Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1901.
H IS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been
pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointments:—
New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.
Alexander Lang Murray to be Surgeon-Captain. Commission to date from the 14th January, 1901.
Henry John McLean to be Surgeon-Captain. Commission to date from the 24th January, 1901.
Geoffrey Bruton Sweet to be Surgeon-Captain. Commission to date from the 7th February, 1901.
Marsham A'Beckett McCarthy to be Surgeon-Captain. Commission to date from the 28th March, 1901.
Herbert McClelland Inglis to be Surgeon-Captain. Commission to date from the 26th January, 1901.
Whangarei Rifle Volunteers.
The Reverend Lyttelton Lucas Cubitt to be Honorary Chaplain. Commission to date from the 7th February, 1901.
Civil Service Rifle Volunteers (Christchurch).
The Reverend Alfred Walter Averill to be Honorary Chaplain. Commission to date from the 11th August, 1900.
Foxton Rifle Volunteers.
The Reverend Hugh Stanley Leach to be Honorary Chaplain. Commission to date from the 27th March, 1901.
R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.
Militia Officer promoted.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1901.
H IS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointment :—
New Zealand Militia.
Lieutenant Robert George Tubman to be Captain. Date of commission, 5th May, 1901.
R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.
Battalion disbanded and re-formed.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1901.
H IS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve of the disbandment, as from the 30th day of April, 1901, of the 2nd Battalion, Otago Rifle Volunteers, as formed by His Excellency on the 1st September, 1899; and also to approve, under paragraphs 211 and 213, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the formation of the under-mentioned corps in the Otago Military District into two battalions of Rifle Volunteers under the several designations shown below, and with effect from 1st May, 1901:—
2nd Battalion, Otago Rifle Volunteers.
A Company—Invercargill City Guards Volunteers.
B " Oreti Rifle Volunteers (Invercargill).
C " Awarua Rifle Volunteers (Invercargill).
D " Gore Rifle Volunteers.
E " Mercantile Rifle Volunteers (Invercargill).
F " Winton Rifle Volunteers.
G " Tapanui Rifle Volunteers.
H " Orepuki Rifle Volunteers.
I " Bluff Guards Volunteers.
J " Colac Bay Rifle Volunteers.
With headquarters at Invercargill.
3rd Battalion, Otago Rifle Volunteers.
A Company—Queen's Rifle Volunteers (Oamaru).
B " Oamaru Rifle Volunteers.
C " Hampden Rifle Volunteers.
D " Palmerston South Rifle Volunteers.
E " Alexandra South Rifle Volunteers.
F " Queenstown Rifle Volunteers.
G " Cromwell Rifle Volunteers.
With headquarters at Oamaru.
R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.
Justice of the Peace resigned.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 31st May, 1901.
H IS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to accept the resignation by
EDWARD HENRY RICKETTS, Esq.,
of Sydenham, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.
JAMES McGOWAN.
Letters of Naturalisation issued.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1901.
H IS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons :—
Name. Occupation. Residence.
Lora Christiansen .. Domestic duties .. Makaretu.
George Constance .. Fisherman .. Southbridge.
Francis Delach .. Catholic priest .. Otaki.
Caroline Gudopp .. Domestic duties .. Marton.
Annie Hoffmann .. Domestic duties .. Gore.
Peter Johanson .. Labourer .. Okaiawa.
Philip Marangoni .. Fisherman .. Wellington.
Arthur Emil Meier .. Engine-driver .. Orepuki.
Andrew Thompson .. Miner .. Beaumont.
Anke Wilde .. Domestic duties .. Dalefield.
C. H. MILLS,
For Colonial Secretary.
Notice to Mariners No. 35 of 1901.
Marine Department,
Wellington, 29th May, 1901.
THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, is published for general information.
WM. HALL-JONES.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Capetown to Grange Telegraph Cable.
MASTERS of vessels and others are hereby informed that, pending operations, a buoy marking the end of the telegraph cable being laid between Capetown and the Grange, South Australia, has been placed in a position W. ¼ N. from Cape Borda, distant twenty-four miles, in lat. 35° 42' 30" S., long. 136° 6' 45" E.
This affects Admiralty chart No. 2389A.
THOS. N. STEPHENS,
President, Marine Board.
Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 6th May, 1901.
Notice to Mariners No. 36 of 1901.
Marine Department,
Wellington, 30th May, 1901.
THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the United States Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C., are published for general information.
WM. HALL-JONES.
CHINA.
Yangtze Kiang Entrance.—Station of Pilot-boats.
INFORMATION dated March 21, 1901, has been received from the Shanghai Licensed Pilots’ Association that their pilots no longer cruise off the Saddle Islands and elsewhere as stated in the China Sea Directory.
The pilot-boats are now to be found either at anchor or cruising in the vicinity of the Fairway bell buoy off the southern entrance to the Yangtze. In heavy weather, when compelled to seek shelter, they will generally be found at anchor inside the Tungsha light-vessel. It sometimes happens during a heavy north-wester that the boats are unable to fetch the lee of the Tungsha banks, and then, if unable to hold their ground, they run either for the lee of the Yangtze Cape or the Saddle Islands.
CALIFORNIA.
Arguello Point Light exhibited.—Intended Fog-signal.
With reference to Notice to Mariners No. 5 (121) of 1901, further notice is given that February 22, 1901, a fixed white light of the fourth order was established in the structure