1366
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

Volunteer Officers transferred and appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under paragraph 259, Volunteer Regulations, of the under-mentioned appointments:—

Ashburton Guards Rifle Volunteers.

Captain William Sparrow, Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers, to be Captain, with present seniority in the New Zealand Volunteer Force.

Lieutenant Robert Moncrieff Cuthbertson, Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers, to be Lieutenant, with present seniority in the New Zealand Volunteer Force.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Promotions in the New Zealand Permanent Militia.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1899.

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

New Zealand Permanent Militia.

Major William Bazire Messenger to be Lieutenant-Colonel.

Captain John Coleman to be Major.

Commissions to date from the 17th July, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Promotions in the New Zealand Volunteer Force.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the promotions of the under-mentioned officers in the New Zealand Volunteer Force:—

Major Thomas Leitch Murray, 1st Battalion Auckland Rifle Volunteers, “The Countess of Ranfurly’s Own,” to be Lieutenant-Colonel.

Major Alfred Headland, Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.

Major Robert Joseph Collins, 1st Battalion Wellington Rifle Volunteers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.

Major John Paton Watt, 2nd Battalion Wellington (West Coast) Rifle Volunteers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.

Commissions to date from the 17th July, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under paragraph 262, Volunteer Regulations, of the transfer of

Captain Christopher James Whitney Griffiths

from the Blenheim City Rifle Volunteers to the Honorary Unattached List, New Zealand Volunteers, with his present rank.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer’s Commission antedated.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1899.

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

Lieutenant Simeon Inder,

Coromandel Rifle Volunteers, being antedated from the 1st March, 1899, to the 7th December, 1898.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Services of a Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 39, (1), “The Defence Act, 1886,” the services of

The Ashburton Guards Rifle Volunteers.

Acceptance to date from the 29th June, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th July, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under paragraph 56, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the transfer of

Lieutenant George Crawshaw

from the Timaru Rifle Volunteers to the Timaru City Rifle Volunteers, with his present rank.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th July, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignations of the commissions held by the under-mentioned officers:—

Otago Hussar Volunteers.

Captain Herbert Price.

Lieutenant Harry Allan.

Date of resignations, 29th June, 1899.

Te Aroha Rifle Volunteers.

Captain William Eugene Whiteley. Date of resignation, 12th March, 1899.

General Medical List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Brigade-Surgeon Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Todd. Date of resignation, 5th July, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1899.

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

Blenheim City Rifle Volunteers,

with effect from the 29th October, 1898.

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

Beauchamp Urquhart Barlow, late Lieutenant.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1899.

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

J. CARROLL.

Licensing of Vehicles.—By-law by Horowhenua County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1899.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 311 of “The Counties Act, 1886,” that so much of the By-law No. VI., made by the Horowhenua County Council, and sealed on the 17th day of June, 1899, as appoints the several sums to be paid to the county funds for the licensing of vehicles, has this day been approved by His Excellency the Governor.

J. CARROLL.