Aug. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1249

Hares protected in the County of Rangitikei.

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare that in the County of Rangitikei hares shall come within the operation of the said Act, and be deemed to be game from and after the date hereof.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Trustee for the Lyttelton Cemetery appointed.

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the sixth section of “The Cemeteries Act, 1882,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

The Rev. DANIEL JAMES MURRAY

to be a Trustee, in the place of the Reverend Paul Wynyard Fairclough, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Lyttelton Cemetery, in conjunction with the other persons appointed by warrant under the hand of His Excellency the Governor on the twenty-sixth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-ninth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Public Vaccinator, Te Aroha District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 4th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

EDWARD WADDINGTON, Esq., Mem. R. Coll. Surg. Eng., &c.,

to be a Public Vaccinator, under “The Public Health Act, 1876,” for the District of Te Aroha.

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Registrar of the Native Land Court and Validation Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 31st July, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

EDWARD BUCKLE, Esq.,

to be Registrar of the Native Land Court at Wellington from the 27th July instant; and also to be Registrar of the Validation Court at Wellington.

R. J. SEDDON,
Native Minister.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 4th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM FORREST, Esq.,

of Paeroa, to be a Coroner within the colony.

T. THOMPSON.

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 5th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ALEXANDER GEORGE CHRISTOPHER, Esq., of Dunedin, and JAMES HORSBURGH, Esq., of Dunedin,

to be Justices of the Peace for the colony.

T. THOMPSON.

Additional Member of Local Examination Board appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 31st July, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointment of

Captain THOMAS JOHN CORY WARREN, D Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers,

as an additional member of the Local Board for the Examination of Candidates for Commissions in the New Zealand Forces, for the Wellington District. Appointment to date from the 27th July, 1896.

T. THOMPSON.

Additional Trustees, Volunteer Drillshed, appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 31st July, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointments of

Major ALFRED HEADLAND, commanding North Otago Militia and Volunteer District;

Captain JOHN HARKNESS RICE, I Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers;

Captain RALPH ANDERSON CHAFFEY, North Otago Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

as additional Trustees of the Oamaru Volunteer Drillshed, under “The Volunteer Drillsheds and Lands Act, 1888,” and the Act amending the same. Appointments to date from the 21st May, 1896.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointment:—

General Medical List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Surgeon-Captain Charles Lloyd Morice to be Surgeon-Major, under paragraph 73, Volunteer Regulations, 1895. Date of commission, 30th July, 1896.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officers promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 31st July, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointments:—

General Medical List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Surgeon-Majors John George Frederick Wilford, Alexander Todd, and V.D. Frederick William Edmund Dawson to be Brigade-Surgeons Lieutenants-Colonel, under paragraph 73, Volunteer Regulations, 1895. Date of commissions, 27th July, 1896.

T. THOMPSON.

Issue of Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the issue of the Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration to

Major MATTHEW MCCREDIE,

New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers, and Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers, he having a total continuous efficient commissioned and rank service to the 30th July, 1896, of 23 years 241 days.

T. THOMPSON.

Justices of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 31st July, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

WILLIAM HOLLEY, Esq., of Rotorua, and FRANCIS TAVENDER, Esq., of Christchurch,

of their appointments as Justices of the Peace for the colony.

T. THOMPSON.

Native Assessor resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 4th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

WIREMU NGAPAKI,

of Whenuakura, of his appointment as an Assessor of the Native Land Court.

R. J. SEDDON,
Native Minister.