JULY 5. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1301

Appointment in the Department of Lands and Survey.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 29th June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HARRY EDWARD WALSH

to be a clerical cadet in the Department of Lands and Survey, as from 7th March, 1900.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

Appointment in the Department of Lands and Survey.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 29th June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ROBERT SPENCER MITCHELL

to be a cadet draughtsman in the Department of Lands and Survey, as from 14th March, 1900.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

Appointment of a Commission to report on Machines, &c., for improving New Zealand Hemp.—Notice No. 593.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 28th June, 1900.

THE following gentlemen have been appointed a Commission to examine and report on the processes and machines for improving and dressing New Zealand hemp:—

ROBERT GARDNER,
JOHN RUTHERFORD,
ROBERT DUNCAN.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

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

Police Department,
Wellington, 2nd July, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable ANDREW GEORGE DOUTHETT,

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

JAMES McGOWAN.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 30th June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

WILLIAM WOODVILLE SHEL MERDINE, Esq.,

of Dunedin, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Coroner resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 22nd June, 1900.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

FREDERIC WILLIAM WAKE, Esq.,

of Stratford, of his appointment as a Coroner for the colony.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th June, 1900.

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

Amuri Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Captain RALPH ANDERSON CHAFFEY, Canterbury District Reserve Corps, to be Captain. Commission to date from the 22nd January, 1887.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

CHARLES THOMAS WILSON LITTLE to be Surgeon-Captain. Commission to date from the 9th June, 1900.

R. J. SEDDON.

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Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th June, 1900.

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. G. WARD.

Special Order made by the Hutt County Council, defining the Boundaries of the Makara Road District.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd July, 1900.

THE following special order, made by the Hutt County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886.”

J. G. WARD.

SPECIAL ORDER.

In accordance with the powers given to the Hutt County Council by “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and the amendments thereof: Now it is hereby ordered that, from and after the publication of this order in the New Zealand Gazette, the Makara Road District shall have the boundaries as herein described, that is to say: Commencing on the sea-coast at the south-eastern corner of Section 37, Block 13, Port Nicholson Survey District; thence generally northerly along part of the western boundary of the Borough of Melrose to the southern boundary of the Borough of Karori; thence generally westerly and northerly along the southern and western boundaries respectively of the said Borough of Karori to the easternmost point of Section 29, Block 5, Port Nicholson Survey District; thence northerly along the eastern boundary of said Section 29 and a continuation thereof to the southern boundary of Section 51, Block 3, Port Nicholson Survey District; thence easterly, northerly, and westerly along the southern, eastern, and northern boundaries respectively of said Section 51 to the eastern boundary of Section 34, Block 3, Port Nicholson Survey District; thence northerly along the eastern boundary of said Section 34 and a continuation thereof to the southern boundary of Section 53; thence easterly along the said southern boundary and northerly along the eastern boundary of said Section 53 and a continuation thereof to the southern boundary of Section 104, Block 3, Port Nicholson Survey District; thence easterly along part of the said southern boundary and north-easterly along the eastern boundary of said Section 104 to the northern boundary of said Section 104; thence westerly along the northern boundary of said Section 104 and a continuation thereof to the eastern boundary of Section 99, Block 3, Port Nicholson; thence northerly and westerly along part of the eastern and the northern boundaries respectively of said Section 99 to the sea-coast; thence generally southerly and easterly along the sea-coast to the point of commencement.

Passed by the Hutt County Council at a special meeting duly convened for and held at the offices of the Council on Tuesday, the 8th day of May, 1900.

Confirmed by the Hutt County Council at a meeting duly convened for and held at the offices of the County Council on Tuesday, the 12th day of June, 1900.

JOHN WAKEHAM,
Chairman of the Hutt County Council.

In witness whereof the seal of the Hutt County Council has been hereunto affixed, this 12th day of June, 1900, in the presence of—John Wakeham, Chairman of the Hutt County Council.

The seal of the Hutt County Council was hereunto affixed this 12th day of June, 1900, in the presence of—H. D. Atkinson, Clerk to the Hutt County Council.

I hereby certify that this order has been duly made.

H. D. ATKINSON,
Clerk to the Hutt County Council.

I certify that the above description is sufficient to identify the Makara Road District on the maps of this department.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Chief Surveyor.

26th June, 1900.