Jan. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 265

for the reception and security of goods entered to be ware-
housed without payment of duty upon the first entry thereof,
namely,——

Port of Lyttelton.

The warehouse known as

UNIVERSAL BOND,

as appointed and described in Commissioner’s Order No. 448,
of the 25th day of April, 1893.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-
seventh day of January, one thousand nine hun-
dred and three.

C. H. MILLS,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Commissioner’s Order No. 706.]

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Regulations for Issue of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration amended.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove that the regulations as to the issue, &c., of
the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, insti-
tuted under Royal Warrant dated 18th May, 1899, as pub-
lished in New Zealand Gazette No. 33, dated 1st May, 1902,
be amended as follows, and with effect from 3rd August,
1902 :——

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.—Qualifying Service.

Paragraph 2, (a). Delete the words, “Provided that no
officer shall be eligible unless at least half his qualifying
service has been rendered in the Militia or Volunteer Forces
of one or more colonies or protectorates.”

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Regulations of Issue for Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal amended.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove that the regulations as to the issue, &c., of
the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal, instituted
under Royal Warrant dated 18th May, 1899, as published in
New Zealand Gazette No. 33, dated 1st May, 1902, be amended
as follows, and with effect from 3rd August, 1902 :——

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Paragraph 1. Delete the words, “Provided that no officer
or man shall be eligible unless at least half his qualifying
service has been rendered in the Militia or Volunteer
Forces of one or more colonies or protectorates.”

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces
Officers’ Decoration to

Captain HARRY ALFRED LOMAX, New Zealand Militia,

he having a total efficient rank and commissioned service to
28th February, 1901, entitling him thereto.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces
Long-service Medal to

Captain HARRY ALFRED LOMAX, New Zealand Militia,

he having a total efficient service to 28th February, 1901,
entitling him thereto.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces
Officers’ Decoration to

Captain Commandant EMILIUS LE ROY, Honorary Un-
attached List,

he having a total efficient commissioned service counting
towards the Decoration to the 31st December, 1887, of
twenty-one years five months and twelve days.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Lists for Officers in the New Zealand Volunteer Regulations abolished, and the Active List and the Retired List for the whole of the Defence Forces in New Zealand instituted.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the abolition of the several lists provided
for officers in the New Zealand Volunteer Regulations, and
to institute two lists for the whole of the Defence Forces of
New Zealand—namely, the Active List and the Retired
List.

On the former list to be borne the names of all those
officers actually serving on the Defence Forces and of those
whose age and qualifications render them still fit to serve in
the event of invasion, or in peace time should they so desire.

On the latter list to be borne the names of those officers
who through age or other disability are unfit for further
service in peace or war, and the names of such officers who
desire to be placed in such list.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Alteration in Paragraph 168, Volunteer Regulations (Camp Allowance).

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove that the words “An allowance of 1s. 6d. per
diem per man in camp,” as in paragraph 168, Volunteer
Regulations, 1895, be cancelled, and the words, “An allow-
ance of 2s. per diem per man in camp,” be substituted in
lieu, as from 2nd December, 1902.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Alteration in the Regulations for School of Instruction, Page 534, Paragraph 7.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
approve of the undermentioned alteration in “The
Regulations for School of Instruction for Officers and Non-
Commissioned Officers,” as published in New Zealand
Gazette No. 18, dated 6th March, 1902, page 534, para-
graph 7:——

Delete from word “For” in tenth line to the word
“Certificate” in sixteenth line.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Engineer and Submarine Mining Volunteers formed into Regiment, and designated “New Zealand Engineer Volunteers.”

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the following companies of the Engineer
and Submarine Mining Volunteers being formed into a
regiment to be designated the “New Zealand Engineer
Volunteers,” in the order of seniority and with the numbers
as under :——

No. 1 Company, N.Z.E.V. (Canterbury Engineer Volunteers).
No. 2 Company, N.Z.E.V. (Dunedin Engineer Volunteers).
No. 3 Company, N.Z.E.V. (Devonport Naval Submarine Mining Volunteers).
No. 4 Company, N.Z.E.V. (Auckland Engineer Volunteers).