Aug. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2317

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1907.

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

No. 5 Company, New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers (Lyttelton Naval Artillery Volunteers).
Alfred Constable Maxwell Barker to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 5th June, 1907.

Christchurch City Guards Rifle Volunteers.
Thomas Edward Currie to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 5th June, 1907.

No. 3 Company, New Zealand Native Rifle Volunteers.
John Darroch Bodle to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 5th June, 1907.

Civil Service Rifle Volunteers (Christchurch).
Frederick William Mathews to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 5th June, 1907.

Canterbury Highland Rifle Volunteers.
Edmund Robert Guthrie to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 5th June, 1907.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Corps.
John Somerville, M.B., to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 24th June, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1907.

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

Alexandra South Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Wallace Carr. Date of resignation, 10th April, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Defence.

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

Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1907.

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

Lieutenant FRED SAMUEL PARKES, Wairoa Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

and to approve that his name be placed on the Active List (Unattached), with rank of Lieutenant, and with effect from 10th April, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Cadet Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th July, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 17, (3), of “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” the services of the

No. 3 Company, King’s College Defence Rifle Cadet Volunteers,

with headquarters at Auckland. Date of acceptance, 10th July, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1907.

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

Ngawaka Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Tablelands, Wairarapa. Acceptance to date from 24th July, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to

Major HENRY SMART EDGAR HOBDAY, Active List (Unattached),

he having a total rank and commissioned service to 30th June, 1907, entitling him thereto of twenty years and fifty-nine days.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Mounted Rifle Cadet Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th July, 1907.

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

Whangarei Defence Mounted Rifle Cadet Volunteers,

with headquarters at Whangarei. Acceptance to date from 25th July, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Defence.

New Zealand Field Artillery Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 31st July, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under clause 39, (3), “The Defence Act, 1886,” of the disbandment of the undermentioned Volunteer corps:—

I Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery Volunteers, Westport.
Disbandment to date from the 12th June, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1907.

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

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.

Special Order made by the Council of the Borough of New Brighton.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 25th July, 1907.

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

J. G. WARD,
Colonial Treasurer.

NEW BRIGHTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Special Order.

NOTICE is hereby given that at a special meeting of the New Brighton Borough Council held on the 17th day of June, 1907