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Volunteer Officer resigned, and posted to Active List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th December, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by

Lieutenant STUART BEAUCHAMP USSHER, Dunedin City Rifle Volunteers,

and to approve that his name be placed on the Active List (Unattached), New Zealand Volunteers, with rank of Lieutenant, and with effect from 20th November, 1906.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1906.

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

Akaroa Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Akaroa. Acceptance to date from 12th December, 1906.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1906.

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

Tiniroto Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Tiniroto. Acceptance to date from 15th December, 1906.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th December, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

Major HENRY SMART EDGAR HOBDAY, Active List (Unattached), New Zealand Volunteers,

he having a total service to 18th November, 1906, entitling him thereto of twenty years and forty days.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th December, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-services Medal to

Lieutenant GEORGE EDWARD PERKINS, Greymouth Rifle Volunteers,

he having a total rank and commissioned service to 28th February, 1906, entitling him thereto of twenty years one hundred and seventy-three days.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Commander, New Zealand Training-ship “Amokura.”

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under section 3 of “The Training-ships Act, 1906,” of the appointment of

GEORGE SAMUEL HOOPER, Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve, Extra Master and Licensed Adjuster of Ships’ Compasses under New Zealand Government,

as Commander of the training-ship “Amokura.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1907.

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

Horoeka Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Horoeka, Hawke’s Bay. Acceptance to date from 22nd December, 1906.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Headquarters of Mounted Rifle Volunteer Regiment transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1907.

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

No. 3 Regiment, Auckland Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

be transferred from Paparoa to Kawakawa, and with effect from the 22nd December, 1906.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Designation of Defence Rifle Cadet Volunteer Corps changed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1906.

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

“Christian Brothers School Rifle Cadet Volunteers,” Dunedin, be changed to the “Hibernian Rifle Cadet Volunteers,” and with effect from the 22nd December, 1906.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 28th December, 1906.

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

J. G. WARD,
Colonial Treasurer.

PATEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order making Special Rate.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and amendments, the Patea County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing interest and other charges on a loan of £400, authorised to be raised by the Patea County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose of re-erecting the Waitotara Suspension Bridge, Upper Waitotara, the said Patea County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ¼d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the Makakaho Special-rating District. The boundaries of the special-rating district are as follows: Starting at the junction of the Makakaho Stream with the Waitotara River; thence in a southerly direction down the Waitotara River to the south-west corner of Section 7, Mangapapa No. 1c Block; thence in an easterly direction to the south-easterly corner of Mangapapa No. 1c Block; thence in a northerly direction to the south boundary of Section 14, Maungaporau Block; thence in a westerly direction to the south-western corner of said Section 14; thence in a north-easterly direction along the western boundaries of Sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19, Maungaporau Block, to the south boundary of the Whakaihuwaka Block; thence in a westerly direction along the southern boundary of the Whakaihuwaka Block to the southern corner of the Rawhitiroa Block; thence in a north-westerly direction along the northern boundaries of Sections 8 and 7, Mangapapa No. 2, to the eastern corner of Section 6, Mangapapa No. 2; thence in a south-westerly direction to the western corner of Section 7, Mangapapa No. 2; thence in a south-easterly direction along the northern boundaries of Sections 4, 3, 2, to the north-west corner of Section 1A; thence in a south-westerly direction along the western boundary of Section 1A to the Waitotara River; thence following the Waitotara River in a south-easterly direction to the starting-point at the mouth of the