JAN. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 17

Assistant Registrar of Joint-stock Companies appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 21st December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN MURRAY, Esq.,

to be Assistant Registrar of Joint-stock Companies at Dunedin during the absence on leave of P. C. Corliss, Esq., as from the 1st day of January, 1902.

J. CARROLL,
Commissioner of Stamps.

Clerks appointed.

Government Insurance Department,
Wellington, 24th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES JOHN FEENEY and
JAMES ROBERT FRASER

to be Clerks in the Government Insurance Department, the appointments to date from the 17th June, 1901, and the 1st August, 1901, respectively.

W. C. WALKER.

Inspector under “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900,” and “The Dairy Industry Act, 1898,” appointed.—Notice No. 683.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 23rd December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK BEATTIE

to be an Inspector under and for the purposes of “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900,” and an Inspector in terms of “The Dairy Industry Act, 1898.”

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the undermentioned appointments:—

Pukekohe Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

The Reverend Frank Barker Dobson to be Honorary Chaplain. Commission to date from the 30th November, 1900.

Wanganui Guards Rifle Volunteers.

Frederick James Kersley to be Lieutenant. Commission to date from the 4th September, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the undermentioned appointments:—

Waimakariri Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

The Rev. Julius Millis Whitehead to be Honorary Chaplain. Commission to date from the 24th November, 1901.

Tuapeka Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

William Richard Pearson to be Captain.
Alfred Inder to be Lieutenant.
John Kinnison Smith to be Lieutenant.

Commissions to date from the 6th March, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the undermentioned appointments:—

Ashburton Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

The Rev. Edward Blakiston to be Honorary Chaplain. Commission to date from the 5th October, 1901.

Palmerston North Rifle Volunteers.

Andrew Jack to be Lieutenant.

Wanganui Guards Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant William Samuel Dustin to be Captain.

Wanganui Highland Rifle Volunteers.

James McNaught to be Captain.
George Gilbert Bullock to be Lieutenant.

Palmerston Guards Rifle Volunteers.

James Bruce Beale to be Lieutenant.

Commissions to date from the 4th September, 1901.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

David Mathewson Nairn to be Surgeon-Captain. Commission to date from the 15th November, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Battalion Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th December, 1901.

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

1st Battalion, Otago Rifle Volunteers.

The Rev. William Hewitson, B.A., to be Honorary Chaplain. Commission to date from the 3rd December, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Clubs accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 15, “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” the services of the undermentioned Defence rifle clubs:—

Puhói Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Puhói, Auckland.

Cheltenham Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Cheltenham, Wellington.

Taradale Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Taradale, Hawke’s Bay,

Whareama Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Whareama, Wellington.

Acceptance to date from the 21st November, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed to the Honorary Unattached List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the undermentioned appointments:—

Honorary Unattached List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Bandmaster Sydney Spencer George, Dunedin Garrison Band Volunteers, to be Honorary Lieutenant.
Bandmaster Andrew Ratcliffe Hunter, Auckland Garrison Band Volunteers, to be Honorary Lieutenant.

Commissions to date from the 14th November, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:—

Christchurch City Guards Volunteers.

Captain Frank Benjamin Cresswell. Date of resignation, 1st August, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th December, 1901.

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

Tauranga Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Thomas Taylor. Date of resignation, 2nd December, 1901.

Palmerston North Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Andrew Jack. Date of resignation, 21st November, 1901.

Zealandia Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Joseph Harold Moore. Date of resignation, 19th November, 1901.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

Surgeon-Captain Kenneth McAdam. Date of resignation, 27th November, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.