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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Deputy District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles,
District of Otago, appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 18th December, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
JOSEPH WOOD, Esq.,
to be Deputy District Land Registrar and Examiner of
Titles for the District of Otago during the absence of Mr.
Hanson Turton on leave. This appointment is to take
effect on and from the 1st January, 1896.
W. P. REEVES.

Member of Canterbury Land Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th December, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
DAVID McMILLAN
to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of
Canterbury, as from the 24th December, 1895.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Assistant Draughtsman in the Department of Lands and Survey
appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 14th December, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
CHARLES BLOMEFIELD DOUGLAS
to be an Assistant Draughtsman in the Department of Lands
and Survey, as from the 1st November, 1895.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Examiners of Able-bodied Seamen appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 16th December, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been
pleased, in pursuance of the power conferred upon
him by section 8 of "The Shipping and Seamen's Act
Amendment Act, 1894," to appoint
GEORGE ALLMAN and
ROBERTON ATHERTON EDWIN,
of Wellington;
THOMAS CAPEL TILLY and
JOHN ROBERTSON,
of Auckland; and
WILLIAM JOHN GREY,
of Port Chalmers, to be Examiners of Candidates for
Certificates as Able-bodied Seamen.
J. G. WARD.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the under-mentioned appointment:—
Petone Naval Artillery Volunteers.
Walter Hislop, Esq., to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of com-
mission, 4th November, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

Additional Members, Local Military Examination Board,
appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the appointment of
Captain HENRY CHARLES MORRISON, New Zealand Per-
manent Militia,
Captain ALFRED WILLIAM ROBIN, Otago Hussar Volun-
teers,
Captain THOMAS CHALMERS, B Battery, New Zealand
Regiment Artillery Volunteers; and
Captain LATHAM OSBORNE BEALE, Jun., Dunedin Engi-
neer Volunteers,
as additional members of the Local Board for the examina-
tion of candidates for commissions in the New Zealand
Forces for the Otago District. Appointments to date from
the 13th November, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

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Arrangements for First Elections, &c., Upper Plain Irrigation
District, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th December, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
JOHN SAMUEL WHITE PEARCE
to be Returning Officer for the purpose of conducting the
first election of seven members of the Board of Trustees of
the Upper Plain Irrigation District, as constituted under
"The Land Drainage Act, 1893"; also to appoint Wednes-
day, the 15th day of January, 1896, to be the day for holding
such first elections; and also to appoint Thursday, the 16th
day of January, 1896, at 7.30 p.m., to be the time, and the
Fern Ridge Public Schoolhouse, Fern Ridge, Masterton, to
be the place, at which the first meeting of the Trustees
shall be held.
JOHN McKENZIE,
For Colonial Secretary.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 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:—

Name. Occupation. Residence.
Ling Wah .. Gardener .. Ashburton.
William Ah Chong .. Storekeeper .. Auckland.

JOHN McKENZIE,
For Colonial Secretary.

Member of Executive Council resigned.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 17th December, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has accepted the resig-
nation by
The Hon. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY, M.L.C.,
of his office as a member of the Executive Council of the
colony. Date of acceptance, 7th November, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON,
For Colonial Secretary.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation of the commission held by the under-
mentioned officer:—
Kaitangata Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant James Simson. Date of resignation, 15th No-
vember, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

Volunteer Infantry Battalion constituted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove, under paragraphs 211 and 213, Volunteer
Regulations, 1895, of the formation of the under-mentioned
Volunteer corps in the Wellington District into an infantry
battalion, under the designation of the "Wellington Bat-
talion of Infantry Volunteers," with effect from the 7th
November, 1895, and with head-quarters at Napier—
A Company, Royal (Marton) Rifle Volunteers;
B " Wellington City Rifle Volunteers;
C " Wanganui Rifle Volunteers;
D " Taranaki Rifle Volunteers;
E " Napier Rifle Volunteers;
F " Palmerston North Rifle Volunteers;
G " Manchester Rifle Volunteers;
H " Wellington Guards Rifle Volunteers;
I " Wanganui Naval Artillery Volunteers (act-
ing as infantry for the time being);
J " Napier Naval Artillery Volunteers (acting
as infantry for the time being);
K " Hastings Rifle Volunteers—
and to appoint
Major WILLIAM WOOD, New Zealand Volunteers,
to the command of the battalion, with the rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel, and with the following staff:—