APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 779

Inspector of Sea-fishing appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 27th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in him by subsection (2) of section 6 of "The Sea-fisheries Act, 1894," to appoint
JAMES JOHNSTON,
of Rangiora, police constable, to be an Inspector of Sea-fishing under the above-mentioned Act.
WM. HALL-JONES.

Official Visitor, Auckland Lunatic Asylum, appointed.

Lunacy and Charitable Department,
Wellington, 30th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has, under "The Lunatics Act, 1882," and "The Lunatics Act Amendment Act, 1894," been pleased to appoint
SADA RUSSELL HENDRE
to be an Official Visitor of the Lunatic Asylum at Auckland.
W. C. WALKER.

Medical Superintendent, Auckland Lunatic Asylum, appointed.

Lunacy and Charitable Department,
Wellington, 30th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint
ROBERT MARTIN BEATTIE, Esq., M.B., M.S., Univ. Edin.,
to be Medical Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum at Auckland from the 1st day of April, 1897, vice Dr. E. E. Fooks, resigned.
W. C. WALKER.

Assistant Medical Officer, Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, appointed.

Lunacy and Charitable Department,
Wellington, 30th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM CHARLES GREIG, Esq., M.D. Univ. Edin.,
to be Assistant Medical Officer of the Lunatic Asylum at Seacliff from the 27th instant, vice Dr. R. M. Beattie, transferred to Auckland Asylum.
W. C. WALKER.

Relieving Medical Officer, Lunatic Asylums, and Assistant Medical Officer, Wellington Asylum, appointed.

Lunacy and Charitable Department,
Wellington, 30th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint
WALTER DYMOCK PERRY, Esq., M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond.,
to be Relieving Medical Officer to the Lunatic Asylums of the Colony, as occasion requires, and Assistant Medical Officer of the Lunatic Asylum at Wellington, from the 24th instant.
W. C. WALKER.

District Commanding Officer appointed temporarily.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to approve of the appointment of
Major JOSEPH HENRY BANKS,
late H.M. 7th Dragoon Guards, to the temporary command of the Auckland Militia and Volunteer District for three months from the 1st April, 1897.
T. THOMPSON.

New Zealand Militia Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint
Major JOSEPH HENRY BANKS,
late H.M. 7th Dragoon Guards, to be a Lieutenant-Colonel in the New Zealand Militia while holding the temporary command of the Auckland Militia and Volunteer District Commission, to date from the 1st April, 1897.
T. THOMPSON.

Resignation of District Commanding Officer.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to accept the resignation by
Lieut.-Colonel FORSTER YELVERTON GORING, N.Z.M.,
of the command of the Auckland Militia and Volunteer District, as from the 31st May, 1897.
T. THOMPSON.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 31st March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to accept the resignation by
JAMES WRIGHT SAWLE, Esq.,
of Hinds, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.
T. THOMPSON.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under "The Aliens Act, 1880," in favour of the under-mentioned persons :—

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Borough of Cromwell.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th March, 1897.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Cromwell, is published in accordance with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."
J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

BOROUGH OF CROMWELL.

Result of poll of burgesses for or against the proposal to borrow the sum of £230 sterling, under the Loans to Local Bodies Act, to pay proportion of cost of re-erection of Cromwell Bridge, held on Thursday, 6th August, 1896:—
Number of ratepayers on roll, 70; voted for the proposal, 44; voted against the proposal, 0; number of votes on roll, 91; polled for the proposal, 63; polled against the proposal, 0.
I therefore declare the said proposal carried.
THOMAS ROONEY,
Mayor.
Cromwell, 11th August, 1896.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Hutt County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 31st March, 1897.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Hutt County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."
J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

COUNTY OF HUTT.—No. 5 Loan, Akatarawa.

Result of a poll taken on the 24th day of March, 1897, on a proposal to raise a loan of £500 under "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886," and amendments thereof, for the purpose of constructing that portion of the Hutt-Waikanae Road situate between the Hutt River and the north-eastern corner of Section 391, Block 6, Akatarawa Survey District:—
Number of ratepayers on roll, 38, representing 45 votes;
Number of ratepayers who voted in favour of proposal, 13,