April 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 825

Judge, Native Land Court, appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 7th April, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to appoint
JAMES MEACHAM BATHAM, Esq.,
to be a Judge of the Native Land Court, as from the 1st day
of April, 1897.
R. J. SEDDON,
Native Minister.

Clerks, Licensing Committees, appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 7th April, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to appoint
FRANCIS MORRIS DEIGHTON
to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of
Manawatu, vice W. Matravers; and
WILLIAM MATRAVERS
to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of
Rangitikei, vice F. M. Deighton.
T. THOMPSON.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 22nd March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to appoint 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.
Constable JOHN DILLON .. The Middle Island of the Colony
of New Zealand, and the
islands adjacent thereto.
R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

Members of Land Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 6th April, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to reappoint
JOHN KERR
a member of the Land Board of the Land District of
Nelson, as from the 13th April, 1897;
CHRISTOPHER KEATING STOCK
a member of the Land Board of the Land District of
Taranaki, as from the 17th April, 1897; and
ANDREW KINROSS
a member of the Land Board of the Land District of
Southland, as from the 30th May, 1897.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Medical Officer, Nelson Lunatic Asylum, appointed.

Lunacy and Charitable Department,
Wellington, 6th April, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to appoint
ALFRED GEORGE TALBOT, Esq., M.B., M.S. Univ. Edin.,
M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond.,
Medical Officer of the Lunatic Asylum at Nelson, vice
Dr. L. Boor, resigned, as from the 1st instant.
W. C. WALKER.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th April, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned
appointments:—
Wairoa Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant George Howie to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 26th February, 1897.
Stoke Rifle Volunteers.
Alfred Valentine Allport to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 9th December, 1896.
T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned
appointment:—
E Battery, New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers.
William Diamond to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of com-
mission, 18th March, 1897.
T. THOMPSON.

Additional Trustee, Volunteer Drillshed, appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to approve, under clause 15 of
"The Volunteer Drillsheds and Lands Act, 1888," of the
appointment of
Captain and Adjutant WILLIAM DEANS MILNE,
Otago Battalion of Infantry Volunteers, as an additional
Trustee of the Dunedin Volunteer Garrison Hall, vice Mr.
John Roberts, who has been absent from the colony for a
longer period than six months. Appointment to date from
the 25th March, 1897.
T. THOMPSON.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to accept, under clause 39 of "The
Defence Act, 1886," the services of the
Kelburne Rifle Volunteers,
(Wellington), as from the 25th March, 1897.
T. THOMPSON.

Coroner resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 7th April, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to accept the resignation by
OSWALD CURTIS, Esq.,
of Nelson, of his appointment as a Coroner for the colony.
T. THOMPSON.

Resignation of Cemetery Trustee accepted.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 6th April, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to accept the resignation of
JOHN W. HENWOOD
as a Trustee of the Lepperton Cemetery.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 6th April, 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, viz.:—

Name. Occupation. Residence.
Hans Olsen .. Carpenter .. Kilbirnie.
Henry Lamborg .. Carter .. Kilbirnie.
Demetry Manolelly .. Fisherman .. Lyell Bay, Wel-
lingston.

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Wairarapa North County.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 2nd April, 1897.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of
the Wairarapa North County Council, is published in
accordance with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans
Act, 1886."

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.