JUNE 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1125

Inspector of Abattoirs, &c., County of Thames, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM ARETAS PERRY SUTTON

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

J. CARROLL,
For Colonial Secretary.

Registrars of Births and Deaths appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be Registrars of Births and Deaths, and also to be Vaccination Inspectors, for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :—

Name. District.
ISAAC GEORGE PRICE .. .. .. Hutt.
JOHN HANNING .. .. .. Upper Hutt.

Appointments to date from the 25th day of June, 1900.

J. CARROLL,
For Colonial Secretary.

Inspector of Clubs appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 9th June, 1900.

THE under-mentioned person has been appointed, under “The Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, 1893,” to be an Inspector of Clubs to which a charter has been or may hereafter be granted under “The Licensing Act, 1881” :—

EWEN MACDONNELL, Sub-Inspector of Police.

J. G. WARD.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 11th June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK WILLIAM WAKE, Esq.,

of Stratford, to be a Coroner within the Colony of New Zealand.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Stipendiary Magistrates appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 12th June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM ALFRED BARTON, Esq.,
FREDERICK JAMES BURGESS, Esq.,
WILLIAM PATTISON JAMES, Esq., and
JAMES McENNIS, Esq.,

to be Stipendiary Magistrates within the Colony of New Zealand, to exercise the ordinary jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Honorary Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th June, 1900.

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

Auckland Engineer Volunteers.

The Hon. William Thomas Jennings, M.L.C., to be Honorary Lieutenant. Commission to date from the 2nd April, 1900.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th June, 1900.

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

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

Thomas R. King to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 16th May, 1900.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Defence.

Services of an Honorary Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 39, (1), “The Defence Act, 1886,” the services of the

Kaikoura Mounted Rifle Volunteers

as an honorary corps, and with headquarters at Kaikoura. Acceptance to date from the 28th October, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th June, 1900.

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

Kaitangata Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant William McLaren.

Date of resignation, 9th May, 1900.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Defence.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 39, (1), “The Defence Act, 1886,” the services of the under-mentioned Volunteer corps :—

Hawke’s Bay Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

with headquarters at Hastings. Acceptance to date from the 11th April, 1900.

Cust Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

with headquarters at Cust, Canterbury. Acceptance to date from the 6th May, 1900.

North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

with headquarters at Tuahiwi. Acceptance to date from the 8th May, 1900.

Winton Rifle Volunteers,

with headquarters at Winton. Acceptance to date from the 16th May, 1900.

Franklin Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

with headquarters at Clevedon. Acceptance to date from the 16th May, 1900.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred and temporarily attached.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of

Captain HOANI PARAONE TUNUIARANGI,

New Zealand Volunteers, at present temporarily attached to the Heretaunga Mounted Rifle Volunteers, being transferred and temporarily attached to the Wairarapa Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Papawai).

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Defence.