1462 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 69

Both ratepayers having voted for the proposal, and all the
votes exercisable having been recorded for the proposal, I
declare it to be carried.

J. W. MARSHALL,
Chairman, Rangitikei County Council.
Marton, 16th September, 1895.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1895.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue
Letters of Naturalisation, under "The Aliens Act,
1880," in favour of the under-mentioned persons:—

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Public Offices closed on 9th October, 1895 (Labour Demon-
stration Day).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1895.
WEDNESDAY, the 9th October, 1895, will be observed
as a public holiday in the Government offices through-
out New Zealand, on the occasion of the Labour Demon-
stration.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 24th September, 1894.
IN pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service
Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the
Senior Examination of January, 1896, the period of literature
will be the first half of the nineteenth century, and the
special books will be Carlyle's "Sartor Resartus" and
Milton's "Samson Agonistes."
W. P. REEVES,
Minister of Education.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th September, 1895.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation of the commission held by the under-
mentioned officer:—
Wairuku Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Arthur Wellesley Manning. Date of resignation,
27th June, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

Volunteer Officer resigned, and transferred to Wellington Dis-
trict Reserve Corps.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th September, 1895.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation by Lieutenant John Pringle of his
commission in the Heretaunga Mounted Rifle Volunteers, as
from the 23rd August, 1895; and also to approve of that
gentleman being transferred to the District Reserve Corps,
Wellington District, as Lieutenant, from the 24th August,
1895, under paragraphs 94 and 97, Volunteer Regulations,
1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

Imperial Volunteer Officers' Decoration issued.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th September, 1895.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the Imperial Volunteer Officers' Decoration
being issued to the under-mentioned officers for the service
following their respective names:—

Captain-Commandant WILLIAM GOLDIE, Unattached Active
List, New Zealand Volunteers: 23 years and 177 days' con-
tinuous commissioned service to 31st December, 1889.
Major JOE REGINALD SOMMERVILLE, Unattached Active List,
New Zealand Volunteers: 27 years and 146 days' broken
commissioned and rank service to 31st July, 1895.
Lieutenant-Commanding HENRY PARKER, Devonport Naval
Artillery Volunteers: 23 years and 285 days' broken com-
missioned and rank service to 28th February, 1895.
Captain JOHN PATON WATT, Wanganui Rifle Volunteers:
24 years and 84 days' continuous commissioned service to
28th February, 1895.
Surgeon-Major HARRY ARCHIBALD DE LATOUR, I Battery
New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers: 20 years and
21 days' continuous commissioned service to 17th August,
1895.

Dress Regulations, New Zealand Defence Forces.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th September, 1895.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the under-mentioned Dress Regulations for
the New Zealand Forces, and of their adoption as from the
1st September, 1895, and to cancel previous regulations on
same subject.
R. J. SEDDON.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

1. Every officer in the New Zealand Forces will wear the
   distinctive letters of the colony, "N.Z.," embroidered in
   gold.
2. Officers will wear these letters beneath the badges of
   rank on the shoulder-knot or strap and on the field-service
   cap, "N." in front and "Z." in rear of the badge of arm of
   the service. The staff will wear the letters in front of peaked
   cap, the top of the letters to be sewn underneath the welt at
   top of cap.
3. Officers' uniform of the Mounted Companies, Field
   Artillery, Engineers, and Rifles will be of the same shade of
   cloth but of superior quality to that of non-commissioned
   officers and men of these arms, gold lace of the same width
   being substituted for scarlet braid. They will also wear
   brown dogskin or buckskin gloves.
4. The officers' sword-belts of the Mounted Companies,
   Field Artillery, Engineers, and Rifles will be of "Sam
   Brown" pattern, in brown leather. The sword-belts of the
   staff, Permanent Force and Naval Artillery Volunteers, as
   described under their respective headings.
5. The uniform of medical officers attached to all arms,
   except the Permanent Force and Naval Artillery Volunteers,
   will be similar to that of officers of the arm to which they
   are attached, except that the facings will be black velvet, and
   black Russia mohair braid in lieu of gold lace.
6. Non-commissioned officers and men will wear the letters
   described in paragraph 1, in brass, on field-service cap as
   laid down for officers, and, if wearing forage or peaked caps,
   will wear these letters in front of cap in centre, fastened by
   pins and eyes, the top of letters to be just underneath the
   top rim of cap.

BADGES OF RANK.
7. The rank of officers is denoted by embroidered gold
badges as under, worn on shoulder-knots or straps:—
Colonel: Crown and two stars below.
Lieut.-Colonel: Crown and one star below.
Major: Crown.
Captain: Two stars.
Lieutenant: One star.
Medical Officers: According to Army rank.
Quartermasters: According to Army rank.
Paymasters: According to Army rank.
Officers on the Reserve List will wear the letter "R"
between the badge of rank and the letters "N.Z."
on shoulder-straps.
8. Badges of rank of non-commissioned officers of all arms,
except the Naval Artillery, will be worn on right arm, as
under: Chevrons to be of ½in. gold lace on scarlet ground,
each chevron 9in. in length over all, and to be 9in. from
sleeve-seam to bottom point of chevron, when same is worn
above the elbow.
(a.) Staff-instructor sergeant-major, and regimental
sergeants-major: Four chevrons, point upwards,
surmounted by a crown, below the elbow.
(b.) Regimental quartermaster-sergeants: Four chev-
rons, point upwards, surmounted by a star, below
the elbow.
(c.) Battery sergeants-major: Three chevrons, point
downwards, surmounted by a gun and crown,
above the elbow.
(d.) Battery quartermaster-sergeants: Three chevrons,
point downwards, surmounted by a gun and crown,
above the elbow.