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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 60

Returning Officer, City of Christchurch Electoral District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th June, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HENRY MURRAY

to be Returning Officer, under “The Electoral Act, 1893,” for the Electoral District of City of Christchurch, vice L. C. Williams. Appointment to date from the 15th June, 1901.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Colonial Secretary.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th June, 1901.

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

WILLIAM ROBERT CLOSE ERSON, Esq.,
of Onehunga, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Justice.

Probation Officer appointed.

Department of Justice (Prisons Branch),
Wellington, 10th June, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Sergeant JOSEPH SWINBURNE KELLY

to be Probation Officer for the Boroughs of Christchurch, St. Albans, and Sydenham, vice Sergeant William Lyons, transferred.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 17th June, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN STEPHEN COLLINS, Esq., of Maori Point, co. Lake;
SAMUEL STANLEY COX, Esq., of Karioi, co. Wanganui;
DAVENPORT LEDWARD, Esq., of Ruanui, co. Hawke’s Bay;
and
GEORGE HENRY SWAN, Esq., of Napier,

to be Justices of the Peace for the colony.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Public Vaccinator appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 10th June, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES M. A. MANNING, L.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.E., L.F.P.S.G.,

to be a Public Vaccinator under “The Public Health Act, 1900,” for the Districts of Mahurangi, Mangawāi, Albertland, Matakana, and Waiwera.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Inspectors under “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900,” appointed.—Notice No. 650.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 17th June, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES DOUGLAS, M.R.C.V.S.,
JAMES BRAND, F.R.C.V.S., and
HARRY AVERY REID, M.R.C.V.S.,

to be Inspectors under and for the purposes of “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900”; such appointments to date from the 11th, 24th, and 24th April respectively.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1901.

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

Kaikoura Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Charles Wood to be Captain.
Arthur Gore Campbell to be Lieutenant.
Commissions to date from 5th December, 1900.
Arthur Wrangham Collins to be Lieutenant. Commission to date from 6th March, 1901.

Wakari Rifle Volunteers (Dunedin).

James Elliott to be Lieutenant.
Alfred Washer to be Lieutenant.
Commissions to date from 5th December, 1900.

Wairarapa Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

The Reverend Father Francis Delach to be Honorary Chaplain. Commission to date from 21st January, 1901.

Third Battalion, Wellington (East Coast) Rifle Volunteers.

Quartermaster-Sergeant William Fraser to be Honorary Captain and Quartermaster. Appointment to date from 14th May, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Honorary Militia Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 15th June, 1901.

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

New Zealand Militia.

Herbert Catchpole Pilcher to be Honorary Major. Date of commission, 7th June, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under the Royal Warrant dated the 25th July, 1892, of the award of the Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration to the under-mentioned officers:—

Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel ROBERT STUART REID, New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff,
he having a total continuous effective service counting towards the decoration to the 8th January, 1900, of 20 years.

Lieutenant ALEXANDER CAMERON, East Taieri Rifle Volunteers (Mosgiel),
he having a total broken efficient commissioned and rank service counting towards the decoration to the 31st December, 1900, of 20 years 50 days.

Lieutenant GEORGE COCK, Taranaki Rifle Volunteers (New Plymouth),
he having a total commissioned and rank service counting towards the decoration to the 31st May, 1901, of 20 years 73 days.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Promotions in the New Zealand Militia.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1901.

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

New Zealand Militia.

Captain Frederick William Abbott to be Major. Commission to date from the 3rd June, 1901.
Captain Charles Thomas Major to be Major. Commission to date from the 27th May, 1901.
Lieutenant James Binny Whyte to be Captain. Commission to date from the 3rd June, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the following resignations:—