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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 80

Services of Defence Rifle Clubs accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 22nd August, 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 clubs:—

Featherston Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Featherston. Acceptance to date from 15th May, 1901.

Tadmor Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Tadmor.

Woodstock Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Thorpe, Nelson.

Waimangaroa Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Waimangaroa.

Charleston Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Charleston.

Waikaka Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Waikaka.

Riverton Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Riverton.

Linton Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Linton.

Bannockburn Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Bannockburn.

Strath Taieri Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Middlemarsh.

Whareroa Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Paraparaumu.

Except where otherwise stated, acceptance of all the above rifle clubs to date from 24th July, 1901.

Mangawhare Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Mangawhare. Acceptance to date from 27th July, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Resignations accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1901.

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

Ellesmere Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Walter Powell Deal. Date of resignation, 4th May, 1901.

South Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Saxby Richard Turnbull. Date of resignation, 20th July, 1901.

Waimakariri Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Arthur Bailey. Date of resignation, 23rd July, 1901.

Ashburton Guards Rifle Volunteers.
Captain William Sparrow. Date of resignation, 26th July, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Disbandment of Volunteer Corps.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the disbandment of the

Clive Rifle Volunteers.

Disbandment to date from the 27th July, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 1901.

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 Manganui Road Board, County of Stratford.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st August, 1901.

THE following special order, made by the Manganui Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

J. G. WARD.

MANGANUI ROAD BOARD.

Special Order re “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900.”

Notice is hereby given that the following special order was made on Monday, 1st July, 1901, and confirmed on Monday, 5th August, 1901:—

“That, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in them in that behalf by section 4 of ‘The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,’ the Manganui Road Board do hereby resolve as follows: ‘That all plants mentioned in the Second Schedule to “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900”—namely, Bathurst burr, broom, giant burdock, gorse, hakea, and ragwort or ragweed—are hereby declared to be noxious weeds within the jurisdiction of the Manganui Road Board.’”

I hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the special order made by the Manganui Road Board at its meeting on Monday, 1st July, 1901, and confirmed on Monday, 5th August, 1901, in accordance with the provisions of ‘The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

HENRY WATSON,
Clerk.

Special Order made by the Waipipi Road Board, County of Manukau.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 1901.

THE following special order, made by the Waipipi Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

J. G. WARD.

WAIPICI ROAD BOARD.

The following special order was made by the Waipipi Road Board on the 8th June, 1901, and confirmed on Saturday, the 13th July, 1901:—

“That this Board doth declare that all plants mentioned in the Second Schedule of ‘The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,’ shall be noxious weeds.”

I hereby certify that the above special order was made in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

A. E. MELLSOP,
Clerk, Waipipi Road Board.

Special Order made by the Mataongaonga Road Board, County of Wanganui.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1901.

THE following special order, made by the Mataongaonga Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

J. G. WARD.