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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

Auckland Education District.
The Helensville Public School Cadet Detachment.
The Maungakaramea Public School Cadet Detachment.
The Thames Public Schools Cadet Battalion, with the following officers:—
William H. Lucas, V.D. (Major, Retired List N.Z.V.), to command the battalion; and
William H. P. Marsdon, headmaster of the Baillie Street Public School, to be Adjutant; and
John Fisher, headmaster of the Parawai Public School, to be Quartermaster.

The Hawke’s Bay Education District.
The Makauri Public School Cadet Detachment.

The Otago Education District.
The Alexandra Public School Cadet Detachment.
The Kurow Public School Cadet Detachment.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Education.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th October, 1904.

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

Franklin Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Alexander George McKenzie to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st June, 1904.

Civil Service Rifle Volunteers (Wellington).
Frederick Burton Mabin to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 7th September, 1904.

Blenheim Rifle Volunteers.
George Percival Rogers to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 4th August, 1904.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.
Albert John Orchard to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 10th September, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th October, 1904.

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

Pahiatua Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Tracy Pengirven Wills. Date of resignation, 14th September, 1904.

Canterbury Highland Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Martin Moir. Date of resignation, 20th September, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer promoted, and transferred from Active List to Retired List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th October, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve that the name of

Captain JOHN GRANT

be transferred from the Active List, New Zealand Volunteers, to the Retired List, with the rank of Major, he having reached the age for retirement, and with effect from 13th September, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Rifle Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th October, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under clause 6, (2), “The Defence Act, 1886,” of the disbandment of the undermentioned corps:—

Foxton Rifle Volunteers.
Date of disbandment, 21st September, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Services of Volunteer Rifle Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th October, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 39, (1), “The Defence Act, 1886,” the services of the undermentioned corps:—

Hutt Valley Rifle Volunteers,
with headquarters at Lower Hutt. Date of acceptance, 24th September, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Rifle Corps attached to Battalion.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th October, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve that the Hutt Valley Rifle Volunteers be attached to the 1st Battalion Wellington Rifle Volunteers, and designated “I” Company.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 7th October, 1904.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

Waimarama Native School Contract.

Accepted.
Ward, William, Napier .. .. .. £ s. d.
720 10 0

Declined.
Bull Bros., Port Ahuriri .. .. .. 760 0 0

Notice of the Laying-off of Road through Native Reserve, Tuahu No. 3, Block XX., Tuahu.

NOTICE is hereby given, by direction of His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, under the authority of section 92 of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” that the road described in the Schedule hereto was, in May, 1903, duly taken and laid off through the land specified in the said Schedule, under the authority of the Governor of the said colony, by Warrant dated 6th April, 1903.

SCHEDULE.

In the Land District of Hawke’s Bay; as the same area is delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

Dated this 6th day of October, 1904.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

Notice of the Laying-off of Road through Rataomokia Block No. 1a, Ohura Survey District.

NOTICE is hereby given, by direction of His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, under the authority of section 92 of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” that the road described in the Schedule hereto was, on the 12th December, 1903, duly taken and laid off through the land specified in the said Schedule, under the authority of the Governor of the said colony, by Warrant dated 31st October, 1902.