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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commissions held by the under-mentioned officers:—

Queenstown Rifle Volunteers Reserve.

Captain George Reid. Date of resignation, 15th February, 1909.

Lieutenant Archibald Hutton Hiddleston. Date of resignation, 24th March, 1909.

Feilding Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Benoni Nimmo Sandilands. Date of resignation, 27th March, 1909.

Manchester Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Owen Pleasants, V.D. Date of resignation, 31st March, 1909.

College Rifle Volunteers (Auckland).

Lieutenant Louis Murray Shera. Date of resignation, 22nd February, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1909.

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

Major Charles Daines Mackintosh, 1st Battalion, Wellington Rifle Volunteers,

he having a total service to 28th February, 1909, entitling him thereto of twenty-three years and three hundred days.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1909.

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

No. 104, Private John Sim, Temuka Rifle Volunteers,

he having a total service to 28th February, 1909, entitling him thereto of twenty-one years two hundred and eighty-five days.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1909.

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

No. 335, Private Harry Henry, Christchurch City Rifle Volunteers,

he having a total service to 28th February, 1909, entitling him thereto of twenty-two years two hundred and ninety-nine days.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 104 (1) of “The Defence Act, 1908,” the services of the

Roxburgh Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Roxburgh, Tuapeka, Otago Military District. Acceptance to date from 20th May, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 104 (1) of “The Defence Act, 1908,” the services of the

Gumtown Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Gumtown, Auckland Military District. Acceptance to date from 20th May, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 104 (1) of “The Defence Act, 1908,” the services of the

Neil Road Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Motu, Wellington Military District. Acceptance to date from 25th May, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 104 (1) of “The Defence Act, 1908,” the services of the

Petone Railway Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Petone, Wellington Military District. Acceptance to date from 25th May, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Resignation of a Trustee, Lyttelton Rifle Range Reserve.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under “The Defence Act, 1908,” the resignation of

Captain Charles George Foster, Active List (Unattached),

as a Trustee of the Lyttelton Rifle Range Reserve. Date of resignation, 1st May, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Appointment of a Trustee, Lyttelton Rifle Range Reserve.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th May, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under “The Defence Act, 1908,” of the appointment of

Captain Joseph Sadler Gill, No. 1 Company, Canterbury Division of New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers,

as a Trustee of the Lyttelton Rifle Range Reserve, vice Captain Charles George Foster, Active List (Unattached), resigned. Appointment to date from the 10th May, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence

Despatch from Secretary of State for the Colonies.—Act of New Zealand Parliament assented to.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 10th June, 1909.

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

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

(New Zealand.—No. 82.)
Downing Street, 20th April, 1909.

My Lord,—I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty will not be advised to exercise his power of dis-