Jan. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 17

Officer under “The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” South Canterbury District, appointed.

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

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

LEONARD WORTHINGTON,

of Temuka, to be an officer under “The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” within the South Canterbury Acclimatisation District.

J. CARROLL.

Officer under “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” Hawke’s Bay District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 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,”

GEORGE HENRY CLELAND HUSSEY, Esq.,

of Ormondville, has been appointed an officer for the purposes of that Act for the Counties of Hawke’s Bay, Waipawa, Patangata, and Wairoa, and for all boroughs situated within the said counties.

J. CARROLL.

Member of Canterbury Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 19th December, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

RICHARD MEREDITH

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Canterbury, as from the 24th October, 1899.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

Member of Canterbury Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th December, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

DAVID MCMILLAN

to be a member of the Land Board for the Land District of Canterbury, as from the 25th December, 1899.

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Master of Steamer “Hinemoa” appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 21st December, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886,” and of the Acts amending the same, and of all powers and authorities vested in him in that behalf, appointed

JOHN BOLLONS

to be master of the steamer “Hinemoa” as from the 6th July, 1898.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Licensing Officer under “The Arms Act, 1880,” appointed.

Police Department,
Wellington, 27th December, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable TIMOTHY CAHILL,

of the New Zealand Police Force, to be a Licensing Officer under “The Arms Act, 1880.”

T. THOMPSON.

Clerk appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 29th December, 1899.

IN pursuance of the power vested in him by “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886,” section 4, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HERBERT JAMES BARRETT

to be a clerk in the Education Department, as being a person skilled in technical art within the meaning of the said Act.

W. C. WALKER,
Minister of Education.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th December, 1899.

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

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

George Lapraik to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 21st November, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Militia Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th December, 1899.

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

New Zealand Militia.

Montagu Cradock, late Captain 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), to be Major. Commission to date from the 23rd December, 1899.

R. J. SEDDON,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th December, 1899.

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

Southland Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Robert Dunlop to be Honorary Veterinary Surgeon. Date of commission, 1st November, 1899.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

Walter Hislop to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 4th October, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 30th December, 1899.

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

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

Percival Clennell Fenwick to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 21st November, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th December, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the under-mentioned officer:—

Dunedin Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Harry Willis. Date of resignation, 5th December, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th December, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the under-mentioned officer:—

Temuka Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Edward Whitehead. Date of resignation, 1st December, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Arai Road Board, County of Cook.

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

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

J. CARROLL.

ARAI ROAD BOARD.

I HEREBY give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers in the Tokonui Special District, taken on Saturday, the 4th day of November, 1899, upon a proposal by the Arai Road Board