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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 92

Sittings of Magistrate's Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 7th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

The TEMPERANCE HALL, Orepuki,

to be a place wherein a Magistrate’s Court shall be held under the provisions of “The Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1893.”

T. THOMPSON.

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 9th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be Justices of the Peace for the colony, viz. :—

Charles Louis Barraud, Esq., of Hautere Cross, County Horowhenua.
George Britnell, Esq., of Wairoa.
Edward Brock, Esq., of Towai, County Bay of Islands.
Henry Clifford, Esq., of Morrinsville, County Piako.
John Caird, Esq., of Kaitangata.
Arthur Volkner Grace, Esq., of Waimea West, County Waimea.
James Grace, Esq., of Palmerston North.
John Henry Graham, Esq., of Feilding.
Joseph Anty Harley, Esq., of Nelson.
John Hunt, Esq., of Manai'a, County Hawera.
Charles Kusabs, Esq., of Mamaku.
John McIntyre Laxon, Esq., of Newmarket, Auckland.
Duncan McLennan, Esq., of Papakura.
William Moncur, Esq., of Owaka.
Henry Edward Muir, Esq., of Dunedin.
Robert Nicol, Esq., of Waimate.
Alexander Milstead Owen, Esq., of Linwood.
Frederick C. Poole, Esq., of Kaitangata.
Reginald Arthur Pyke, Esq., of Milton.
Alfred William Roe, Esq., of Mamaku.
William Henry Sales, Esq., of Totara North.
William Andrew Shields, Esq., of Dunedin.
James Stark, Esq., of Mohaka.
John Bell Thompson, Esq., of Arrowtown.
John Henry Thompson, Esq., of Harapipi.
John Tough, Esq., of Milton.
Richard James Trewavas, Esq., of Motueka.
Thomas John Tunks, Esq., of Frasertown.
David Bruce Watt, Esq., of Waerengaokuri.
Webber J. Wallace, Esq., of Elmslie Bay.
Benjamin Williams, Esq., of Maunganui Bluff.
George Wilson, Esq., of Thames.
Frederick Cock, Esq., of Paeroa.
Frederick Pratt, Esq., of Paeroa.
Matthew Henry Hamilton, Esq., of Paeroa.

T. THOMPSON.

Member of Taranaki Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to reappoint

HUGH JOHN CLARKE COUTTS

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Taranaki as from the 2nd November, 1899.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

Appointing Inspector under “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1896.”—Notice No. 576.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 7th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

ALEXANDER COWIE

to be Inspector of Imported Fruit and Plants at Christchurch (temporary appointment only), in terms of “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1896.” Appointment to date from 1st August, 1899.

T. THOMPSON,
For Minister for Agriculture.

Appointing Inspector under “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1896.”—Notice No. 577.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 7th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

HAROLD PALETHORPE

to be Inspector of Imported Fruit and Plants at the Port of Wellington (temporary appointment only), in terms of “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1896.” Appointment to date from 1st April, 1899.

T. THOMPSON,
For Minister for Agriculture.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 6th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned person to be an Inspector under “The Factories Act, 1894,” and to assign to him the district set opposite his name, viz. :—

Name. District.
Constable PATRICK DENIS The Middle Island of the Colony of New Zealand, and
O’CONNELL the islands adjacent thereto.
WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Labour.

Volunteer Officer resigned, and appointed to Reserve Corps.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve, under paragraphs 94 and 97, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the transfer of

Captain SAMUEL MACKAY McGEE

from the Auckland Engineer Volunteers to the Canterbury District Reserve Corps on resigning the command of the first-mentioned corps, and with effect from the 26th August, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Award of the Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve, under paragraph 4 of the Royal Warrant dated the 25th day of July, 1892, of the award of the Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration to

Major JOHN CHICKEN,

commanding the 3rd Battalion, Wellington (East Coast) Rifle Volunteers, he having a total efficient service, counting towards the decoration, to the 16th October, 1899, of twenty years twenty-two days.

T. THOMPSON.

Award of Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve, under paragraph 4 of the Royal Warrant of the 25th July, 1892, of the award of the Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration to

Lieutenant PHILIP TOPLISS,

H Battery Artillery Volunteers, he having a total commissioned and rank service, counting towards the decoration, to the 31st October, 1899, of twenty years nineteen days.

T. THOMPSON.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th November, 1899.

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

WM. HALL-JONES.