Feb. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 253

Member of Lake Ellesmere Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 29th January, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of “The Domain Boards Act, 1904,” been pleased to appoint

HENRY KIMBER

to be a member of the Lake Ellesmere Domain Board, in the place of Alexander Carrick, deceased.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Inspector of Sea-fishing appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 9th January, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in him by subsection (2) of section 6 of “The Sea-fisheries Act, 1894,” to appoint

CHARLES HEYWOOD MELLSOP,

of Napier, police constable, to be an Inspector of Sea-fishing under the above-mentioned Act.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Resignation of Trustee, Timaru Drill-shed Reserve.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1905.

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

Colonel C. S. BAILEY (Retired List)

of his appointment as Trustee of the Timaru Drill-shed Reserve. Resignation to date from 29th December, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Additional Trustees, Timaru Drill-shed Reserve.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointment, under “The Special Powers and Contracts Act, 1885,” “The Volunteer Drill-sheds and Lands Act, 1888,” and “The Volunteer Drill-sheds and Lands Trustees Validation Act, 1890,” of

Lieut.-Colonel ARTHUR BAUCHOP, C.M.G., New Zealand Militia, Officer commanding Canterbury District;
Major WALTER BECKINGHAM, South Canterbury Battalion of Infantry Volunteers;
Captain WILLIAM HENRY FODEN, South Canterbury Battalion of Infantry Volunteers,

as additional Trustees of the Timaru Drill-shed Reserve. Appointment to date from 29th December, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Trustees, St. Andrew’s Rifle Range Reserve.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under “The Defence Act, 1886,” and “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” and regulations thereunder, of the appointment of

Lieut.-Colonel ARTHUR BAUCHOP, C.M.G., New Zealand Militia, Officer commanding Canterbury District;
Captain GEORGE GABITES, New Zealand Militia, South Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers;
Lieutenant ROBERT ROSS BOWIE, South Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

as Trustees of the St. Andrew’s Rifle Range Reserve, being Lots 9 and 10, Reserve 641, Block XVI., Otaio Survey District, in the Canterbury Land District.

Appointment to date from 29th December, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

New Zealand Militia Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th January, 1905.

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

New Zealand Militia.

William James Hardham, V.C. (Ninth New Zealand Contingent), to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 12th March, 1902.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the undermentioned persons:—

J. G. WARD.

Crown Lands Inquiry Commission.

Lands and Survey Department,
Wellington, 28th January, 1905.

THE following Commission is published for general information.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

PLUNKET, Governor.

To all to whom these presents shall come, and to ROBERT HALL, Esquire, of Auckland; WILLIAM WILSON MCCARDLE, Esquire, of Kawhia; JOHN MOORE JOHNSTON, Esquire, of Palmerston North; WILLIAM BROOKLYN MATHESON, Esquire, of Rongomai; WALTER SCOTT REID, Esquire, of Wellington; JAMES MCKERROW, Esquire, of Wellington; GEORGE WILLIAM FORBES, Esquire, of Linwood; DONALD MCLENNAN, Esquire, of Duntroun; JOHN THOMAS PAUL, Esquire, of Dunedin; and JOHN ANSTEY, Esquire, of Otipua: Greeting.

WHEREAS by a resolution passed by the House of Representatives upon the seventh day of September, one thousand nine hundred and four, it was resolved that, with a view to further encouraging and promoting land-settlement and removing any anomalies and disabilities, if found to exist, it is advisable that inquiry should be made in respect to the constitution of Land Boards, the tenures upon which lands may be obtained and occupied, and whether Crown tenants labour under restrictions which are inimical to their well-being and unnecessary in the interests of the State; also to inquire and advise whether the residential conditions now existing are too exacting and require relaxing; and as to whether, owing to the varying conditions existing in respect to the climate and land-configuration in the several parts of the colony, an alteration and variation in the law regarding tenure and occupation is necessary; also as to the reintroduction of the homestead privileges, and as to the working of the present ballot system and the dealing with ap-