SEPT. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1811

Officer under “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” Wellington District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 9 of “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,”

ANDREW JONSON,

of Foxton, has been appointed an Officer for the purposes of that Act for the Wellington Acclimatisation District, as defined by notification under “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 22nd June, 1899.

J. CARROLL.

Officers under “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” Otago District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 9 of “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,”

JAMES KING, of Benhar, and
JAMES McINTOSH, of Mokoreta,

have been appointed Officers for the purposes of that Act within the Otago Acclimatisation District.

J. CARROLL.

Rangers under the Animals Protection Acts, Otago District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES KING and
JAMES McINTOSH

to be Rangers under “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, for the District of Otago.

J. CARROLL.

Inspector of Abattoirs, &c., Woodville Riding of County of Waipawa, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

MARTIN MURRAY

to be an Inspector of Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses and of Cattle intended for Slaughter, under “The Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses Act, 1894,” within the Woodville Riding of the Waipawa County.

J. CARROLL.

A Trustee, New Plymouth Savings-bank, appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 19th September, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOE WARD, Esq.,

to be a Trustee of the New Plymouth Savings-bank, vice R. G. Bauchope, deceased.

R. J. SEDDON.

Sittings of Magistrate’s Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 11th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the room attached to Tanner’s Hall, at Waihi, to be a place wherein sittings of the Magistrate’s Court shall be held.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Justice.

Harbourmaster, Picton, appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 14th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pursuance of the power and authority conferred by section 13 of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” to appoint

WALTER BOWLES

to be Harbourmaster for the Port of Picton, in place of Herbert Boucher Dobbie, resigned.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Battalion Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th September, 1899.

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

North Canterbury Battalion of Infantry Volunteers.

Lieutenant Frederick William Sandford, Christchurch City Guards Rifle Volunteers, to be Pay- and Quarter-master. Commission to date from the 22nd August, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Cadet Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the disbandment of the “Prince Albert (Auckland) Engineer Cadet Volunteers.” Disbandment to date from the 26th February, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Officer dismissed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office,
Wellington, 13th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to dismiss from the public service of the Colony

WILLIAM FRANK HOLMES,

late assistant and letter-carrier in the Post-office at Kumara.

W. C. WALKER,
For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

Special Order made by the Castlepoint Road Board, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1899.

THE following special order, made by the Castlepoint Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

J. CARROLL.

SPECIAL ORDER made by the Castlepoint Road Board, striking Special Rates under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

THAT, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” the Board of the Castlepoint Road District resolves as follows:—

That, to meet interest and annual charges on a loan of £300 raised under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” and “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the purpose of extending the formation of the Mungaparaparu Road from Section 874 to Section 878, a special rate of ⅓d. in the pound be and the same is hereby made upon the rateable value for the time being of the following rateable property—that is to say, Parts 1 and 2 of Section 876, Sections 877, 878, 879, part of Section 881, and part of Part 1 of Section 865, in Blocks X., XI., and XIV., Mangapakeha Survey District; that the said rate shall be annually recurring for a period of twenty-six years, and payable at the office for the time being of the said Board in two equal instalments on the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August in each and every year, commencing on the 1st day of February, 1900.

Passed by the said Board on the 5th day of August, 1899, and confirmed on the 8th day of September, 1899.

JAMES S. LANGDON,
Chairman.

I certify that the above special order has been duly made.

A. McHUTCHON,
Clerk.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Stratford County.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 20th September, 1899.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Stratford County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

J. CARROLL.

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESULT of a poll taken on the 14th day of September, 1899, upon the proposal to borrow £250, under “The Government