688.                                                             THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.                                                                 [No. 30

Changing the Name of Alexandra (Auckland).

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS there are now existing two places in the
Colony of New Zealand bearing the same name,
that is to say, the Borough of Alexandra, in the County of
Vincent, and the Township of Alexandra, in the Waipa
County, the last-named being the more recent in date of
existence: And whereas, under the fourth section of "The
Designation of Districts Act, 1894," I lately required the
County Council of the Waipa County, being the local
authority having jurisdiction in that behalf, to submit a
new name for such township for my approval, as mentioned
in the said section: And whereas the said Council hath
accordingly submitted to me the name of "Pirongia" in lieu
of the existing name of "Alexandra":

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers
and authorities conferred on me by sections two and four of
"The Designation of Districts Act, 1894," and of all other
powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, David,
Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land, do hereby proclaim and declare that the name of the
Township of Alexandra, in the Waipa County, shall be and
the same is hereby altered to "Pirongia," and do assign the
last-mentioned name to such township accordingly, and also
do hereby proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall
take effect on and after the tenth day of May, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-six.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right
Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of
Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and
Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies;
and issued under the Seal of the said Colony,
at the Government House, at Wellington, this
seventh day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
J. G. WARD.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th April, 1896.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
THOMAS KIRKER
to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Births and Deaths for
the District of Hutt.
W. C. WALKER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1896.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
FRANK TEESDALE
to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths, and
also to be Vaccination Inspector, for the District of Picton,
vice Charles Alexander Seymour.
W. C. WALKER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1896.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
WILLIAM McKEE
to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of
Births and Deaths for the District of Feilding.
W. C. WALKER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 25th April, 1896.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
JAMES M. MASON, M.D.,
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Otaki, vice E. Gascoigne.
T. THOMPSON.

Chief Surveyor, Canterbury Land District, appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th April, 1896.
HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been
pleased to appoint
JOHN WILLIAM ALLMAN MERCHANT, Esq.,
to be Chief Surveyor of the Land District of Canterbury,
as from the 23rd April, 1891.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Members of Wairoa Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 27th April, 1896.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pur-
suance of the provisions of section 41 of "The Har-
bours Act, 1878," to appoint
JOHN HUNTER BROWN and
GEORGE MAYO
to be members of the Wairoa Harbour Board, the ratepayers
of the Waikaremoana Riding of the County of Wairoa
having, on the second Monday in February last, neglected
to elect two members of the Board, as required by sections
2 and 3 of "The Wairoa Harbour Board Act, 1878."
J. G. WARD.

Land Transfer and Stamp Officers appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 25th April, 1896.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
MR. JAMES MEACHAM BATHAM
as District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Ex-
aminer of Titles for Wellington District, and Examiner of
Titles for Marlborough, vice Mr. G. B. Davy; and
MR. GEORGE GREVILLE BRIDGES
as District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles at Christ-
church, vice Mr. J. M. Batham; and
MR. THOMAS HALL
as District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Examiner of
Titles, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Assistant
Registrar of Joint-stock Companies, at Napier, vice Mr.
G. G. Bridges.
All the above appointments to take effect on and from the
1st February, 1896.
J. CARROLL.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 29th April, 1896.
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.
LUKE DRYDEN BROWETT { The North Island of the Colony
of New Zealand, and the islands
adjacent thereto.
R. J. SEDDON,