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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 101

Volunteer Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under paragraph 73, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the under-mentioned promotion:—

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

Surgeon-Captain William Bey (attached to the Greytown Rifle Volunteers) to be Surgeon-Major of the 5th Battalion, Wellington Rifle Volunteers, as from 4th October, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Resignation of Commandant, New Zealand Forces.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1901.

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

Lieut.-Colonel ARTHUR POLE PENTON, R.A. (local colonel),
from the position of Commandant of the Forces, New Zealand, from the 16th October, 1901, on the completion of his term of service with the New Zealand Government.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following transfer:—

Lieutenant DUNCAN R. MENZIES

to be transferred from No. 2 Company, Wellington Naval Artillery Volunteers, to No. 1 Company, Wellington Naval Artillery Volunteers, as from 7th October, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignations of the commissions held by the under-mentioned officers:—

Southland Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Robert Russell; Lieutenant Thomas A. Wallace. Date of resignations, 14th September, 1901.

Amuri Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Captain Ralph A. Chaffey. Date of resignation, 1st August, 1901.

Geraldine Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Major John Turnbull Murray Hayhurst. Date of resignation, 31st July, 1901.

Christchurch City Guards Rifle Volunteers.

Honorary Chaplain the Reverend Charles John Merton. Date of resignation, 3rd October, 1901.

No. 1 Company, Ohinemuri Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant William Hobbs. Date of resignation, 26th May, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1901.

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:—

Irish Rifle Volunteers,
with headquarters at Wanganui. Date of acceptance, 22nd October, 1901.

Clutha Rifle Volunteers,
with headquarters at Balclutha. Acceptance to date from 22nd October, 1901.

Masterton Rifle Cadet Volunteers,
with headquarters at Masterton. Acceptance to date from 6th March, 1901.

Caversham Rifle Cadet Volunteers,
with headquarters at Caversham. Acceptance to date from 22nd October, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Assent to Use of Land as a Rifle Range.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under paragraph 68 of “The Defence Act, 1886,” of certain land situated in Rural Sections 35, 37, and 39, Block VII., Belmont Survey District, being used as a rifle range by the Heretaunga Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 15, (1), “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” the services of the under-mentioned Defence rifle club:—

Karori Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Karori, Wellington. Acceptance of the above Defence rifle club to date from 23rd October, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Battalion Officer resigned, and transferred to the Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1901.

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

Lieutenant NIGEL IVAN MARKHAM

as Adjutant to the 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Volunteers, from 6th June, 1900, and to approve of his transfer to the Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers, as from 24th October, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Notice respecting Proposed Borough of Waihi, County of Ohinemuri.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd November, 1901.

PURSUANT to section 175 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that a petition has been presented to him praying for the constitution of the area described in the Schedule hereto as a borough under the said Act, to be named the Borough of Waihi. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the constitution of the said borough which they may desire to lodge within one month from the first publication of this notice.

Such objections or petitions to be addressed to the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

BOUNDARIES OF PROPOSED BOROUGH.

COMMENCING at the junction of the Waitete Stream with the Ohinemuri River, thence northerly by the eastern bank of the Waitete Stream to the Government timber reserve, thence easterly along the southern boundary of said reserve to its south-east corner, thence northerly along easterly boundary of said reserve to north-east corner thereof, thence easterly along southern boundary of water-conservation reserve to its intersection with Slevin’s lease, thence northerly along western boundary of said lease to north-west corner thereof, thence north-easterly by a line to the Waihi Gold-mining Company’s dam on Walmsley’s Creek, thence by Walmsley’s Creek to its intersection with the Ohinemuri River, thence by the Ohinemuri River to Suburban Section 25, thence by road on north of said section to its junction with Beach Road, thence by Beach Road westerly to Tauranga Road, thence by Tauranga Road to south-east boundary of Section 38, thence by south-east boundary of Section 38 to the Waimata Creek, thence by the Waimata Creek to its junction with the Ohinemuri River, thence by the Ohinemuri River to the commencing-point at its junction with the Waitete Stream; comprising a total area of 3,830 acres, more or less.

J. G. WARD.