1868
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 70

Volunteer Officer appointed.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the undermentioned appointment:—
South Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Robert Ross Bowie to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 18th July, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Volunteer Officer appointed.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the undermentioned appointment:—
Geraldine Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
John Holwell to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 18th July, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Volunteer Officer appointed.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointment:—
Timaru City Rifle Volunteers.
Sidney Harcourt Arthur to be Lieutenant. Commission to date from 18th July, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Volunteer Officer resigned.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:—
Newton Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Charles Meredith. Date of resignation, 9th August, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Honorary Volunteer Officer appointed.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointment:—
Irish Rifle Volunteers (Wanganui).
The Very Reverend Dean Charles Henry Kirk to be Honorary Chaplain. Date of commission, 14th March, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 39, (1), “The Defence Act, 1886,” the services of the undermentioned Volunteer Rifle Corps:—
Ashhurst Rifle Volunteers,
with headquarters at Ashhurst. Acceptance to date from 8th August, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 15, “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” the services of the
Mohaka Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Mohaka. Acceptance to date from 15th August, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Promotion of Volunteer Officer.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under paragraph 63, Amended Volunteer Regulations, 1900, of the following promotion:—
Alexandra Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Wanganui).
Lieutenant Charles Leslie Sommerville to be Captain. Date of commission, 18th July, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Honorary Volunteer Officer appointed.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointment:—
3rd Battalion Wellington (East) Coast Rifle Volunteers.
The Very Reverend De Berdt Hovell to be Honorary Chaplain. Date of commission, 1st May, 1901.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Volunteer Officer resigned.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:—
Otago Hussar Volunteers.
Lieutenant James Thomas Prain. Date of resignation, 16th August, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Volunteer Officer resigned.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:—
Ashburton Guards Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Edward Frank Nicoll. Date of resignation, 11th August, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Resignation of Assistant Surveyor.
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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by
EDWARD WILLIAM BUCKERIDGE
of his appointment as Assistant Surveyor in the Department of Lands and Survey, as from the 30th day of June, 1902.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

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Member of Governor’s Bay Domain Board resigned.
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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 28th August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of
THOMAS RADCLIFFE
as a member of the Governor’s Bay Domain Board.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Borough of Westport.
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Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1902.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Westport, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900.”

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Colonial Secretary.