Oct. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2093

Officers under “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” Waitaki-Waimate District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 30th October, 1901.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 9 of “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,”

DAVID STUART MIDDLETON,
JAMES TAVENDALE, and
JOHN MOYNIHAN

have been appointed officers for the purposes of that Act within the Waitaki-Waimate Acclimatisation District, consisting of the Counties of Waitaki and Waimate, and portion of the County of Mackenzie.

J. G. WARD.

Trustee, Auckland Savings-bank, appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 30th October, 1901.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

PETER DIGNAN, Esq.,

to be a Trustee of the Auckland Savings-bank, as on the 29th instant.

R. J. SEDDON.

Appointment of Medical Officers to Pension Board.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that a Pension Board, consisting of the following medical officers, be constituted and appointed under clause 4 of “The Military Pensions Act, 1866” :--

Wellington.

James Mason, Esq., L.R.C.P., E.; L.R.C.S., E., &c.
Thomas Harcourt Ambrose Valentine, Esq., L.S.A., L.; M.R.C.S., E., &c.
John Teare, Esq., M.B., B.S., E., &c.

Appointments to date from the 8th day of October, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1901.

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

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

Surgeon-Captain Geofer y S. Clayton to be Surgeon-Major.
Date of commission, 1st September, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Militia Officers promoted and appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1901.

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

New Zealand Militia.

Lieutenant Edmund Harper to be Captain.
Staff Sergeant-Major Ernest Gwatkin to be Lieutenant.
Staff Sergeant-Major Aubrey Carteret de Cartaret to be Lieutenant.

The above commissions to date from 8th May, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Commissioner appointed to classify Pastoral Runs in Otago.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 26th October, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM DALLAS

a Commissioner to classify pastoral runs in the Otago Land District, enumerated in the Warrant of the 3rd October, 1901, to act in conjunction with Hugh Herries Kirkpatrick and David Barron, in the place of Henry Clark, previously appointed by the Warrant of the 3rd October, 1901, aforesaid.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Justices of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 25th October, 1901.

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

FRANCIS BLAKE HUTCHINSON, Esq., of New Plymouth, and OLIVER MAYS, Esq., of Devonport, Auckland,

of their appointments as Justices of the Peace for the Colony.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Notice to Mariners No. 68 of 1901.

SAND BANK OFF RANGITOTO BEACON, APPROACH TO AUCKLAND HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 26th October, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that Commander Combe, of H.M.S. “Penguin,” reports that a bank of sand and shells, about two cables in extent, with from 3½ to 4½ fathoms over it at L.W.O.S., and 5 to 6 fathoms all round, exists near the fairway in Rangitoto Channel. The least depth of 22 ft. at L.W.O.S. is near the centre of the bank, and lies S. 30° W., 4⅙ cables from Rangitoto beacon.

A patch of sand and shells of very small extent, with 21 ft. over it at L.W.O.S., lies S. 80° W., 2⅘ cables from Rangitoto beacon.

Vessels are recommended to pass to the westward of these shoals.

The least water over the pinnacle rock off the north-west end of Tiri Tiri Island, referred to in Notice to Mariners No. 50 of 1901, issued by this department on the 3rd August last, has been found on examination to be 7 ft. at L.W.O.S.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 1896 and 2543; “New Zealand Pilot,” 7th edition, Chapter ii., pages 52 and 48.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Special Order made by the One-Tree Hill Road Board, County of Eden, making By-laws.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 25th October, 1901.

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

J. G. WARD.

ONE-TREE HILL ROAD BOARD.

Special Order.—By-laws regulating Heavy Traffic on Roads in the One-Tree Hill Road District.

In pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred by “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and the several amendments thereof, the One-Tree Hill Road Board hereby makes the following by-laws, which shall come into operation upon the 8th day of November, 1901 :—

1. The owner of any vehicle engaged in heavy traffic used in carting stone, earth, or scoria-ash upon any of the roads within the boundaries of the One-Tree Hill Road District shall, before using such vehicle upon any such road, apply to the One-Tree Hill Road Board for a license, and shall pay to the One-Tree Hill Road Board the yearly license fee following: that is to say, for vehicles having tires of the width of 4½in. or over, £5; for vehicles having tires under 4½in. in width, £10.

2. Provided, nevertheless, that the Board may, in its discretion, and on application of the owner or driver of any vehicle engaged in heavy traffic used in carting stone, earth, or scoria-ash, permit the owner or driver of such vehicle to use such vehicle for the purpose of carting stone, earth, or scoria-ash upon or over all or any of the roads within the boundaries of such road district without having paid such license fee, upon the payment to the said Board of the following charges by way of compensation for any damage likely to occur to such roads: For every load carried on any one day upon or over any such road, 1s. If more than three loads are carried in any one vehicle in any one day upon or over any such roads, then for the day, 3s.

3. Any person who, after the coming into operation of this by-law, shall use any vehicle for heavy traffic within the boundaries of the One-Tree Hill Road Board District without first having paid the said license fee for such vehicle, or without having first obtained the permission of the said Board under clause 2 of these by-laws, and paid the charges prescribed thereunder, or who shall do or cause to be done, or to be concerned in doing, anything contrary to any provision of these by-laws, or who shall omit to do anything required to be done by him by any such provision, shall be