Feb. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 373

JOHN THOMAS STONE
to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Land District of Wellington.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Appointment of Members of the Switzers’ Commonage Committee.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 19th February, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM NATION, of Waikaka, storekeeper ;
JAMES ALLEN, of Waikaka, miner ;
WILLIAM JAMES MOFFIT, of Waikaka, miner ; and
GEORGE SMITH VIAL, of Waikaka, miner,

to be members of the Switzers’ Commonage Committee for the care and management of the commonage, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the 10th June, 1897, and to take the place of James Watson, John Thornton, Henry G. Clarke, and Patrick de Laurie, who have retired.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Registrar of Brands appointed (Notice No. 509).

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 17th February, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE HENRY JENKINSON

to be a Registrar of Brands for the South Canterbury Branding District, in terms of “The Stock Act, 1893,” to date from the 29th day of October, 1896, vice H. S. Thomson, retired.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

Registrar of Brands appointed (Notice No. 508).

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 17th February, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HORACE EDWIN COLLETT

to be a Registrar of Brands for the Bay of Plenty Branding District, comprising the Bay of Plenty Subdivision of the Auckland Sheep District, in terms of “The Stock Act, 1893,” to date from the 1st day of March, 1898, vice John Thomson.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

Revising Barrister appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 21st February, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HENRY WILLIAM KITCHINGHAM, Esq.,

to be a Revising Barrister, under “The Building Societies Act, 1880,” for the District of Westland, as from the 21st day of February, 1898.

W. C. WALKER,
For Commissioner of Stamps.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th February, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointment under Paragraph 73, Volunteer Regulations, 1895:—

General Medical List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Surgeon-Captain Richard Bowen Hogg to be Surgeon-Major. Commission to date from the 25th May, 1897.

T. THOMPSON.

Issue of Imperial Volunteer Long-service Medal to New Zealand Volunteer Force.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th February, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the attached regulations extending the grant of the Imperial Volunteer Long-service Medal to the New Zealand Volunteer Force, as authorised by Royal Warrant dated at Balmoral the 13th day of June, 1896, and to ordain that such regulations shall come into force in the Colony of New Zealand on and from the 16th day of February, 1898.

T. THOMPSON.

ROYAL WARRANT.—VOLUNTEER LONG-SERVICE MEDAL.

VICTORIA R.I.

WHEREAS it is Our desire to extend to Our Indian and Colonial Volunteer Forces, and to Volunteer Forces raised for Our service in countries under Our protection under regulations similar, as far as circumstances permit, to those now existing for Our Volunteer Force in Great Britain, the grant of the medal instituted by Us for long service in that Force, and designated the Volunteer Long-Service Medal :

It is hereby ordained that this medal shall be issued to Volunteers (including officers who have served in the ranks, but have not qualified for the Volunteer Officers’ Decoration) of Our said Indian and Colonial Volunteer Forces, and to Volunteer Forces raised for Our service in countries under Our protection, under such regulations as may from time to time be recommended by the Governor-General of India, the Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada, or the Governors of other colonies of Our Empire, or Our Commissioners in countries under Our protection, and approved by Our Secretary of State.

Given at Our Court, at Balmoral, this thirteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, in the fifty-ninth year of Our Reign.

By Her Majesty’s Command,

LANSDOWNE.

REGULATIONS FOR THE ISSUE OF THE IMPERIAL VOLUNTEER LONG-SERVICE MEDALS TO THE NEW ZEALAND VOLUNTEER FORCE.

RANFURLY, Governor.

1. VOLUNTEERS, including those who have retired after completing twenty years’ service, and officers who have served in the ranks but not qualified for the Volunteer Officers’ Decoration, will, on completion of twenty years’ service in the Volunteer Force, be granted a medal designated the “Volunteer Long-service Medal,” provided that they are recommended by their present or former commanding officers in the manner prescribed in paragraph three. Volunteers who, prior to the sixteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, retired before completing twenty years’ service from the date of enrolment, will be considered to fulfil the above conditions as to service if they have been returned as efficient twenty times.

2. The service rendered after the fifteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, by every applicant for the medal, whether as officer, non-commissioned officer, or private, must be continuous. When a break in service rendered prior to the sixteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, occurs, the case will be dealt with as follows:—

(1.) When the break does not exceed one year, the decision upon the validity or otherwise of a claim for the medal will be given by the Commander of the Forces, and will in such cases be final.

(2.) When the break exceeds one year, the Commander of the Forces will investigate the case, and submit it with his recommendation for the decision of the Minister of Defence.

3. Applications for the medal will be made, on the form prescribed for the purpose, through the usual channel of correspondence, to the Commander of the Forces, whose decision, except as provided by sub-paragraph two, paragraph two, upon the validity or otherwise of any claim for the medal will be absolutely final.

4. Names of recipients will be promulgated in circulars issued from time to time by the Defence Office. The distribution of medals will be made by the senior officer of the corps, or as the Commander of the Forces shall decide, at the earliest time that a good muster of Volunteers can be reckoned upon.

5. In the event of any Volunteer corps not receiving capitation for any year by reason of failing to capitulate the number which may be laid down by regulations, or through other causes, the individual members of such corps who have performed all the duties required by the regulations for the time being in force shall, notwithstanding that they have not received capitation, nevertheless count any such year, or part of a year, as efficient service towards the medal.

6. Any officer who is subsequently awarded the Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration will surrender the medal.

7. When the conduct of an officer or a Volunteer after he has been awarded the Imperial long-service medal has been such as to disqualify him from wearing it, he may be deprived of it by His Excellency the Governor.