May 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 915

Maniototo Mounted Rifle Volunteers,
with headquarters at Ranfurly, Otago. Date of acceptance,
11th April, 1900.

Wanganui Highland Rifle Volunteers,
with headquarters at Wanganui. Date of acceptance, 11th
April, 1900.

Opunake Mounted Rifle Volunteers,
with headquarters at Opunake. Date of acceptance, 11th
April, 1900.

Ruahine Mounted Rifle Volunteers,
with headquarters at Dannevirke. Date of acceptance, 11th
April, 1900.

Pukekohe Mounted Rifle Volunteers,
with headquarters at Pukekohe. Date of acceptance, 11th
April, 1900.

Waimakariri Mounted Rifle Volunteers,
with headquarters at West Melton. Date of acceptance,
14th April, 1900.

J. G. WARD,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th May, 1900.

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

Port Guards Rifle Volunteers.

Captain Charles Ernest Thomas. Date of resignation, 16th
March, 1900.

J. G. WARD,
For Minister of Defence.

Member of the House of Representatives elected, City of
Auckland Electoral District.

Clerk of the Writs’ Office,
Wellington, 8th May, 1900.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a return to the
writ issued on the 12th day of April, 1900, for the
election of a Member to serve in the House of Representa-
tives for the Electoral District of City of Auckland; and by
the indorsement on such writ it appears that

JOSEPH HOWARD WITHERFORD

has been duly elected to serve as a member for the said
district.

HUGH POLLEN,
Clerk of the Writs.

Results of Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 8th May, 1900.

THE following notices of the election of members of
Road Boards have been received at this office, and are
published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road
Boards Act, 1882.”

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Mangawai Road District, County of Otamatea :
John McNeill.
John Thomas Somerville.
William Stewart.
Alfred Wintle.

North Albertland Road District, County of Rodney :
Charles Bishop.
Edmund Yates.

Albertland South Road District, County of Rodney :
Louis Philip Beecroft.
Thomas Adam Gubb.
Henry Littin.

Ahuroa Road District, County of Rodney :
Thomas Oliver Jenkins.
Adam Davie Martin.
Alfred Woodcock, jun.

Tamaki West Road District, County of Eden :
James Churches.
John Massey, jun.
John Wright.

Pakuranga Road District, County of Manukau :
Robert John Massey.
Robert Millen.
Edwin Roberts.

Howick Township Road District, County of Manukau :
William Brady.
Frank Martin Hirst.
William Robinson.

Mangere Road District, County of Manukau :
Andrew Anderson.
David Hastie.
William Scott.

Maungatawhiri Road District, County of Manukau :
Edward Hugh Mackey.
Samuel Stephen Smith.
James Gilles Rutherford.

Kumeoaa Road District, County of Waipawa :
River Ward—
Patrick Henry Lynch.
Township Ward—
Peter Norman.

Masterton Road District, County of Wairarapa North :
Subdivision No. 2—
Donald John Cameron.
Donald McKenzie.
Subdivision No. 3—
William Henry Beetham.

Otaki Road District, County of Horowhenua :
J. J. Booth.
Herbert Freeman.
F. C. Jones.
Geo. C. Tanner.

Te Horo Road District, County of Horowhenua :
G. H. Kingdon.
Alfred Monk.
H. J. Richards.

Manawatu Road District, County of Oroua :
Ward No. 1—
Samuel Watkin Luxford.
Ward No. 3—
Christian Voss.
Ward No. 5—
Henry James Manson.
Ward No. 6—
David Lowe Smith.

Makara Road District, County of Hutt :
Ward No. 1—
Frederick William Robinson.
Ward No. 2—
William Robert Trotter.
Ward No. 3—
Henry Cook.

Kohi Road District, County of Patea :
John Johnstone.
James McMeckin.
James Riddell.

Okatuku Road District, County of Patea :
George Howie.
Spencer Napier.

Motoroa Road District, County of Patea :
John McLean, jun.
William Palmer, jun.

Wairoa Road District, County of Patea :
John Hunter.
George Saunders.
James Walker, jun.

Whenuakura-Waitotara Road District, County of Patea :
No. 2 Ward—
Duncan McDonald.
No. 4 Ward—
William Brewer.
No. 5 Ward—
Emerson J. Wilson.

Waitotara-Momohaki Road District, County of Patea :
Charles Forde.
Wm. B. Fisher.
Robt. J. Sewell.
John D. Elliott.

Mangorei Road District, County of Taranaki :
Charles Oliver.
Alec Munroe.

Okato Road District, County of Taranaki :
John Carey.
Allan A. McIntosh.

Omata Road District, County of Taranaki :
William Pattimore Bishop.
Tom Hart.

Waitara West Road District, County of Taranaki :
Nicholas Knuckey.
Charles Maxwell Lepper.
Stephen Turnbull.