MAY 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1153

Public Auditor appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 1st May, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES HENRY MACKIE, Esq.,
of Auckland, a Public Auditor under “The Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1877.”

J. CARROLL,
Commissioner of Stamps.

Inspectors appointed for the Purposes of the Regulations for the Adjustment of Compasses.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 1st May, 1906.

IT is hereby notified that

CHARLES EDWARD WISDOM FLEMING,
GEORGE GORDON SMITH,
JAMES ALFRED HENRY MARCIEL, and
NORMAN BEAUMONT,

Superintendents of Mercantile Marine, have been appointed Inspectors for the purposes of the Regulations for the Adjustment of Compasses, which were made on the 14th March, 1906, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the fifteenth day of the same month.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th April, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 15, “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” the services of the

Tararua Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Nireaha, Wellington. Date of acceptance, 23rd March, 1906.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Mounted Rifle Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th April, 1906.

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

Scottish Horse Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

with headquarters at Waipu. Date of acceptance, 14th April, 1906.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Japanese Consuls to have Charge of the Subjects and Interests of Korea.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th April, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that he has been informed by His Imperial Majesty’s Japanese Consul at Wellington that the diplomatic and Consular representatives of Japan will have charge of the subjects and interests of Korea in foreign countries.

ALBERT PITT,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Approval of Fees fixed by By-law of Local Body for licensing of Vehicles plying for Hire.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th April, 1906.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 311 of “The Counties Act, 1886,” that so much of the amended By-law No. IV, made by the Southland County Council and sealed on the 11th day of April, 1906, as appoints the several sums to be paid to the Southland County funds for the licensing of vehicles plying for hire for the carriage of passengers or goods within the County of Southland has this day been approved by His Excellency the Governor.

ALBERT PITT,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office.
Wellington, 24th April, 1906.

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

ALBERT PITT,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Special Order made by the East Malvern Road Board, County of Selwyn.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th April, 1906.

THE following special order, made by the East Malvern Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

ALBERT PITT,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

EAST MALVERN ROAD BOARD.

Special Order.

THAT the following resolution passed last meeting: That all plants mentioned in the Second Schedule of “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” be declared noxious weeds within the jurisdiction of the East Malvern Road Board, and that this resolution be made a special order.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly passed in accordance with “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

W. T. POPPLE,
Clerk, East Malvern Road Board.

Special Order made by the Council of the County of Waimarino.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 28th April, 1906.

THE following special order, made by the Waimarino County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

WAIMARINO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order making a Special Rate.—Loan of £1,350, Raetihi Township.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and the amendments thereof, the Waimarino County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £1,350, authorised to be raised by the Waimarino County Council, under the above-mentioned Acts, for the purpose of forming, draining, metalling, and making footpaths in the Raetihi Township,