MAR. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 505

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS ALEXANDER CHERRY

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Wainui.

J. CARROLL.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 24th February, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE WILLIAM HORN

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Thames, vice H. P. Hornibrook, resigned.

T. THOMPSON.

Clerk of Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 24th February, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable JOHN THOMAS WAINHOUSE

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Whakatane, from the 20th day of February, 1899, vice Constable B. Tarrant, transferred.

T. THOMPSON.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st March, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ALFRED ROSS, Esq., J.P.,

of Marton, to be a Coroner within the Colony of New Zealand.

T. THOMPSON.

Member of Lyttelton Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon him by section 41 of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” appointed

JAMES HAY

to be a member of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, the Council of the County of Akaroa having, on the second Monday in the month of February, 1899, neglected to elect a member of the Board in accordance with the provisions of subsection (11) of section 4 of “The Lyttelton Harbour Board Act, 1882.”

WM. HALL-JONES.

Member of Otago Dock Trust appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 27th February, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon him by section 4 of “The Otago Dock Trust Act 1883 Amendment Act, 1885,” appointed

JOHN THOMSON

to be a member of the Otago Dock Trust, in place of Andrew Thomson, resigned.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Manager of Industrial School appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1899.

PURSUANT to section 10 of “The Industrial Schools Act, 1882,” the Minister has appointed

THOMAS ARCHEY, Esq.,

to be Manager of the Burnham Industrial School.

W. C. WALKER.

Member of Lyttelton Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 28th February, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance and exercise of all the powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, appointed

DAVID BUDDO

to be a member of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, the Council of the County of Ashley having neglected, on the second Monday in February instant, to elect one member as required by subsection (8) of section 4 of “The Lyttelton Harbour Board Act, 1882.”

WM. HALL-JONES.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th February, 1899.

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

Ellesmere Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Thomas John Withers to be Surgeon-Captain.

The Rev. Philip John Cocks to be Honorary Chaplain.

Date of commissions, 10th January, 1899.

Devonport Naval Artillery Volunteers.

Charles John Stone to be Lieutenant.

William Charles Robinson to be Lieutenant.

Devonport Coast Guard Artillery Volunteers.

William Joseph Napier to be Captain.

Robert Gardner to be Lieutenant.

Frank Howard Russell to be Lieutenant.

No. 2 Company, N.Z. Native Rifle Volunteers (Auckland).

James Alexander Warnock to be Lieutenant.

Charles John Francis Ratjen to be Lieutenant.

Auckland Rifle Volunteers.

Andrew Clark Caughey to be Captain.

Henry Gower to be Lieutenant.

John James Boyce to be Lieutenant.

No. 3 Company, N.Z. Native Rifle Volunteers (Auckland).

Frederick Ehrenfried Baume to be Captain.

James Crea Brigham to be Lieutenant.

No. 2 Company, Victoria Rifle Volunteers (Auckland).

Frederick William Abbott to be Lieutenant.

The commissions of all the above officers, except where otherwise stated, date from the 7th December, 1898.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th February, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointment under paragraph 63, Volunteer Regulations, 1895 :—

Heretaunga Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Wellington).

Lambert William Loveday to be Captain. Date of commission, 16th February, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1899.

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

Riversdale Rifle Volunteers,

with effect from the 14th September, 1898.

The commissions held by the under-mentioned gentlemen in the above corps will therefore lapse from that date, in accordance with paragraph 62, Volunteer Regulations, 1895 :—

ALFRED JOHN PEASE, late Honorary Captain,

WILLIAM ALEXANDER DONALD, late Captain,

JAMES KELLY, late Lieutenant,

MICHAEL DOMINIC MURPHY, late Surgeon-Captain.

T. THOMPSON.