutions Act, 1885."
W. P. REEVES.

Official Visitor, Auckland Lunatic Asylum, appointed.

Lunacy and Charitable Department,
Wellington, 13th May, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
FREDERICK GEORGE EWINGTON, Esq.,
to be an Official Visitor of the Lunatic Asylum at Auckland,
under "The Lunatics Act, 1882," and "The Lunatics Act
Amendment Act, 1894."
W. P. REEVES.

Additional Trustee of Volunteer Drill-shed appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th May, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the appointment of
Captain REGINALD BAYLEY,
"Taranaki Rifle Volunteers," as an additional Trustee of
the New Plymouth Volunteer Drill-shed, under "The
Volunteer Drill-sheds and Lands Act, 1888," and the Act
amending the same. Date of appointment, 30th April, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th May, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the under-mentioned appointments:—
Hawera Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Richard Hutton Davies to be Lieutenant.
D Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers.
Thomas John Warren to be Lieutenant.
Manchester Rifle Volunteers.
John William Fox Halcombe to be Lieutenant.
Dunedin Highland Rifle Volunteers.
Arthur Stoneham to be Lieutenant.
The commissions of all the above officers date from the
3rd April, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th May, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ac-
cept the resignations of the commissions held by the
under-mentioned officers:—
Greymouth Naval Artillery Volunteers.
Lieutenant-Commanding Henry Charles Fricker. Date of
resignation, 18th April, 1895.
Gore Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant George Denniston Shaw. Date of resignation,
4th April, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

Designation of Volunteer Corps changed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th May, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the designation of the "Westport Naval
Artillery Volunteers" being changed to that of the "West-
port Rifle Volunteers"; with effect from the 9th April, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

Despatches—International Copyright Convention with
Austria-Hungary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th May, 1895.

THE following despatches, received from Her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, are
published for general information.
A. J. CADMAN,
For the Colonial Secretary.

(Circular.) Downing Street, 5th June, 1894.

SIR,—I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication
in the colony under your government, a copy of a convention
between Great Britain and Austria-Hungary for the esta-
blishment of international copyright, which was signed at
Vienna on the 24th April, 1893, and of which the ratifica-
tions were exchanged on the 14th April, 1894.

I have also to enclose a copy of the Order of Her Majesty
in Council, which was issued on the 30th April last, for
giving effect to the provisions of the convention.

I have to draw your attention to Article IX. of the con-
vention, from which you will observe that, if it is desired
that the stipulations of the convention should be made ap-
plicable to the colony under your government, notice to that
effect must be given to Her Majesty's Representative at the
Court of Vienna within two years from the date of the
exchange of the ratifications.

I shall be glad to be informed at an early date whether
your Government would wish the convention and Order in
Council to be applied to the colony under your government.
I have, &c.,
RIPON.

The Officer Administering the Government
of New Zealand.