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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 76

Public Vaccinator appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

SAMUEL ZOBEL, Esq., M.D. Univ. Lond., Bach. Surg. Univ. Lond.,

to be a Public Vaccinator, under “The Public Health Act, 1900,” for the District of Wainui.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Public Health.

Volunteer Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the promotion of the undermentioned officer:—

Marlborough Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant John Watson to be Captain. Date of commission, 17th July, 1907.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1907.

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

Huramua Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Charles Ernest Clifton. Date of resignation, 4th July, 1907.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred from Rifle Volunteers to New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, in accordance with paragraph 84A, General Regulations of the Defence Forces of New Zealand, 1906, of the transfer of

Lieutenant JOHN FRANCIS PULLEN

from the Gordon Rifle Volunteers to No. 1 Company, New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers (Auckland Naval Artillery Volunteers), with his present rank, and with effect from 2nd August, 1907.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred to Active List (Unattached).

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the transfer of

Captain JOHN THOMAS BOSWORTH, from A Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery Volunteers,

to the Active List (Unattached), with his present rank, and with effect from 8th August, 1907.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred to Active List (Unattached).

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the transfer of

Captain LOUIS PHILIP SKINNER

from the Victoria Rifle Volunteers to the Active List (Unattached), with his present rank, and with effect from 24th July, 1907.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1907.

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

No. 314, Sergeant-Major WILLIAM LEMON GIBSON, D Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery Volunteers, he having a total service to 31st July, 1907, entitling him thereto of twenty years and six days.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 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.

Approval of Fees for Licensing of Vehicles fixed by By-law, Ashburton County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 1907.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 311 of “The Counties Act, 1886,” that so much of the by-law made by the Ashburton County Council on the 2nd day of August, 1907, as appoints the several sums to be paid to the Ashburton County funds for the licensing of vehicles has this day been approved by His Excellency the Governor.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration in Boundaries of Hastings Borough.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 1907.

PURSUANT to section 176 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that a petition in accordance with regulations, signed by not less than one-fourth of the electors of the area described in the Schedule hereto, has been presented to him, praying that the said area may be excluded from the Borough of Hastings and included in the Heretaunga Riding of the County of Hawke’s Bay. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed alteration within one month from the first publication of this notice. Such objections or petitions are to be addressed and forwarded to the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

AREA PROPOSED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE BOROUGH OF HASTINGS AND INCLUDED IN THE COUNTY OF HAWKE’S BAY.

ALL that area in the Hawke’s Bay Land District being the south-eastern portion of the Borough of Hastings, lying to the south-east of a line running along the south-eastern side of Norton Road from the south-western boundary of the borough to the Hastings-Havelock Road; thence across that road to the southernmost corner of Allotment No. 17; thence along the south-eastern boundaries of Allotments Nos. 17, 18, 19; 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39, and the abutment of Park Terrace to