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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 86

Land and Deeds Officer appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 18th October, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ROBERT LESLIE ORBELL, Esq.,

to be Deputy Registrar of Deeds at Christchurch during the absence of Edward Denham, Esq., on leave, commencing on the 1st November proximo.

J. CARROLL.

Dairy Instructor, &c., appointed.—Notice No. 574.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 14th October, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

EDWIN TOWNSHEND

to be a Dairy Instructor (temporary appointment only) in terms of “The Civil Service Reform Act 1886 Amendment Act, 1887,” and to be an Inspector and Grader in terms of “The Dairy Industry Act, 1898”; to date from the 2nd October, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister for Agriculture.

Enumerators appointed under “The Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Act, 1895.”—Notice No. 573.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 13th October, 1899.

THE following Enumerators have been appointed, under “The Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Act, 1895,” for the districts specified :—

CLIFTON, EDMUND, Inspector of Stock, Auckland, the Auckland Provincial District, except the Counties of Waiapu, Cook, and Wairoa;

MILLER, WALTER, Inspector of Stock, Napier, the Counties of Waiapu, Cook, Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay, Waipawa, and Patangata;

BLUNDELL, ARTHUR KENNEDY, Inspector of Stock, Wanganui, the Counties of Clifton, Taranaki, Stratford, Hawera, Patea, Waitotara, Wanganui, Manawatu, Rangitikei, Kiwitea, Pohangina, Horowhenua, and Oroua;

JENKINSON, GEORGE HENRY, Inspector of Stock, Masterton, the Counties of North Wairarapa, Eketahuna, Akitio, South Wairarapa, and Pahiatua;

DRUMMOND, JOHN, Inspector of Stock, Wellington, the Hutt County, including the Islands of Mana and Kapiti;

MOORE, JOHN, Inspector of Stock, Blenheim, the Counties of Kaikoura, Marlborough, and Sounds, also D’Urville Island;

CAMPBELL, HECTOR MCNEIL, Inspector of Stock, Nelson, the Counties of Waimea and Collingwood;

HUDDLESTON, VICTOR ALFRED, Inspector of Stock, Hokitika, the Counties of Buller, Inangahua, Grey, and Westland;

HOLDERNES, ROBERT FITZROY, Inspector of Stock, Christchurch, the Counties of Cheviot, Amuri, Ashley, Selwyn, Akaroa, Ashburton, Geraldine, Mackenzie, and Waimate;

THOMSON, JAMES ELLIOT, Inspector of Stock, Dunedin, the Counties of Waitaki, Maniototo, Waihemo, Waikouaiti, Peninsula, Taieri, Tuapeka, Bruce, Clutha, Vincent, and Lake;

TURNER, HENRY THOMAS GEORGE, Inspector of Stock, Invercargill, the Counties of Southland, Wallace, and Fiord, also Stewart Island.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister for Agriculture.

Inspectors of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 17th October, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned persons to be Inspectors of Factories under “The Factories Act, 1894,” and to assign to them the districts set opposite their names, viz. :—

Name. District.
Constable JAMES SMITH The North Island of the Colony of New Zealand, and the islands adjacent thereto.
Constable ALBERT TIVY The Middle Island of the Colony of New Zealand, and the islands adjacent thereto.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

Militia and Staff Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1899.

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

New Zealand Militia.

Captain Norman Lionel D’Arcy Smith, Christ’s College Rifle Volunteers, to be a Captain in the New Zealand Militia, and to act as Staff Officer to the Commander of the New Zealand Forces during the absence of Major Madocks in South Africa. Commission to date from the 9th October, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th October, 1899.

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

Petone Naval Artillery Volunteers.

Lieutenant Henry Montague Field. Date of resignation, 26th August, 1899.

No. 2 Company, Waikato Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Honorary Chaplain the Reverend James Leslie Allan Kayle. Date of resignation, 25th September, 1899.

No. 3 Company, New Zealand Native Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant James McCrea Brigham. Date of resignation, 23rd September, 1899.

Civil Service Rifle Volunteers.

Captain Edward Tregear. Date of resignation, 21st September, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th October, 1899.

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

Kumara Rifle Volunteers,

as from the 19th day of July, 1899.

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

JOSEPH STUBBS, late Captain.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 14th October, 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.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Rangitikei County.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1899.

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

J. CARROLL.