Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3277

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.

Dorie .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. .. | 25 October, 1906.
Kaiaua .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. .. | 1 November, "
Lismore .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. .. | 13 " "
Overdale .. .. .. .. | " .. .. .. .. | 17 " "
Poroporo .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. .. | 13 " "
Riverhead .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 12 " "
Summerlea .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. .. | 26 October, "
Upper Blackwater .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. .. .. | 29 " "
Waimauku .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 15 November, "
Wylie’s Crossing .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. .. | 7 " "

TELEPHONE EXCHANGE OPENED.

Cust .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. .. | 22 October, 1906.

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.

Dorie .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. .. | 25 October, 1906.
Exhibition, Christchurch .. .. .. .. | " .. .. .. .. | 8 " "
Frankton Junction .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 30 " "
Kirikiriroa .. .. .. .. | " .. .. .. .. | 30 " "
Riverhead .. .. .. .. | " .. .. .. .. | 12 November, "
Summerlea .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. .. | 26 October, "
Upper Blackwater .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. .. .. | 29 " "
Waimauku .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 15 November, "
Wylie’s Crossing .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. .. | 7 " "

DESIGNATIONS CHANGED.

Post .. .. .. | Katea* .. .. | Hunt’s Road .. .. | Dunedin .. .. | 12 Nov., 1906.
Post, telephone, and money- | Otira Railway .. .. | Otira .. .. | Greymouth .. .. | 1 Dec., "
order office and savings-bank

• A new office has been opened designated “Katea.”

Despatch.—Nobel Bequest.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 13th December, 1906.

THE following despatch, received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, is published for general information.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.

(Circular.) Downing Street, 9th October, 1906.

SIR,—With reference to my circular despatch of the 20th of September, 1905, I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Government, copies of a notice issued by the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament with regard to the nomination of candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize of 1907.

I have to request that you will take such action with reference to this document as may seem calculated to make the conditions of the prize known to those bodies and persons who are qualified to nominate candidates.

It will be noted that names of candidates should be received by the Committee before the 1st of February next.

I have, &c.,
ELGIN.

The Officer Administering the Government
of New Zealand.

DET NORSKE STORTINGS NOBELKOMITÉ (NOBEL COMMITTEE OF THE NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENT).

Nobel Peace Prize.

ALL proposals of candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize, which is to be distributed December 10th, 1907, must, in order to be taken into consideration, be laid before the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament by a duly qualified person before the 1st of February of the same year.

Any one of the following persons is held to be duly qualified: (a) Members and late members of the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament, as well as the advisers appointed at the Norwegian Nobel Institute; (b) members of Parliament and members of Government of the different States, as well as members of the Interparliamentary Union; (c) members of the International Arbitration Court at the Hague; (d) members of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau; (e) members and associates of the Institute of International Law; (f) university professors of political science and of law, of history, and of philosophy; and (g) persons who have received the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Nobel Peace Prize may also be accorded to institutions or associations.

According to the Code of Statutes, § 8, the grounds upon which any proposal is made must be stated, and handed in along with such papers and other documents as may therein be referred to.

According to § 3, every written work, to qualify for a prize, must have appeared in print.

For particulars, qualified persons are requested to apply to the office of the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament, Drammensvei 19, Kristiania.

NOTE.—See page 1278 of New Zealand Gazette No. 57 of 1901 for first notice respecting this bequest.

Messrs. Duncan and Mills to retain Title of “Honourable.”

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 13th December, 1906.

THE following despatch, received from the Secretary of State, is published for general information.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.

(New Zealand.—Miscellaneous.) Downing Street, 24th October, 1906.

MY LORD,—In reply to Your Lordship’s despatch (No. 52), of the 11th August, I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of the retention of the title of “Honourable” by Mr. Thomas Young Duncan and Mr. Charles Houghton Mills, who have served for more than three years as members of the Executive Council of the Colony of New Zealand.

2. A notice to this effect will be published in the London Gazette.

I have, &c.,
ELGIN.

Governor the Right Honourable Lord Plunket,
K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., &c.